Master of Vengeance by Navarro Matt

Author:Navarro, Matt
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2023-12-15T00:00:00+00:00

The priest smiled, a grotesque curling of his cruel lips, revealing more of his pointed teeth—a predator baring its tools for the kill. The chant crescendoed to a maddening tempo, and the air seemed to shimmer with dark energy. The robed figures swayed in rhythm, lost to their fanatical devotion.

From the shadows emerged acolytes bearing strange instruments fashioned from bone and stone, instruments that had not tasted blood in centuries. They circled Gray, their hands deft as they prepared him for what was to come. The priest took a dagger from the folds of his robe—its blade was blackened metal etched with runes that glowed faintly as if alive with malice.

Gray' fury burned hotter than the torches, but there was no escape from the iron grip of his bindings or from the inexorable march of fate that had led him here. The murals seemed to come alive now; demonic visages sneered at him, and angelic beings turned their faces away in despair.

The vile priest raised the dagger high, and the acolytes' chant became a piercing shriek that filled the chamber. But before the blade could descend upon Gray' flesh, an unexpected interruption—a tremor shook the temple's foundation. Dust fell from above, and in that moment of chaos, Gray summoned every last reserve of his strength. With a herculean effort, he twisted his wrists, feeling the skin tear and blood flow—but the manacles held fast.

Another tremor rocked the temple, and the vile priest hesitated, his eyes darting towards the door. But he was not afraid—he was not one to fear the unknown.

With a savage cry, he brought the dagger down, and as the blade bit into Gray' flesh, time seemed to slow. Pain flared through his body, a white-hot agony that stole his breath and his sight. But in the darkness, he saw a face he recognized—it was Cora.

She smiled sadly, her hand reaching out to him as if in comfort. And in that moment, Gray felt a surge of warmth flow through his body, a healing light that banished the pain and the fear.

The dagger fell from the vile priest's grasp, and the acolytes' chanting faltered. Their eyes darted about in confusion, their fervor fading in the face of the unknown.

The priest stumbled back, his hands shaking and his face pale. But as he looked up, his eyes widened, his expression frozen in a rictus of terror.

Gray did not understand what was happening, but in that moment, he knew he had been saved. His chains shattered, and he rose, a force beyond the mortal realm.

The priest staggered back, his robes torn and his body broken. The acolytes fled in terror, their prayers forgotten and their faith shaken.

As the temple collapsed around them, the robed figures were swallowed by the shadows and dust. Only Gray and the vile priest remained, a battle for supremacy between divinity and the dark.

In the end, Gray prevailed. He stood victorious amidst the ruins, his sword drenched in blood and his eyes alight with an ethereal fire.

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