"You let your guard down."
"You trusted the same beings you killed without remorse."
"You let yourself get carried away by fake smiles."
"You always thought you wouldn't get betrayed by sweet, innocent people, didn't you? Look where that got you."
A voice whispered in the silence where Ryuen floated.
Its tone was laced with mockery and anger—familiar and deeply unsettling.
He tried to make out where exactly the voice came from, but his brain was sluggish.
He couldn't search through to remember, but he was certain that the voice was very familiar
"You'll never learn, Sato," the voice continued, softer now and feminine.
He felt hands brush over his body, tracing the lines of his veins until slender fingers crawled up his jaw, leaving a tinglingsensation behind.
"You didn't listen to me. You weren't careful. Now you lie here, betrayed, battered, and just steps away from death."
