AkenoHour's boots skidded on the rain-soaked roof tiles. Every escape route was blocked, every alley a dead end. From above, her shadow clung to them—relentless. Hour pushed off for another leap, but their foot slipped mid-jump. A sharp twist of the ankle sent them tumbling hard across the wet shingles.
Gasping, magic completely drained, body pushed past its limit, Hour could only watch as she descended. Ten pairs of wings—five feathered, five leathern—folded silently into her back. Her eyes glowed like violet embers in the gloom as she stepped toward her prey, hips swaying almost playfully. Lightning flashed, searing her predatory smile into his vision.
Her giggle was ice down their spine. This was Akeno—the so-called Priestess of Thunder. A monster who devoured everything in her path. Many had fallen to her power. Many more to her allure. All of them… ended as food.
Gasping, magic completely drained, body pushed past its limit, Hour could only watch as she descended. Ten pairs of wings—five feathered, five leathern—folded silently into her back. Her eyes glowed like violet embers in the gloom as she stepped toward her prey, hips swaying almost playfully. Lightning flashed, searing her predatory smile into his vision.
Ara ara~ What a fun little snack you’ve been.Her voice was a dangerous mix of girlish tease and bottomless hunger.
Every spell, every counter… such delicious effort. And that last trick? Combining elements to mislead me? Clever. Truly impressive.She chuckled, dark energy crackling around her fingertips.
But futile. Now… are you ready to say goodbye?
Her giggle was ice down their spine. This was Akeno—the so-called Priestess of Thunder. A monster who devoured everything in her path. Many had fallen to her power. Many more to her allure. All of them… ended as food.
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