Corruption -v0.24- By Shadow Blade: Way Of

The second node, Shadowstep , cost him the memory of his mother’s face. He didn’t notice at first. He only knew, one morning, that the lullaby in his head had no singer.

Then even that thought was eaten.

Kaelen had believed the Way would save him. Way of Corruption -v0.24- By Shadow Blade

Vesper begged him to stop. “The Tome is tricking you. You’re not gaining power. You’re feeding it.” The second node, Shadowstep , cost him the

The shadows in the room congealed. From Kaelen’s own chest, a crown of twisted, living iron pushed through his ribs. He felt himself becoming a doorway. Behind that door, something vast and patient began to step through. Then even that thought was eaten

“You’re changing,” whispered Vesper, his only friend—a rogue who still carried a child’s hope. “Your eyes. They’re like holes in the world.”

He returned to the Tome to gloat. “I’ve mastered the Way.”