Test to death

I stared at your eyes filled with emotions. There was tension, excitement, doubt and a tinge of happiness on them.

What happened to you during these five years?

Where did the Planner kept you hidden?

I collected the twelve crowns. But I was not given the right to meet the Planner. I thought what the demon of the dead said to me was a lie.

I snapped. And everything on the demon of the damned realm was destroyed. Not a single form was left.

Lucien, did you know? I am strong now. I can perfectly protect you now.

So please don't hate me if I insist on sticking by your side. You won't be able to get rid of me anymore. And you won't be able to escape from my grasp.

***

"Alicia?" Lucien called. He'd been waving his hand in front of Alicia's face. He'd been acting weird. He kept staring at Lucien's face with a haunting dazed look.

Am I going to die? Lucien can't help but ask himself.