The cave's darkness pressed against Kaito like a living thing.He followed Zui deeper into the mountain, his knife still ready, his senses straining. The Testament pulsed in his core, responding to something he couldn't see—something ancient and powerful that lurked in the shadows.Shiori walked beside him, her daggers drawn. "Zui, how far?""Not far." The Beastman's voice echoed off the stone walls. "The refuge is just ahead. My clan used it for generations."Kaito's *Sight of Ending* flickered. He saw glimpses of the cave's past—Beastmen huddled together, their faces etched with fear. Soldiers in Shogunate uniforms, their blades dripping with blood. A massacre that had happened decades ago."The Shogunate found this place before," Kaito said quietly. "They killed your people here."Zui stopped. His massive frame went rigid."How do you know that?"Kaito met his ember eyes. "I saw it. The Testament shows me things. The deaths that happened in a place."Zui's expression shifted—surpri