"The voices speak to me in tongues I cannot understand," She said, frustrated, a tear sliding down her cheek. "I wish I could say they go away once I pick up my sword, but the truth is the voices just stop yelling in my ear. They're still whispering, and their whispers are getting louder everyday."
To his surprise, as this odd lady spoke, the system kept spamming alarming updates in his ear.
[-20 Life Essence Points]
[-44 Life Essence Points]
[-200 Life Essence Points]
At the last notification, his world went dark for a second. He did not understand why, until he asked the system.
[Your heart just exploded.]
In the meantime, Clayton still had his hand on her shoulders. He could feel her muscles flexing, hard as a rock, and he foolishly wondered if touching one's shoulder could cause a heart attack.
