🍁Nine Ancient Obelisks

Ignoring the clucking:
- Besides, she doesn't want to work with me, and I don't want to work with her either. You can hear it yourselves. I didn't do anything to her, but just my presence triggers an eruption from the sewer grate she calls a mouth, - he sighs. - Asmidul, you said? Beautiful name. Let me tell you something, Asmidul: ever since I had the "pleasure" of meeting her, my whole life has gone downhill - right from the day she tricked me into giving her my photo, - he absentmindedly rubs his neck. - And what's more, I don't remember ever telling her my name. I don't think she is who she claims to be. At least you look like a sane person, so let me ask you to give me just one reason why I should believe all this nonsense instead of ending it here and now, - his hand moves closer to the stained katana, but not aggressively. - Don't get me wrong - lately, I've had a major crisis of trust, both with strangers and with people I know.

—I'm not asking you to work with us. I won't lie, your help would be useful to us, - he nods towards Kamistella's speech, - But I believe it is my duty to tell people the truth, and what they do next is up to each individual; no one here has the right to decide for them. It was wrong to withhold information about the knight behind the walls of the surveys, and Linshi and I have already discussed this. If you know what we have found out, even if you don't believe it, that will be enough relief for me.

—As for the reasons... As you can see, five people ended up in the same place with the same symptoms. Three of them had never met me or Linshi before and hadn't taken any photos, but that didn't change anything. I also know about other victims of the Black Knight. Some were foreigners, others didn't even leave their city. The only common factor here is this pseudo-nightmare about their own death. Until recently, Linshi was in confinement, but this did not stop the series of murders. - He sighs heavily and decides to share the truth: - And I also know that under the influence of the knight, you can lose control of your own body at any moment and harm the people around you. I've been through this before, and what happened to me can never be erased. The truth is that a part of this warrior's soul is now in each of us, and when he extracts it back, a delayed death will occur.