novelraw Chapter 544 544: 544
Chapter 544 544: 544
Everyone from the Veydrin estate stood silently before Kael.
No one spoke nor any one tried to stop him.
But their eyes said everything.
They all knew what this moment meant.
The air felt heavy, not because of pressure, but because of what was about to come.
Elfie suddenly hopped up and climbed onto Kael's head, her small hands grabbing onto his hair as she balanced herself.
"Papa… can't you take Elfie?" she asked in a soft, hopeful voice.
Kael raised his hand and gently held her so she would not fall.
"I will," he said with a faint smile.
"Once I return, I will take you over the stars."
Elfie's eyes lit up instantly.
She followed his gaze as he looked upward, as if he could already see those distant stars.
"Promise, papaya?" she asked, her voice full of excitement.
Kael chuckled softly.
"I promise, papa."
Elfie giggled and hugged his head tightly.
Kael then slowly looked around at everyone.
His gaze passed through each face.
"The parting may be long," he said calmly, "but this isn't farewell."
His voice was steady.
"I won't be bidding goodbye, because I am sure we will meet again."
Emilia stepped forward.
Her eyes were slightly red, but she held herself together.She spoke softly with him for a moment, her voice low and filled with concern.
Kael looked at her and nodded.
"Don't worry," he said gently. "Everything will be fine."
Then his gaze shifted.
Ruth and Ramos stood slightly behind.
Kael looked at them for a moment.
"You should be prepared," he said. "It won't be easy."
Ramos straightened immediately.
"We are," he replied firmly.
"We will be waiting."
Ruth did not speak, but his eyes showed he understood.
Kael nodded once.
"Hmm… Mariana will take over things for now."
He turned his head slightly.
Mariana stepped forward and immediately knelt down.
"As you wish, my Lord."
Kael gave a small nod.
Then he paused and looked slightly to the side, where a faint swirl of flames danced near his shoulder.
"Did you finish everything?" she asked quietly.
The flame flickered once.
"Yes."
The answer came softly.
Kael exhaled.
Then he took a small step back.
For a brief moment, he looked at all of them again.
There was no grand farewell.
No dramatic words.
He simply gave a faint smile.
Then swish..
A flame blast erupted that devoured him and the flames dispersed.
He vanished.
There was no sound and no ripple.
One moment he was standing there, and the next, he was gone as if he had never existed.
The space where he stood felt empty.
Martina unconsciously reached forward, her fingers stopping midair.
"…Kael," she whispered.
But there was no answer.
Only the distant sound of rain.
Elfie looked around and tilted her head.
"Mama… where has father gone?" she asked.
Lyria gently wiped the small tears from her eyes and forced a soft smile.
"Papa has gone to do something important," she said gently.
"He will return soon, don't worry."
Elfie nodded slowly, though her small face still looked confused.
....
Far away from the center of the world, beyond the reach of ordinary space and time, a land existed.
A place no map recorded and a place no living being could casually enter.
At its heart stood a hollow peak.
A mountain shattered from within.
Its insides were carved out, leaving behind a vast empty space that looked like the remains of something ancient and catastrophic.
The air there felt heavy.
Not with mana.
But with something older.
Something that had witnessed countless eras pass.At the very center of that hollow peak Kael appeared.
His figure formed slowly, as if space itself was rebuilding him piece by piece.
The moment his feet touched the ground, he stopped.
His eyes narrowed slightly.
"…So this is it."
The ground beneath him was not ordinary stone.
It was covered with countless inscriptions.
Symbols layered upon symbols, forming an intricate network that spread across the entire hollow interior.
Some glowed faintly.
Others looked ancient and worn.
The entire place felt alive.
Not naturally.
But like a carefully prepared stage.
Kael slowly walked forward.
Each step echoed softly in the vast emptiness.
As he moved, faint ripples spread through the inscriptions beneath his feet.The air shifted.
A low hum began to resonate throughout the hollow peak.
He raised his hand slightly and brushed his fingers through the air.
"…Authority."
He could feel it.
Not one.
Not two.
But countless fragments of laws and concepts intertwined together.
Slaughter.
Devour.
Time distortion.
Dimensional fracture.
All of them were present.
All of them were incomplete as if all of them were waiting for him to appear.
Kael let out a faint breath.
"A place prepared thoroughly…"
His eyes darkened slightly.
"…for me."
The inscriptions beneath him were not just symbols.
They were records.
Every line,every mark and every pattern reflected his life.
His battles.
His choices.
His growth.
Everything he had ever been was recorded here in terrifying detail.
This place had not been made recently.
It had been built over ages.
Layer by layer.
Era after era.
Something had been preparing this long before his return.
At the center of the hollow peak, a platform slowly revealed itself.
The inscriptions there were deeper.
More complex.
They did not just store power.
They guided it.
Controlled it.
Shaped it.
Kael stepped onto the platform.
The moment he did..
BOOM.
A low pulse spread outward.
The entire hollow peak trembled.
The inscriptions lit up one after another.
Light spread like veins across the ground.
The air grew heavier.
Time itself felt unstable.
Kael stood still.
He did not resist nor did he move.
He simply observed the phenomenon.
Above him, the empty sky began to distort.
Shadows formed.
Layers of reality overlapped.
Fragments of memories and echoes of past battles flickered briefly before fading again.
This place was not only gathering power.
It was gathering existence.
A foundation for something beyond mortal limits.
Kael slowly closed his eyes.
And when he opened them,he was shocked by the sight before him.