It hurt so very much.
"Cinder, we don't know if he's dead yet. May-- maybe we-- Maybe we can-- Maybe we can still-- still save him," he offered, his voice sounding unsure, like he wasn't trying to convince only her, but himself too.
Cinder scoffed, rolling her eyes. "Right, Kai. Because Her Majesty is so merciful." She banged her head against the wall, kicking it with her un-human leg, and punching it with her right fist. "He's gone, Kaito, he's gone. And it's all my fault," she whispered.
Kai cursed under his breath, something he seldom did, and turned Cinder around, balancing her by grabbing her firmly by the arms. "Stars, Cinder. Stop blaming yourself."
She looked down. She would never stop blaming herself, because it would never stop being her fault. She swallowed. "We should get going."
She did it. She won. The kingdoms were too late in uniting against her, and Salem achieved her victory. Now you, an immortal friend to both Ozma and Salem must try and keep your group alive in this new world. It's difficult especially with the turned grimm huntress' and huntsman of old, wanting nothing more than to enforce their queen's rule over the small remaining population, and well, to retrieve you, the long-lost love of their queen. The fight to keep humanity alive is becoming more and more impossible as those who are chosen are turned to grimm themselves and those who aren't, well they're food. However, when rumors of a cure begin to spread it brings back that deadly feeling-the feeling of hope.