Lykos's silver eyes locked onto Seris's, gleaming like shards of moonlight in the darkness. For a moment, the world seemed to hold its breath as he hesitated, his lips parting as if the words themselves were heavy, burdened by the weight of truth.
Finally, he spoke; his voice was low and deliberate, each syllable echoing like a distant thunderclap.
"I'm feeding myself… to grow."
A cold shiver raced down Seris's spine, her instincts screaming in warning. Deep down, she had already known what his answer would be, but hearing it aloud made it all too real. Her voice, steady despite the unease coiling in her chest, cut through the tension.
"And what exactly are you feeding on?"
Lykos's expression remained impassive, his tone as cold and detached as the void itself. "The corpses scattered across the battlefield. And the creatures I've hunted."