Chapter 12: The Ritual
He ran straight towards Shen, holding Ku Wu in his palm. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. biqUgE。 info
The blow was undoubtedly extremely ordinary, and even gave Akali an illusion.
It seems that the mysterious scroll, and the strange meditation in the ruined temple, have never appeared, as if the robbery is just a person who shed tears in the ruined temple for a day, venting his tight fists, and now again, even if it is in vain, he has to challenge Shen again.
Shen's weapon flipped in the palm of his hand, and the one-handed battle that made him grit his teeth countless times and feel humiliated countless times, the continuous impact of Kunwu, and the splashing of sparks. The robbery is extremely fast, and seems to be dominated by impulsive emotions, just attacking indiscriminately, and not seeking to hit.
Shen's gaze was firmly fixed on Zai's shoulders and arms, judging his movements, and occasionally dodging the shuriken thrown by Zai. The full speed of the tribulation really amazed Shen, perhaps it had something to do with the Great Elder's teaching from childhood to adulthood.
Shen felt that he might not be able to achieve such speed, but his ninjutsu and training were all about perception and countermeasures, and everything made his fighting style more defensive, and it was precisely because of this that he could judge his intentions from the small movements on his body, and block his attacks without hurrying.
The attack in front of him was like a storm, Shen suddenly felt a faint sense of oppression behind him, and the figure in front of him suddenly paused, and the kunai who was originally attacking him did not crash into his attack according to the previous trajectory, but instead restrained the attack and retreated.
Is it a shadow clone?
The shadow clone has no offensive power, and can only be used to confuse the opponent, and the penetrated shadow clone will dissipate immediately, and the ninjas are well aware of this. The reason why he unusually withdrew his attack was obviously because he was worried that he would find out that he had changed into a fake at some point!
But this breath ......
The most important thing for a defensive ninja is perception, perceiving the opponent's position and attack is the first step to defend against it, even if the calamity in front of him suddenly withdrew the attack, the breath on his body is also obscure, he has no way to judge, the breath coming from behind him is not much different from the one in front of him, and it confuses his hearing and hearing.
Be cautious in a short period of time and only make the safest response.
The kunai in his hand flew straight to the calamity in front of him, which would buy him enough time, and the other hand had already pulled out another kunai from the ninja bag on his waist, and when he turned around, he raised his hand to block the attack behind him, and the two kunai collided in one place, without making any sound, at this time he heard the sound of gold and iron resonating behind him, and the body in front of him became distorted, and soon disappeared.
Is this a shadow clone?
He turned around again to meet the attack, but he didn't notice that the obscure aura behind him had never dissipated at all, and when Kunai was in front of him to resist the attack of the robbery, he heard a burst of exclamations from the crowd of onlookers, and his back suddenly cooled, and then there was a sharp pain, and the close-fitting fabric was quickly wet with the warm liquid.
He endured the pain and formed the seal with one hand, the sharp object entering his body and stirring in his muscles, the sharp pain almost knocking him down, but he still completed the seal quickly and accurately, his body slammed into a piece of wood, and his real body appeared in midair.
At this time, he finally saw the strange scene that made everyone exclaim, and it was robbery and ...... that struck him one after the other
A black shadow. The body shape looks exactly the same as the robbery, and there is also a kunai shapeless object in his hand. However, it was like something from another world, its whole body was pitch black, and it did not show any signs of flesh and blood, and it kept tumbling with an ominous black aura.
This is......
Can a shadow clone attack?
Zai's body disappeared in place, and the black aura on the surface of the strange shadow gradually dissipated, like a cloak that slipped off its body, and Zai emerged from it.
Not only clones, but can even be used to move.
Shen's body jumped backwards, distancing himself from the calamity, this strange ninjutsu he had never seen before, although it was extremely familiar, as if it was the power of a ninja, but there was a certain aura that showed that it was a complete taboo.
He pulled out the other kunai and held one in each hand, putting on a defensive stance, the wound on his back bleeding.
"Is it finally serious? Too late. He said in a low voice.
"I don't know what evil spell you've got, but in this case, even if you win against me, you won't realize your dream of becoming the Eye of Twilight. Unless you put down ......"
"Huh, Twilight Eyes? Become the eye of twilight and then protect these weakling? "Zai stretched out his arms, and Kunai's sharp edge pointed at the onlookers, some civilians had already been scared away by his strange shadow ninjutsu." They don't deserve it at all! The strong are the strong, and the strong should dominate everything. This self-proclaimed island wants to use human words to turn the strong into the weak, damned slaves and guards! ”
Shen's muffled snort inophinct incorresponded to the excited speech, and a shadow silently appeared behind Shen's back, and the bladed kunai pierced Shen's body, deliberately avoiding the fatal parts, and blood rushed out.
Something surged rapidly in the shadows, and the figure in the green ninja suit wielded the blade of a short scythe, tearing the shadow apart.
"Stop...... Stop it...... Rob ......"
Akali stood in front of him, her shoulders shaking, her body trembling, and when she lifted her face, she saw tears on her delicate girl's face.
……
It was a long, long time ago.
After that, it was the Great Elder who arrived with several elders, but he failed to catch the robbery. Since then, Zai has also left the Equilibrium Sect and become a traitor, and she even heard that later, Zai searched for evildoers everywhere, took them into his henchmen, and established another ninja organization, called Shadow Stream.
Akali couldn't help but laugh at herself, she didn't expect that she was just in the year of Mei, and she was already so nostalgic.
It was as if since that incident, since the calamity had left under siege from the elders, and had finally looked at her only with a shadow, which had only a faint outline, eyes but no gaze, but he seemed to be confirming to him if she wanted to leave this life forever.
The life she had feared as a child—the domination of some inexplicable force, with every step, every footprint filled with the arrangements of the heads of the sect, a life without freedom.
But she hesitated.
The freedom that only the Fall could attain, the freedom of ink, dyed against the morality of Ionia, against the way of equilibrium, was before her, and she flinched. It is to take charge of one's own life at all costs, and to become a model of self-depravity in the dictation of others; Or choose to give up everything and stay quietly among the sheep like the people around you, there will always be a fenced sky, and there will always be a shepherd dog to decide your actions.
If it was the girl she used to be, she would definitely hold the hand of that shadow.
But she didn't.
The hesitation in her heart deepened as she stood on the platform erected for the ritual, the ritual that Shen had to go through to become the eye of twilight, his biological father falling on the altar, his writhing and twitching body like a fish on a chopping board.
He held the ritual dagger in his hand, and carved the ritual seal on his father's bare chest.
There can be no trembling in his hands, no mercy in him, and no hindrance to family affection. He really didn't.
He is not cautious now, he is just the eye of twilight, he is just a container for God to descend on earth, an indifferent and selfless existence, and only such an existence can guide the entire sect without any difference.
And she, Akali, as the Shadow Fist, will be the wife of this cold and unforgiving vessel, without any tenderness, and at the right time, she will bear a child with him as if she were duty-
It must have been a girl, as if there was only one explanation, and that was that Twilight's eyes were God's will.
Then she will become the new Shadow Fist.
Without the love of his father, and from the time he was sensible, the first thing he held was not a beautiful rag doll, but a cold sword.
Just like she used to be.
The one who desperately wanted to escape.