The halls of the academy dripped crimson.
Bodies of teachers and elite Veinwalkers lay crumpled across the tiles, their Shinrei leaking into the air like smoke. The scent was heavy burnt lightning, broken stone, blood.
The Eclipse of Lust walked calmly through the ruin, her heels echoing with each step. Her crimson eyes glowed faintly, lips curved in a satisfied smile.
She dragged her fingers across the wall, leaving trails of black Shinrei that pulsed like veins.
Behind her, April's body slumped lifeless to the ground, chest pierced straight through.
"Your heart is mine now," Lust whispered, licking the blood from her hand as April's Shinrei dissolved into her.
The silence of the hallway returned.
Until a low, steady voice cut through.
"What did you do?"
Lust turned.
A man stood at the far end of the corridor.
