Long Xi's eyes widened in horror.
"No…" she whispered, her voice filled with despair. "You can't…"
Mo Xie chuckled, a low, rumbling sound that seemed to shake the very air around them. "Oh, but I can," he said. "And I will. Unless…"
He paused, letting his words hang in the air, a tempting offer, a devil's bargain.
"Unless you join me," he continued, his voice soft yet filled with an undeniable power. "Unless you pledge yourself to me. Become my queen, Long Xi. Stand by my side as we reshape this realm, as we bring about a new order, an order of darkness and chaos."
Long Xi stared at him, her mind reeling. She could feel the darkness encroaching, could sense the despair threatening to consume her.
"Never." she said, her voice barely above a whisper, yet filled with a fierce, unwavering determination.
