Chapter 91: Advent of the Pages 8
Raiden could sense it; it was him. But why would their opponent create a version of him for them to fight?
Raiden didn’t have long to think before his eyes widened in terror. His shadow was right in front of him, staring at his face with its devilish expression unmistakable.
It all happened so fast that none of them saw the shadow move, only discovering it before Raiden in the next instant.
Raiden instinctively attacked, but the shadow easily evaded without taking a step. What came next was its fist connecting with Raiden’s gut as it grabbed his shoulder, forcing him to remain motionless.
Though gentle, the strike felt like a concrete ball had been driven into his gut. He coughed out blood as goosebumps rippled across his skin, his eyes darting around in confusion despite the devastating pain.
Noelle activated her domain in an instant, and the shadow immediately began struggling to move. Its hand fell from Raiden’s shoulder, forcing it to remain still.
Raiden seized the chance and created distance between himself and the shadow, clutching his stomach as he dropped to one knee. Aeris ran over to heal him.
MK’s red eyes lit up instantly, his golden aura forming into a massive hand as he gestured toward the shadow, wrapping it in a tight grip.
Freya’s flames blazed as she dashed toward the shadow with a determined scream and struck it across the face, but it simply continued wearing its menacing expression. Noelle also followed with a strike of her own.
What came next was a barrage of strikes aimed directly at the shadow’s head.
As they fought, Raiden was being healed while trying to process everything. The shadow took every attack they threw at it. Clearly, Noelle had created a rule that it couldn’t move, but nothing happened to the shadow—it was as if the strikes had no effect whatsoever.
Raiden’s eyes widened in realization as he rose to his feet, pulling away from Aeris’s grasp.