Pixy was now floating gently before Ace, her butterfly wings drooping slightly from exhaustion, yet her face shone with quiet pride and ecstasy.
Ace's complexion also started to recover as his pain and exhaustion seemed to fade away. He glanced at the system's notification before he looked down at his chest, where the 'Primal Bond' in the shape of an exotic tattoo now lay.
"You... branded me," He muttered.
Pixy tilted her head with innocent delight. "No, we branded each other. I carry your essence now, too. Look!"
She turned around slowly, and to Ace's surprise, a second tattoo was embedded faintly in the center of her back, beneath the shimmer of her wings. It was smaller and subtler, but unmistakably the silhouette of a shadowy figure with a face covered in a hood was there.
Ace's eyes widened when he saw 'his mark' and couldn't help but feel profoundly moved. His eyes narrowed slightly, "So this is a Primal Bond..."
