Time Healer Ceres - Chapter 85

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‘I never thought I’d have to draw this.’
The sword Seres held now.
It was the blade she’d carried when she lived as Grace, a weapon she’d never passed down to her disciple.
‘To be precise, it wasn’t that I wouldn’t pass it on—I couldn’t.’
The blade was far too choosy about its wielder.
The moment it fell into the hands of someone it didn’t acknowledge, the sword itself would dull its own edge—blunt as a kitchen knife, helpless and weak.
With a temperament so stubborn and vexing, there was no way to entrust it to anyone.
In the end, all she could do was seal it away in the Subspace.
Whirrrrr—
‘You like that?’
A faint hum emanated from the blade, eager—it had tasted blood after so long.
Seres gazed expressionlessly at the corpse of the dead Giant.
Not a single drop of blood stained the ground. And yet the body lay split cleanly in two.
That was the mark of this blade’s work.
‘It drinks every last drop.’
The blood, that is.
What the Dark Sword loved most was blood itself.
Men had come to call it the Demon’s Sword, fearful of a single truth: it was a blade that fed on blood.
Boom! Thud!
The ground trembled again. Seres turned, releasing a quiet sigh.
The other Giants were charging toward her, frenzied with rage at their fallen companion.
She wanted nothing more than to find Yulia and Antonian as quickly as possible—but.
Seres’s gaze turned glacial.
She would deal with these creatures first, and swiftly, before leaving.
[Screeeee! Screee!]
“…?”
But in that instant, Kamangyi—who had been sitting quietly atop her head—suddenly took flight.
“What are you—!”
[Screeeeeeeeee—]
A piercing wail!
Seres’s eyes widened as she reached for Kamangyi. The cry that poured from the creature’s mouth was unlike anything she’d ever heard.
Yet what came next was even more startling.
[Snarl?]
Crack!
[SCREEEECH!]
Smash! Crack!
“…What is that?”
Seres blinked rapidly as a new creature emerged to assault the Giants.
What was now hammering relentlessly at the Giants’ heads and bodies was nothing other than their own shadows.
[Snarl! SCREEEE—!]
Crash!
[Shriek!]
The Giants themselves seemed utterly bewildered, under assault from their own darkness.
Soon they recognized the shadows as threats and tried to strike back—but something far more extraordinary happened.
[SCREEEECH!]
The instant a Giant struck its own shadow, the creature let out a terrible, piercing wail.
When it hit the shadow’s face, its own face clenched in agony. It kicked at the shadow’s leg, then clutched its own fractured limb and shrieked in pain.
Crash!
[Cry…]
Whoommmm!
A Giant’s head shattered. It collapsed.
“…”
Seres stood silent for a long moment, unable to find words for what she’d witnessed.
What in the world just happened?
Her gaze shifted to Kamangyi, fluttering proudly before her.
“…You?”
[Screeeee~]
Kamangyi tilted its head with a satisfied gleam in its eyes, as if to say: what a foolish question.
Seres’s mind grew tangled once more.
What exactly is this creature?
Shriek!
Whimper……
In any case, what mattered was that this situation was drawing to a rapid close.
Having confirmed that the Giants were perishing by their own shadows, Seres turned to leave.
She still needed to find Yulia and Antonian, as she’d originally intended.
Chirp!
“What?”
Yet she found herself stopping once more—held back by Kamangyi, who had latched onto her hair.
Chirp! Chirp-chirp!
Kamangyi tugged at her hair insistently, pointing repeatedly in one direction as if to say she should go that way.
Seres could guess at once where the creature meant.
“…You’re saying I should go after the boss?”
Chirp! Chirp!
Kamangyi nodded vigorously, confirming that this was indeed what she meant.
“But I need to get to Yulia.”
Shake-shake!
The moment Seres finished speaking, Kamangyi shook her head with force.
Then she fluttered her wings and darted toward the building where Yulia was, her wings flapping urgently.
“…Are you saying you’ll go to Yulia instead?”
Chirp-chirp!
Why do I keep understanding this creature’s words?
Seres let out a quiet sigh and fell briefly into thought.
But the moment didn’t last long.
Her attention turned toward where she sensed the boss’s presence.
“Fifteen minutes… no, ten. Just keep the child safe for that long. And look after Antonian too.”
Chirp!
Kamangyi nodded firmly in assurance and suddenly rushed straight at Seres.
Or more precisely, at her shadow.
Whoosh!
“…Hm.”
Watching Kamangyi vanish into the shadow, Seres found herself stupefied once again.
Now she understood why she’d sensed nothing when the creature appeared in the Classroom earlier.
‘Does she move through shadows?’
It seemed the creature traveled through the shadow of whoever she’d marked, transporting her body through the darkness itself……
Seres grew deeply curious about the creature’s true nature.
“Sigh.”
Seres exhaled softly and gave a light shake of her head.
She’d puzzle it out later.
Burst!
In an instant, she too moved with blinding speed and vanished from sight.
……
Guard Captain Mathew, who had witnessed everything from the closest vantage point, remained frozen in bewilderment.
Collapse.
Only after Seres had vanished did he sink to the ground, the reality of his survival finally catching up with him.
“Captain!”
A subordinate rushed over and helped him up.
“What on earth……”
Mathew stared after Seres in astonishment, his face pale.
What had he just witnessed? Who was that female student?
How was he possibly going to explain all of this to headquarters?
“Huh……”
A hollow, exhausted laugh escaped from Mathew’s lips.
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“Christine, are you feeling better now?”
“…Yes.”
Though still trembling faintly, she didn’t seem to be in panic anymore, so Yulia let out a breath of relief.
“Then let’s head to the Auditorium now. Everyone’s gone there anyway.”
The announcement system had kept broadcasting instructions for students to gather in one place rather than scatter, and the Auditorium was the designated assembly point—much easier to protect them all together. That was why the announcements had continuously urged everyone to gather there.
Of course, Seres, who was positioned away from the building, hadn’t heard those broadcasts and had headed to the Classroom looking for Yulia.
“The… Auditorium?”
“Yeah. Come on, let’s go.”
She nodded.
Christine, who had been crouched down beneath the desk, gave a small nod and slowly crawled out from underneath.
Boom! Crash!
“…!”
But in that instant, a sound so thunderous it shook the building echoed through the air.
The sound of something approaching.
Both children’s eyes turned toward the window.
[Grrrrr…]
“Ahhh—screeeeeeeam!”
Through the window appeared the figure of a colossal Giant. It was far taller than the height of the classroom window on the second floor.
“Ahh! Ahhhhhhh!”
“Christine! Hush!”
Yulia rushed to stifle Christine’s screams. She couldn’t let the Giant’s gaze turn toward where they were.
“M—mmph!”
“Sh—shh!”
[Grrr!]
“…!”
Even covering Christine’s mouth didn’t help—it seemed too late.
The Giant’s red eyes, passing by the window, locked directly onto the classroom where the two children were hiding.
“Christine! We have to run!”
“N—no…”
At Yulia’s words, Christine tried to move her legs, but couldn’t manage it.
Seeing the Giant approaching the window, Christine simply collapsed onto the floor.
“Ahhhhhhh!”
Another scream tore from Christine’s throat.
Yulia, too, felt the color drain from her face as she watched the Giant bear down on their location.
Her legs trembled violently, refusing to obey.
In the end, Yulia also crumpled to the floor, her body giving way entirely.
‘Sister…’
Pulling Christine close, Yulia squeezed her eyes shut.
All that filled her mind was Seres’s face.
[Moo? Moo!]
“…!”
But in that moment came a sound far too familiar.
Yulia’s head snapped up, her eyes going wide.
“Kamangyi!”
[Moo.]
Joy was fleeting—Yulia cried out urgently.
“Run!”
[Moo?]
“Run! There’s a—outside right now—!”
At Yulia’s cry, Kamangyi tilted his head before glancing toward the window.
Just then, the Giant reached out its hand toward the glass.
[Mooooooo—]
In that moment, a strange cry poured from Kamangyi’s mouth.
Whoosh!
[Grr? Ahhhhhhh!]
The Giant’s massive frame lurched backward, felled by a black shadow.
Boom!
The black shadow coiled around the Giant’s fallen form, strangling its neck.
The Giant’s own shadow—brought to life against it.
[Ahhhhh! Ughhhh!]
Though the Giant thrashed and clawed desperately at the shadow, every wound it inflicted returned the pain upon itself.

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