Chapter 105: Bloodlines & Betrayals!
The towering silhouette of the Dragon Clan’s Fortress loomed ahead, its obsidian walls etched with ancient draconic runes that glowed faintly under the fractured moonlight.
Yet, to Damon, the stronghold no longer felt like a sanctuary. It felt like a battlefield waiting to be named. This was the stronghold of his biggest enemies at this point, Antares & Varus, and so he’d always be on guard once he’s in this fortress.
As the two of them were arriving at the Fortress, deep within the fortress’ heart, far below the grand halls and ceremonial chambers where history was carved in stone and prideful oaths were sworn, there existed a place where light dared not linger.
The Obsidian Crypts.
A labyrinth of forgotten passageways, suffocating corridors, and ancient vaults buried beneath countless layers of illusionary wards. It was a place most believed was sealed after the Abyss Wars. But for two men, it had become a sanctum of plotting.
The walls here were not adorned with dragonic murals of valor and legacy. Instead, they pulsed faintly with Abyssal sigils, alive with a malignant hum, like diseased veins beneath cracked obsidian skin.
Seated at the apex of a spiraling blackstone dais, Varus with serpentine grace. His long hair, once a mark of nobility, now hung in disheveled strands,
His slender fingers drummed lazily against the armrest of his throne, each tap weaving subtle ripples of corrupted mana into the air.
Across from him stood his son Antares who stood nervously after hearing the news of Damon returning from whatever gambit he’d gone on once more, and his aura being even stronger.
It felt like every second they spent not killing him, he was growing further and further out of their reach.
Varus’s lips curved into a smirk as his gaze flickered over the floating projections hovering between them,.
Antares’s jaw tightened meanwhile, his fist clenched at his side, "The younger generation are whispering his name in reverence. They see him as a symbol. That makes him even more dangerous."