Chapter 1
He stretched his legs.
Still not enough.
A little farther.
The chains bit into the flesh around his wrists.
Skin tore.
Blood dripped onto the dirt.
But it didn't matter.
Just a little more.
Good...
Focus.
"Nara... please..."
The sword trembled.
Just a little.
That was all.
But he had nothing left.
Not enough strength for himself.
Not enough to awaken Nara.
He pulled the sword against his chest.
It was cold.
Far too cold.
The familiar warmth he had always felt deep within the steel was gone.
As if Nara had grown tired.
As if she had left.
The dark aura had faded.
It no longer swirled.
It no longer whispered.
Only silence remained.
Raven rested his forehead against the blade.
His eyelids grew heavy.
The pain was still there.
But even that, little by little, drifted away.
And in the end...
The only thing left...
was silence.
