Coming Together

His body dived out of its hiding spot, straight for where Princess Kamiko had vanished out of sight. The vision from his eyes was gone while everything got sharper into view. Qinglong saw everything at once, more than he could. Qinglong could use the eyes to their full capacity.

Kamiko was further down the alley, about to be attacked by three- a tiger, a bull and a bald eagle. They were all outnumbered by three, with a bald eagle as part of each group. Further down the street, he could see a stripe of red, running with extreme concentration towards Kamiko. Qinglong, too, ran straight for Kamiko. She was fast and effective as she threw the eagle to one side, kicked the bull and turned to kick the tiger. However, the bull braced his shoulder against the wall and came back at her again.

Bailong’s heart jumped to his throat. Kamiko was in danger, which meant Qinglong was going to shift.