Chapter 201: Maleficent Architect
The structure looked both terrifying and mesmerizing. The cold black granite of the original monument now throbbed with a sinister vitality, as if the very building itself were alive. Bones, sinew, and raw flesh no longer seemed like mere additions; they had fused seamlessly into the architecture, transforming stone into something unearthly.
Pillars twisted upward, encased in coiled spinal columns that looked as if they could constrict any who dared approach. Grotesque arches formed from bloodied ribs stretched overhead, their contours pulsating faintly with a dark energy.
Between the stone beams, taut sinew cords vibrated softly, emitting a low hum that seemed to whisper forgotten curses.
Around the altar’s core, layered slabs of flesh and bone stood as solemn offerings, contrasting sharply with the unforgiving stone. Pools of thick, coagulated blood caught what little light seeped in, reflecting strange, flickering shadows that moved like restless souls.
This was no longer simply a building. It had become an unholy sanctuary—a divine work of macabre artistry where stone and flesh were intertwined in blasphemous harmony. A place heavy with ancient menace, where every surface seemed to breathe with a dark, malevolent life.
Adyr surveyed his creation, the weight of its eerie grandeur settling over him as if it echoed the perfect harmony dwelling within the darkness inside him.
He then received a system message that surprised him, something he hadn’t been expecting.
[Talent Recognition: "[Maleficent Architect (Lv1)] (Genesis)" confirmed.]
- With creation in your grasp and annihilation at your call, you shape the world not as a servant, but as its final architect, passing judgment with every breath you grant or erase.
- Proceed with registration to the Status Panel?
- Cost: 100 Energy
- Rewards: 20 Free Stat Points, Malice