The general was knocked unconscious by the shockwave, his flame sword extinguished. Kaito landed on his feet, breathing heavily. He looked down at his arms. The angry black veins had receded, replaced by smooth skin. The violent whispers in his mind were quiet.
He had not cured the curse entirely, but he had bought his people time.
"I knew your kind would come for it," the general sneered, drawing a massive claymore that burst into bright orange flames. "You are nothing but walking corpses, Aragami. You belong in the dirt!"
The general stood at the altar, holding a glowing, brilliant white crystal that seemed to hum with pure energy. It burned Kaito's eyes just to look at it.
To the invaders, the darkness was just the absence of light. To Kaito, it was a living ocean.
The general was knocked unconscious by the shockwave, his flame sword extinguished. Kaito landed on his feet, breathing heavily. He looked down at his arms. The angry black veins had receded, replaced by smooth skin. The violent whispers in his mind were quiet.
He had not cured the curse entirely, but he had bought his people time.
"I knew your kind would come for it," the general sneered, drawing a massive claymore that burst into bright orange flames. "You are nothing but walking corpses, Aragami. You belong in the dirt!"
The general stood at the altar, holding a glowing, brilliant white crystal that seemed to hum with pure energy. It burned Kaito's eyes just to look at it.
To the invaders, the darkness was just the absence of light. To Kaito, it was a living ocean.
