Nikjin was silent for a while. "Leave us, Cheyenne," he said eventually. As soon as the woman left, he rose to his feet and covered the distance between with three steps, towering over her.
"If you stay on the right side of history, you will not die in this war," he said quietly.
"And where is the right side?"
"Right here, beside me. This is the winning side as you can see, Luna. If you stay with me and please me, you will walk out of this unscathed and be free to return to your reality when it is all over."
His words were moving but something inside of her gut distrusted him. Villains never play fair and she knew Nikjin was no different. He would say whatever he felt he needed to say just to get her on his side, but when this was all over, he would discard her like a piece o
