The Dim Kouhua

(Heh heh heh heh!~~)

In the pitch-black hall, only a beam of white light descended from the dome, shining upon the cold marble floor, hard as cast iron. Several black-robed corpses lay sprawled across it, glaring blood pouring from sword wounds in their necks. It flowed along the circular grooves carved into the marble, then formed a strange symbol, the scarlet liquid slowly moving until the scene resembled one of those evil rituals said to summon demons.

When the blood had completely merged, it suddenly seemed to gain a life of its own. It writhed, flowing upward against the current toward the center of the magic formation, then poured into the elegant creature's body above it. The next moment, the white wolf seemed to awaken gradually from a long slumber. Her body began to change. Starting from her head, her snow-white fur rolled backward as though a fur coat were being peeled away, revealing first a beautiful young girl's head, with dazzling ebony-black hair. Then her delicate shoulders and milk-white skin emerged, followed by the exquisite curves of her body, each inch appearing before everyone's eyes as the fur fell away.

The girl's flawless naked body was finally revealed before everyone. Her eyes remained tightly shut, as if her soul were trapped in an eternal dream. Only the faint rise and fall of her chest proved that Echisis's Eldest Daughter had not truly died. A commotion arose in the hall, and some people even began breathing more heavily.

Kouhua's eyelashes trembled slightly, like a newly blossomed flower. Then her eyes opened, revealing a pair of silver eyes veiled in mist. She climbed weakly from the floor with a lazy air, while her long hair, which had been spread across the ground, gathered together like a black waterfall flowing upstream. The