The allure of a new story was indeed potent for the Dark Force; he found it hard to control his instinctual reactions. Even as his Puppet minions were being relentlessly pushed back, he chose to ignore it. He chose to ignore it because, at this moment, all he wanted was to know what story Igor was going to tell.
He found this dawdling youth increasingly unbearable. He yearned to Devour him but hesitated. What if this youth's story was truly special?
He already knew that those he Devoured would never be able to recount their tales as vividly again, even if he released them later. Those he Devoured lost their vitality. They recited their stories word by word like lifeless fish, their narratives becoming disjointed and incomprehensible. Yet, even such monotonous, fractured tales utterly captivated him. Now, faced with the chance of a new story, he truly struggled to control his emotions.
