Bab 258: Oliver vs. Sera

Chapter 258

Back at the center of the camp, Sera's patience wore thin. The air around her shimmered faintly, distorting like heat waves rising from the ground. Her aura began to leak—a warning of the predator beneath her calm exterior.

The faint distortion around her form pulsed like a living thing, warping the space ever so slightly, and the demons closest to her instinctively shifted backward, even if they were careful to hide their unease.

"Enough talk," she said. "Let's see if you live up to the stories."

Oliver didn't wait for her to make the first move. In one fluid motion, he unsheathed his blade, the silver edge catching the faint moonlight as it glimmered with an otherworldly sheen.

The sound of the blade being drawn was sharp and clean, slicing through the night like a whispered threat.