The man in front of him scoffed. A dark aura slowly seeped out of his body, curling through the air like black smoke. In the blink of an eye, his figure shifted. His features changed as the illusion melted away. Ellio was shocked seeing that he was right.
Salem had shapeshifted as Xorran!
"I really can't fool you, can I?" Salem said, a low chuckle slipping past his lips, amusement clear in his voice.
Even though this was not the first time they had met, Ellio still felt uneasy around him. There was always something unsettling about Salem’s presence. Something unpredictable that made his instincts wary. Of course, Ellio refused to let that nervousness show on his face. Who knows what Salem was planning now, appearing here in the North of all places.
"What are you doing here?" Ellio as
