Chapter 167: Guests

A sickening whoosh made my head spin, and the sudden loss of gravity beneath my feet nearly made me scream.

And then, silence.

My feet slammed into the ground, and we were engulfed in darkness. We stood just outside the borders of Wrath, the trees above us swaying slightly. In the distance, Sam’s Gothic castle loomed, its spires reaching towards the sky. It was night, and no moon or stars were visible. It was pitch-black.

The air was thick with the scent of blood.

When I looked to the side, I saw the ground around us littered with bodies.

Dante immediately vomited into the bushes behind him at the sight. Even Reggie stepped back, his eyes wide with terror. After Dante finished emptying his stomach, he turned to us with a greenish pallor on his face.

We all stayed silent.

Sam's cold hand snaked around the back of my neck. His skin felt icier than usual, a sign that he was barely in control of himself.

"Time to go home." Sam directed the boys. "What?" Reggie instantly replied, disbelief