Chapter 167 – Absurd
He wanted to see her.
To make sure she was real.
To remind himself that something in his life wasn't a contract or a vault or a celestial landmine waiting to explode.
But just before he activated the teleport skill, the universe did what it did best…
Interrupted him.
"Sir! Excuse me!"
A voice. Fast. Human. Clumsy.
Lux turned with the smooth grace of someone whose patience had been balancing on a coin edge for several days.
A young man ran up to him.
Lux scanned him from head to toe.
Nothing remarkable.
Mortal.
Not rich. Not glowing. Not tagged with any infernal residue.
"Who are you?" Lux asked, calm but sharp.
The man stopped a few feet away, hands slightly raised like he was worried Lux would bite. His jeans were slightly torn, his shirt faded from too many washes. Definitely not a demon or assassin. Just… a guy. Human. Mortal. Breathless from the run.
