"Poor lost lamb…" Baines murmured in a soft voice which traveled, for some reason, powerfully across the empty space. "He was trying so hard to keep himself safe, to protect his heart from being tainted that he failed to realize that he had been feeding from the darkness itself. Fear, anxiety, anger, despair… they corrupted him from inside and when he could not bear it any longer… he broke down. Such a delicate, fragile little thing…"
"Shut up." Lu Yizhou hissed. His voice shook due to the rage and his gaze was spitting flames. Had it been tangible, then Baines would have already lay in the pool of his own blood by now. "Shut up… you don't know anything. He has never been weak."
Back then, Lu Yizhou almost died when 666 fought with 404. He was certain now, it was this version of his lover who had yanked him back into Irene's body and returned him to life. If not for him… then who knew what would have happened to Lu Yizhou now?