Listening to Underworld's demonic whispers within her body, Shion began to tremble all over.
Beads of sweat the size of soybeans rolled down her forehead.
"No, I will never let you take over my body! I am not one of the Evil Spirits—I'm human!"
"You won't fool me!"
As she spoke, light flared brightly from within her body!
It seemed that the priestess's power was about to awaken!
The black mist of the Evil Spirits was startled and hurriedly shrank into a ball.
But the next second, the priestess's power seemed to vanish instantly.
The light capable of purging the black mist disappeared once again!
"Why is this happening?"
Shion was utterly despairing.
She did not understand. She had clearly learned the priestess arts passed down through generations of priestesses.
So why, when she truly needed them, could she not use them at all?
"Hehehe, you scared me for a moment. You're already this weak, so stop resisting!"
The black mist coursed through the twelve major apertures of her body.
One moment it was at her perineum, the next at the top of her head.
It made Shion extremely uncomfortable, and she was faintly beginning to lose control of her body.
Outside.
Kanami and Hinata suddenly saw the bell on Shion's body flash once before dimming again.
"What was that?"
"Did Shion suppress the Evil Spirits?"
Kanami shook his head. "No. If she had, Shion should be awake by now."
"The bell..."
After a long while, Kanami's furrowed brow relaxed.
He looked seriously at Hinata. "Hinata, go get Shion's bell and let me take a look. I think I've remembered something."
"I should get it?"
Hinata was confused, but she still did as he said.
Kanami added with an awkward smile, "It wouldn't be appropriate for me to