Seraphina took her time, her piercing gaze sweeping across the room, taking in the mix of wide eyes, tense shoulders, and barely concealed horror. Some students clenched their fists as if grappling with what she had just told them. Others looked pale, their rigid expressions betraying their unease.
She sighed dramatically, shaking her head with mock sympathy. "Oh dear, I can already hear the thoughts running through your heads… 'Does this mean we'll eventually have to kill our own kind?'"
She let the question hang in the air before flashing a knowing smirk.
"The answer is simple—yes. Whether you like it or not, at some point, taking a human life will become necessary. It's inevitable."
She let that statement settle, watching the tension in the room rise.