Kimoko swallowed, feeling the tension building.
341Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQQFo8M1yUf
“Which of these options is more likely?” Kigami grimaced, clenching his fingers into fists.
341Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEv1scxkgyJ
“Both, and I don’t like either of them.”
341Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTUINKvmllt
The hooded figure stopped a few steps away from them. When she lifted her head, two crimson eyes flashed from under the hood, cold and piercing.
341Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3lk2REicJX
“Koshei.” Her voice was quiet, but it cut through the air like a blade. “You’re causing trouble.”
341Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡW8BucBXSQ8
The demon raised an eyebrow and grimaced in amusement.
341Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡF6qNIX88yN
“Oh, really? I didn’t notice.”
341Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGnFGOrq0NY
Kimoko noticed his body tense slightly, ready to react.
341Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSHTNjOXAlc
“Who are you?” she asked sharply.
341Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGamkAhT7ib
The stranger tilted her head, as if she had just noticed her.
“Someone who should end this chaos.”
341Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtzwrtQVDJW
Suddenly, she held out a hand, and silver energy swirled around her fingers. In an instant, Kigami’s shadows began to retreat even further, as if some invisible force was pushing them away.
341Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJz4EbILkXY
The demon growled.
341Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgHAPTl3LE9
“So the crystal, or my head?” The stranger didn’t answer immediately. A smile appeared on her lips.
341Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaTaFUJq6KF
“Both.”
341Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡX1pFux9MBd
And then she charged at him.
341Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡELract75Qj
Kigami threw himself to the side, avoiding a streak of silver light that pierced the air where he had been standing a moment ago. The impact was so strong that the ground cracked along the trajectory of the attack.
341Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpzmGRYDQcg
“Kimoko! Take Estella and run!” he shouted, jumping back and simultaneously sending a wave of shadows towards his opponent.
341Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6dw7J4Y72x
Kimoko wasn’t going to argue. She grabbed Estella tighter and began to pull her towards the nearest alley.
341Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGBACQchxFB
“Kimoko…” The goddess tried to say something, but she was too weak to protest.
341Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡo6aQ6efMZt
Kimoko looked over her shoulder.
Kigami and the unknown demoness clashed in the middle of the square, their powers clashing like two elements. Silver light consumed the darkness, and Kigami’s shadows danced around, trying to reach her opponent.
341Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡw5cbdhZPjL
But Kimoko saw something that worried her.
341Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSH126valYa
The stranger was fast. Too fast.
341Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7yBKTFeB58
Kigami was starting to lose.
341Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2UQC1cX8H7
Kimoko gritted her teeth. She couldn’t just walk away, not when Kigami was fighting alone against someone who could kill him.
341Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsn3PbNO9eG
“Kimoko, don’t…” Estella croaked, but the girl was already letting go of her arm.
341Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPathZOdqQ9
then she turned and ran towards the fighters.
341Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhq4SaKShDO
Meanwhile, Kigami groaned as another wave of silver energy hit him in the chest, throwing him back a few meters. He barely managed to stop, pressing his shoes into the cracked ground. He was breathing heavily, and a grimace of pain appeared on his face.
341Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYI6HwXtaUA
“What exactly do you want?! What have I ever done to you?!” he growled, wiping blood from his mouth.
341Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡH5m9wAVTpm
The hooded demoness raised her hand, and silver energy began to pulse around it again.
341Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiLTGgcFwJm
“I want your death, Koshei.”
341Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡChWU5tdx1o
And then she threw herself at him with a speed that Kimoko couldn’t track.
341Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZTCA6lXNPJ
“NO!” she screamed, reaching for the first thing she could use.
341Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0zM9OKgWvx
She grabbed a metal rod lying on the ground, probably broken off from one of the buildings. Without thinking, she threw it towards the stranger.
341Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxLQRHOEO2p
The rod cut through the air and… the demoness stopped just before impact. She raised her hand and threw it to the side in one movement, without even turning her head.
341Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVVFK1N9ZE1
But that was enough.
341Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡifdjoW0dYM
Kigami used a split second to gather all his remaining power in his hands.
341Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1hvBL9Ki8M
“Ha! I’ve got you!”
341Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAurmpfFbWT
The shadow shot out from under his feet like a tentacle and seduced the stranger, squeezing her tightly. For the first time in this fight, her body tensed.
341Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡECaXSI4vUT
“Do you think this will stop me?”
341Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOZFt0M1BwN
“No, but it will definitely slow you down,” the demon hissed, clenching his fingers into a fist.
341Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYLMg44qFJJ
A shadow exploded around her like black fire, and Kigami roared, pouring all of his anger and desperation into the attack.
341Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡN3t6G6Ez1B
Kimoko narrowed her eyes, shielding her face from the blast of air. For a moment, it seemed as if the attack had succeeded.
341Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhe52fOtMON
But when the smoke cleared, the stranger was still standing.
341Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1C7BE80Rnx
Her cloak was torn, and the hood had fallen from her head, revealing dark hair tied in a loose braid. The first sign of surprise appeared on her pale face.
341Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4lGI4DnGue
“Stronger than I thought,” she muttered, blowing ash from her shoulder. “But still too weak, my dear brother.”
341Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡe2yGpkWxUK
And then she raised her hand.
341Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9egmZH6jNS
Kigami had no time to react as a silver blade of energy sliced through the air.
It hit him in the stomach, and he hissed in pain, falling to one knee.
341Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjbloqtRKPL
“No…” Kimoko took a step forward, but before she could move,
341Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ13AQHt1fXg
she held her breath.
341Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAFan0MSiK8
She saw how the ground next to Kigami was wet with his own blood. She saw how a dark red stream flowed from between his fingers, pressed tightly to the deep wound. His face paled.
341Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfgeSn5FwbC
The demoness crouched down next to him, a terrifying smile on her lips. Kigami looked at her, but his vision was blurry, and her words were becoming increasingly difficult to understand.
341Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtX46bQamZA
“I finally finished what mother wanted.” He tried to say something, but all he heard was his own ragged breath. It felt like his lungs were filling with blood.
341Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfr0dFQE3l0
The last thing he heard was her eerie laughter receding into the darkness… and Kimoko’s desperate cry:
341Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPhpBnsU4SB
“KIGAMI, NO! DON’T LEAVE ME!”
341Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBVp3fyGaEg
Then there was silence.
341Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIHnVMr8rup
And darkness.
ns216.73.217.22da2
and then Add to home screen.