章 987: A Bright Choice [2 in 1]

The man's body was fading like his spirit was leaving. He was not long for this world. It was only a matter of time before his spirit dispersed into nothingness.

"My nightmare started then. The house was surrounded by fresh flowers and filled with laughter, but it was really a house of nightmares. We were all the shadow's playmates, but everyone's laughter was forced. The shadow planted the curse on everyone, but since I let Fang Yu go, he hated me a lot, and for that, he planted many curses on me. I suffered more pain than anyone else but that also made me stronger than the rest. In a way, the shadow didn't act like a Specter. He was in fact growing like a real person.

"Eventually, he stopped having any use for imaginary friends. What he needed was a guardian. He slaughtered all his previous 'family' because he only needed one survivor.