The corridor was silent for a long time, the man was unconscious, and Crescent was sitting on the floor, blankly attempting to regain control, with Ace standing right in front of him.
Even though Ace had punched the man and rendered him unconscious, he couldn't help but feel rage blazing within him. At that precise moment, he wanted to kill the man and bury him right there. Ace wanted to cut off the man's limbs because of touching Crescent .
Ace resisted the urge to comfort Crescent. He wanted to touch Crescent's face and experience its warmth and softness in contrast to his own burning skin. He wished to delicately trace his fingertips across the moist streaks on Crescent's face. He wished to erase all traces of Crescent's suffering by wiping away his tears.
As he observed the scene in
