-74- Blood Favored

"Lady of the Dark Night?"

It seemed that death was upon her as she began to hallucinate, thinking she heard the voice of the Lady of the Dark Night...

Sebastian mocked himself inwardly.

With a soft sigh, he closed his eyes, waiting for death to arrive.

However, it quickly became apparent that something was amiss.

Suddenly, the world around him fell silent.

The acrid smell of burning fat and wood was gone.

Even the rising heat from the wooden hut in the fierce flames seemed to have disappeared.

The crackling of the flames, the conversations of the Judgement Knights, all had vanished.

Almost subconsciously, Sebastian opened his eyes again and was immediately taken aback.

What met his gaze was not the grey-white smoke accompanied by the light of fire and the dilapidated hut but familiar crimson mist, and the still imposing and solemn ancient castle...