Alpha - Mistform

The raging magic swirls down and coalesces on Alpha.

“I…I’m not just going to be a burden forever.”

And with that—she vanishes.

Surprise makes its way across John Smith’s face for the first time.

Her raging magic, her ebony sword, her body—every proof that she was ever there has completely disappeared.

All that’s left is a red mist.

Then Alpha appears out of the fog and tries to rip into John Smith from behind.

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Her blade is a dark red.

John Smith whirls around and tries to dodge with the smallest movements possible.

Just like always.

“—?!”

A thin wound carves its way across John Smith’s cheek.

Without any warning, the dark crimson blade extends.

Alpha vanishes, and the red mist blankets their surroundings once more.

Another slice flies out of the mist.

It tears John Smith’s suit, lightly splattering his shirt with blood.

By the time he’s ready to strike back with his wires, Alpha’s body has already transformed back into fog.

An instant later, she attacks him again from behind.

The speed at which she emerges from the mist and the speed she turns back into it are both incredible.

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Volume 3, Chapter 6