"Believe me when I say that nothing good comes out of prying into this matter," Nikolai tried to warn him sincerely. "All I know is that this is bigger than both of us, and the consequences could be deadly."
Master Edward didn't say anything and simply stared at him before turning toward the ritual grounds. The man's intuition was sharper than a knife, and he could deduce that Nikolai was telling the truth about this.
"I refuse to listen," Master Edward said with a vile grin. "This is interesting, and I need to know the answer. I need to know what is going to happen and why it is going to be in this place."
"Then I have no choice but to fight you," Nikolai assumed position, even though it strained his body just to do so. The young man looked at him with approval before unsheathing his sword and standing by Nikolai's side.
"Then 'we' have no choice but to fight you," the young man said with a grin, his mana gathering around the sword.
