Chapter 105 – Messy Event [4]
As the Red Moon began to fall, all the Heirs moved instantly to protect themselves, their minds focusing on survival rather than useless questions.
Some acted alone, clearly believing they needed no one.
That was the case for Jeanne and William, who stood apart from the others — surrounded by heirs scrambling restlessly — their eyes stern and cold as they stared up at the moon.
Jeanne's body was shrouded in a deep, vicious black fire that rippled outward continuously, seeming to corrupt the very air around her. In her right hand was a rapier made of the same black flame.
She took her stance, eyes burning with deep-rooted fury.
William, meanwhile, stood without a weapon. Yet the Heir of Castria took his stance anyway, his hand grasping at thin air as if closing around a sword, head lifted, looking at the Red Moon and the world of red surrounding him.
