Bloodscript: Survival Game of the Reborn
He was silent long enough that I wondered if the system would reject the attempt.
Then he spoke.
“I regret,” he said, voice low, “that I left her to the Game.”
Static crawled over the surface of the Gate, distorting his words, warping them. I had to strain to pick out pieces.
“…thought I could outplay it…” crackle “…walked away when I should have burned with her…” Hiss “…should have died with her…”
Her.
It wasn’t me.
Of course, it wasn’t me. This regret was older, deeper, carved into him long before my name ever touched his tongue.