The Upper Domain.
Deep beneath a mountain that no longer appeared on any map, an ancient dungeon sat buried within endless darkness. There was no light, no sound, and no life. The darkness was so thick that even breathing felt difficult, as though the air itself had become part of the suffocating void.
Yet within that darkness, a pair of emerald eyes slowly opened.
They glowed faintly, cold and emotionless, like a beast staring at its prey. No…perhaps even that comparison was wrong. Beasts still possessed emotions. The owner of those eyes did not.
Teng Siyan knelt upon the cold floor, his entire body trembling uncontrollably. Blood dripped steadily from his neck where the Beast Suppressant Lock wrapped around his throat. Every breath felt as though he were swallowing shards of broken glass.
Yet none of that frightened him.
The thing that truly terrified him was the person sitting before him.
