Chapter 30

THE TWO-STOREY HOUSE looked dead from the outside. Its walls were darkening and covered in crawling large vines. Weeds had grown tall in the front yard, blocking the pathway. Many years had passed since the last time someone set foot on its door. No one dared from the town entered the house. They believed that the house was haunted and cursed. The old man from the gas station forgot to tell them about the story of the house held. It didn’t matter anyway, since there was nothing out of the ordinary. Negative energy wasn’t present in that house, even though it was abandoned for a very long time. It made Xurden doubt if he could find something in there that would help in revealing Yric’s real identity. He was desperate to stop his mind from being restless because of Yric.

Xurden signaled his head at his assistant without sparing a word. Marco understood his command and moved toward the door, parting the tall weeds. His henchman made a path for him to take. They approached the house in si