Vanitas pondered deeply.
Truth be told, it was a very tempting offer.
Fyodor Dragunov was not some forgettable mid-game obstacle. Depending on the route, he was the main villain, an entity capable of ending a player's progress in a single moment.
Vanitas remembered it clearly. There were certain runs where Fyodor had appeared out of nowhere and crushed the entire route in an instant. The devastation that he left in his wake always marked the end.
The Black Dragon, Araxys, was supposed to be the final boss, the ultimate threat.
But Vanitas had never reached him.
Because standing in his way every single time, blocking his path long before Araxys ever appeared, was Fyodor Dragunov himself.
But this was a route never imaginable. The main villain, the one who ended countless playthroughs, was now extending a hand to him. An invitation to stand beside him rather than oppose him. And it didn't take long for Vanitas to understand why this route even existed.
