One step closer, then another, and another. Each step bringing him closer into the darkness; each step forced a small echo throughout the area. It wasn’t long before he stepped into the overlapping shadows, toward the human-shaped demon.

“...They're bound to me, for good--we share energy. If I'm slain, their hearts stop. If...”

Rain stopped a few feet away, hesitant for a moment.

“What’s the matter?” he said almost under his breath, as if threatening the thing, “Why stop talking?”

The Grim Angel began moving forward again, “I can’t kill you, is that it? That just makes things a little better. I hope you hate pain—I’ll stop attacking when you say ‘mercy’. How does that sound?”

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