Chapter 486: Pilgrim (4)
Several bodies lay scattered across the chamber.
An old man slowly approached the center and gently caressed the monument.
[In memory of Diflun Groundel Gavrilius, the Last Sage, and his first giant step.]
A stone tablet erected long ago to commemorate the achievements of a great hero.
“…We’re almost there…”
The old man muttered softly and then withdrew his hand from the monument.
He pulled a book from his pocket.
Whoosh!
The book floated in mid-air, its pages flipping open without any support.
[Compendium of Lords I]
The book flipped through its pages, reaching the final chapter.
[…The pilgrim, his heart gripped by fear, abandoned his convictions and fled for his life. But at the end of his escape, he found an even greater fear awaiting him.]