Chapter 33: The Ranking (3)
Chapter 33 – The Ranking (3)
"HAHAHAHA! You—what's your name? Let's be friends!"
Rouge laughed as her body crashed through the air, flung back by one of Malrik's grotesque undead giants.
Blood gushed from her mouth, her limbs cracked and bruised. But she didn't care.
Because every drop of blood made her stronger.
Every wound—every moment on the brink—awakened something deeper inside her.
Malrik smirked, standing tall as decay spread around his feet. His blue hair fluttered wildly.
"I'm Malrik. Yes... let's be friends."
He raised his hand.
"Come forth, my undead. Serve your lord."
A portal of shadows opened, and undead spilled out like a swarm. Giant skeletons with burning green eyes, malformed beasts, twisted knights—dozens of them. As if they had always been waiting in another realm.