Chapter 22: Arc 1, - 22: What Lies in Darkness
"Huck! Hyuh... Oof!" she was thrown into shadow that smoked up, much like Hotaru's odd dream state.
She fell onto the ground that did not appear like wood. Ruby red lights—eyes—all closed before a pair of large ones opened in front, looming over her.
Jotou got up, her arms and legs scraped. She held her blade in hand, standing still and panting while the red lights painted its glow over her, leaving a black shadow in her image.
"Who... are... you...?" the shadows whispered; was the voice gravelly? Was it low? She couldn't discern; only that the eyes watched while shadows wisped around her like she was standing in a spotlight.
Jotou stood covering her eyes from the bright red, "You're the thing threatening the city, making dead bodies walk; you know who I am, I'd rather ask who you are."
"I... did not make you... you are not of my creation... yet you defy my power... Raised from the dead, from a hidden noble life once led... What sorcery has been connived to face me... What, are, you...?"
With every whisper, Jotou could feel a chill shivering her spine, "You're the one making the snow..." she whispered. "You think I know? It's the same story I tell anyone else. I'm not from here, nor did I ask to be here!"
Its eyes twisted and glared, "You... do not... lie... If you are no use... then you are a waste of time... leave this guild... leave Kria..." it threatened; the eyes got closer with smoke following its form.
'It's asking me to leave?' Jotou broke through the chill of its intimidation. "Why... should I? It seems you're the one scared of me velatos."
"No more Kria... I, will tear this... city... apart... dream by dream... fear by fear... No reward you will gain... I will only return..."
"Why? Don't tell me you just want to watch the world burn. That's so cliché!" Jotou readied her blade and pointed it to the entity. 'How the hell am I going to hit it... none of my attacks seemed to even crack the thing tonight. It must've gotten stronger...'