Chapter 18 – Shrine Sync Failed A Hero Arrived I’m Screwed !
The Matron was sealed.
But the shrine was breathing again.
It started as a whisper.
Not in my ear. In my bones.
A pulse, soft and ancient, thrummed through the air like a heartbeat echoing through stone. The kind of rhythm you feel before you hear. The kind that doesn't come from this world.
[Warning: Dormant Shrine Activity Detected]
[Matron-Bound Signature Reawakening]
I froze outside the garden wall. I'd only come out for air—or maybe guilt. After the Queen's near-collar threat, the palace had felt like it was holding its breath. I was holding mine too.
Then the pulse came again.
The Matron's shrine was supposed to be dormant. After our climax, after the soul-sync, the system had locked the gates and dimmed the lights.
But now?