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“Better hope this works,” Ithe se in the palm of the other

The Dark Room wanted its price, so I had to make it count I kneould take my blood, but instinct and experience told er, ave more of myself I opened the door, just the fraction of an inch, and a blade of pure darkness erupted from the shadow at Susanoo’s feet –

And struck at thin air He’d disappeared in a flash of electricity, leaving nothing behind but sparks and the s over his shoulder just long enough to grin at me

“Try again,” he said, winking

“Give up, shadow beast,” A her sword back to prepared another salvo of fire-birds “We know of your foul tricks”

Not all of theht to myself

The last of the ice clinked to the ground as Susanoo sht flickered and faded froy, and with a busted ankle, it wasn’t like he had anywhere to go

“The coup de grace,” Susanoo said, his chest puffing out as he gloated “I want to end this in a most spectacular way”

He threw his sword into the sky, and I watched as it vanished into the clouds, joining a burbling, newly-risen storly far above us

I had to tiain”

He turned to hter as boo and deep as a hurricane “Go on,” he said

My palm bled freely as I suround, and Susanoo’s laughter rang around the crystal chamber as he blinked out of existence once more There it was – myof opportunity I raised Vanitas and hurled him into my own shadow, and he vanished into the Dark Rooly, and as he came into existence, so did his shadow

“Time for your friend to die,” Susanoo said “Sayonara, little sorcerers” A bolt of lightning ca down to meet us

Vanitas zoood’s shadow, driven with the saod at an angle, skewering him from spine to sternum

“Oh,” he said, glancing down at the point of the sword sticking out of his chest The lightning he’d called froer seemed interested in Herald,