An innocent heart is purged of its innocence. Amber eyes, burn and seethe at the cruelties of the world. Love gives way to hate. Justice bows to vengeance. And the skies are eclipsed as the Black Stars descend from the skies...
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Ugh, I'm up again? It's so strange... these nights feel so... stifling.. like a thick fog looming over me.. Distressed thrashing and restless breaths consumed Jinto's nights. At the request of Juri, who allegedly feared being alone at night, he would sleep on a separate bed placed next to hers. However, ever since he did, a darkness has been agitating his soul...
The Melanin man glanced over at the princess. "She's sound asleep. So... it's just me? No one else saw that phantom reflection come at me... not even Jaleel. First she appears in my nightmares. Then Juri appears, looking like a palate swap of her. And now, the image of the woman haunts me," he uttered to himself.
At once, he stood up. A low, rumbling hum emanated from him. Like a revving engine. Incandescent embers plumed upwards, like cherry-blossom petals, before his body ignited. "Whoever you are... I'm right here, come get me." he goaded.
W-what's he doing? Are we under attack? Unbeknown to Jinto, Princess Juri, had awoken... Partially closing her eyes like a peephole, she observed the spectacle before her. Why's he just standing there? No one is there. So who's he trying to fight? And now he's going from window to window? This is so bizarre. Uh! Is he looking this way!? Ok, I'm asleep-I'm asleep-I'm asleep!
Tup...
Tup...
TUP...
Jinto's slow, plodding footsteps grew louder, closer... each step, a physical declaration of suspicion. A warning. A threat.
"Ever since you got here..." Jinto murmured, as he stood over the female feigning sleep. "Ever since you got here, strange things have happened. Damar tried to get rid of you. Jaleel, tried to get rid of you... Maybe, just maybe, he was right..." he continued.
Juri could feel the force of his fervid exhalations, like a powerful beast breathing on the back of her neck. She could feel the roaring heat that blazed from him, itching for something to scorch! And, she could feel, something else...
The air began to choke and the atmosphere collapsed..
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