Chapter 798 – Envy VS Envy [Part 3]
"And she was always stronger," Corvus added quietly. "Even as a child."
Lux leaned back slightly, thinking.
"So the artifact responded to original resonance."
"Yes."
Lux nodded slowly.
The pieces aligned neatly in his head.
First wife. Stronger lineage. Political displacement. Forced suppression. Servant branding. Artifact rejection of the insecure.
It wasn't romantic.
It was structural.
Classic Envy politics.
Below them, Vira screamed again as her latest attack was absorbed and redirected by Cyrinne with brutal efficiency.
The arena, what remained of it, was nearly unrecognizable now.
Broken pillars. Cracked earth. Ruined seating.
Lux glanced down at the destruction.
Corvus shifted slightly.
"You seem… calm."
Lux smiled faintly.
"I am."
"Why?"
Lux's eyes remained on Cyrinne.
"Because she's not fighting emotionally anymore."
Corvus tilted his head.
Lux continued softly.
"She's fighting to stabilize."
A pause.
