Rising from the Ashes BY Only For You

"If it were just the Blood Ghouls, my men wouldn't be afraid to step into the forbidden area," Buzz muttered.

As he spoke, his face turned pale, as if he remembered something horrifying.

Tiana pressed him aggressively, "Tell us what other evil creatures are hiding in this cursed place?"

Buzz shook his head weakly. "Stop asking. Even if you keep pushing, I won't say another word. This is the misfortune of our Gallow's End heritage hamlet... a punishment from above.

"The only thing I can do for you is urge you to return to the village below with me at daybreak, then leave this place forever. If you don't, what's waiting for you won't even leave you a body to bury. Trust me, what's inside will break you. You'll suffer pain and fear far worse than death itself."

He finished speaking, but his hands trembled around the grip of his musket. Without another word, he turned and walked back to the fire pit, sitting alone, dazed and silent.

Logan gritted his teeth and said, "Would it kill these dim-witted Patoaja to spill the truth? Since they know there's danger inside this ancient site, why won't they just tell us what it is?"

Keller, how about

cooperate, then maybe they'll start talking with a gun barrel shoved down

Andrew and shook his head. "Mr. Wright Senior, your offer's tempting, I'll

but won't get your hands dirty. You need to be ruthless to be a real man-you're all

you so much as think about harming the Patoaja, I'll cripple you right here and now. We're in the middle of nowhere no

that just because most of my men are dead, a small-time nobody like you can act

dog. If he wanted to, he could take Kevin out right now, and no one would

area was the top priority. He did not want to waste his energy on irrelevant

dead or alive. Truth be told, that old man

Andrew was certain that Magnus' chances were close

zero.