Chapter 36: Fucking Hell
Chapter 36 – Fucking Hell
Rea stood stunned for a long second after hearing the guards’ words. Their voices, their tone, their... forced smiles, everything about them unsettled her deeply. Still, she forced a polite smile, hiding the weight that pressed at her chest.
"Is there a place I can stay here?" she asked quietly, voice measured.
She needed a base. Somewhere to settle, somewhere to breathe and plan. Because just like Kaden, she had already saturated her origin. Now, the only step left was to find an evolution stone, start the Evolution Quest and step into the next tier of strength.
But evolution stones didn’t just grow on trees. Finding one in the wild was technically possible—but the odds were laughable.
Which left one solution.
’I need to buy one. And for that... I need money.’ Rea thought as her eyes narrowed slightly.
One of the guards nodded slowly, his unsettling smile still plastered in place.
"There’s an inn at the city center. Go there. If you have coin, pay. If not—you can work for the Church and earn it."
That was all.
The guards turned away, stepping back to their posts like wind-up dolls returning to idle stance. They left Rea standing there, alone, with her thoughts chewing into her bones.