Shadow Merging

[I want to see your meeting with your ugly and absurd self,] Vex teased him as he reached Stony Passage.

"I think it's going to be fun," Nero said, still on his shoulders and looking at the surroundings.

"You have to go alone," Snowshade said, shattering Nero's curious towers. "Leave that creature behind, and we will wait for you here."

Nodding, Jung entered the corridors. 'It's freezing,' he thought and peered behind, smirking at Nero.

The cat almost darted at him, but thankfully, she contained herself and glared at him with hatred.

[Go easy on her. She wanted to experience it as well,] Vex said, advocating for Nero's feelings.

"I can cheat one place for her… If she asks me nicely," Jung answered, shifting his gaze to Lilia, whose dubious eyes almost dug holes in his back.

As a half-baked narcissist, he enjoyed attention and couldn't wait to prove his worth.

But lying and pretending to be the Messiah felt amazing.