Chapter 130 - Goodbye, For Now

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|... Nothing to say, Knight?| Dauz muttered, carrying Knight's limp, powerless body through the air.

[...Mock me if that is your intent, Dauz.] Knight's voice was low, rasping, yet unbroken. [I can no longer tear your throat and appendages apart as I desire.]

|Alright, then I just want to say—|

[That you won? That you've bested me?] Knight scoffed. [Go ahead. Bask in your moment. You used my weakness against me, seized your opportunity, and struck me down. It is your right.]

|....| Dauz remained silent as he carried him.

|It took me a thousand years,| he admitted, his gaze shifting toward the endless sky as they passed through the clouds. |But I know I was a whoreson for how I treated you. And Evelyn.|

[Was?]

|....|

|I do regret it, Knight.|

[Do you?] Knight sneered. [Do you weep into Evelyn's bosom at night? Does she cradle your shame while you pretend to be whole? You poor thing... If I could, I'd pluck your eyes from your skull and chew them down my throat.]

|You've done that before. Aren't you tired of hating me?|

[NEVER.] The word came as a growl, raw and venomous. [NEVER.] He repeated, his voice like a storm. [You. Evelyn. Both of you. I thirst for the day I see your flesh torn apart.]

|Should've known talking to you was pointless.|

[And yet you keep trying.] A rasping chuckle followed. [Every time, knowing it's futile. A futile existence through and through.]

Dauz exhaled, steadying himself.

|Will you never see me in a different light?|

[I don't need to,] Knight spat. [That whore's aura wrapped around you already gives off light that—]

And then, his body ignited.

[GRRRRR...!!] A guttural snarl tore from Knight's throat as flames seared through his World Armor.

|You can insult me all you like,| Dauz warned, his voice low, measured.

|But keep your tongue in check when speaking of my Goddess.| His eyes darkened, a dangerous glint flickering within them.

[WHORE!! A WHORE OF A THOUSAND NIGHTS...!] Knight's voice boomed, his hatred undeterred. [A WHORE THAT DESERVES—]

Dauz seared him again. This time, the flames roared, the intensity a thousandfold.

And still—Knight spoke.

[THAT WHORE DESERVES TO BE IMPALED BY THOUSANDS OF RABID DOGS, COVERED IN SHIT—USED AND DEFILED UNTIL EVERY HOLE IN HER BODY IS BLOODIED AND TORN—!!]

|Shut... UP...!| Dauz's teeth clenched. The fire surged.

Knight's armor burned white-hot, a second sun blazing in the sky—but his voice never faltered.

[HAHAHAHAHAHA! THIS PAIN IS PROOF OF YOUR WRETCHEDNESS, DAUZ—PROOF OF YOUR EMPTY WORDS! AFTER EVERY HOLE IS BLOODY, A NEW ONE SHOULD BE CARVED INTO HER FLESH—A RUTTING SPACE FOR EVERY—]

Dauz's grip locked on his armor.

A moment away from ending him on the spot.

[Dauz. Stop.]

A voice, calm yet absolute.

|M-My Goddess, he—| Dauz's gaze snapped toward Varolia.

She floated before them, radiant, her wings spanning the heavens, far larger, brighter, more absolute than his own.

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