Laure’s smile was uncomfortably thin. "Come with us and we will retreat these guys."
Akari didn't even blink. With a sharp flick of her wrist, she flung her tessen, the metal ribs snapping open as it sliced through the air toward him.
Laure dodged and smirked. "If that's the case, we'll just see how much your little barrier can hold."
"Nanami-san, buy me some time," Akari called out over the rising din of claws scraping against her perimeter. "It keeps growing, I need to start purifying them."
With a sharp snap, she unhooked the bracelet on her wrist and let it slip into her pocket. The moment the restraint was gone, the air inside the safehouse shattered.
A blinding surge of pure, searing white light erupted from her. The creeping shadows evaporated into nothingness, screaming silently as the sacred pressure flattened the room's atmosphere.
Nanami barely caught his footing against the shockwave while still engaging Laure in combat.
Seeing the massive wall of purification wave outward and wipe out his forces in a single breath, Laure’s bravado finally cracked. Cursing under his breath, he threw up a smoke-filled diversion and vanished into the retreating shadows.
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