From the moment I had been able to recognize the bastard, Yami, I had a sinking feeling that things would end up this way.
There was just no way a predator like him would happen upon a small group of dominants out in the open in this realm and not attempt to claim us for his "collection."
Still, a desperate part of me had hoped he would just let us be.
…One hour earlier, after the others had retired from the fireplace, I found myself alone with Celeste.
Although I didn't explain much, I did quietly tell her that if anything were to happen tonight, she should waste no time in fulfilling the condition to use her powers if she wanted to survive.
Which was why, in this moment, she had just tragically fulfilled that condition.
…Yami tilted his head, narrowing his eyes as he studied Celeste's dead body questioningly. "Mmm… I can still see her soul in that body. So, she isn't really dead. Is she trying to pull some kind of power move? Is that… a requirement for a skill?"
