The sound of a bullet echoed through the dark space as Rera fell unconscious. Her body fell onto Taiyo as her grip loosened on his neck.
As she was unconscious, her body shifted back to normal. The scales on her arms were no longer visible. The wings on her back disappeared. The tail was gone as well. It was as if nothing abnormal happened to her body at all...on the outside at least.
"You really gotta be careful y'know?" Cheshire sighed, pulling Rera off of him. "There's a reason why all of them Cultists got slaughtered."
"Haha, I know. I just wanted to see how effective it was. Taiyo chuckled, standing up as he dusted himself off. "Though I must say, she seems more promising than him."
"Really? She's just a kiddo. Not that strong yet."
"Not yet. But she could surpass that Conqueror of Demons by Adeptal Energy alone."
Grabbing Rera by her collar, Taiyo dragged her along as the dark space began to warp. It reverted to the cave the children were in, except only one remained.
The two walked out of the cave and into the snowy region. From where they stood, they could see both Mondstadt and Liyue. The bone chilling winds and frigid cold did not faze them. They stood still, taking in the view.
"So what now?"
"Now? Now we prepare for Master's return." Taiyo smiled. "We just need to break this one's spirits a little more."
"..."
"What? Do you like her that much?" Taiyo chuckled.
"...No. But are we...certain that Master is-"
"They are not the same."
"...But-"
"They. Are. Not."
"..."
"Master Ruele is much stronger than her. She is our creator. Our Master who laughs at pain, the one who is cruel and calculating. Do you honestly think that this thing is on her level?" Taiyo spoke with a smile, hiding his anger.
"Then why would Loki bother hanging out with this one?" Cheshire scoffed.
"Loki is no longer our concern. Master says he is a dead man and a traitor. Therefore, what he does isn't of any value to use. Unless he does something stupid."
"A dead man huh?"
!!!
Cheshire's instincts kicked in once she heard that voice. The hairs on her tail and ears rose as she immediately summoned her twin Desert Eagles. Taiyo remained calm and turned to face the voice, summoning his fan.
"Well well, if it isn't-"
BOOM!
A large blade of Shadow vertically sliced Taiyo in half. The Shadows stretched over the cliff and refused to stop. The ground tremored violently as the mountains between Mondastadt and Liyue were divided in half. All that was left in its wake was the dust.
"H-holy shit..." Cheshire scoffed.
"How rude. Can't I make conversation?" Taiyo spoke, his voice garbled as his body merged back to normal.
Loki stood there, a Shadow Sword in hand. His carefree attitude was replaced with rage and bloodlust. The Shadows gathered around him as his eyes flashed red — wide with anger. He raised his sword in the air, creating a tornado of Shadows that pierced through Dragonspine's clouds.
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Reincarnated as an Adeptus
Hayran Kurgu"There is no such thing as no way. As long as there is a possibility, then there is a way." That was what she told herself. Though she never believed in it, she lived by those principles only to have been shocked when the unexpected happened. A stra...
