Each motion Kurome made. Each breath she took.
She was already within Tian Lu's reach.
Kurome's ears gave a small twitch.
This wasn't just a tracker. It was something deeper.
A presence that weighed every heartbeat, measuring her right to exist.
Tian Lu didn't move.
He simply stood there, silent and steady.
Letting her feel it.
Even if the darkness swallowed the world, his blade would still find her.
Off to the side, a pair of bright red eyes gleamed in the dark.
The small rat crouched motionless.
Little Sneak squinted harder, the patterns in his pupils spinning gently, blooming into a blood-red lotus.
He tilted his head, and followed it with a slow nod.
'This human's pretty good.'
A smug little smirk stretched across his tiny whiskered face.
'Not quite as good as me, of course. My tracking technique is way more elegant.'
He puffed his chest slightly.
'But still, not bad. It can do the job.'
