"Shayma!" My fox-girl collapsed to the floor, blood pouring from her eyes and ears, and I recalled her despite the fact that she was still connected to the estate on the other side. There was a horrible tearing sensation as the part of me over in Port Anell was ripped away but I really didn`t give a damn. "Shayma!" I tried again, but she wasn`t responding. Her health was dangerously low and still ticking downward as the void mana writhed throughout her body.

　　I reached out and grabbed Keri from where she was eating lunch, teleporting her next to Shayma. She toppled over and scrambled to her feet, staring around for a moment before seeing Shayma and blinking. Then she recovered her senses and hurried to Shayma`s side.

　　"Heal her!" I yelled it even if Keri couldn`t hear me, and didn`t really need the direction anyway. She fairly jumped over to Shayma`s side, putting her hands on Shayma`s chest, but the numbers didn`t stop falling.If you spot this tale on Amazon, know that it has been stolen. Report the violation.

　　"I`m calling in my favor," I said, and while she still couldn`t hear me the atmosphere changed. "Heal. Her."

　　Keri bowed under the weight of the command, pouring all the mana she could into it. But I could see the void Affinity that suffused Shayma swallowing it up, mere second-tier healing not enough to counteract a fourth-tier Skill. Shayma`s health reached zero and I just watched, completely helpless. Something snapped. Keri recoiled as the failure of her favor sent her sprawling backward. [Promise] cracked in half and fell to the ground.

　　"She`s—" Keri started, then stopped as Shayma`s body seemed to sag in on itself, reverting to black dungeon-flesh and vanishing.

　　Shayma was dead.

　　I went mad for a time.