"But what do you even know?" said the shadow. "Do you think you're so special? I know fury, too. I know hunger, too. I know madness, too! Oh… and I've killed plenty of creatures more powerful than me, too."

"Who are you to dare stare me down, beast? I am Lost from Light, who was born from the shadows. I am the rightful heir of death and the bastard son of fate. Wherever I go, ruin follows. If you had any sense, you would have run away as soon as you saw me."

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Their whispers entered his ears.

"Gods... look over there. Is that where Master Sunless fought?"
"So many dead bugs... wait, what the hell? Why are these corpses so mangled? It's like they were put through a meat grinder!"

"I mean, it does not even look like they were cut by a blade... it's more like he ripped them apart and crushed them with his bare hands."

"He did. Did you not see him, at the end? His weapon and armor must have been destroyed in the fight, so he just tore a leg off a Fallen abomination and then beat the bastard to death with it. And then... I swear to the gods. I saw it myself... he stood there and smiled, as though someone gave him the best present in the world!"

"I think he really hates Nightmare Creatures. His expression before that... so much anger, so much resentment. It looked, I don't know, personal? Maybe there's a tragic story there..."
"No wonder Soul Reaper went into trouble to personally recruit him."

"...What kind of devil is that kid?"