How trees grow

[ Spade Kingdom: Royal Palace ]

"Damn it…" Samael breathed out as he tried to catch up to his breath. His eyes were initially fixed on the flesh disintegrating in tendrils of smoke rising up in the air. "He is really starting to annoy me."

Samael slowly gazed up at where the dark mist was ascending to. A shallow breath slipped past his lips, swinging his heavy sword to the side to get rid of unnecessary blood on the blade. His opponent, Zero, was already nowhere in sight. However, Samael knew that didn't mean Zero was dead. 

Samael was able the slay Zero's clone which was now instigating from the ground near his feet. Still, this was still far from over.

"Lilou," came out a whisper, thinking that Lilou would have a hard time searching for the original body. "Knowing her, she was probably held by the people outside the castle walls."