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CHAPTER XX: To the Path of Becoming Stronger
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2021-07-02 09:05:24CHAPTER XX: To the Path of Becoming Stronger
This was really a super tiring day. I yawned as my eyes went heavier. I really needed to go to sleep now. Few seconds later, I fell into asleep. But I immediately opened my eyes when I feel something strange.
I looked around when I realized that I am dreaming again. I saw Mammon sitting under a huge old withered tree while looking at the violet moon above hugged by dark clouds. Oh, I see, I was not dreaming. This was a part of my subconscious mind and Mammon can exist or manifest here.
I came nearer to him and sat on his side without asking for his permission. “Where are we?” I asked. He looked at me. He is in his human form right now. And I got to admit it, he has really a good-looking appearance if he’s a normal human. Though, his violet-colored skin fits him. And it does not affect how handsome he is.
Silence enveloped us for a moment before he decided to speak. “We are in my cursed r
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