"Party A: Shen Ye."
"Party B: Mi."
"Contract: Both parties willingly enter into an alliance, in sickness and in health, for poorer or richer, maintaining a united stance (as determined by Party A), caring for him (Party A), respecting him (Party A), accepting him (Party A), remaining faithful to and trusting each other until the end of their lives."
"Contract penalty: The party in breach shall lose at least half their strength."
Shen Ye pondered, quietly studying the contract.
She was actually willing to enter into a contract of mutual trust!
That was a good thing.
But-
Why did the wording of this contract sound a little like wedding vows?
Never mind.
There was nothing wrong with its contents anyway. They even favored him somewhat.
He would sign it first.
With a thought from Shen Ye, his spiritual imprint appeared on the contract.
The instant he signed with his spiritual imprint, Mi applied hers too.
The contract took effect!
This meant she had to put him first in everything.
Why had the chief adjudicator done this?
Perhaps she had some unspoken hardship that had driven her to join the Twisted Sanctuary.
That was the only explanation.
The monster the Soul-Possessing Ball had transformed into spoke:
"Since you've joined us, let's begin-"
"You'll do your share of the work, and our entire group will get moving too."
"We'll all work together and do everything we can to capture History Fragments and repair the Other Shore Great Ship!"
Black rifts silently appeared in the void behind it.
Powerful auras seeped out of the rifts. Like conscious life-forms, they all unleashed their oppressive might, enveloping Shen Ye.
"You-" Mi shouted.
"It's fine."
Shen Ye smiled. Dark flames flashed through his eyes, then swiftly vanished.
With this doomsday destruction blazing flame, he feared no