The gate groaned as Bai Zheng pulled it open, the rusted metal scraping against the floor with a sound that echoed throughout the empty warehouse.
Beyond it was darkness.
Raiden's heart slammed against his ribs, each beat sending a fresh spike of pain through his broken body, but he barely felt it. All he could think about was what waited on the other side of that door.
"Your sister is inside," Bai Zheng said, his voice smooth and calm, as if he were inviting Raiden to a meal rather than leading him toward something that had been haunting his every waking thought for hours. "Are you ready to meet her, Raiden??"
Raiden didn't answer right away. His eyes were fixed on the darkness beyond the gate, his breathing shallow and ragged, his grip on the blood scythe the only thing keeping him upright.
Every part of him wanted to rush forward, to tear through whatever was in his way, but his body was failing him, his vision swimming at the edges, his legs trembling with each step.
