Chapter 1219 – DO NOT OFFER WHAT YOU CANNOT LOSE
Some were ancient enough that even Lux couldn't read them.
Others were warnings.
"DO NOT CLAIM WHAT CANNOT BE OWNED."
"DO NOT OFFER WHAT YOU CANNOT LOSE."
"DO NOT DESIRE WITHOUT LIMIT."
Zavros approached the vault. "This is where every Lord of Greed before me was brought."
Lux looked at him. "You've been inside?"
Zavros became quiet. "No. I came here." His father stared at the chained door. "I heard it. I walked away."
Lux studied him. No shame existed in Zavros's expression. Only memory. "What did it say?"
Zavros looked at his son. "It offered me everything I wanted."
Lux waited. "And the price?"
"Everything I already had."
Lilith's fingers tightened around Lux's hand.
Lux looked toward the vault again. Something moved behind it. The sensation was deeper than sound. A hunger. Ancient. Patient.
The chains trembled. One link shifted. Then another.
Zavros stiffened. "It knows you're here."
