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..