"And that is already another request," the Grim Reaper reminded Cixi coldly. "Do you see human greed? It never truly ends."
Cixi had no more words, no more threats, and nothing left to bargain with. In her deepest agony, Cassian's face flashed across her mind. If Cassian were here right now, he would not stand by and let innocent infants be butchered if she wanted to save them. She didn't realise when or how Cassian became the one she trusted most... and she knew in her heart he would make her every wish come true, no matter how bizarre it was.
Cixi breathed softly as his name slipped past her lips. "Cassian,"
At the sound of that name, the Grim Reaper's long, skeletal fingers tightened around the shaft of her metal scythe.
