But most importantly, he thought, why the f**k am I sitting here thinking about stuff I can’t, in any way, shape, or form, find out at the moment—but can just ask the Viper about next time we meet—instead of being productive? So with that, he returned to what was truly important. Trying not to Shadow Vault into trees. Chapter 46 Unexpected Encounter (1/3) For so long, they had waited, generation after generation, era after era. Their hope never died, their conviction eternal. Yet the branches died out one by one. Now only a single hall remained, the once glorious order corroded by the march of time. For only the gods were immortal. Only the gods could stand against time and preserve what was. Perhaps the only reason why his hall had survived so long was that they had one such god amo

