Pink metallic light settled on the collapsed walls of the Qing safe house. Zoe stepped fully out of the Ferrari.
Chills raced down her spine. She shifted her gaze forward. The black cloth hung around Leon's neck, flapping in the dark smoke.
Rays of her pink Soul-bloom splashed on the smooth surface of the Hi-no-Kami. The blades reflected the sparkling grace she walked with.
"What have you done, Leon?" Her legs buckled, forcing her to slow her steps. A wide circle of scorched ground ringed Leon's boots.
Smoke seeped out of the torn section of the walls where the bolts of the iron gate should be. The walls began mending themselves as Zoe's shadow fell on them.
A thick metallic tang of ozone filled Zoe's lungs. She opened her mouth. "Leon."
Leon's dual heart pounded hard against his ribs as the voice resounded in his ears. He kept his eyes locked on the dark sky where the Zenith Sect ship had been.
