Chapter 504: The King's Return, Settling Old Scores

The spatial tear was violent and unstable, a jagged wound in the fabric of reality. It spat Hanson Lowell and his father, Zayn, out with a final, shuddering heave before collapsing into a shower of fading silver sparks. They landed on the parched earth of a familiar-looking forest, the scent of pine and damp soil filling their lungs. They were back. Back in Eldoria. But something was profoundly wrong. The air, usually vibrant with the spiritual energy of the kingdom, was now thick and oppressive,...