บท 500: Last Murmur

Kaiyka forced her mind and body to calm down, but her willpower meant nothing under that gaze. In that moment, she felt directly in her soul who she was dealing with. This missionary wasn't like her... he emanated an ancestry far beyond what could be imagined, and his killing intent was so strong that even the world's laws seemed to accept the inevitable outcome.

"You..." She tried to say something, but the death looming over her became denser, and her throat closed up.

Despair took over, and she quickly signaled with her eyes. Alm and Bruno observed her gaze into the void and understood that she had accepted something, similar to their system.

The whale gripped his saber, and the Yin around him pulsed, ready to strike. They weren't sure what she would do and would attack at the slightest hint of suspicion. She felt their intentions and sensed her end was as near as the next dawn. She quickly spoke, stammering.