It's a decisive rematch for the two Aristian royalties – a repeat of that horrendous debacle from a faraway past where one had emerged victorious while the other was vanquished.
As they continued exchanging looks of detestation like ravening wolves, that conclusive moment sprawled intolerably in the midst of nothingness and evanescent quietude.
Dropping his firearm meant giving rise to more red flags. However, Hal was no newbie in this kind of charade.
He knew that doing otherwise was equivalent to finding a corpse of an innocent victim, which would waste all his hard work on keeping the villainess at bay. For now, he entrusts his fate to his comrades who're just minutes away from ambushing that place.
"What a surprise, Empress. Who would've known that only a young girl could push your buttons to this extent?" he commented in hope to buy time.
