The woman in the black dress descended even further, her presence becoming heavier, darker.
"...It is large enough for me." she said in a voice like a whisper of death.
Craaaaack
"What do you even mean by that? What could possibly be so important to you that it justifies this? Destroying a planet in the Young Belt—what would that achieve for you? Besides drawing endless bad karma to yourself and making enemies of the Star Academies across the universe?!"
Robin was on the verge of losing his sanity, his voice trembling with urgency.
"Calm down—there's no reason for this madness! There's nothing personal between us—I don't even know who you are!"
After his discussion with Evergreen earlier that day, Robin had completely dismissed the possibility of such an encounter. No rational being would take this kind of catastrophic risk without a significant gain. Not unless they were truly... unhinged.
But then, the woman in the black dress tilted her head slightly, almost mockingly.
