Ch.24 Corruption & Secrets

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Chuuya suddenly shot through the sky, ripping right through Lovecraft. He ends up blowing a huge hole out of him.

"Chuuya's corrupted form allows him to manipulate nearby gravitons." Dazai explains to John. "The graviton bomb is a densely-packed black hole, swallowing everything in its path."

Chuuya throws to red, giant gravity spheres at Lovecraft, blowing up his other side

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Chuuya throws to red, giant gravity spheres at Lovecraft, blowing up his other side. But Lovecraft's damaged parts simply regenerates. Dazai continues as Chuuya kept fighting Lovecraft.

"He has no control over this ability, so his rage continues until he consumes all his energy and dies."

"So if he dies, I'm going to kill you." I smile.

"Easy, Ori-chan. I'll let you have your fun. But first, tell us what that thing is. No matter how much he chips away at it, it just regenerates immediately. You must know what it truly is, given that you're his partner."

"Who knows?" John smiles at Dazai, pissing me off.

"Why would I tell you, even if I did?"

I press the blade closer to his throat, drawing a bit of blood from it.

"I think your forgetting who's holding the knife here."

I watch as a drop of blood runs down his neck. I lick my lips and grin.

"You're blood looks goods. Mind if I had a taste?"

"...Shiori...?"

"So the Vampire Queen is hungry, huh?"

"Ah~, you better stop playing games. The longer you taunt me, the faster your death approaches. The reason they called my the V.Q. is simple. I used to drink the blood of my victims when I was a child."

"It's because of your true ability, right?"

"..."

If he continues talking, Dazai will find out. I don't want him to though. What would he think of me if he knew about my true ability or my past...? But at the same time, I feel like I shouldn't hide it from him anymore.

I'll just say half the truth.

"If you're trying to threaten me by telling my secret, it's not going to work."

"Oh? Not scared of all the people you know finding out?"

"Nope! I'll even say it out loud! My true ability is called "Queen of the Damned"! I copy the abilities of other gifted users by simply drinking a drop of their blood."

John's smile disappears.

"You actually...said it..."

"Of course I did. I don't care who knows anymore. My ability is powerful, sure. But, I can only use that person's ability for five seconds. Once time is up, I can't use their ability anymore. For me to use it again, I need another drop of their blood."

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