"How is it going, Guardian Spirit?" Aur spoke with a smile on his face as Stella felt a shudder down her back.
"How?"
Stella moved her neck muscle to look behind her.
A wet, sickening squelch filled the air as Aur's large hand came out from the other side of her chest, drenched in warm blood.
The crimson blood trickled down to the ground. A wave of cold horror washed over Stella, freezing her in place. Her breath quickened in her throat, her mind screaming in disbelief as her body betrayed her, trembling uncontrollably.
She couldn't comprehend how he had managed it, her thoughts a panicked blur as the sight of her own beating heart, still pulsing in his blood-streaked hand, sent icy shivers down her spine.
"You know, I have always been looking for your weakness but couldn't seem to find it for a long time." Aur spoke casually while withdrawing his hand with her beating heart still in his blood-stained hand.
