Miyako kept walking as though in a trance, feeling a presence within her as she watched people pass by; without really seeing them as though she was observing them from afar.

On getting closer to where she worked at the food café, her body suddenly stopped at a particular spot; she noticed people were not looking at her.

It was as though she wasn’t even there. A strong urge overcame her as she bit into her palm, watching in dismay and horror as blood began flowing from the wound.

“Akuma no shoheki wa watashi ga mujitsu no seinaru chi o kaiho shimasu.”

She spoke strange words she didn’t know, she uttered and smeared blood on an invisible wall that she could only sense, but not see.

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Suddenly, she heard a sizzling sound as a dark spiraling hole appeared, the opening kept getting larger and larger until she saw something emerge from it. She realized she just released the creature of her dreams.

As soon as he was completely out, the opening disappeared.

Walking towards her Hikari held her hand close to his mouth as he spoke some healing spells to close her wound after which he released her from his technique.

“You were of great use today, I thank you for that.” He bowed slightly to show his gratitude.

“What did you think you were doing, making me bite myself? Why didn’t you tell me that you would do that to me?”

“If I had told you, would you have heeded my pleas for help?”

On hearing that, Miyako knew that if he had told her, then she would most likely not have gone out of her way to help him.