Back to where we met

Raze still had the bloody sword from the fight, and the dried blood was still on the blade even after a couple of days. Some of it had flaked off, and he was hoping that if he wetted it a bit and applied it to the statue, it would be fine.

The main issue was that the moment he did this, the seal would be broken. The last time that had happened with Simyon's earring, it had caused a portal break, and what was known as a hybrid had come out of it, nearly destroying the whole town.

The other issue was the fact that Alter was here. If that happened, they would put two and two together, not even giving Raze enough time to do what he needed to get rid of the evidence. Now that they were gone, he could get to work.

Taking the sword with him, he placed it around his waist, tugging it under the cloth band. He wore his uniform over his wounded body, and it was only then that he realized that he had been half-naked in front of Charlotte the whole time.