Unforgivable Crime (Part 1)

'But you are also wrong! I'll never help you. As I said, I'd rather die here.' True to his word, Dusk refused to sacrifice his host.

Even if he reverted to his peak condition, Baba Yaga's seal would remain and so would the Sealed Space that kept the Red Mother from pinpointing his location. His spells, mana, and bloodline abilities would still be trapped inside his crystal body.

Sacrificing Keila would achieve nothing but serve Dusk's crystal to Night on a silver platter. He burned his life force instead, bringing Kelia back to her peak condition by taking on himself the wounds they had suffered.

"No! No, no, no!" The Black Night and her host yelled in unison as Dusk exploded in a shower of bloody crystals. "I won't let you deny our prize! Our birthright!"