Seraphim barely had enough ti to elaborate on her claims before Light stole the mont.
The clone began handing out the sheets in its hand with a cocky and proud look.
Halo’s jaw dropped the mont he looked. The handwriting was his. The phrasing and the awkward sentence structure, all of it was his diocre style, exactly.
But that slight humor vanished not long after.
His suspicions were right, Light knew more about the Sinners than it had initially told them. The clone took its ti to write everything it saw on Inferno Moist in detail.
"Are you sure about this, Light?"
Seraph asked, and Light responded with a nod.
Halo sighed.
Light claid the Crawlers were created by sothing airborne. It had observed many Sinners fleeing in panic, their breath coming in gasps as if choking on the air itself.
However, when they returned, they appeared more powerful and were sohow attracted to the castle. Light recognized them as Crawlers imdiately.
The transformation only affected Perverted and Toddler Sinners, since no other Sinner types wandered beyond their own territories.
This gave Halo so insight about the Crawlers. The first one he killed was back at Silent Hill, about a dozen lands away.
When he saw it, the creature had shown those sa signs Light described, heavy breath and fatigued. It was slowly transforming before his eyes. This clarified everything.
"Yeah... that’s true. The first Crawler I killed was far from here."
Halo addressed the room.
"It seems that exposure to the air overwhelms them. They can only develop into Crawlers when they’re beyond the reach of this land."
"Seems like it, but why would they co back though? Why the castle?"
Liam spoke up with his confusion evident in his eyes.
Seraph sighed and took her seat.
Halo began massaging his brow, drowning in thoughts. They couldn’t confirm the Sinner that covered the crimson land behind them was turning Sinners into Crawlers, but they couldn’t ignore the possibility either.
"Mill was definitely hiding sothing. If his Flaw’s anything like mine, then he probably kept part of the Fade of Bridle’s truth from us. Not out of deceit, but... maybe to keep us safe."
Seraph’s expression grew grim. "I don’t trust him though."
Fade of Bridle, the legend supposedly responsible for everything. They’d learned sothing about this man and yet knew nothing. Could he truly be alive, or was he already dead? But at least they knew he once lived in the castle.
"What if Fade of Bridle is the Sinner we saw on Inferno Land?"
Halo and Seraph turned to Liam with a startled look.
Halo had considered that alternative ever since he heard of Fade of Bridle, but for so reason, he just couldn’t bring himself to believe that. Sothing felt off about that idea...
"I don’t think so. Why would the Crawlers co all the way to the castle? To find Kysa?"
Seraphim said before rising to her feet.
"No doubt, the source lies sowhere in this castle. But until it reveals its true form, we’ll never solve this mystery."
As soon as she spoke, she began leaving the room.
"I will need so ti alone, guys..."
The mont she left, Halo found himself alone as Liam and Light also followed suit.
He was seated, his body slightly leaned into his seat. It had been settled between them what must happen next, they would have to fight the Crawlers if this went south. But truthfully, none of them were strong enough to pull that off so casually.
’Status.’
The mont the words echoed in his mind, the bronze screen appeared before his eyes.
***
[ Na: Halo D. Tenebris
Title: Shadow of Death
Rank: Knight
True ability: Death Clone - - - Description:
Flaw: Coldness
Only Sin: Death
Nesis:?
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Sin Fragnts: 38/10000
Dominant Skill: Speed
Clones: 2 ]
***
With his clone, Tough, killing and obtaining Sin Fragnts on his behalf, he was growing stronger even without trying. But this still wasn’t enough. The Sinner he’d seen wasn’t sothing thirty-eight Sin Fragnts could counter. He doubted even a thousand or ten thousand could.
He’d been training, alright, but Seraph and Liam ran shifts on fighting Tough, a Beast Sinner. Though none of them had managed to defeat it yet, this wasn’t sothing he could boast about.
He needed to train harder.
***
"Can you give so ti, Halo..."
Seraph said as she sat behind her canvas, drawing.
It was already morning, and Halo found himself before Seraphim. Halo had spent his entire night training, practicing every martial arts technique he could think of, but the morning ca in a bizarre twist.
Everyone acted as though nothing was at stake, and now he had to attend a painting session with Seraph, just like how they’d done before the entire ordeal.
"What are you drawing? A new vision?"
Seraph gave him a subtle nod.
"I am almost done, I’ll attend to you soon."
Halo sighed.
Seraph’s foresight wasn’t directly connected to her ability. It was rather a defense chanism to help her adapt to this world. Out of fear, she began seeing bigger threats before they even happened.
Halo knew they weren’t accurate. She’d drawn Tough before it ever appeared, and though so details were missing or misleading, the creature showed up to fight them regardless.
But seeing her paint another one in his haze era made him uneasy. She could only draw things that frightened her, and considering she’d been training with a fearso Sinner like Tough, it was unlikely the Sinner she was drawing was rely on Tough’s level.
"Is it the Sinner I think it is?"
Seraph turned to Halo with a confused look.
"No... I an, I don’t know. I think I am already losing this ability."
Halo massaged his temples.
This was one of her ability’s flaws, she’d most likely lose it the mont she stopped fearing the world. This was going to be a huge blow to them, but it also ant she’d grow as a person.
"I think you have to let it go..."
Seraph turned to Halo with her expression no different from her previous one.
"I an your foresight. Let it go. Vision or not, you’re strong enough to survive in this world."
Seraph stared deep into Halo’s blue eyes with her faded ones for a while before smiling.
"Thank you, Halo."
Of course, this didn’t co from a place of love. If he could force the vision out of her, then he would. It could’ve helped him with a lot of things. But at the ti, he didn’t want to depend on it. That would make him reluctant.
"I am done, Halo."
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