Pain Means Love

"I lost control of the Soul Gun, who seems to react to my emotions. I was simply afraid. I apologize," lied Sergio because the truth was more pathetic. Valkyrie stared at him before gesturing toward the others to leave, including Yuxi.

"I understand that you have some unsolved issues with that man," she said before placing her hand on his face, and it began to heal. "However, you need to understand that you must escape the trap he laid for you."

"A trap...?"

"That is the forte of toxic people," sighed Valkyrie before her hand reached out and held his. "I was never loved by my parents, who believed that such a thing made me weak. This made me crave the attention of everyone, enough for me to do anything..." her other hand raised his sleeve to reveal his scars. "...even harming myself."