CHAPTER 65: KAZUKI THE BOUND

The ritual was brutal.

The stone beneath me cracked as magic poured in. Runes carved themselves into my skin. The Academy’s walls whispered. Its bones bent toward my breath.

I could feel every heartbeat inside its walls.

Every scream.

Every life.

Lilith stood over me, hands glowing crimson. "You’ve done it," she whispered. "You’re the soul of this place now."

I looked up at her. "Then don’t let me forget who I am."

She leaned down, kissed my forehead.

"I won’t."