The woman leaned toward Neo, as if searching for something inside him.
"You must be tainted if you can tell I'm an Outer God." She smiled. "But your corruption feels weak. You haven't awakened Void?"
"Not yet."
"How about I help you?"
She stepped closer.
A faint, alluring scent drifted toward Neo's nostrils, carrying a hypnotic sweetness that made his head feel light.
Before the tension could escalate, Kane's voice cut through the air like a blade.
"Let them go. They are with me."
"Of course."
She pulled back, and the invisible force holding Neo in its tight grip loosened.
The bewitchment that had ensnared Olivia, Percival, and Nicolas also faded, leaving them momentarily disoriented.
They noticed the presence of Void around the woman and almost moved.
"Don't," Kane said before they could react. "She is ◼, the Clan Leader of the Void Dragon Clan, and an Outer God, yes. But she isn't our enemy."
Percival and Neo winced as Kane spoke the woman's name.
