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Chapter 26: Revival

The defending sound of a blade coming in contact with flesh echoes through the dark secluded streets of South Korea, the silver blades shining brightly under the moonlight. 

The creatures knees fell to the floor with a loud thud, the rough concrete piercing through its pale disguise. The energy required to heal his wound was too much for him to bear and as the masked male expected, the human-like appearance of the demon melted away. 

The demon clutched his wound, but it did little to nothing as its body was evidently turning into fine grains of dust. The demon made an attempt to shuffle away from another impending strike from the male but he was abruptly stopped when the tip of an arrow was placed at his neck. 

"Taehyung may have been nice, striking you in the least painful spot...but I can promise I won't be the same." Yoongi tightened his grip on the handle of his replacement crossbow but no matter how many times he wielded it, it didn't feel the same. After many years with the Diligent crossbow, Yoongi had gotten used to how the handle sat perfectly in his grasp or how effortlessly it pierced through his target. His black-market replacement could hardly match up to the virtuous weapon. The grip was awkward and it took a few tweaks before the arrow was strong enough to even make a dent into a demon's flesh. 

Pulling off his cat-like mask, Yoongi frown at the demon. "What do you want hunter? I thought you all went extinct a year ago." The demon's cheeky statement caused Yoongi to apply more pressure to the demon's neck. 

He didn't like talking about his past, especially when it was with a creature as sinful as a demon. "What are you all planning?" Narrowing his eyes at the creature, Yoongi glared at the latter. 

"That's for me to know and for you all to find out." The demon chuckled, the brief replies had Yoongi growling in anger. "Kill me, there are plenty more like me out here anyway. And there are plenty more out there who hold greater then I do." The demon tilted his head tauntingly to the side and awaited Yoongi's next move. "The sins are coming and you can't do anything to stop them."

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Today had been long and stressful. Your co-worker had called in last minute with a cold so this meant you had to manage all the orders and the shop by yourself. You would think, after over half a year of working in this shop rearranging flowers meant you would be good at the art of Ikebana. You had both hand and eye coordination on the battlefield, however, a bouquet or vase of flowers was a completely different story. 

You had only been able to create presentable and sellable displays with the guidance of Soomi but it seemed without her you were as useless as an Imp on a battlefield of fallen angels. 

You hard tried getting help from Soomi over the phone but her blocked nose and corse throat made it near to impossible to understand her. You had only managed to stick two gardenias into their rightful spots before you frustratedly threw a block of floral foam across the store. This was when you gratefully thanked Soomi for all her help and hung up the phone, leaving you alone to try and figure out the art of floral arrangements.