"Hannah Ashton, also known as 'The Violet Wraith'. Level thirty Herald Slayer. She is part of a group called the Ghost Unit, led by a Herald Slayer known as 'Sato Nagi, The Lightning Blade'."
The name was new. Unfamiliar. A cold anchor in the flood of information. Jagger registered it, but it didn't stick. His focus remained locked on the grainy image of Hannah, the faint violet light clinging to her like a second skin. The designation 'The Violet Wraith' sounded like the title of a story about someone else, not the sister who used to steal his socks and hide his textbooks.
"She's a Herald Slayer," Jagger said, the words tasting like something unrecognizable.
"Yes."
Adriana's tone gave him nothing. No comfort. No judgment. Just the stark fact.
Then Director Ng continued.
