Chapter 130: The Void Walker’s Intelligence
Omniscient POV
The ground shook so hard that Lily stumbled into Caleb’s arms. Behind them, the cave walls cracked as something huge pushed against them from outside. The hints of failed timelines grew louder, more desperate, like a thousand voices screaming warnings.
"It found us," Original Caleb said, his face pale with fear. "The Void King knows we’re here."
A new sound joined the chaos - deep, booming laughter that seemed to come from everywhere at once. But this wasn’t the mindless roar they’d heard before. This laughter had thought behind it. Purpose.
"Run deeper into the cave," Elder Iris shouted, but before anyone could move, the cave opening exploded inward.
Instead of the huge shadow they expected, three smaller figures stepped through the dust and falling rocks. They looked almost human, but their skin was gray like storm clouds, and their eyes glowed with the same terrible light as the dimensional tears.
"Void Walkers," Dmitri breathed, backing away.
"Hello, little wolves," the middle figure said in a voice that sounded like breaking glass. "We’ve been looking for you."
Lily’s blood turned cold. The Void Walkers could talk. All this time, everyone thought they were just mindless monsters from another world. But they had brains. They had been planning.
"Surprised?" The lead Void Walker smiled, showing teeth like black diamonds. "You thought we were just hungry beasts, didn’t you? That made it so much easier to get close to your world."
Aiden stepped forward, trying to cover the group. "What do you want?"