Should Kaito face who has fully succumbed to the curse?
He leaped from the precipice, dissolving into a cloud of black smoke mid-air. He materialized soundlessly on the tiled roof of an enemy barracks. Below him, the Akatsuchi soldiers, fire-worshippers who had enslaved his people, marched with torches that cut aggressively through the night.
To the invaders, the darkness was just the absence of light. To Kaito, it was a living ocean. Aragami 2 [0100787018198800][v65536][US].nsp.rar
"I knew your kind would come for it," the general sneered, drawing a massive claymore that burst into bright orange flames. "You are nothing but walking corpses, Aragami. You belong in the dirt!"
He had not cured the curse entirely, but he had bought his people time. Should Kaito face who has fully succumbed to the curse
The general was knocked unconscious by the shockwave, his flame sword extinguished. Kaito landed on his feet, breathing heavily. He looked down at his arms. The angry black veins had receded, replaced by smooth skin. The violent whispers in his mind were quiet.
He was losing his grip. The dark essence inside him clawed to get out, begging him to unleash lethal, uncontrollable chaos. Kaito closed his eyes for a fraction of a second, centering himself. I control the shadow. The shadow does not control me. Below him, the Akatsuchi soldiers, fire-worshippers who had
He focused his mind, drawing on the cursed blood in his veins. Shadow Leap. He blinked from the roof directly into the tall grass behind a patrolling guard. With a swift, practiced motion, Kaito grabbed the soldier from behind. He didn't use his blade. He struck a precise pressure point on the soldier's neck, rendering him unconscious before dragging his body into the brush. A non-lethal approach was harder, but Kaito refused to let the bloodlust accelerate his curse.