!~Ding~!
[Trinity: 20↑]
"Let's end this—"
THUD!
Delphine flinched when Aether suddenly fell backwards along with the chair he sat on. It looked as if an invisible force slammed into him, hurling him straight into the wall. Wood splintered as the chair snapped under him and collapsed.
"Aether!!"
Delphine shot up from her seat so fast her own chair scraped across the floor. She rushed toward him, breath trembling, knees hitting the ground with a soft thud as she reached out to steady him.
"Aether, are you alright? Talk to me… please."
"Arh…"
Aether groaned, one hand rising toward his skull as if something burrowed deep inside. His vision fractured, doubled… shifting like ripples over glass.
His eyes drifted toward the person holding him.
"D-Del?" he whispered, confusion clouding his expression.
"Yes, I'm here. I'm right here. What happened? Aether, look at me." Her voice cracked, the remnants of tears from their earlier conversation still staining her cheeks.
