Dark Blood Demon? Easily Handled

"Ha ha~ Waaa~"

The wild laughter abruptly cut off. The savage grin on Dark Blood Demon's face froze as though sealed in ice, replaced by a mixture of incredulous shock and sudden, searing pain.

He instinctively covered his mouth, feeling waves of stabbing pain coming from inside his mouth. His eyes were filled with horror and confusion.

Th-this... How is this possible?!

The scarlet patterns in his pupils suddenly contracted as he stared fixedly at Fors, as if trying to find an answer in her calm expression.

Fors stood where she was, her skirt swaying gently in the breeze. Not only had the smile on her face not faded, it had gained a touch of mockery. Her red lips parted slightly as she spoke two clear, forceful words: "Kneel!"

"Little girl, who do you think I am? You—"

Dark Blood Demon's furious rebuke had not even ended before it was cut short by a dull bang. His body pitched forward without warning, and both knees smashed heavily into the ground, cracking the hard stone with fine fissures.

This sudden posture of submission left even him stunned. His wide eyes were full of question marks ⊙_⊙.

"How is it? Isn't this Curse Ability fun?"

Fors looked down at the kneeling Dark Blood Demon, a faint curve rising at the corner of her mouth. She extended a slender finger and lightly pinched the neck of the Voodoo Doll in her hand.

Almost at the same instant, an intense suffocating sensation struck Dark Blood Demon's neck, as though an invisible hand had clamped tightly around his throat and left him unable to breathe.

"This curse... is real?" Dark Blood Demon screamed madly in his heart. At last, fear of the unknown surfaced in his eyes. "When? When exactly did she curse me?"

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