I gathered my will and pressed out, pushing the darkness back slowly; I had made my choice. As I did this, more of the warmth filled me with the strength to augment my own drive to keep fighting for myself and now for her.
I opened my eyes to a strange sight of the robotic face of a Bee, but somehow I knew who it was without a doubt.
"I wish to follow you to that other place, and I want to stop the False Gods. I will do whatever it takes to get you to that woman; I give you my life in your service, B1," I said to the metal face that was smiling down at me, and then I passed out.
[Ashia's view]
"I didn't see any of that coming," I said with shock after Pendra had gone limp in my arms, and then I looked at Serria, and her NekoBee looked just as surprised.