Arc 3

Dion exhaled sharply, his fingers clenching into fists. His patience was wearing thin. His gaze flickered to the experiment before him, a complex array of symbols and dark energy suspended in midair. The runes flickered once, twice , then shattered, the fragments dispersing into nothingness.

Crack.

The sound of failure.

Dion ran a hand through his hair, breathing heavily as he looked at the failed rune. He had spent weeks trying to find a way to keep Ye Jin alive despite using her core. Every calculation had been precise, every theory backed by years of study. But no matter how much he refined the process, the results remained the same.

There was no solution.

A cold realization settled in his chest. He had no choice but to let her die.

"Fuck."