Chapter 956: Taboo

Chapter 956: Taboo

Karyk was taken aback when he saw the face of the person standing before him. It was a face he could never forget because it was his own reflection staring back at him. In that moment, he couldn't help but wonder if Gabriel had somehow managed to find his way here, despite Karyk's instructions to seek safety elsewhere.

However, Karyk knew deep down that it couldn't be Gabriel. "No, it can't be him," Karyk muttered to himself, trying to dismiss the thought. The initial shock began to subside, and he started to believe that this was simply impossible. Even if Gabriel had wanted to reach this place, it would have been impossible.

Unable to contain his curiosity any longer, Karyk mustered the courage to speak to the person who bore his resemblance. "Who are you?" he asked, his voice filled with both confusion and caution.

The man placed his hand on his chest, bowing gracefully. "I am but a humble servant," he replied. "A relic from a long-lost era."

Karyk had a lot of questions. Did this person bring him here? Who was he really? The man appeared real, yet Karyk couldn't shake the feeling that he was not real. Follow the latest novels at novelhall.com

"So you were left behind by the Civilization. In that case, you must know what they are after?" Karyk asked the man. The man smiled, gazing at the carvings in the wall. "I know what they are after..." "And that would be...?"

"The answer is all around you. All you need is to take a look around."

Karyk had already been observing the carvings. But he still could not understand. Most of these carvings were too vague. He could not even understand these characters. In some places, there were drawings of lightning strikes, and people being hit by lightning. But other than that, it was impossible to understand anything. "Sometimes, greed can be a person's biggest enemy. Even the great Civilisation could not survive the results of their greed. It is only a matter of time before the result of their greed swallows the entire world."

"Greed of Civilization?" Karyk's fingers trace over the carved marks on the wall. A vague feeling arose in his heart, but that feeling was still unclear. "I thought the Archangels were the greedy ones, who were after the treasure of the Civilization. Are you saying that it's not entirely accurate?"

The man did not answer. He only grew silent with time. "It is not my place to answer that question. If I even tried, I would disperse. I can only guide you towards the answer, because you..."

He did not finish his sentence. "If you want an answer, go to the center of the City. Experience the answer yourself. And you will understand the taboo that the Civilization touched..."

The man tapped the wall a few times. A passage opened in the wall. Unlike the passage before, the path now wasn't dark. Karyk could also feel that all his exhaustion and hunger had disappeared just like that. "If you can reach the answer, you will realize how futile it all was. You... Me... Civilization... Archangels... Nothing matters... What started, must end."