Shadow wings expanded wider than ever before.
Kaito lifted into the sky.
The hunter followed using sacred flight sigils.
Silver Eyes remained below, her eyes glowing intensely.
"I'll anchor your mind," she whispered.
The higher they flew—
The heavier the pressure became.
Reality thinned.
The eclipse surface looked cracked, unstable.
Azrath's chained form awaited them.
"You have done well," the Seventh Lord said calmly.
"But this is where kings kneel."
Kaito did not slow.
"I don't kneel."