[ the pull of her frown, faltering a little as she takes flight, breaks away completely as she hears the clink of tiles behind her, fangs and a helpless giggle shattering her façade. rooftop from apartment rooftop, shuten leaps, dodging the spires of satellites and banners of telephone wires, leaving crowds of startled birds to flutter away in her wake.
she's fast, but not servant fast, perhaps not even oni fast, and the speedy demon slayer might just catch up to her yet as long as she continues on her straightforward path.
but she doesn't.
things are never straightforward with oni, after all.
shuten disappears.
at the crossroads of four apartment roofs, she dives below. the ends of her kimono are barely swallowed in the complex of balconies and railings underneath before she reemerges. suspended in the air and facing the woman giving chase, shuten cradles something in her arms.
small, earthen, and brittle. ]
Another one for you, sweetie.
[ with blinding force, she throws it — the hollowed out eyes of the haniwa quickly closing in on the girl as shuten takes off again. ]
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she's fast, but not servant fast, perhaps not even oni fast, and the speedy demon slayer might just catch up to her yet as long as she continues on her straightforward path.
but she doesn't.
things are never straightforward with oni, after all.
shuten disappears.
at the crossroads of four apartment roofs, she dives below. the ends of her kimono are barely swallowed in the complex of balconies and railings underneath before she reemerges. suspended in the air and facing the woman giving chase, shuten cradles something in her arms.
small, earthen, and brittle. ]
Another one for you, sweetie.
[ with blinding force, she throws it — the hollowed out eyes of the haniwa quickly closing in on the girl as shuten takes off again. ]