Dilemma Of Devotion -ch.2 Ep 4.5- - By Pulsehaven...

To be continued in Dilemma of Devotion – Ch.2, Ep. 5: “The Weight of Mercy”

He turned. Rain plastered dark hair to his forehead. She looked small without her commander’s cloak—just a girl in a gray tunic, holding a dagger she’d refused to draw. Against him. Always against him .

“You called it a nightmare.” She closed the distance. Now they were inches apart, her free hand pressed flat against his chest. His heartbeat thundered under her palm—fast, human, traitorous . “I remember. We were lying in the hayloft after the Solace Massacre. You said… you said you’d never let duty turn you into a monster.” Dilemma of Devotion -Ch.2 Ep 4.5- By PulseHaven...

Somewhere below, the first chant began. The Order was moving without him.

Kaelen stood at the broken railing, his knuckles white against the wet stone. Below, the fires of the Obsidian Uprising flickered like false stars. Above, the evacuation bells tolled for the third time. He could feel her presence behind him—that familiar warmth that used to mean home. Now it meant a choice. To be continued in Dilemma of Devotion – Ch

The bell tolled again. Fourth call. The Rite required ignition at the fifth.

“The Vex Rite is not a point. It’s purification.” He stepped closer. She didn’t step back. “If we don’t complete it by dawn, the corruption spreads. You’ve seen what happens to the infected. Would you rather let them turn into—” She looked small without her commander’s cloak—just a

“That was before I became the one who had to decide.”