Pierre lay terror-stricken beneath Jasmine's foot, which pressed down on him harder and harder, while she clicked her tongue and regarded the bird shivering in her hand.
"Stop trying to escape. The moment I touch someone, I can seep my darkness into their mana veins and block them from using any spells. If I feel so much as a twitch from this point on, I will squeeze your brains out."
Hearing the threat, the bird let out a frightened chirp and obeyed, going still in her grip.
"Jasmine...?"
Celestina's voice drifted softly from behind her, laced with bewilderment, and Jasmine turned her head toward it.
"I promised you, did I not? That I would never abandon you again."
She gave Celestina a gentle smile and spoke in a mellifluous voice.
"You did an amazing job. Rest up now. I will handle the rest."
As the words left her lips, dark energy surged out of her body, and in an instant they were back inside the dark cube.
