The hospital room was sterile white, filled with the soft beeping of medical equipment monitoring Damian's vital signs.
He lay on the bed unconscious, his body wrapped in bandages covering the numerous wounds from the demon battle.
His breathing was steady but shallow, face pale from blood loss despite the emergency treatment he'd received.
The air shimmered near the window.
Kuro materialized from the shadows, having just completed his own breakthrough to C- rank while Damian had been fighting for his life.
Yes. The raven was undergoing his breakthrough as Damian was traveling home, so he wasn't able to help Damian during his fight.
The raven's red eyes immediately locked onto Damian's bandaged form.
For a moment, Kuro just stared, processing what he was seeing.
His bond partner, his companion. The human who'd fed him death energy and trained alongside him and accepted him without question.
Broken, battered and covered in wounds that spoke of desperate, brutal combat.
