Chapter 183: Against Fate

The bicorn soared through the crisp morning air, its shadowy wings cutting through the clouds as it carried Alicarde and Malefica back toward Evergreen City. Below, the landscape stretched out in a patchwork of snowy fields and frost-covered forests, the rising sun casting a pale glow over the wintry expanse.

Halfway through their journey, Wrath descended gracefully into a dense forest by the roadside. Snow blanketed the ground in pristine white, muffling the sound of its hooves as it trotted through the quiet woods. The air was still, save for the faint rustle of branches as a cold wind threaded through the trees.

Malefica continued her story, her voice soft yet steady. She recounted a moment from her past—a rare time when she had dared to defy her family's suffocating control.

"I wanted to see the world beyond the coven," she began, her gaze fixed on the snow-covered path ahead.