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Knox simply remained there for long, excruciating moments, taking in the sight of her serene repose as if etching every line and curve into his tortured memory so he wouldn't lose even the tiniest detail.

Suddenly, Serena's body was engulfed in a dazzling burst of light, with glowing tendrils extending outward to encircle Knox's form.

He pulled the light within, absorbing it as if he were a hole eating the stars.

It was the portion of his soul he had given Serena in both their past lives and this current one, now being reclaimed after her death.

Then Knox rose to his feet with fluidity, seemingly defying the rules of gravity once the last remnants of that magnificent essence were sucked back into his form.

"Let us never meet again!" he intoned, his voice a discordant rasp that held no trace of anything remotely human.

The words carried such weight, such profundity of power that the trembling maid instantly crumpled motionlessly to the floor. Her mind simply could not withstand the