But despite all that effort, absolutely nothing was happening.
My life force wasn't a pond.
My life force wasn't a lake.
My life force wasn't even a sea.
My life force was an ocean.
A ridiculous, absurd, unfairly enormous ocean.
She had absolutely no idea what she'd thrown herself against.
"Do you really think a hundred years would be enough?" I asked.
She didn't give me any sort of answer.
"I don't think even a thousand years would be enough."
"You heard him, you whore," Ayuru said proudly. "Master, this woman had absolutely no idea who she was dealing with."
"Shut up!"
Samui sounded genuinely angry now.
"You are incredibly irritating."
"I'm simply telling the truth."
"You were tamed by a human!"
"And what exactly is wrong with that?"
"You have no dignity whatsoever!"
Ayuru paused briefly.
Then she laughed.
"That's a funny thing to hear from someone who can't even drain Master."
The silence that followed was honestly impressive.
