Cai Xieren stepped forward, her form radiating a dark energy that clashed with the Empress's gentle aura. "We are nothing but a pawn in their game, Nongyue" she sneered. "We are tools to be used and discarded from the beginning. And I am tired of it. I will not succumb to the fate again."
Xia Nongyue's heart ached, her body trembling with a mixture of anger and despair.
"Xieren, please," she pleaded, her voice filled with desperation. "Come back to me. Don't let them control you."
Cai Xieren's laughter echoed through the chamber, her eyes filled with a chilling amusement. "You are naive, Xia Nongyue," she scoffed. "The Lord of Chaos has shown me the true path, the path to control my own fate."
She raised her hand, her palm glowing with a dark energy that crackled through the air. "Now, I will show you the way," she declared.
