The State Of Things

"SAVE ME!!"

A weak and helpless scream came from the master bedroom of an isolated mansion in the Eternal Universe's residential area within the First Gate. Unfortunately for the one who released the cry, there was nobody nearby to come to his rescue.

His fate was sealed.

...

It was only around 8 hours later that Beatrice finally relented, not because she was satisfied, but because Dante had only a sliver of life left.

The two lay on the bed, Beatrice panting and flushed as her skin glowed with redness and vitality. She looked absolutely stunning right now, able to make even the most asexual man feel some stirring in his heart.

As for Dante, he lay on the other side, his entire body looking like a withered corpse on the verge of being turned to ash. One could not even tell he was breathing, and his usually lively golden eyes were turbid as mudwater now.