The Wielder's Winter (The Manifests Series #1)

[7] Along Came A Seraphim

Jihyo sees the Scraper's fingers fall off as it howls in pain, it's blood tainting the snow blue. She then looks at the cane.

A symbol appears on its hilt as it splits apart and then fades. The wooden cane suddenly seems to be imbued with light energy, forming a bladed essence at its tip as it materializes into a katana.

Jihyo's eyes widen.

She couldn't believe that she was now  holding an actual weapon--- unbelievably, a regular wooden cane that turned into a katana--- and use it to easily slice a creature she previously thought was nigh indestructible.

"What is this..?!" Jihyo thought. "I don't unders---"

The Scraper soon wildly swings its other arm towards Jihyo. She tried to parry the attack, but she panicked and sloppily swung the katana in the wrong direction. She gets smacked into a metal pole, making it collapse.

Surprisingly, Jihyo didn't flinch, nor felt a lot of pain when her back landed on the metal pole. She stood up slowly, holding the katana tight on her hands as she gets lost in thought. None of these make sense to her.

The cube-like structure that attacked South Korea.

The icy wasteland that was once Daegu.

These horrible creatures.

This mystical cane.

But none of it mattered anymore. What matters is that they survive, find her family, her members, and figure out what the hell is going on.

The only good thing about this whole apocalypse was that this cane; this weapon, made their ordeal much, much easier.

Jihyo took a deep breath as the blade glistened.

She then wildly sprinted towards the fleshy Scraper. The creature seemed to perceive Jihyo's hostile approach as it charges toward her, swinging it's arm with speed. Jihyo quickly evades the golem's attacking arm instinctively, and with a lot of struggle and footwork, slices it off with the glowing blade. The Scraper then attempts to stomp Jihyo with it's foot, but once again, she manages to spin around it and slices one of its knees. The icy monstrosity falls on one knee as it roars in pain.

The creature was now incapacitated as Jihyo instinctively runs to it for the final blow. She quickly spun her whole body and swings the glowing blade upward, generating a pillar of light that slashes the Scraper's snowy face in two.

The Scraper's body falls on the ground with a loud thud.

Jihyo suddenly then drops the weapon as it returns into a regular wooden cane once more. She sits down in shock.

"Oh god.. oh god.. w-what the hell..?! h-how did I do those things?! That can't be me.. I-I.." Jihyo stuttered in disbelief.

Zeke watched the whole clash unfold before his eyes. He was in disbelief as well. He has seen strange things in his life, but he never expected to see one of his fave idols using a katana to kill a monster in an apocalyptic ice age.

"This is too bizarre for me... This must be a dream.." Zeke said to himself as he shook his head.

Jihyo sees the wooden cane as it's light energy fades. She picks it up and hurries back to Zeke and the old man.

"Zeke, d-did you see that? I.." Jihyo stuttered. Zeke looks at her for a while, still also trying to process what just happened.

"None of this makes sense. I mean.. How.. did you... cut through that? And how come you can use it so gracefully?" Zeke finally replied.

"RIGHT? I.. I'm not even good at handling weapons.. But it must be because of this weird cane.." She said, holding the cane in her hand.

Zeke looks at the cane, then at the old man.