Chapter 87: The Repayment of the Debt!
"Where is Robert?" Anise asked again. Her voice was raspy and desperate.
She completely ignored the grand title the woman had just bestowed upon her.
The beautiful priestess blinked in confusion.
The golden light from her wooden staff flickered slightly as she looked around the empty, pristine marble chamber.
"Robert?" the priestess echoed softly.
"There is no one else here, Champion. The sacred summoning circle only brought your soul across the astral veil. You arrived alone."
A cold spike of panic pierced Anise's chest.
'The last thing I remember is the crimson light enveloping my very existence. Where has that mysterious voice brought me?'
She had pushed him. She had used the strange kinetic force to blast him out of the cave, but did he actually survive the avalanche outside?
'Did I fail? Did he die in the snow while I was pulled into this place?'
Then, the silence of the grand citadel was shattered.
