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Rising from the Ashes (Andrew and Lauren) Chapter 3381

Andrew’s eyes narrowed the instant the three black-robed men stepped through the entrance.

The air in the chamber seemed to grow colder.

The one in the middle slowly lowered his hood, revealing a gaunt face with deep, hollow eyes and a thin smile that looked more like a scar than an expression.

Nyx immediately moved half a step forward, her blade sliding out with a soft metallic whisper.

“Crimson Flame Cult,” she said quietly.

Joe groaned.

“Seriously? Do these people follow us everywhere?”

The man in the middle chuckled dryly.

“You should feel honored. Very few people get to witness the moment when history changes.”

His gaze slowly swept across the chamber, lingering greedily on the mountains of gold and silver.

Then it stopped on the stone platform.

His breathing immediately became heavier.

“So it’s true…” he muttered.

“The Greene family’s wish vault.”

Shiloh’s expression turned icy.

“You’ve been searching for this place.”

“Searching?” the man said with a grin.

“I’ve devoted my entire life to it.”

He stepped forward slowly.

“My name is Maldrake. High Priest of the Crimson Flame Cult.”

Joe muttered under his breath.

“Great. A priest. That always means trouble.”

Maldrake’s eyes then shifted to Andrew.

“And you must be Andrew Lloyd.”

The grin on his face widened.

“The man who killed Guillermo.”

Andrew said calmly, “If you’re here for revenge, you’re wasting your time.”

Maldrake shook his head.

“Oh no.”

“Guillermo was a useful pawn, nothing more.”

His gaze returned to the stone platform.

“What I want… is that.”

Nyx frowned.

“You actually believe this thing grants wishes?”

Maldrake laughed softly.

“You fools really don’t understand what you’re standing in.”

He pointed at the names carved into the platform.

“Christopher Fillmore… Wyrmhelm… the greatest strategist in Holtrien’s history.”

“Do you think a man like him would carve his name there for a joke?”

Andrew remained silent.

Maldrake continued slowly, his voice filled with obsession.

“The Greene family did not guard gold.”

“They guarded a power that can rewrite destiny itself.”

Joe rolled his eyes.

“Yeah, sure. Next you’ll tell us it can turn frogs into kings.”

Maldrake ignored him.

Instead, he pulled a thin dagger from his sleeve.

The blade gleamed dark red.

“A wish must be sealed with blood,” he said softly.

Shiloh’s expression suddenly changed.

“Wait—!”

But Maldrake had already stepped up to the platform.

With one swift motion, he cut his palm and pressed his bleeding hand onto the stone.

Then he carved a single word beneath the other names.

MALDRAKE.

The moment the final letter was completed—

The entire chamber trembled violently.

The golden sentence above the platform suddenly began to glow brighter and brighter.

“This vault can grant whatever you desire…”

“…but don’t get greedy.”

The words pulsed like living fire.

Then a deep voice echoed through the chamber, ancient and emotionless.

“Name recorded.”

“Desire detected.”

“Wish protocol activated.”

Maldrake’s eyes burned with madness.

“Yes… YES!”

He spread his arms wide.

“I wish for absolute power!”

For a moment—

Nothing happened.

Joe snorted.

“Yeah. Real impressive vault you got here—”

Suddenly the stone platform erupted with blinding light.

A pillar of energy shot straight into the ceiling.

Maldrake screamed.

At first it sounded like triumph.

Then it turned into something else entirely.

Pain.

The glowing sentence above the platform changed.

One word slowly burned itself into the stone beneath his name.

GREED.

Andrew’s eyes sharpened instantly.

“Everyone back!”

The light exploded outward.

And Maldrake’s body began to… change.