The air crackled with an unseen tension as Alex, Vanessa, and Alenia stood before a massive, ominous palace.
Towering spires of black stone jutted into the crimson sky, casting long shadows over the vast courtyard. This was the domain of Anos Voldigod, the Demon Lord.
Right now, they were in the demon realm, in front of the secluded castle of the demon lord/emperor.
No one visited this place without an invitation, and Alex... well, he had an invitation.
He exhaled sharply as he stared at the castle, which wasn't the main palace, yet so ominous.
'Fitting for the demon emperor, I guess.'
He wasn't nervous—no, that wasn't the right word. Cautious, maybe.
He knew this meeting was inevitable, yet the weight of it still pressed against his shoulders.
Vanessa stood at his side, arms crossed, her gaze cold and indifferent as ever.
Unlike Alex, she didn't seem fazed in the slightest. If anything, her presence here was more of a curiosity than a concern.
