Chapter 123
Vanya
My eyes fluttered open, and the haze of scarlet mist pressed against my vision. The man—or the thing—stood in front of me with a smile that didn’t belong on any human face. It was too sharp. Too knowing. Too entertained.
“Let me introduce myself,” he said with a mock bow, his voice dripping like poison into my ears. “My name is Rufina, the cursed fate.” His crimson eyes gleamed as though the very title filled him with delight. “And you, Vanya DiVinci, are here to battle. One thing about me—” he tilted his head, the smile widening—“is that I am brutally honest. And the truth is… you will end up dying here.”
The words hit me like cold steel.
He chuckled when I stiffened. “You and I both know you’re not strong enough to fight fate itself, let alone win. But don’t pout,
