The door slowly opened, and black deathly energy rushed out, stirring up a cold wind.
The room was pitch-black, so dark that they could not see their hands in front of their faces. It felt eerie.
Roy Sophie summoned his courage and was about to step inside, but Katelyle stopped him.
"Master Katelyle, what are you doing?" Roy Sophie asked in confusion.
"Just stay behind me!" Katelyle said with a smile.
Roy Sophie nodded at his words and followed only after Katelyle took the lead.
The ball of light shone, yet it could not illuminate the entire room. Billowing black Death Aura struggled to keep the light from piercing through it.
At the sight, Katelyle snorted coldly, and dazzling light burst from his body.
The dazzling light pierced the darkness, illuminating the room.
"There's someone over there!"
As Roy Sophie's voice rang out, darkness returned to the room, pitting itself against the light.
With the darkness came undead beings resembling Dementors, baring their fangs and brandishing their claws. They looked utterly terrifying.
The corners of Katelyle's mouth lifted slightly. He stood quietly in place, letting the darkness surge toward him. The Holy Light around his body remained unwavering, tearing through every last shred of darkness.
The undead were torn apart by the light amid the darkness, and the darkness vanished along with them.
A figure also came into Katelyle's view.
He sat on a throne, wearing a crown on his head and a golden ring on his finger, giving off a cold, sinister aura.
What was even more surprising and shocking was that, judging by his bones, he stood a full six feet tall. His skeleton looked nothing like that of a dwarf.
"Is that ring the Eternal Ring?" Roy Sophie asked expectantly, staring at the golden ring on the