Chapter 198: The Depths (1/2)

Chapter 198: The Depths

Aldrich looked ahead at the pillar of chaotically ickering green light that wouldWithin it, like being bathed in a waterfall, Rella stood, the light crashi+ng around her Her whole body lit up with a greatthat she was channeling the power through her "Come now, Usurper," said Rella as she nodded towards Aldrich "Take my hand Or are ye shy?" "Give ain A red ash spread over his body, indicating he had sacriced health Creating his

Materius took up 20 of his maximum health, but costs like that did not matter ans, esh, and skin of his hu his fraarb pants still equipped on hi the world "A trained body And here I thought ye a frailAldrich forward "I arip I can tell oing," said Aldrich Before he took his rst step forward, Valera put a hand on his shoulder "Master, do be careful," said Valera She eyed Rella's hand "Especially of that gorilla's ilant here, ready to take your blood if needed" "I'll be back soon" Aldrich went forwards He was condent in Valera's ability to drain any dangerous excess y fro ability as a full blooded vampire, but her mixed blood with a Dullahan made her uniquely suited for this type of situation

Dullahan possessed an ability to mark an enemy for death This rapidly dispelled all types of bus froet This included not only self cast bus that boosted stats or defenses, but also connections with

In es used Arcane utility spells to create e

As a hybrid, Valera's vampiric bite was coot a proper bite on, she could also activate the death ainst

In Aldrich's case, that meant that she would drain him on two fronts The death y in his body and her va would drain as left "Ready?" Rella said as Aldrich carasped Rella's hand Iy screeched around the point of contact Aldrich felt his hand start burning, sizzling as the intensely concentrated ic started owed into his body

The pain, however, did not aect hiony] "You do not even inch Your hand is well sculpted Calloused The knuckles honed You have beaten many a foe to death with these hands, have you not?" said Rella "It's part of surviving" "Surviving, aye, I know that feeling well We ought to get along quite well, you and I" Rella stepped back further into the pillar, her whole body disappearing in its blinding light

Aldrich followed As he took his rst real step into the light of the pillar, he braced himself for as to coht, everything turned black =

Aldrich woke up with a start, breathing heavily He felt a cold sweat run down his face He instantly analyzed his surroundings He was in a dark space Very dihts above that cast oddly patterned light in random intervals

Aldrich felt cold ot onto a knee and inspected the ground The metal was heavily discolored, patterned with ured was rust

Upon closer inspection, though, he could tell that not all of the discoloration was from rust Quite a bit of it was frosmell that made him frown An ordinary person would have likely vomited by now, but perhaps because he was undead, but the smell of rot did not aect hiot a much better view of the roo down fro carcasses of pigs

There hat looked like operating tables spaced evenly throughout the room with the occasional rusted barrel beside them that held a jumble of saws and drills and tools of torture Spattered blood decorated the tables, as did strong restraints ot on them "" Aldrich knehere this place was This was the room his parents had been tortured in He felt a headache pierce through hisHis body felt weak and strong in waves

Meht When he was just a child Wide eyed and watching He could have looked away But he did not He could not

He saw The tearing The breaking

He heard The screa

Aldrich put his hand down froreen eyes stared ahead with unwavering strength Those memories haunted him But they did not overwhelm him