Chapter 36: Incunabula
“If you know the enemy and know yourself,
you need not fear the result of a hundred battles" —Sun Tzu.
I pull his hand away, allowing me to see the result of my action.
The bite mark heals completely, but another mark replaces its surrounding. Red lines makes its way to the surface, glowing as intensely as the twin irises in his eyes. He stares at me with those monstrous eyes of his, as realization sinks in.
“Yes, that’s right. You are no longer your own person,” I confirm his suspicion.
The rest of the lines solidifies, leaving a permanent design of a rose pentagram on his skin.
A contract. I’ve made it. A one-sided bite is a form of servitude, done between a master and a servant. The receiving end can be unwilling, but what’s done is done. It’s a very old r
