The Black Saint is My StalkerCh53 - They might have been old friends

Everything seemed to be happening in slow motion in Seoyun’s eyes. Her arms were heavy and sluggish as she watched Jayden collapse. She wouldn’t be there in time to stop the prince from bringing her black axe down on Hugo’s shoulder.

The incantation needed for the large-scale spirit bomb array took 2 minutes and 47 seconds to activate. She had to also give herself some leeway and if she calculated correctly— Pu85g3

Seoyun did nothing as she watched the prince cleave Hugo in half. Instead, she took the opportunity to back away from the stag demon to avoid instant death. The task now was to form a coherent message before her inevitable death. Against two higher demons alone, it’d be a miracle if she could last beyond a minute.

‘3rd higher demon. Vanguard down, need rewind, 4 minutes. Now!’

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“What!? Marie-Josianne’s voice shrilled. qTzHUn

Graham gritted his teeth, the suffocating stench of miasma was unmistakable and he understood its meaning. A pity that they were finally at an advantage and the serpent lord could have been dealt with, given just a little bit more time.

Alas, only Graham would be able to carry the memory of a near-victory. He tapped into his miracle and the area was enveloped with light.

Reality stopped and warped.

7 minutes 18 seconds remained.

…

Jayden was thrown against the wall and Hugo rushed to his aid, unleashing a slew of captured sorrow demons.

Graham’s grave voice interrupted the situation, causing everyone to flinch, ‘3rd higher demon appears in 4 minutes’ time. Vanguard goes down first.’

The tension multiplied, both Hugo and Jayden veer their gazes toward Seoyun, eyes wide. dLJrHu

She practiced calmness, her visage stubbornly stoic despite the roar of her heartbeat in her chest. There was no room for error and she needed to make the right decision quickly and effectively. ‘Time Record status,’ she asked.

‘7 minutes 18 seconds remaining.’

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Seoyun’s decision was quick. ‘I will activate the large-scale spirit bomb array, estimated incantation: 2 minutes 47 seconds. Priority switching to protection.’

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Jayden clenched his teeth and forcefully stood, dropping down into a fighting stance despite his injuries. “It’s fine. Just focus on staying alive, Felix’s support mode will soon be up.”

Hugo clenched his teeth, smile wry. As if staying alive was their sole objective! There was still that commander of theirs kneeling on the ground with eyes shut in a state of meditation. A light stream of words left her lips and unlike Felix who was protected by his fortress barriers, Seoyun was practically a sitting duck!

He wasn’t even given the chance to complain because by then, the prince had always hacked her way through the sloth demons and was winding up. The black weapon was thrown and Jayden rushed forth to meet it with his silver chains. Hugo unleashed his desire demons, given little choice. GN4sD3

But not even Felix’s support mode could give them a moment of reprieve; not when it did little to help Hugo’s abilities and Jayden was still busy struggling with his injuries. And it was long until Hugo found himself dizzy and coughing up blood, the blackening of his soul spread too fast even for Felix to aid. Jayden was hardly looking any better, his entire body covered in wounds and bruises within such a short period of time.

A shining light began to seep through the warehouse floors, catching the demon prince’s attention. Her golden eyes closed and the black halo above her head began to waver before it shrank and shrunk, disappearing from sight completely. A dark glow shimmered upon her brow, before a vertical slit parted ivory skin, revealing an eye with a pupil as black as tar. The true third eye ogled at its surroundings, first at the ground, then towards the warehouse exit, and lastly, fell upon the kneeling exorcist.

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“How sly,” the demon prince singsonged.

She smirked and rushed towards the kneeling exorcist. edUS3c

Jayden lunged to meet her, but there was a burst of black flames with sharp miasma that surged toward him, clashing with Felix’s holy power, the two canceling out. The silver chains were slowed by Jayden’s injuries and she was undaunted by then, dodging before grabbing them with her dainty-looking hand. With a single pull and swing, she flung Jayden, a full-grown man, across the warehouse as though he had been nothing more than a pile of trash.

The black axe was raised and aimed at Seoyun and Hugo cursed, unthinking, rushed to block the blow. The weapon sliced through his flesh like butter, from his shoulder all the way down to his navel. Blood spewed like a fountain, dowsing Seoyun red.

Seoyun snapped out of her incantation but it was too late. She redirected the spell, unleashing the array’s mechanisms too early. The back end of the warehouse erupted with holy light, an explosion sounding.

‘The fuck!? Orders!’ Felix hissed through the communication spell. dJq6vS

Seoyun couldn’t hide her panic this time around. She sprung to her feet, using the spell as cover. She ignored Jayden and Felix completely, babbling through the communication spell. ‘Rewind. I need five minutes.’

Shock stilled her when Graham gave her a resolute, ‘No.’

She almost tripped from the blood beneath her feet, finding an abandoned crate to duck behind as the holy light began to quell. Black flames licked the floor and she wasn’t in her right mind, her cool lost, ‘I don’t care that you’re a saint, I am—’

‘The commander, I know,’ Graham’s cold voice pierced through her panic and left her chilled. ‘I need you to give me the details first.’ IeADyv

‘But time—’

‘Time doesn’t wait for failure and mistakes.’

‘…’ Just like that, she was silenced.

‘Looks like we’re going out huh?’ Felix sneered, ‘Alright, kinda understand the situation now. You just be calm, Boss Lady. Get your head on straight and don’t worry about a thing.’ 5DfBQI

Jayden chuckled, voice strained, ‘For once, I’m with the redneck.’ Seoyun was honestly surprised that he still yet lived.

‘What did ya say!?’

Seoyun took a deep breath, ‘I…thank you,’ she said softly, ‘I’ll be counting on you two.’

She closed her eyes, shutting out the sounds of battle that happened behind, and carefully took the time to tell Graham every little detail about the situation. 5GgAD3

Such detail beheld much importance because Graham could not afford to be rewinding so much time at every whim. And each of their lives was secondary to the mission, he needed to ensure success first and foremost.

It was only after he collected all the details that he finally tapped into his Time Record. Reality stretched and 7 minutes simmered down to only 3.

Story translated by Chrysanthemum Garden.

For the third time, Jayden was tossed into the wall, except he was only aware of it as the first.

Graham calmly explained the situation over the communication spell, ‘3rd Higher Demon appears in 4 minutes time. Seoyun. Be sure to control the situation first before activating the large-scale spirit bomb array.’ gN Q6a

‘…’ Seoyun did not respond as quick and snappy as she normally would be, perhaps disgruntled by the saint’s grave tone. After all, she was the commander. But whatever the reason was, she bit back and conceded, ‘I see. I understand.’

The orders she gave this time around were similar, but her voice was a bit calmer, slow, and calculating. Graham did not know the full situation within the warehouse, but he could only hope that it made a difference, however slight. He was beginning to wonder if he was going about his own situation wrong. Clarent came up and blocked the large serpentine tail while he heard Marie-Josianne unload her bullets.

“A 3rd higher demon!” He heard Marie-Josianne curse behind him, just as she had after the last rewind. “How are we going to come out of this alive!?”

“…” Coming out of the mission alive was only Graham’s secondary objective because he cared about the mission first and foremost. With only 3 minutes left on his Time Record, he was already certain that not all of them would come out of this ordeal in one piece. pbmq56

But it was up to Jong Seoyun to try.

And try she did.

Even though her mental state was hardly at its peak state, Seoyun knew that mistakes were costly in her field, there were only so many she could afford to make. Taking Graham’s words to heart she did just as he prescribed. She took out two talismans and muttered a spell to call forth spirit guardians. They had originally been her trump cards but she supposed it was hardly the time to hold back. And while this spell not only took time and drained her spiritual energy, she remained focused and stuck to her plan.

The battle unfolded but the demon prince’s smile was oddly slighter. Her black halo was drawn in, the true third eye trembled darting around, to and fro. vsN8le

There had been a change in destiny. A miracle had occurred.

Only when the realization dawned, did her smile return in full. The demon prince straightened, startling Jayden when she took a step back instead of forward.

He didn’t give chase, after all, why engage when he could spare his energy? His task was but to protect their commander.

The demon prince stood by the back wall. It was then that both Hugo and Jayden noticed the black pool bubbling at her feet. She laughed and raised her hand, calling for those ebony flames. This time, the miasma did not spread out and instead dove straight into the portal that pulsed and rippled. SL67Hx

This wasn’t good.

Just then, a loud boom sounded. Part of the east wall tore apart and Graham walked through. For the first time, he laid eyes on the demon prince and ah—

He recognized her.

And she, him. b IKQd

“If it isn’t Little Dimitris! How goes Aoibhinn?” She grinned and waved at the Saint of Eternity, as though they might have been old friends.

Author: AHHHH I’m SOOO exhausted from the weekend I just want to flop over like a fish ; w ; But Sentinels won Masters and that’s all I care about right now— AHEM. I mean, uh, I’ve been staying up late because…I’ve been…writing…and not getting back into Genshin Impact and watching esports or anything….

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