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*****
Too many thoughts crashed into Axel's head at once and there was the one that stood out more than the rest.
'Ares knows that I'm a demon!'
That fact hit harder than the Skavvern's punch ever had. Axel stared at the system screen, but his mind drifted. If Ares knew demons existed… then why had he acted clueless when his alien sister came to the academy? Why deny it back then? Nothing was lining up.
"Axel!" Ares shook him hard. "Do something already! Are you thinking about the chicken you left at home?"
Axel blinked and looked at Rick again. His friend's breathing was worse now.
Inside his head, Axel spoke quietly to Aurora.
'Aurora… what exactly am I about to do?'
There was a pause, then she answered.
"I do not know," Aurora said.
'You don't know? You're supposed to know what demons do. How do I even go about this?'
