came out a moment later.
«Nothing’s changed,» he said, and
looked down thoughtfully. – I do not know what to say and how it should
be…
– What if it is?» Reana touched a finger to his
arm, and then a light flickered around him.
«Oh, it seems to be working! Reana said happily, and lowered
her finger.
The glow was gone.
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– Well? – What is it? «she asked happily. – Something to the feeling-
eat?
Damiel looked perplexed.
«No,» he said, sighing sadly. – I don’t know, I don
’t feel anything.
Reana poked him in the shoulder again
,and he glowed again. She removed her finger and the glow disappeared.
At that moment, a car approached the house from the front entrance
.Keijigen stepped out of it. He got
a pair of dark glasses from somewhere and, without taking them off, opened the gate and said
,« Oh, we have a Christmas tree here?» Have you ever met Santa
Claus? The team is ready, please sit down!
Damiel sighed and went to the car, while Reana
hurried inside to change into something more suitable for
the trip.
«That’s it, I’m ready!» Where should I sit? —
Stop it! «she shouted as she ran out into the street.
Keijigen reached across his right si-
denier and opened the front door for her.
She sat up and buckled her seat belt. The leather seat was
cold, but very comfortable.
– All right, let’s go. The ex-demon switched on the radio and
stepped smoothly on the gas.
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CHAPTER 9. ZERO
«Our world… our home… our cosmos… our light… our
darkness… our glory… our world…» whispers sounded everywhere.
The large circular room was dimly lit. Its
uneven walls looked like a tangle of vines,
so thick and dense that it was impossible to
see what was behind them. But these were not
plants, but the proper structure of these walls.
The «creepers» were gathering in the center of the room, where a
huge red crystal, as if made of a single ruby,
was hanging as big as a man. «Vines» wrapped around it
from above and below and held it so that it hung exactly
in the middle, between the floor and ceiling. The crystal gave off a
slight glow, and if it wasn’t for that, the room would have been completely
dark. Standing next to him was a two-meter-tall creature
that vaguely resembled a huge black Gothic
gargoyle. It was looking at the crystal.
«Our cosmos… our light… our darkness… our glory…
our world… we are emptiness, we are abundance, we are nothing and
everything is different… we are others…» the monster whispered, and the whisper carried
on the walls, carried on in all directions.
One of the walls opened, and another similar creature entered the room
.It knelt and bowed
its head.
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– The Great Swarm, – the words echoed around the room
and dissolved in it. – We continue to register
minimal traces of divine energy activity
on Earth, in various parts of it. A few, but they are there.
– Find and collect everything…
The creature rose from its knee and walked away.
– …We will destroy them all… in the name of life… in the name of
prosperity… in the name of perfection… for the sake of a great goal…
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CHAPTER 10. " GRAND
PARADISE»
At first we rode in silence. Everyone was thinking about their own things. Damiel
struggled to remember what had become of the silver sword. Kei-
jigen was trying to figure out the best way to talk to Arfi-
mino. Reana began to wonder if she
was doing the right thing by jumping into such an adventure – going
off somewhere with strange strangers. After all, if
something happens, she will not be able to stand up for herself, and no one will look for her
will not be. The enthusiasm has passed, the desire to perform feats
has become dull. Despite the cheerful music, I felt a little
sad and restless.
Keijigen was driving very fast, exceeding all
possible limits. Reana couldn’t stand it:
«Is it okay that this is the fifth time you’ve flown here?»
How many penalties have you already collected…
He grinned:
– It’s all small things, I can afford!
«Uh, look at the road, please,» she said worriedly.
Reana. – It’s already too fast…
«I’m a pro,» the ex – demon grinned. – Tell
us better, did you learn anything new?
«We didn’t understand it ourselves,» Reana began.
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«Yes, yes,» Damiel nodded from behind. – It is not known what
it did. I didn’t feel that anything had changed.
Try it out, «he suggested, pointing at Keijigen.
«Is it okay that he’s driving?» —
Reana decided to rebuild.
«Nothing,» the ex-demon said cheerfully. «Come on, just
gently.
Reana didn’t appreciate the joke. She silently touched ru-
ki, who was holding the steering wheel. And nothing happened. That one didn
’t even light up.
«Do you feel anything?» Reana asked.
Keijigen wanted to joke again, but held back.
«I don’t think so,» he said honestly.
Reana took her hand away.
«Maybe