Chapter Seven: The Threshold of Destiny (I1B0C7)
Chapter Seven: The Threshold of Destiny “As the demon falls to rest, it warps the fabric of the universe in a way we cannot understand. When the Interfectus sleeps, it ceases to exist in this world for as long as it remains at rest. It is because of this that they are untraceable and also invulnerable.” Though he watched through half-open eyes as he traveled west, Hatasuko sensed that this voice came from the tempest. It sounded ominous and alluring but also familiar. It was not the voice of Sokaido or Adishina, though he had heard it once before. His golden eyes glanced at the narrow space between Vaida’s hair and the bottom of the sail, but his conscious mind waded through the screaming tempest in search of this voice. “Who said that? Who are you?” Hatasuko asked the storm of souls. “I can sense the Interfecti’s movements because that is the privilege of the damned. Every single one of us in here—every lost soul that was claimed by the forces of darkness—we can...