Arms of the Fire Demon

The question caught me off guard, and it took me a few seconds to process his words. "Am I...?" I stammered.

He gestured to the sky with a helpless expression. "You know, with the rift?"

This time, it was my turn to blush, my tail twitching in embarrassment. "Oh, um, yes."

This wasn't at all how it was supposed to go. Luke hated the gods with a passion, and he needed the Shard to gain power. Now, he had both a Shard and a goddess within reach, and I was powerless to stop him from taking either. Sure, Fate might be hidden for now, but I knew she wasn't gone, and she definitely didn't have the power to defend herself from an eighth-level being… probably. So why wasn't he seizing this opportunity?

Despite my fears, I wasted no time and quickly nodded. "Yes, we should go. I'm sure they're worried about us in Enusia."