— Frey Starlight's Pov —
One day left.
Sitting atop one of the tallest buildings within the Shadow Sect, I gazed over the vast expanse with empty eyes and a face darkened by weariness.
The sect had grown massive .. larger now than Belgrade, the Imperial Capital itself.
High walls and towering defenses turned it into a fortress.
The Engineer had completed his work here, then vanished without a trace .. as if he had never been here in the first place.
His disappearance at this exact moment... I couldn't help but suspect it was intentional.
He'd helped me easily over the past few days, asking for nothing in return. But looking back now…
Perhaps the entire thing had been a setup. A carefully laid trap leading me straight into a pit of despair far deeper than anything I had fallen into before.
Or maybe… I had already fallen into it.
