His mind consumed by pain, Haruki struggled to stand tall in front of the raging dragoness. Her body flaring like magma had the ice pillars and wall turning into hazy white mist, obscuring Haruki's vision.
'I feel weird…' Although great pain coursed through his body, the hurt itself was healing him internally. Unbeknownst to him, countless passive abilities of Asmodia were already draining him of mana, but the pain kept healing that damage as well.
"Why the hell are you doing this Rose?" Haruki asked, glaring right into her eyes.
Clutching his fist, he took deep breaths to try and calm his body from the fear of facing a potentially mortal enemy. Within her flaming eyes, he could see the reaper ready to scythe his head. However, with much left to do in his second chance at life, he wasn't going to let her trample on his plans.
Returning Haruki's gaze with not a glint of emotion, Rose refused to answer the young duke's question.
