Chapter 72: Divine, cursed, and eternal

—. I'm so envious... it consumes me from within, destroys my mind... such envy...

Envy grabbed his head with his thin fingers. He crouched on the ground, his green eyes shining. A few seconds later, hundreds of snakes began pouring out around his body. Little by little, Envy's body grew much smaller until the last snake hissed toward the man and finally disappeared into the darkness.

The man silently looked at the spot where the snake had gone. He glanced around, then his gaze turned upwards. He adjusted the monocle on his eye, sighing: "We all suffer for the same thing. After all, we carry a sin in our souls..." His voice was extremely calm. He continued looking down at the ground as his body slowly disintegrated...

The place fell into complete silence, as if no one had ever been in the cave. But if you paid attention, in the eternal, silent darkness, you could hear faint snores... and light breathing...

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