Chapter 844 – Kaelmor, The King of Hell [Part 2]
It lingered instead, unfinished, dangerous, quietly alive beneath her ribs.
Yue stood still for a moment longer, water droplets trailing down her skin, the warmth of the room clinging to her like a second layer. Her breathing had steadied, but her mind hadn't. It moved differently now, less like a weapon, more like something searching.
She didn't like that.
She wasn't used to that.
Her entire existence had always been anchored in certainty. Power. Control. Decision.
And now?
There was… uncertainty.
Not fear.
Not weakness.
Just something she didn't have a name for.
"Ridiculous," she murmured again, softer this time.
Because it wasn't the same.
Whatever this was, it was nothing like what she had felt with Kaelmor.
That had been calculation.
Assessment.
A quiet weighing of strength and potential alliance.
There had been no warmth in it. No pull. No… presence.
Just power recognizing power.
But Lux…
