Yuemi's screams spread far and wide, shaking the Evernight Palace. But as madness took over, a voice, Xinzi's voice, echoed in her mind.
'So often, it is not about the truth, but what the world wants to believe to be true. Yuemi, you have ran amok for 10,000 years, disrespecting even the seniors that supported you in the first place. All they want is a strong excuse, a case so incriminating that no level of status can save you from their pent-up stress and rage. I just helped them build one, but you...put in the final touch. Go ahead, do your worst, I'm waiting for you, eager to show you that—beautiful—I am not only crazier than you are, but once provoked, my cruelty knows absolutely no limit.'
Derisive laughter pealed throughout Yuemi's mind, and rising to her toes, she stepped towards the exit, ignoring the mangled third elder, who still lay in a corner.
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