Chapter 154: A Debt Paid in Blood, the Dust Settles

Raymond’s final declaration fell upon the grand hall like a judge’s gavel, silencing every whisper, freezing every heart. The air grew thick with the weight of his words, each syllable a promise of retribution fifteen years in the making. The cleansing had begun. The Great Elder, his face a contorted mask of fury and disbelief, finally broke. The meticulously crafted facade of a venerable patriarch shattered, revealing the cornered beast within. His eyes, bloodshot and wild, darted from...