Chapter 524: Defeat
A tall figure emerged from beneath the shattered stone platform. His skin was burnished silver. His body bare, save for a black bracelet and a tattered white silken cloth wrapped around his waist. Locks of wispy black hair swayed in the breeze. A long scar ran down his wide back to his waist. Rippling muscles shifted at Melantha’s approach. His head turned in her direction for a moment, but he ignored her and knelt next to Ananta.
“Ann,” he whispered softly and brushed her warm brown cheek.
She gazed up at him, her eyes tired. “Solis… I’m sorry… I took so long.”
He smiled bitterly, “Don’t apologize, my friend. You’ve done enough… I’ll deal with the rest.”
Ananta nodded faintly and closed her eyes.
The Ebon Wolf stood to his feet and turned to Melantha, his deep golden eyes ablaze with power. The sun rose behind him on the horizon, its light stretching across the sky.
“You did this to her?” he asked in a deadly voice.
“Solis… Holo, what did you do…?” Melantha whispered.
“I asked you a question, daughter of Death.”