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Inari pov

My pulse quickens… there's a vein… this needle that seems to connect itself through everything. And then… then there's a call, a pulse. And a gasp. A breath that brings light to my face. To everything around me.

It brings light to the peace around me, the small tiny breaths that I take and… and… For a moment, everything was fine. Everything was great. Until I rise. Her face is above me, a small thing framed by glasses.

She lets out a small 'eep' then scurries away. My arm aches, and… and… "Did you take my blood?"

There's no hostility in my voice. But Damian still smirks. He looms over me and assesses my condition.

"I did."

My head tilts.

"For what reason?"

His black hair looks like a void. Something that consumes all light. Then he rises, and the sun comes with it too. My eyes squint and he laughs.

Just a bit.