Max had left, convinced beyond doubt that Kevin was dead, consumed by that strange entity. And yet… here he was, standing tall and alive, his expression calm, his power seemingly more refined than before.
Max's face darkened slightly as his wariness spiked. "Did something happen afterward? Did that gray shadow somehow keep him alive or… is this even the same Kevin?" The thought sent a chill down his spine. He clenched his fists unconsciously, because whatever the reason, Kevin's presence here could not be a coincidence.
Forcing his focus away from the unsettling figure, Max shifted his attention to the right side of the cave, where the yin energy surged like a living tide. There, a striking woman in a crimson dress stood, her body tall and sculpted, curves as pronounced as her presence.
It was Senior Sister Nell, unmistakably elegant yet lethally dangerous. Her long crimson whip lashed through the air like a living serpent, bursting with fiery sparks each time it struck.
