“What actually happened to you out there?” Dale demanded, feeling like the man in front of him was getting weaker by the second. “I lost,” came the bitter reply. “I meant when Xenocide grabbed you and acted like you were a sacrifice,” Dale explained more fully. “Oh.” The Master sighed and sat down. “Nothing that would normally be an issue if I had time to fix it. Xenocide grabbed my Center and damaged it. With everyone else, he fed it to his blood Runes, but mine was simply dispersed. Damage to an S-ranker is damage done to the soul. This typically means very little, as the soul is incredibly
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