Chapter 553: The Fourfold Shadow Alliance

Veil Sect, inside a sealed chamber. Candlelight wavered, throwing unsteady shadows over four figures seated around a round table of black jade. The air felt thick enough to stick to the lungs. Only the wick's occasional crackle broke the silence. At the head sat Zion Cadden, the Sect Leader of Veil Sect. A white jade thumb ring rolled slowly between his fingers, the faint rasp of stone on skin sharp in the hush. His eyes were hawk-bright. He did not speak, yet his pressure blanketed the room all...