Chapter 111: Farewell kiss
«I was sure Raelos would be able to get some results... At least, when the venerable Cassian Thalukvar returns to Earth, I’ll have some good news to give him. Akashi betrayed us. Velshekar disappeared. Velune is working with the Monster Reapers. Eskari was defeated... If Raelos failed too... how could I even report back?» Zhurvak mutters—the blue amphibious creature with dozens of yellow eyes.
Raelos warned him about the destination, so he materialized there a second after the incubus arrived.
He sits on the edge of a nearby rooftop, watching the fight with growing excitement. That excitement explodes into pure joy when Hakuto is struck dead by lightning.
«Go, Raelos! Go! You’re the best!»
Zhurvak jumps and cheers like a crazed cheerleader.
«H-Hakuto...» Chantal murmurs.
Her whole body trembles as she staggers toward Raelos.
When she sees Hakuto killed by his own father, a new spark lights up in Ana’s eyes.
As she realizes what just happened, she lets out a scream even more desperate than Chantal’s.
Ana didn’t kill him directly, but she helped cause it by stopping Chantal.
That truth crashes down on her like a landslide, burying her in terror and guilt. «What have I done...? What have I done...?» she whispers.
Her eyes fill with tears as she stares at Hakuto’s charred, smoking corpse lying nearby.