Chapter 70: Returning to the Warpath


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    For all the chaos Lilith had caused, I didn’t have time to deal with it.


    Because the Black Gull’s ritual was still happening.


    And we had less than three days to stop it.


    I pushed my personal problems (and Lilith’s… overwhelming presence) aside and focused.


    "Alright, listen up. The Black Gull is trying to erase me from existence."


    Darius nodded, his expression grim. "And I assume they aren’t doing it the easy way."


    I clenched my fists. "They’re performing a ritual to rewrite me—to strip away everything that makes me me and turn me into something else."


    Iris’s eyes darkened. "Like hell we’re letting that happen."


    Emilia nodded. "What do we do?"


    I exhaled.


    Then, using my new Hidden Knowledge Seeker class, I flipped through the Abyssal Chronicle, searching for clues.


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    And that’s when I found it.


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    The Ritual of Unmaking


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    [LOCATION IDENTIFIED: THE BLACK SPIRE, A FORGOTTEN MONOLITH LOST TO TIME.]


    [RITUAL REQUIREMENTS:]


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    <li>A living connection to the Rift (which meant me).</li>


    <li>Twelve high-level cultists to channel the abyssal energy.</li>


    <li>A sacrificial catalyst, something deeply tied to my existence.</li>


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    I felt my stomach drop at the last one.


    They weren’t just trying to erase me.


    They were going to use something personal to do it.


    Raika frowned. "What’s the catalyst?"


    I tightened my grip on the book. "I don’t know. But if we don’t stop them, it won’t matter."


    Zephyr cracked his knuckles. "Then let’s burn their little magic tower to the ground."


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    The Road to Battle


    We prepared immediately.


    Weapons sharpened.


    Armor fortified.


    Summons ready.


    Purn paced beside me, his golden eyes glowing with anticipation. "This will be a hunt worth remembering."


    Umbra growled. "We need to be fast. They’ve had too much time already."


    Lilith?


    She just smiled, stepping up beside me and trailing a finger along my arm.


    "Oh, darling~ I do love a good blood ritual… but I’d rather keep you exactly as you are."


    I ignored the goosebumps she sent down my spine and turned to the group.


    "We leave now. We hit them before they’re ready."


    Darius nodded. "Then let’s move."


    And with that, we set off—


    Straight into the heart of the Black Gull’s twisted domain.