He was no longer Yingxing. Yes, it hurt, but you tried to accept it.

How hard it was to betray all of your ideals and Jing Yuan to become a Stellaron Hunter and be closer to... Blade.

But he didn't notice you or your efforts. To Blade, you seemed crazy, annoying. He didn't understand how you could grieve for so long for someone who had been gone for so long.

But he couldn't do anything, because you were the only person who could suppress Mara for a long time and do it less painfully. And even somewhere deep in his soul he hoped that you would banish this curse forever, freeing him from this torment... forever.

You sat on the floor of his dark, dusty room while Blade bandaged the wounds on his body.

"I can-" you wanted to say, but an angry growl interrupted you.

"I told you not to touch me! God, you stupid woman...."