Chapter 441: Void [1]: Aella
Shin's mind became a desolate landscape, stripped of its vitality and ensnared in the clutches of a merciless darkness.
"You'll come to appreciate my efforts in sculpting you into perfection. You'll just have to pay the price."
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"Y-your highness-! Save me-!" A desperate, trembling voice echoed in Shin's ears, piercing through the haze of his consciousness and jolting him awake. His eyes snapped open, wide with a mixture of confusion and urgency.
"Wh-o?" Shin's voice trembled as he uttered the question, his eyes drawn to the horrifying sight before him. In front of him, a small female wolf lay on the ground, her body shackled with chains that dug into her flesh.