Atticus's Odyssey: Reincarnated Into A Playground novel Chapter 1180

Zoey's mind spiraled at a speed it had never moved before.

She took in every single thing Lumindra said and… she clenched her fists.

One sentence stuck in her head, refusing to leave.

"I'll cease to exist."

Lumindra had been her companion for most of her life. The one who was with her when she was at her lowest. Who urged her to do better. Who supported her through everything.

Finding out that everything had been a lie, and she was being manipulated by the same person she had trusted with her life, shattered her.

Her aunt Jeneva's death. The death of her grandmother. The annihilation of the Starhaven family… it was all too much to bear.

But despite all of this, Zoey couldn't help but freeze as she heard those words.

"Y-You'll cease to exist?" she said, gazing at Lumindra with a look filled with anger and… sadness.

Lumindra smiled. 'I was a fool for manipulating such a wonderful child.'

It wasn't obvious, but the bond between them still lingered. Lumindra could feel everything Zoey felt.

The anger, the sadness. She was angry about everything, but sad that the only solution would end with Lumindra being gone.

It was absurd. But only someone who truly loved a person could do something like that. And that fact alone made the guilt overwhelming for Lumindra.

A century old drake. A woman, a warrior who had been through countless wars and lived to tell the tale. A Primarch of the Spirit World, and one of its powerhouses…

Lumindra, the Enchanting Drake, cried. Tears streaked from her eyes in a low cascade as she looked at the child she had practically raised.

"I'm sorry, Zoey. I know I'm beyond forgiveness, but please don't let this stop you. I want to do this, for you. Otherwise, we'll both die and the Spirit King will get what he wants."

Zoey clenched her fists tighter. She was about to speak when a voice came from behind her.

"Hm. I feared this may happen."

Zoey spun around, and her gaze trembled as it landed on a figure whose height wasn't more than seven feet tall, but whose presence felt taller than a skyscraper.

'The Spirit King…' Zoey had never seen him before, and she didn't have access to that part of Lumindra's memory.

But the raging emotions that surged through Lumindra the moment he appeared told her all she needed to know.

The Spirit King turned his eyes toward Lumindra, whose expression looked like it had been drained of all color.

The disappointment in his eyes was palpable.

Then, he faced Zoey, who looked at him like she wanted nothing more than to tear him apart, and said,

"Stop these futile attempts. Your life from the beginning has been nothing but a lie. The road you're about to tread will only lead to your misery. Go back to sleep. You're more useful when you do nothing."

But Lumindra fought through her fear and shouted,

"Shut up." _{frёeωebɳovel.com}