The Black Saint is My StalkerCh153 - The front door was open

Madness came upon Franz like an unstoppable flood. His teeth ached and his blood phasing dispersed, too early. His physical form began to take shape regardless of his will and the demon took this precise moment to strike.

Before Franz’s chest cavity could form, the demon’s clawed hand stretched forward and caught his still, vampiric heart. “Got you,” the demon mumbled. ANzIgo

With fury bright, Franz was hardly aware of his imminent demise. His eyes glowed with rage and he lunged for the arm that sank into his chest, uncaring if a clawed talon was around his heart.

But Franz wasn’t able to sink his fangs into the offending arm. Nor was the demon able to tear the organ out of Franz’s body.

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There was a blinding flash, light poured out of Duan Jiayu’s talismans. The torrent of divine energy came through, so powerful that it left Franz feeling winded. He stumbled backward, blinking in hopes of seeing past the all-consuming light. It stunned him so terribly that he hadn’t even realized the demon had let go. His chest was bloodied, but his heart was intact.

A hand fell on his shoulder, harsh words in his ear. “Get a hold of yourself.” FYSwrQ

It was the Saint of Eternity.

The vampire snarled, his eyes still red, dilated from bloodlust. Reason felt distant, muddled without the itch in his throat. He snapped at the Saint of Eternity like an unthinking ghoul, unaware of reasoning.

Graham pulled a face of clear impatience. With Carnwennan in hand, he carved out a perception spell. Enveloping both Franz and himself, it was weaker than usual and likely couldn’t escape the demon prince’s notice for long.

But it would at least buy them a bit of time. He pulled the writhing vampire into a chokehold, uncaring, then Franz made enough room for himself to bite down heavily into Graham’s arm.

The Saint of Eternity allowed this. He allowed the ceaseless lapping of his blood and the ravenous suckling. And in return he saturated his blood with his powers, divine. When the corrupted blood finally let go, he was coughing and spurting and clawing at his throat.

Glowing blue eyes had veered their way, piercing through Carnwennan’s power.

A small smile appeared on the demon’s lips. He lunged and Graham managed to kick the sputtering corrupted blood away. Talons clashed with the saint’s divine sword, the illusion of stealth created by Carnwennan’s power dissipated just like that. The demon tilted his head, curious. “So you’ve torn my children to shreds, I see.”

He looked down at the Saint of Eternity, the black eye scrutinizing him with avid interest. For Graham did not come out of the fight unscathed. His clothes were filthy with mud and blood. Various wounds were left exposed through tears; on his arms, legs, and even his abdomen. pxEgH1

Graham’s brow furrowed, revealing emotion in his golden eyes that shined with power. “You are Cyrus S. Morgan.”

“…” The demon seemed to take a moment to contemplate. “That’s right. I am Cyrus. And you are Graham Astley, the one and only.”

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But it was for only a brief moment. For another wave came from behind the saint, tall and powerful it threatened to devour the lobby in its entirety. HpKxFq

Cyrus took a step back, flicking his wrist to call upon his blackened feathers, creating that barrier once more.

The Saint of Eternity did not give chase.

Without any care of exterminating the demon, he stepped backward into the powerful wave. Divine light surrounded his body, melding into the water’s power. The water did not give him any resistance at all, passing around him rather than against him.

Graham turned tails. The front door was open. xwAyCW

And though a demon prince was a dangerous threat to humanity, Graham had no mind for it. All he could think of was the fact that this blue-eyed mongrel had been operating so close to him for all these years. So close to Han Li.

It was because of him that—

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No time for such thoughts. Duan Jiayu was outside, heaving from fatigue. He provided support to the corrupted blood, offering a shoulder for the other to lean on. It seemed that Franz hadn’t fully recovered from his bloodthirst. His blazer had been removed and was now atop of his head, shielding him from sunlight as much as possible.

There wasn’t much sunlight though, for the sky had grown cloudy since. yLdrjP

Graham looked at the Sanlongyan agent, surprised that the man was still around.

Although no words were said between the two men, something passed between their eyes. Duan Jiayu spoke up. “Just repaying my debt.”

What debt? Franz had beaten him near death. Not even Graham was disillusioned enough to believe that this man owed them any debt. But he brushed aside his annoyance and took wide strides across the lawn. Scars of battle were sown about, evident of a less-than-elegant struggle that had taken place. Grass overturned, shrubs reduced to debris. Graham had already used half of his Time Record, but no one needed to know that.

“Let’s get out of here,” the Saint of Eternity said bluntly. GBuEZ

Even from Emilia’s house that was situated further on the outskirts of Ironworks, echoes of battle elsewhere could be held. Unmistakable flashes of magic and chaos could be glimpsed from the tall research facility that overlooked the entirety of the town.

It was there that DASR carried out their experiments for Project Nightfall.

It was there that they likely held all the kidnapped supernaturals. Whatever that was happening there now, Graham couldn’t help but think that the Sanlongyan agent might have had a hand in this chaos.

He glanced suspiciously at the Eastern man, who, despite his injuries, seemed intent on following along into danger rather than away into safety. 8T2SkU

Annoyance nagged Graham’s heart, distrust sewn.

But he was wordless in his march, mindlessly going towards his destination.

The desire prince did not pursue them.

Emilia’s house was in shambles. The floor had been flooded. Once blessed, the water turned dark with corruption and pooled around Cyrus’s feet. He scratched his chin in contemplation before sighing, reaching for the glasses that he had safely tucked away in his pocket. qQGT3e

Cyrus frowned, his head throbbing with ache. Another order had just come through, overriding the previous command to rid Ironworks of the intruders.

Cyrus sighed and rubbed his sore third eye. Why was he so busy? This master of his sure liked to work him to the bones. The desire prince could only hope the corrupted soul was going to be worth his time when harvesting came.

Slowly, the desire prince strolled out the front door with zero regard to his retreating prey— for they were his prey no longer. Apparently, there was another problem waiting for Cyrus to solve. Busy, busy. So darn busy…

He rolled his shoulders. The muscles in his back shifted and stretched. Two large wings sprouted and Cyrus took off. FzatDq

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Within the DASR research facility, absolute chaos unfolded. Suffocating miasma proliferated.

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A clawed hand came down upon Iszak. He tried as he could to shield the child in his arms. Iszak felt as though time slowed painfully, and still, he could not catch up. Before the noble blood could raise his hand up in defense, the demon would already have torn right through for him and the child.

And just when all seemed lost in that instance, Iszak caught sight of glittering silver in the corner of his eye. L 0GYt

Before the demon could strike true, a barrier of light suddenly appeared out of thin air, obstructing his attack.

It was for a second. The barrier shattered.

But one second was all that Iszak needed. He leaped back, ready to turn heel and dash away. Except he heard a voice call out, “This way!”

Iszak turned, catching sight of a dark-skin man. Human, judging from the scent. Luca instantly perked up and replied with a squealing childish yell, “Jay!” sKdzC8

Iszak had no idea who this Jay human was but he bit back any apprehension and made a mad dash toward the man. His speed already far surpassed what was humanly possible, and yet Iszak couldn’t help but feel that he was too slow. That the demon was right behind him, breathing down his neck.

Miasma chased him. This Jay hunter motioned to a broken window and Iszak didn’t need to think twice before leaping out. It was more than a ten-story drop but Iszak had not a single worry about the height, rather he was much more worried about the demon prince. He looked up, catching sight of the hunter’s back, who bravely stood between the window and the monstrosity that had chased them through the halls.

Was that man a fool? Iszak thought absently. He dropped down as gingerly as would a cat, only scowl as he squinted upward, trying to catch sight of the demon above. Although the sunlight was defused by clouds, it was still enough to sting Iszak’s eyes. Perhaps the smart thing to do at that moment would have been to take the child and run, but Iszak didn’t.

Instead, he managed to catch sight of the hunter using a grappling hook to escape from the same broken window. eh09ZP

A terrible mistake. For his silver mechanical wasps could protect the rope. Something had cut it. The man fell.

“Stand by yourself for a moment, my dear,” the vampire said hastily to the child, putting Luca down before stretching out his arms.

Lining up with the falling shadow, Iszak caught the man who had fallen from over ten stories high. He smirked., mirthful, despite the situation. “Ah, this is rather romantic, now isn’t it?”

And though Iszak had the capacity to dodge, he didn’t and got punched right in the face. XgzfFK

He deserved it.

Author: More things are happening!! How will all their paths converge? :0 [ insert more meaningful words here ]

Also a lot of stuff’s going on today T u T;; I won’t be able to reply to your comments right now but know that I’m super grateful for them!! Thank you <3 <3 I’ll try to get to them in the evening but I’m not sure if I’ll have the energy then either T o T;;; Life’s kind of a whirlwind right now and I’m super stressed.

In the meantime, have this stress doodle of Han Li I did last night! E0CfA7

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