Capítulo 44: Survive

Warlock Ch 44. Survive

She paused, her eyes softening as she continued. "He could have destroyed this world. Easily. But he didn't. He chose to run, to hide, rather than become the monster they thought he was. That's why I could never hate him. He was a bright person—so full of hope and light before everything turned against him. He wasn't a villain, no matter what the world believed."

Damian absorbed her words in silence. It was clear now that her mentor hadn't been the evil figure he'd imagined. He wasn't power-hungry or cruel. He was just... pitiful. A man who had been hunted, feared, and forced into a corner by society.

Damian frowned, the nagging question still burning in his mind. "Then why did he choose that path?" he asked quietly. "If he didn't want to be dangerous, why didn't he stop before things got out of hand?"