The Man’s Decree – Chapter 5659

Jared and Sylvia approached the stone gate, their footsteps echoing in a hush that felt like a chapel. Up close, the surface was glass-smooth, unmarked by rune or word, an obstinate slab of eternity.

Jared planted his palms and shoved. Muscles corded, breath hissed, nothing.

Sylvia laid her hand upon the rock. Without a sound, the gate parted like polite servants, rolling aside.

Why would it open for her and not for me?

Jared was shocked.