Aren looked at the butler for a few seconds before speaking.
"But… you said this could kill you," he said.
"Aren, just do it," Kira urged. The butler was giving them a chance to live. It was an opportunity she would take without hesitation. She didn't understand why Aren was hesitating.
But Aren kept looking at the butler, and he couldn't shake the feeling that the man before him had suffered far more than any of them trapped in the Trials.
He took a deep breath.
The butler nodded, signaling him to go ahead.
Aren summoned the attack totem. It appeared above his hand, floating as he pointed it toward the butler.
"But before I go," Aren said, "can I at least know your name?"
The butler shook his head.
"I am nobody. From nowhere. Meant to do nothing. Not meant to exist."
Aren inhaled deeply.
With nothing but his will, the totem rose higher and began glowing brighter. He could feel it drawing energy from everything around them, the air itself trembling under the pressure.
