Chapter 289 - Answers

"Greetings, kid. It's a pleasure to finally meet you face to face. I have to say… I didn't expect you to not just defeat my servant, but also absorb him. Pardon my abruptness, but I have to ask… Tell me, boy, are you an Ancient?"

The shadowy figure's voice carried no hint of malice at all, all emotions he or (maybe she?) may have had been perfectly masked.

No matter how hard he tried, Aiden couldn't make anything out from this being, this enigmatic existence in front of him. Not to mention that there seemed to be quite eerier to see him covered in constant darkness as if his mere presence would force the light to retreat, shrouding him in an aura of an eternal void. This caused him to not be completely sure how to handle the situation. He had no time to process the memories of Murus, but from their brief discussion, he was fairly certain that this was the 'Master' he was talking about.