The moment she disappeared, Kaito collapsed.
Power surged violently inside him.
Two Lords' energy clashed within his core.
Silver Eyes knelt beside him.
"You're destabilizing."
"I can feel them fighting," he whispered.
The ancient presence awakened again, watching silently.
The hunter approached cautiously.
"If he explodes…"
"He won't," Silver Eyes snapped.
Kaito screamed as black veins spread across his arms.
For a terrifying second—
His shadow expanded uncontrollably.
Then he forced it inward.
Silence fell.
Breathing heavily, he looked up.
"They're not just Lords."
"What do you mean?" the hunter asked.
Kaito's voice turned cold.
"They're fragments of something bigger."