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~Aspen

I should have known this would happen. It was too easy, too perfect.

Atari has two guards come in to take us down to the holding cells at the very bottom of the manor, dragging us ruthlessly without a care in the world.

I'm surprised Atari didn't just kill me on the spot. I suppose she gets more pleasure out of watching us suffer.

"No...this can't be happening!" the spirit shrieks from next to me, trying to pull against the guards grip.

I'm not bothering with any protest. Even if I manage to escape from these guards, there isn’t a chance I’ll make it out of here. Knowing my luck, I’ll bump into a Noble who isn’t interested in helping me out.

"Of course it's happening. You betrayed me,” I hiss back, nearly falling straight onto my face as my foot bumps under a rug.

"I had to. I couldn't keep living like I was."

I grit my teeth, trying not to let my anger overcome me. "You weren't living. That's the point. And now, many Demon's are going to die and so are you."

"I thought if I ca