The confrontation within the subterranean hollow was reaching a fever pitch. In the center of the crimson mire, the massive, bloated entity crouched like a living monument to human depravity. Liam Valerian stood at the edge of the pit, his eyes fixed on the creature’s milky, malevolent orbs. When he had suggested that Justice Sterling be brought down to 'identify' the beast, the implication was lost on no one. This wasn't a request for official confirmation; it was a dark impulse to deliver the old man directly into the jaws of the monstrosity he had nourished for five long years.
Liam’s mind burned with a cold, righteous fury. In the world he came from, there were certain lines that were never crossed—rules of war and humanity that even the most ruthless respected. But this? Feeding livi
