Ch. 136: The Death Of Talos
The room was filled with an unsettling silence as I stood before her— Pandora. This creature was no ordinary god. There was a weight to her presence, an aura that clawed at my very being, something both divine and otherworldly. It seemed my earlier escape had been nothing more than a fleeting dream, and now, I was a pawn in her game. The rules of survival was simple, luck.
And I hated to bet on luck.
"Are you so certain that flaunting your power will keep you safe?" I shot back, my voice sharper than I felt. "I thought you were smarter than that."
The words felt empty, bravado stretched thin as I stared into her dark, unsettling gaze. She seemed to see through me, her eyes drilling down to secrets I hadn't even uncovered about myself. Her stare, piercing and unyielding, left me feeling small, insignificant. The feeling grew, a creeping unease coiling around my spine like a viper ready to strike.
