Chapter 47: The Unkind and Less Unkind Memories (1)
Slash!
Sqlch—
Slash!
Sounds of torn flesh and metal against bone echoed in the quiet room as Hope's shield hammered into the hound's flank.
A thick bloody aroma spread in the air as Hope started to rummage his hand through the hound's warm innards. Silk blood slicked over his sleeves as he worked his way through the flesh before pulling out three orbs of dim light one by one.
"Urk!"
Hope hunched over.
"Huff...huff...huff." He panted, grimacing as his movements blossomed pain in his joints and muscles.
'Come on dammit...' Hope thought as he squeezed each orb.
The soul shards shattered between his fingers, each cracking like glass as its fragments then faded from existence. Their essence vaporized into the air, lingering for a moment before being sucked into his chest.
"Sigh...."