The Scapegoat's Return

hill that had nothing to

istortion, and then the H

hadows, its face a void from which

ersonal entities, servants o

ly attuned to my will. A pe

ind her and stepped forward,

you. We need passage ba

ingering on the dark stains of Taint tha

inding together. "I see you

red from be

e said, her voice defensi

of mortal life force, nor the accumulati

"The destruction of a Patroller'

her ground. "It was ne

es," the Harbinger stated coldly. "Due to the severity of your Taint,

tting the sil

f you for safe passage. And

in the air, h

o crumbling. "One? But.

ut from behin

ned silent, its col

t until now, gasped. He

t. The first true

expression a mixture of di

Chloe and the Harbinger, h

it hap

n I even a

d Chloe as

erself before she fell,

rds the Harbinger, almost falling o

ea! All of it! Draining the mortals, everything! She

mouth f

... it was a masterp

raw and

hispered, her v

ed, groveling at the entity' s feet. "I was just following her

t Liam, its expressionless

ly turned its

fear, but from a rage so pro

me ignited, not green this time, but shot t

he hissed, her voi

he Harbinger' s protection. "See? She' s vio

und her hands growing larger, hotter. "I held the Rift open

rd was

is how you

r eyes burning with a mixture o

sh, cowardl

she lunged, her flaming hands

was get