Chapter 9: The Forgotten Temple Of Oath[1]
"When will we reach?" Nyx complained beside me, his voice flat and fatigued.
I didn't answer.
We had been walking for the past eighteen hours.
The road behind us had long since vanished, devoured by forest. The town lights had blurred long ago. Only the moon remained, pale and uncaring above a world that didn't want us.
Out here, beyond the walls, the world felt different.
No guards, no lights, and no checkpoints. Just wind hissing through skeletal trees and the low, constant hum of things better left undisturbed.
This wasn't a place meant for people.
Which is probably why I belonged here.
Nyx walked beside me in silence for once. His tail twitched with every step. His usual sarcastic commentary had burned out hours ago. Even he knew this wasn't the time to crack jokes.
The deeper we went, the more wrong the world felt.
"The Temple of Oath wasn't in the main storyline," I finally said, breaking the silence. "But it was in the lore. A side quest never fully explored."