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Chapter 23 - The Price of Truth

Veran – The Last Secret and the Third Death

Veran advances into the depths of the ruins of his ancient clan. The poison in the air is thick, almost alive. The roots and walls seem to pulse, as if the past itself wants to reveal itself to him.

Then, finally, he finds what he was looking for: the Ancient Archive of the Nyx Clan.

The old scrolls and parchments tell the lost history of his family. And what he reads leaves him breathless.

The Nyx Clan wasn't just a clan of assassins… they were the Keepers of the Primal Poison. An art so powerful that even the gods feared it.

But then he finds another truth… one he never wanted to know.

The massacre of his family wasn't the work of angels or demons. It was ordered by one man.

The Assassin King.

Veran clenches his fists, the poison in his body boiling with rage. He had killed his parents. He had destroyed the Nyx Clan.

And now, he was standing before him.

The Assassin King watches him, his ivory mask expressionless. "Now you understand, Veran."

"I only understand that you will die today."

The battle erupts. It is a duel of masters. Blades of poison versus deadly techniques. The Assassin King is a perfect opponent, able to predict Veran's every move.

But then… the fatal blow.

The Assassin King plunges his blade into Veran's heart.

Veran's third life ends.

As his consciousness fades, he hears a whisper in the wind…

"Fate is not finished with you."

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Raigor – The Return and the Weight of the Promise

Meanwhile, Raigor opens his eyes. He has returned.

He stands in the temple of the Divine Physician, the Herb of the Eternals still clutched in his hand. He has made it.

But the weight of his promise to the Reaper torments him. He knows that the day of his death has already been written.

There is no time to waste. He rises, ready to use the Herb to save his beloved's sister…

But news hits him like a bolt of lightning:

"Veran is dead."

Raigor clenches his fists. It cannot be.

Not now. Not like this.

With anger and determination, he prepares to leave. Because if there's a way to bring him back… he'll find it.

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