Lenny, blood-soaked and battered, managed to crack into a chuckle amid Athena's emotional outpouring. Gazing at his own heart, he did something unexpected—something that startled Athena and reignited an old fear she had nearly forgotten.
With a surprising nonchalance, Lenny crushed his own heart in his hands.
The organ yielded like a water balloon, squished without regard, as if it were a mere annoyance that needed venting.
This act, more than the physical wounds, invoked a sense of dread in Athena—a reminder of the unpredictable, courageous human who dared challenge even demons.
As Lenny crushed his own heart, a macabre spectacle unfolded.
For a brief moment, the heart ceased its rhythmic pulsations, a silent proclamation of potential death.
The room fell into an eerie quiet, and Lenny's focus intensified on the still organ. This pause seemed to herald the end, the cessation of life. Yet, contrary to the anticipated finality, the heart resumed its beating.
