Last Night in the Eclipsed Citadel 2

In silence, the Half-Fallen stood as she looked into the distance, along with Ryuk, the only sound to be heard being the air lifting around their heads and the flapping of their shirts.

"Thank you, Half-Fallen One," Ryuk's voice suddenly rang out, quickly carried and extinguished by the wind.

It caught the ear of the Half-Fallen One still, who looked at him.

"For what? The cultivation room? I already asked you to forget that," she said, as Ryuk shook his head.

"No, not for that. I'm thanking you for your belief in me."

"The belief that made you welcome me into the Fallen family abode with nothing but an authority card.

"It might be easy for me to tell myself you had no choice but to let me in because of the authority card, but that would be delusional."

"You could have ended me as easily as breathing when I first showed up before you."