Chapter 72: REPTILE
"Gotcha!!!" Kakashi yelled, throwing open the door to yet another empty classroom. "Not here, either." He’d been chasing a phantom, a fleeting glimpse of the demon, ever since he’d been separated from Kelvin and Rita, and he was beginning to feel frustrated.
"This is frustrating! I’m lost, and I can’t even find Kelvin and Rita," Kakashi muttered, opening another door. "And this building is like a maze!"
The room was empty, too. Suddenly, he heard a loud crash, followed by a guttural growl, its approach steadily growing nearer. Kakashi sprinted into the empty classroom and leaped through the window, scattering glass, surprisingly landing unharmed in yet another classroom.
"There wasn’t supposed to be a classroom here!" Kakashi exclaimed, looking for the window he’d just jumped through, only to find a solid wall in its place. He could still hear something moving in the hallway.
He decided to search the room, finding nothing of use except for a collection of Karma swords neatly arranged on the floor. He picked up two, their weight surprisingly comfortable in his hands, and opened the door to find a staircase leading downstairs.
"Mark it right here," Kakashi muttered, thrusting one of the swords into the doorjamb, leaving a clear marker. He read the sign above the door: Infirmary.
He assumed a battle stance, a sword in his hand, as soon as he heard another loud crash, the sound of something large and powerful breaking through a wall. The ground trembled slightly under his feet. From the rumbling, he knew it was something big—something truly enormous.
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