Villain Ch 1902. Haunted Wedding
Reflex.
Pure, bloody reflex.
His body moved before his brain caught up.
Twin daggers unsheathed in a flash of motion—black steel gleaming in the afternoon sun, vibrating with residual code that hummed like a heartbeat.
Zoe cracked her knuckles.
Jane's shadow twitched.
Shea already had a song spell humming on her lips.
Larissa's eyes bled red for a second.
Vivian arched a brow like she was deciding whether to seduce or destroy.
Bella just lowered her stance with one hand glowing faintly.
Alice raised her hand.
It all happened in under a second.
Then—
"WHOA WHOA WHOA!!"
The hooded figure backed up. Fast. Arms raised. Long raven-colored cloak flaring like a panicked crow.
"It's me! Guys! It's me!"
Allen blinked.
Eyes narrowed.
Then he recognized her.
"...Azura?"
She pulled her hood back with a shaky smile. "Y-yeah?"
The entire party exhaled at once, like a collective sigh of 'we almost gutted you.'
