Chapter 137. Painless and Purple Flash

Eryndor’s POV

I followed the strange purple glow deeper into the cavern, and it led me into a completely different realm—one alive with roaring flames and scorching heat. The walls around me were nothing more than roiling sheets of fire, so bright and intense that I could barely see beyond their flickering tongues of orange. Yet amid that blinding glare I heard human shrieks echoing all around me, desperate cries of agony and terror. My instincts kicked in and I clamped my hands tightly over my ears, bracing myself against the cacophony of pain.

In that moment, my father’s voice rang back through my mind, a warning I’d long tried to ignore. He had always cautioned me about letting anger build like a clogged dam, exploding unpredictably when least expected. Honestly, one of my deepest fears was letting my rage slip out of control—and yet, I realized now that perhaps I’d been doing it wrong, bottling it all inside until there was no room left. Maybe sometimes I need