Chapter 49

Triggered the Real Battle 

Adolfa's POV

Hades and Charon froze the moment they saw me. Their eyes widened in disbelief, their mouths parted but no words came out. They looked like they had just seen a ghost, and in a way, they had.

"You should be dead," Hades snarled. "Charon, now!"

I saw Charon shift behind me, his hand subtly reaching for a dark blade pulsing with the essence of death. I twisted, stepping away just in time.

"Nice try," I said, my voice calm, but my senses on ...