Chapter 25
The soft, muddy black substance coated his flesh and mixed with his blood as he sank deeper into the ground. Black Rock—the universe of darkness—was swallowing him alive for his betrayal of trust.
He hadn’t thought it would end this way. Kyle Wolf. He had once been the only Eudaizian in the Sciphil council. How was it possible he could climb so high and fail so miserably?
Eudaiz was a universe of true happiness, where virtuous people lived in harmony. One upon a time, he thought he understood what it took to be happy. He had been born a Eudaizian. His talent had been recognized by the council, and he was offered a Sciphil position.
Sciphil—Scientist Philosopher—was a term they had brought from Earth in a language they called English. Kyle snorted to himself and spat out some
