Linking 2

His heart sank as the chains dragged him toward an unknown place. 

All he could see was complete darkness, stretching endlessly in every direction. 

Glancing down, he saw the golden chain that bound him, their glowing links coiled around his body. 

A flash of memory struck him like a lightning bolt—Yuki's warning and her story about the person responsible for everything that had happened to him until now. 

'It's that Angel again! '

He spat the thought out bitterly. Each time she intervene, he lost something. She had been the cause of countless struggles in his life. 

'Damn it,' he cursed, struggling against the unrelenting pull. 'I won't let her control me. I can't be captured. I still need to rescue Index!'

The pressure of the chains tightened, and time was running out.