Chapter 33: A Traitor by Nature
The master-servant contract was one of the most powerful abilities of the [Guardian Beast] class. By forming the contract, she would choose a master to serve and protect forever.
In exchange for this choice, she would gain immense power and the ability to tap into the full potential of her class. However, there was a price to pay: she would become a servant to the one to whom she pledged loyalty.
She would sacrifice her freedom to protect the one she trusted and believed in; a costly and risky price for the power the contract bestowed.
Yet, Lara had never been able to find the right person. In fact, she didn’t even believe such a person could exist.
Everything that had happened in her past left a deep scar on her soul, making her unable to fully use her class.
There was a profound fear in her heart, a fear that the next person she chose to protect would betray her, just as Zack had done in the past.
This fear held her back, forcing her to live in a constant state of alert, unable to fully trust anyone.
Still, for some reason, her soul chose Davi. She felt strangely at ease near him, in a way she had never felt before.
Finally, her mind accepted the judgment of her soul. Lara sealed the contract, giving everything she had and was to the man she now wished to protect.
With her newfound power, she advanced, striking Zack with all her might. Blow after blow, she continued to attack the cowardly man, who at that moment was begging for mercy.
He muttered apologies quickly, inventing lie after lie to justify what had happened in the past.