Chapter 39: Greed: Destruction or Opportunity
"That bastard, always thinking he owns the world."
Khepri’s voice rumbled through his chamber, his tone laced with disdain. His massive frame remained motionless against the stone throne carved directly into the fortress’s bedrock, yet the air around him crackled with restrained fury. His fingers drummed against the cold armrest, the only outward sign of his turbulent thoughts.
"One day, I will put him in his place," he muttered, exhaling slowly, forcing himself to refocus. "But for now, let’s think about what the hell is happening here."
The chamber was vast, yet suffocating, illuminated only by the glow of countless holographic projections flickering in the air before him. Reports floated weightlessly, detailing the devastation that had torn through the Earth Domain. His stone-gray gaze skimmed over the data, but the same conclusion met him at every turn.
Since the Great Purge, the Earth Domain had not suffered such destruction in decades .
The beast tide had been brutal, relentless. Even now, as he sat in calculated silence, the echoes of that hellish week weighed heavily on his mind. This was no ordinary wave of monsters. Something greater lurked beneath the surface of this catastrophe, an unseen force shifting the balance in ways he did not yet understand.
His eyes drifted to a single projection still hovering in the air—an image of the battlefield where Alex had fought the Thunder Wolf where, titans clashed.
Khepri clenched his fists.
He needed answers.
Khepri had gone himself.
Leaving the safety of the fortress behind, he ventured deep into the untamed wilds—lands where no mortal dared tread. His presence alone sent tremors through the earth, his dominion over stone and soil marking his passage. With every step, the land whispered secrets long buried beneath its surface.