Renny screamed, the pain tearing through his chest as Krovanis laughed, low and cruel, basking in his suffering. Krovanis leaned on the Mirror Fang, his arm resting casually on the hilt still buried in Renny's shoulder, pinning him to the earth.
"Why, Ezraphor?" Krovanis said, voice trembling with rage and grief. "Why did you do this to me?"
His eyes flared, teeth bared as his words poured out like venom. "You deprived me of sharing my journey with Leila! You tore apart the bond we built! Because of you, she's gone, and I'm left chasing shadows, forced to play catch-up while Yurokane sits ahead of me!"
He bent lower, face inches from Renny's. "Do you have any idea who I am? I am Krovanis Omekro. Every demon, even my grade-mates, fear me. No one stands against me, and yet you, a repeat demon, working with that bush rat I buried years ago, think you can challenge me?"
