บท 31: Tomb of Princess Acana (9)

Gasp—!

Azel and Olivia were spat out from nowhere as their bodies full of energy landed on the chilling, rough ground. Feeling quite disoriented at the unexpected circumstances, the two maids looked for their Young Master as they caught their breath.

A moment or two later, the two of them sauntered towards their Young Master. Even though they had witnessed the battle from the beginning to the end, they could not help but query in regards to what had just happened.

"Young Master, was that the Shadow Hound's ability?"

When the Knight of Atlas, Eridan, first summoned his two clones of shadows in an attempt to distract Zero from defending against his sword strike, the two maids vanished as their bodies were enveloped by shadows, ironically concealing them from shadows themselves.

"Yes, that's right." Zero briefly replied, his gaze momentarily checking the two maids' countenance. Arbitrarily, Zero was reminded of Eridan's words: