Ch. 140: Final Lessons
Cutlery clinked as we dug into our hearty meal, the air buzzing with a life and warmth that hadn't existed here a decade ago. I glanced around the table, catching snippets of laughter, the occasional argument, and an almost familial ease that felt strange yet oddly familiar. Could my presence have changed them so much?
Charon, seated across from me, paused mid-slurp of his noodles, his gaze sharp. "Quit staring at my daughters, or I'll gouge out your eyes," he muttered with a dark chuckle.
In response, I let my Dominator's Aura loose, allowing it to flood over the island with a chilling intensity. The ground trembled, the very air growing thick with power as shadows coiled around me. I reined it in, watching Charon's reaction as the tremors slowly faded.