Chapter 108: An Unexpected Encounter In The Forest
A group of figures clad in black robes stood gathered beneath the canopy. Had they been at ground level, the dense foliage would have kept them hidden, but from above, their presence was unmistakable. The way they stood in a tight circular formation around a blood-drenched pentagram that was pulsating like it was alive sent a wave of unease through Mikael.
At the same time, a strange, guttural chant reached their ears, the robed figures murmuring in an unfamiliar language.
'Where have I heard this before?' Mikael wondered, a faint sense of recognition creeping up his spine.
Before he could properly assess the situation—
"Swish!"
A sudden gust of wind whipped past him as a blur of motion shot forward.
Without a word, Amelia had launched herself down the mountainside, moving with reckless speed toward the robed figures below.
"What th—?!" Mikael's eyes widened in shock, his mind struggling to catch up with her sudden action.
Then it clicked.
His expression darkened. "The Obsidian Covenant."
The realization hit him like a bolt of lightning. These were the very people responsible for the Nexoria summoning—the cause of this entire catastrophe. The ones who had doomed this world.