[All power has a price.]

"But I have no money!"

[You have received a Flaw.]

"Uh-oh."

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Standing before me was a pale teenager.

'He looks more miserable than I expected.'

"Texas, meet Sunless. Sunless, meet Texas"

'Don't ask about it...'

"...and you should call me Veil of Silence, isn't that right, Lost from Light?"

His face stopped and a tiny yelp escaped his mouth.

Time had frozen until he lurched towards me with his arms outstretched.

Tiny sparks appeared in his hands, a memory.

As the Silver Bell was nearing the destination of its trajectory, Master Jet interposed herself between us.

"What are you doing?" She demanded.

I was not sure which of us she was referring to.

*Cling*

The Silver Bell hit her bum.

She slowly turned her head.

"Oops."

*Smash*

The bell dematerialised.

With Sunny - now Lost from Light - out for the count, I had to deal with the next problem.

"You have a True Name?" Her face was twisted.

"..."

She came closer.

"This is harassment!"

Her cold hand reached for my shoulder.

Her gait was now complicated, her gaze hard to read.

"You are cold."

"..." This time, she did not reply.

"I have to go, sorry." With that, her hand slipped right through me.

I turned to leave only to hear a whoosh sound.

I looked down, finding her arm inserted in my chest.

"Umm."

With extreme speed, I bolted for the door only to find it locked.

I shook the door, and heard the rattling of bolts and chains on the other side.

Ignoring these inconveniences, I ran right through.

I ascended the stairwell, almost tripping.

The dark walls loomed over me.

*CRASH*

'What was that?