The Valkyrie Returns and Slays (Raven)

Chapter 148

A few moments later, a boy draped in a pure white robe appeared before Raven.

He looked to be around twenty, with short, silvery-white hair that shimmered beneath the overhead lights, casting a soft, almost holy glow around him.

And beneath that hair was a face so flawlessly sculpted, it could only be described as beautiful-an ethereal, almost inhuman kind of beauty.

But it wasn't just his delicate features that drew the eye. It was the contradiction.

For all the purity he radiated, there was something dangerously seductive beneath the surface. Something that whispered temptation, as if with just a crook of his finger, people would willingly fall to their knees, offering up their lives in worship.

He was a paradox made flesh-sacred and wicked, all at once.

Under normal circumstances, Raven might've paused to admire such a rare face, maybe even been amused by the strange clash of divinity and decadence. But not

now.

She had just finished adjusting her clothes after being interrupted. Her expression, as she looked at the boy, wasn't curious or appreciative-it was murderous.

Her voice was quiet, but her words held the weight of absolute threat.

"Go on," she said coolly. "Pick how you want to die."

was no jest in her tone. Not even a hint

he chuckled softly. "You're quite fortunate," he said. "Had you arrived a little earlier, I wouldn't have given you a second glance. But you came just in time-right when I was growing bored of this place.

snorted, the sound

echoed, a cold smirk playing on her lips. "You're not even

a flick of her

etched with the character for "Wood." The boy raised an

as "Even so... in this

quickly.

"Wood" and "Earth"

sudden burst of light flashed

of an eye, the two cards

The light in them wavered, no

"Starcard fusion?"

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Chapter 148

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