Chapter 51: Glass On Ice

Muffet’s body became a shadowy silhouette that flickered in and out of sight. “Mystcry Arts #18 – Step of Shadow.”

Yokuni’s eyes darted around. She could feel Muffet’s presence, but her eyes couldn’t follow.

A whisper of movement—

Yokuni spun just in time to avoid a clawed swipe aimed at her back. She retaliated with a slash of her claws but met nothing but a fading wisp of shadow.

Muffet’s laughter was heard throughout the area. She reappeared—from Yokuni’s own shadow. Her claw came down in a deadly arc aimed for Yokuni’s head.

Yokuni twisted out of the way and with a flick of her wrist, a glass-like version of herself materialized. It stood there and mimicked her stance perfectly.

Muffet’s eyes flicked to it for a split second, but she didn’t attack. Instead, her gaze dropped to the ground.

No shadow.

A dangerous glint sparked in her eyes. “Clever… but not clever enough.”

Yokuni’s own shadow stretched across the ground beneath her. The real one..