“Yeah, sorry. Finding so many mysteries at once overwhelmed me for a second. I will stay true to my word and leave you alone. I don’t know what that thing is, nor what you are, but that’s not reason enough to kill.”
Scarlett noticed that aside from that fleeting second, both the mana cores had gone back to normal, the weak-a*s artifact was back being a ring.
“What do you mean saying you don’t know what I am?” Lith was now more scared than before.
“You may have the appearance of a kid, yet you are not. You are closer to an Abomination, rather than a human being. The opposite stands for your partner. That thing is not a twisted perversion of life, but a living being like I never met before.
My reasoning was based on false assumptions. I almost let my arrogance guide my hand, and for that I apologize.”
The Scorpicore lowered its head, it’s menacing aura and aggressive stance subsided.
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