Eva's body was violently hurled against the black stone wall of Magniora. Her back collided brutally with the freezing surface, forcing a heavy, wet cough from her throat. Cough! A spray of fresh crimson splattered from the corner of her split lip.
The dark red Scarlet Aura enveloping her arms was flickering on the verge of death—fluttering weakly like a candle caught in a tempest. Purple bruises mapped almost every inch of her exposed skin. Her body was battered, yet the girl refused to yield. Her eyes burned with a fierce, defiant glare, challenging death itself.
Beside her, Adul stood with knees trembling uncontrollably.
His face was smeared with ash and grime. His eyes were red and swollen, wet with tears that carved tracks through the dust on his cheeks.
Yet... his cold, sweat-slicked palm still gripped a jagged piece of rubble tightly.
Atop the stone steps of Magniora, Selene towered over them like a punishing deity.
