The Black Saint is My StalkerCh54 - You rest

It was dark when Han Li and Seiji finally met up with their captain. The man that came up to greet them on the empty street was tall, his hair brown and crows feet pulling at smiling eyes. “Han Li and Larry Morison, I take it? The name’s Robert Foster. I’m your captain and sentinel.”

Han Li took the hand unthinking and almost tossed out his generic introduction, only to pause and blink, “Larry who?” AW4Ol2

Seiji stepped up so quickly that he knocked Han Li in the gut with his black case, quickly taking the Captain’s hand before Han Li could. “It’s Seiji! Call me Seiji! I insist.”

For a moment, the whole dire situation with a higher demon breach and simmering miasma all felt so distant, inconsequential even. Han Li just stood there frozen and wide-eyed.

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“What the fuck!?” he couldn’t stop himself from screeching, “Your name is Larry? Larry?” Seiji, no Larry, snarled and tried to stomp on his foot like a five-year-old child but luckily Han Li was faster and jumped away.

“Don’t call me that!” But his protest only served to solidify the fact in Han Li’s brain. Han Li stood there with his mouth gaping open like an idiot. e1bj0F

Robert Foster laughed at their interactions, visibly amused. “I’ll admit, you guys aren’t what I had expected. Not that it’s a bad thing,” he hummed with a pleased voice. “Alright you two, come with me and we’ll go meet with the rest of the team.”

But in the end, there was never a chance to meet with the rest of the team. Not when they received an emergency message from the A-Team, requesting backup immediately.

The sense of dread simmered in Han Li’s veins. He reached up to touch his earring but decided against contacting the Saint of Eternity, not wanting to disturb Graham from whatever emergency it was that happening.

Without wasting time, their team rushed towards the abandoned warehouse, where the main Summoning Site was located. Despite it being rather far, the stench of miasma was already wafting in the air, thick.

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Everything was quiet in the warehouse, no one moved or spoke. Seoyun was still locked in meditation and didn’t say a word despite the strange developments.

The large-scale spirit bomb array was still in play, its web of light unfolding across the warehouse floor with each passing second.

Graham did not respond to the prince’s salutation, which inspired Hugo to do the same. The A-rank exorcist smiled anxiously at their saint. “Don’t tell me you left Lanoise outside on her own.” eyMbjI

Coldly, he responded, “I did.”

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The demon prince laughed, using her battle axe to deflect the bullet, her movements as fast as lightning. “Not even going to say hi to me? I cannot believe that Aoibhinn’s husband would be so lacking in manners!”

The second bullet exploded into the dark portal, disturbing the miasma there. Graham rushed forward with Clarent in hand, his sacred blade shining with golden light.

The prince twisted around, first summoning another burst of black flames into the portal before meeting Graham head-on with her weapon. They collided with a thunderous boom, the ground trembling as a shock wave shook the entire warehouse. Miasma and divine power dispersed.

The prince grinned with their weapons interlocked, joy gleaming in her golden eyes. “You’ve become stronger, little Dimitris!” sTXwt7

“Andraste,” Graham said her name sharply, something that sounded between a chide and a sigh.

“And you still remember my name. Wonderful!” her lyrical voice boomed. “As much as I would love to play around with you, it seems that our time here is cut short.” The smile she wore genuinely beheld the hints of tragedy before a red light gathered within her third eye.

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A powerful blast of dark flame shot out from beneath her feet, lines of blue appeared around her neck and chest, creating intricate designs of circular swirls. Her strength surged suddenly and with the burst of power, she was able to push Graham back.

Andraste folded her knees, readying to jump, but just then silver chains roped around her ankles and hound-like desire demons surged at her, snapping their jaws and grabbing hold of her dress. wHsMYl

Graham stepped back and looked behind him, where Seoyun still chanted her spell, the light shining across the warehouse was almost painful in its brightness.

Felix was still huddled within his fortress. Hugo and Jayden did what they could to hold the prince down.

And Marie-Josianne…

His eyes veered towards the hole in the wall, the same one he had torn through to get inside. V3Dw9T

She was just outside, he thought. Along with the snake demon lord. It wasn’t a matter of whether or not she would make it, but a matter of how long.

As the large scale-spirit bomb array unfolded, the Saint of Eternity made his choice, positioning himself in front of the commander for its climax.

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Marie-Josianne barely stood a chance against the thing when it was only halfway out the portal. Who said she could fight against it now? JhQmxX

She smiled, expression bitter but it was also she the one that urged Graham to go. She was on her own now.

After all, she was a hunter, and at A-rank, she had to get her priorities straight. And hey, she still had an ace or two up her sleeve. Marie-Josianne fished out a tiny vial that contained a deep crimson fluid. It was tar-like and tasted something copper mixed with sulfur and spice. She gagged on it but forcefully swallowed.

The pain that hit her was immediate, her vision swayed and the damned lord took advantage. A wave of black snakes. The Seeker-X20 was overheating, its round metal body sparking and smoking as it struggled to deal with the abundance of targets that swarmed towards her. Her vision blurred, but it didn’t stop her from unloading bullets into the mass of black rushing toward her.

The lord smiled now that her prey was a lot easier to manage. 0aMdmR

She slithered forth, grinning wide and baring her fangs.

Marie-Josianne huffed, barely maneuvering around the large creature. Venom-tipped claws scratched and tore through her suit and leaped away. She hissed, reaching to touch the wound.

The demon lord chased her with its serpentine tail, lashing it towards like a giant whip. Marie-Josianne dipped away but the concrete ground shattered beneath its might.

The A-rank scout tried to lure the lord towards the warehouse, as recommended by the Saint of Eternity. The closer it was to the spirit bomb array, the better. So she inched back towards it, maybe hoping that the blast would catch this damned beast too. RZk5nO

But the lord was not as stupid as she had hoped, its ceaseless advance passed. Serpent eyes fell on the warehouse, each snakehead that poked between knotted stranded sampled the air with their forked tongues.

The demon lord drew back. The large-scale spirit bomb Array stretched out, even coating the very edge of the parking lot and now the lord was fast retreating.

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“Oh no, you don’t!” Marie-Josianne yelled as the booster blazed through her veins, giving the added surge of power she needed to chase after the monster with absolute abandon. She did not care when the pointed claw pierced her abdomen, right through from front to back. She didn’t care when the tail shattered her calf bone either. Marie-Josianne clung to the demon with everything that she had. And soon a bright light engulfed the entire area.

A rumbling boom thundered so loudly, the entire vacant city of Darmine shook. The explosion could be seen for miles and for an instant, the night sky was brightened by the blinding light. Miasma dispersed and silence followed along with a sharp ringing sound. wdoYLp

When Marie-Josianne came to, the bottom half of her body was trapped below a streetlight. But it was fine because she couldn’t feel her legs anyways. With a sharp inhale, she ignored the mind-numbing pain and tried to summon her strength.

She had failed.

But her muscles twitched in protest, failing to work despite her efforts, and only spasmed and quivered uncontrollably.

Even reaching for the device around her forearm was proving difficult. cWzZJb

A dark shadow eclipsed her vision and she felt a soft feathering warmth come through past the deafening anguish that ate away at her flesh.

She looked up. And though her vision was blurry, she recognized the silhouette above her.

“G-Graham,” she croaked, voice small and hoarse. “I-I failed, sorry… I couldn’t…” The hiccup that bubbled in her chest was like a knife, tears welled in her eyes from the agony of it all. She was too weak to cough, still, blood dripped from her lips. “I couldn’t stop the lord, it got away—”

“Stop talking,” Graham said softly, taking her shaking hand and placing it back down on the ground. “Don’t worry anymore. I will take care of things.” bAprnC

Oh, her eyelids were feeling a bit heavy. Marie-Josianne sighed with relief. “The r-report…”

“I’ll get to it. You rest.”

Rest…sounded like a good thing. So Marie-Josianne did just that and allowed death to claim her.

Author: Things dire and serious but Larry– erm Seiji? is still an imbecile LOL ahemmm… 0c93A

umm I didn’t end up going on the super impromptu business trip! I just lazed around and died ; w ; been writing a bit slower lately to avoid burn out but uhhh I think I’ve still a good, decent stopckpile~ so regular updates will continue weeeee