Forbidden Character Formula Daoist Art; the Demon Master Leaves

[Disbelief still showed on Owl Moon's face!]

[He stared dumbly at the beating heart held before him. Rage burned in his eyes, but he was powerless!]

[Huang Dao's right hand pierced his chest again and pulled out another throbbing heart.]

[Huang Dao held both hearts in his hands!]

[Owl Moon did not fall. He staggered toward the tavern door, swaying on unsteady feet.]

[Blood poured unchecked from his chest, while great mouthfuls sprayed from his nose and mouth, leaving a long trail across the floor.]

[An ordinary person would have died on the spot from such grievous wounds.]

[Yet Owl Moon remained standing. Blood bubbled from his mouth, leaving him unable to speak. One trembling hand pointed at the Demon Master; the other pointed at you.]

[The fierce power you had shown when you struck was gone. The crimson glow had faded from your hands, and you watched him calmly.]

[Two hearts were a rare thing indeed!]

[Owl Moon struggled to breathe, his eyes fixed on you. You seemed to have worn that same expression ever since he revealed who he was.]

[It had always been the same look. Owl Moon finally recognized it: you were looking down on him. You had never cared!]

[Owl Moon glared at Huang Dao and you with hatred in his heart!]

[The Demon Master tightened his grip, and both hearts burst.]

["A man without a heart cannot live!"]

[Before the Demon Master's words had faded, Owl Moon could hold on no longer. He fell flat on his back, eyes wide open and fixed on the tavern's thatched roof. He died with his eyes unclosed.]

[Owl Moon was dead!]

[Not a speck of blood stained the Demon Master. Even his long, fair fingers were spotless, and a gentle smile rested on his face.]

[He left