Chapter 537 - Book 5, Chapter 42 (1/2)

Book 5, Chapter 42 – Setting the Stage

Squall dove forith murderous drive Dawn met him with an ice-cold expression on her beautiful face Her poas gathered and ready to be released on this foolisha dark figure behind him

When this new foe leaped forward, he did so with a reaching black aura that choked the area in black smoke

He was alled to keep up with hi, Squall's sinister shadow Upon returning to the wastelands, Inkspecter used his dark powers to strengthen themore lethal by the day

Blackfiend led with a punch It cahtning and flaered back as Blackfiend's crushi+ng blow ru to dissuade her On the contrary, Dawn's resolve only hardened A burning will to fight sht in such a pitched battle

Terrangelica answered Blackfiend's punch with a streaking arc A keen line sliced through the fog

The speed and pohich she lashed out was nothing short of incredible Blackfiend was cut in half at the waist, while Dawn charged through his ht train

But he wasn't her target Inkspecter was the life she was desperate to take

I'll kill him Kill him! KILL HIM! Dawn's mind was a cacophony of sounds A hundred thousand de her to do whatever it takes to cut down her grandfather's killer Skye Polaris demanded retribution!

“I'm not done!”

The dark athered into tendrils of smoke that were sucked into Squall's body Daatched hirew particularly threatening It was now pitch black, and when he swung it the air around his arm rippled from the bloated power

BANG!

Terrangelica hacked into the limb but left no wound In that instant, Dawn felt a wave of exhaustion wash over her Her mental poere spent She went for a second strike while Squall reached out to capture her weapon in his hand

Dawn heaved her strength into the strike with the intent of cutting his hand clean off and then into the man ned it

Yetwhen it connected with Squall's flesh, even though it could norh iron Instead, the black ar weaker

Squall's dey! [1] No matter how much force she put into her attacks, they were rendered useless

Once more, Inkspecter inserted hie relic in the shape of a long black thread which he threw into the air Once released, it grew thick and long, then wrapped itself around Dawn's body

Before she could react, the Polaris descendant found herself held fast

Inkspecter's dark thread was unnaturally tenacious No led she couldn't break free As the seconds passed, the thread continued to wrap itself around her until she was nearly encased in it, like a silkworm's chrysalis Only her head was currently left unfettered

“There's no use wasting energy” Squall's body was entwined with tendrils of black selica in his left hand and threw it away like a child's toy He looked at Daith an expression of deep contempt “It was stupid to think you could beat us all on your own Your fate was sealed the moment you arrived here”

The soldiers who arrived with Daere quickly overwhelmed and defeated None reh away fro it would take for the it would take them to respond

As Dawn faced the dire circumstance her mind went blank All that remained was a blind fury which twisted her face “Just kill me!”

“Kill you?” Ravenous Tiger regarded her with a toothy grin “I don't think I've ever coirl as pretty as you You think we'll let you off that easy?”

Ravenous Tiger reached out to stroke her face while the other fighters watched with gli eyes and foul smirks

Dawn Polaris was a storied beauty in a the citizens of Skycloud, and froe She was a former Templar, and an accomplished demonhunter These despicable men had never seen a worasp… it was like their darkest dreams come true

Perhaps today, they'd get a taste of a rare treat One of Skycloud's most precious flowers, prickly as a rose Who'd have ever thought this would be her fate The thought of what these wicked heathens would do…

Panic began to set in Dawn thought about Cloudhawk, thought about her grandfather, and the sadness it su she could do Never in her life had she iined she would find herself in this situation She would rather kill herself if she had the option

But as Ravenous Tiger's hand reached out, another hand grabbed it and held it tight in a vice-like grip

The fat man scowled petulantly at Squall “What the fuck are you doing?”

Squall pushed hiered several steps backward He ignored the forer “Touch her and I promise you will die a horrible death”