章節 639: Filling the Holes Pt 8

Rushing back to the castle, I found Xieus, her body changed. No longer the regal, intimidating figure, she was now barely recognizable. Her once radiant features were etched with strain, and her body changed into a horrifying form. The force of darkness within her was taking control, forcing its monstrous existence into reality against her will.

"Galio…" She looked at me, her eyes wide with fear and pain. "Why did you come here? Is your only path to seek destruction?"

There was none of the earlier grace or power. Her eyes, once full of life, looked pained and hollow. Her regal frame had contorted into a grotesque figure, an eerie semblance of the dark spirit within her that was now in control.