The blade pierced his flesh and heart, causing heavy bleeding and impending death along the way.
"It stings," Noa said, laughing.
He prepared for the blessing to trigger.
But before his eyes picked up any change within the altar, the darkness swallowed his vision.
[ You died ]
A familiar system notification rang in his head.
Once again, instead of wasting time embracing the infinite nothingness, his wish to revive came on top, bringing his consciousness back to his corpse.
[ Echo: 785/1,000 ]
No matter how often he did it, it still hurt like hell.
Still, Noa found his way into his body and immediately snapped open his eyes.
He checked the altar, feeling death affinity washing over him.
The clicking and shuddering sounds that Arthur made didn't stop, and one look was enough to conclude that the boy was struggling.
'I think he believed me,' Noa thought.
As for the scene before him, the process was quicker than he expected.
