Chapter 182: Into the Nexus (2/2)

Of course, Aldrich's ansas yes When he willed this, the light fro him As he felt the darkness of his prison turn into the darkness of di hiht that they had Aldrich secure here, especially with that '22' entity, an entity unbound by any law, ready to ght hiovernment had provided Aldrich was a very neat, very private spot to grow stronger

It reminded him of meditation caves where cultivators in soh, unlike them, Aldrich would not take 500 years Probably He hoped the

Death Lord had not changed tooher unpredictable personality, really anything went Regardless, he was prepared for the worst =

But when Aldrich ot

Instead, the moment he materialized, he was hit full force hat felt like a speeding truck

Aldrich crashed into the ground, skidding backwards "Oof,"hi "Masteryou don't kno much I missed you!" said Valera "Ithasn't even been a day," said Aldrich with struggling breath Valera's hugs had always been dangerous, but with her level now al 50, they were now no joke "A day without you is like an eternity to h of content Aldrich "Iappreciate you too," said Aldrich As Valera snuggled into his chest, he hovered his hand over her back, wavering, wondering if this was the right thing to do "H hi her red eyes as she inspected Aldrich's body like a wary cat "What is it?" said Aldrich as he looked around to get a brief idea of his surroundings He was not in the Nexus at all

He was outside, standing in a vast eld of grass that stretched out into the horizon Countless beautiful white lilies swayed in a gentle breeze, all of theht

There was no sun here, leaving this place in per froreen orb atop an enormous tower that stretched into the skies The orb ht tinted with green doards

The Necropolis

This wasthe Death Lord's realn

Stones worked only for the Nexus Had she ed the Necropolis with the

Nexus, then? "What happened to the armor? He always complained about his personal space,

I would have thought he would speak out now," said Valera "Volantisis undergoing repairs" said Aldrich "Repairs?" Valera put a hand to her lip in concern She was dressed in her black dress set, and there, standing in the grass, a, like so

Physical beauty did not aect Aldrich due to his Lich status, but he could still understand and appreciate it "Will he be alright?" said Valera, concerned "I'," said Aldrich "I ahly annoyed by how he preventsmy loyalty" said Valera "But that does not mean I can take away froion by protecting you when I cannot" "You're beco more open minded," noted Aldrich "It was a habit of mine to think myself your only defender," said Valera She sht None should be deserving to shi+eld you but I!" She shook her head "But that is simply not true I cannot be there with you all the time, nor am I the only one that deserves to protect you

I realized it when I saw that little girl with the spatial ic work so very hard even under ion – are your guardian knight, and each of us has a role to play in it

My feelings cannot be allowed to break the order of our Legion, especially not when I hold such a high role within it" "What a ne commander you have, Death Walker!" The Death Lord before

Aldrich and Valera She pointed to Valera with her pipe, trails of lavender s from her lips as she spoke "She learns so very quickly Reh of this idle chatter!"

The Death Lord raised a proud ar a trail of smoke with her le arm "And welcome to your new and much improved Nexus!"