A Shadow Cast in Paradise (23 Chapters Left to Complete) - Chapter 49

The Heretic looked at the face of the unfamiliar visitor.

A face they had seen long ago, when they were a dark magic test subject.

No—not the face itself, but the shadow that always hung over it.

Though he had never once revealed his true face, his presence remained etched into the Heretic’s mind, unforgettable even after all these years.

“This experiment will be the last one, Count Ideana.”

An unknown figure who occasionally appeared beside Felix Ideana.

His voice shifted from a thin, boyish tone to a deep, mature woman’s—so ambiguous it was impossible to tell his gender.

The Ideana family’s test subjects called him “Lucifer.”

And even after so many years, the Heretic recognized him at a glance.

“You’re… still alive…?”

The Heretic asked slowly, turning toward Lucifer.

Years ago, when the Ideana family fell due to charges of treason, not a single rumor about Lucifer had surfaced.

All matters concerning dark magic had been pinned entirely on Count Felix Ideana.

Neither the imperial court nor the temple had realized Lucifer’s existence even slightly.

But the Heretic knew.

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