For now, Rin focused on keeping the mood from darkening completely, offering Yuri a small, comforting smile across the table as the remnants of her ice cream slowly melted in the bowl, the sweet flavors mixing into a colorful swirl.
The date continued in this delicate balance between lighthearted discovery and the lingering shadow of greater threats from beyond the void, the soft lantern light casting gentle shadows across their table as Yuri and Rin sat together in the quiet corner of Moonlit Petals.
Then Yuri replied in a quiet, serious voice that carried the weight of her ancient duty, "I know, but rumors have it that Lilith — the Mother of All Monsters — is the one orchestrating it all."
Lilith was known across countless realms as the ultimate progenitor, the first monster ever created in the primordial chaos before most worlds had taken shape.
