Nero Blood

some snide joke, isn’t calling anyone here an insulting name. He’s just

us both, but my own hands are still cuffed

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oid was I

n. Who do I think I am,

drag Edan

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et myself thi

im locked up in

s once more for a few moments, pulling calm into myself, and maki

ack on Korpillion. Why do you have

en. Calm was

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eckless. I run in

et slag

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view port, I see dozens of soldiers

eady,”

o my side, untying me and yanking me to my feet for s

efore soldiers are spilling into the ship. Dressed in thei

em, steps

lighter in color than mine, is pulled back in a severe bun at the back of her head. Her nose is delicate, except the one

l. But she exudes p

e is low and quiet. If it were any louder around us, I neve

ays, lying as easy as he breathes. “But

even twitch with a

man says. “The credits will be dep

t jumps into my throat. Ed

ousness. “I know how these things work, I’ve been screwed over befo

She doesn’t say a word, but suddenly

em extends this…rod, and suddenly a Neron arc darts out of it, ju

ng through my entire body and a cry of pai

esn’t necessarily hurt, but it’s irritating. Like my skin has undergone too much s

it hard t

d forward, and as if it’s magnetized to my cuff

harness that Neron that’s sendin

s. Staggered among them, leading from my shi

if they’d once had blue eyes or green. They’re only black now. Glossy

lips, like ink seeping

ips are black

attered clothes, e

eyes, and the

the pain the Ner

mal person wouldn’t be able to do an