«I said I wouldn't come back empty-handed, and I believe what you're hiding is a far more precious prize than your useless services. You know, a little bird told me that three Monster Reapers are waiting in the room right behind you…»
Velshekar stretches her arm toward Tony.
«Goodbye, brat! Blood Word Lv.1: Burst!»
A powerful crimson beam explodes from her palm, darting toward the helpless Tony.
The spell is too strong, too fast to dodge, but...
–SLASH!
Hakuto's diamond blade, now tinted with the faint violet of quartz after absorbing Ana's power, disperses Velshekar's blast a moment before impact.
«Oh, what a surprise… who could have guessed?» Velshekar sneers.
Meanwhile, Lurek abandons his human disguise and regains his true form.
He towers nearly two meters tall, a hulking biped that vaguely resembles a massive beetle—without wings or horn.
