Chapter 163: Blood in Paradise
The first clash between Azrael and Celestia sent Grace tumbling through the air. The shockwave threw angels from the sky like leaves in a hurricane.
[Shit shit shit!]
Grace caught herself mid-fall, wings straining against the turbulence. Above her, two titans traded blows that made reality screech. Each impact between Azrael and Celestia sent ripples through the Dominion’s foundations.
She looked down. The battle below had taken a darker turn.
"No..." Grace’s stomach dropped.
Several Veil angels writhed on the ground, their bodies twisting in ways that made her teeth ache. One clawed at her own face, tearing away strips of skin that turned black before hitting the ground. Another’s wings melted and reformed into bat-like appendages three times their original size.
[They’re turning into Primals!]
A Veil angel with long red hair screamed. The sound started human but ended as something else entirely. Her jaw unhinged like a snake’s. Extra teeth sprouted in rows. Her fingers elongated into foot-long claws.
"EVERYONE GET BACK!" Grace dove toward the transforming angel.
A Sister of Compassion tried to help, reaching out with healing magic.
"Wait! Maybe I can—"
The new Primal’s claws swept across her throat. Golden blood sprayed in an arc. The Sister’s eyes went wide with surprise before she crumpled.