Yerin wasn’t just the disciple of the Sage of the Endless Sword; she was also Eithan’s apprentice. The student of the Reaper. She had used Penance, the absolute decree of death, to strike down a Monarch. She had learned to imitate Ozriel’s sword strike. And she remembered her Archlord revelation. It wasn’t to fight monsters. Yerin was meant to kill them. In that silent world, Yerin looked to Malice and saw a monster. She’d been using her anger at Malice, her disgust, for motivation. But that wasn’t what Eithan felt when he swung his scythe. It wasn’t what she had felt when she’d used Penance.
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