Christian watched Nina's back for a moment, eyes narrowing slightly as she disappeared into the dark.
Once you start killing… it sort of becomes your solution for every problem.
He'd read many phrases along those lines.
And right now, for some reason, this one rose to the surface of his mind.
His casual command for Nina to go and kill someone — it hit him, just then, how normal it had become.
How natural it felt.
And strangely, how it didn't bother him.
That was what made him pause.
Had he changed?
Or was this his original personality, merely brought to light?
Christian couldn't be sure.
But he had a feeling that power had changed him — especially now, more than a year after achieving the first mastery stage, and with the second stage already within reach.
But… what could he do?
At the end of the day, even with his unique system, it didn't give him everything.
Conflict with people was bound to happen — especially if he intended to keep moving toward what he wanted.
