Kaito secured the glowing stone in his pouch and stepped back out into the night. The rain was finally starting to fall through the cooling air of the valley, washing away the ash. He melted back into the shadows of the trees, returning to the hidden village of the free.
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He focused his mind, drawing on the cursed blood in his veins. Shadow Leap. He blinked from the roof directly into the tall grass behind a patrolling guard. With a swift, practiced motion, Kaito grabbed the soldier from behind. He didn't use his blade. He struck a precise pressure point on the soldier's neck, rendering him unconscious before dragging his body into the brush. A non-lethal approach was harder, but Kaito refused to let the bloodlust accelerate his curse.
He had not cured the curse entirely, but he had bought his people time. Kaito secured the glowing stone in his pouch
Kaito leaped, his hand wrapping around the burning, brilliant crystal. The pure light seared his palm, causing black smoke to billow from his hand, but he held on. Channeling his own dark energy into the stone, he forced the two opposing powers to stabilize. A pulse of neutral, gray energy exploded outward.
"I knew your kind would come for it," the general sneered, drawing a massive claymore that burst into bright orange flames. "You are nothing but walking corpses, Aragami. You belong in the dirt!" Should we explore the invading them
Moving like a whisper, Kaito navigated the compound. He shadow-dashed from the silhouette of a stone lantern to the underside of a bridge, evading the blazing torches. When a heavy-armored elite guard blocked the pagoda's entrance, Kaito tossed a small smoke pebble. As the area filled with thick, obscuring fog, Kaito slipped past the coughing guard and phased through the heavy wooden doors.