"Hoho… How lively."

Charlotte was standing behind Blade. The knots inside Blade's stomach untied themselves. He lowers the dagger. 

"You… Do you know how I can control my power?"

Blade stared at Charlotte straight into her eyes. Charlotte looked straight back into his eyes of desperation. After a few moments of silence, Charlotte turned her eyes away and sighed. 

"Please come in." 

* * *

Blade sat down on the couch and Charlotte brought over a plate of snacks. She slowly sat down and took a cookie. 

"Do you truly want to go down this path?" 

Charlotte looked at Blade without the usual playfulness. Blade swallowed and nodded. 

"I was going to take revenge since the beginning."

"Is that so…" 

Charlotte took a bite of the cookie and looked down. 

"Your power… I can only tell you how you can make it go berserk less often. Having full control of it… Is something only your subconscious knows how to do." 

"What do you mean by that?" 

"There's a beast within you. Time will tell whether you will destroy everything or be able to control it." 

"…" 

"The first is on very thin ice. Hopefully, you will be able to succeed."

"The first? What are you talking about?"

Charlotte wiped her hand with a handkerchief and sipped on some tea. The silence was eating away Blade's usual reserved self. She looked up for the first time in a while and looked at Blade seriously.

"The first successful experiment."