The snake came to Miko's side and obediently coiled around her arm, slowly becoming a fully solid snake.
The Curse Snake opened its mouth at Miko, exposing its two sharp fangs, which were stained red with blood.
"Good child, well done... Though it isn't Kikyo's blood, I won't kill her first. I want her to watch the people around her die one by one before her eyes."
Dark Miko Tsubaki lovingly stroked the Curse Snake coiled around her arm. Looking at the blood on its fangs, a delighted smile appeared on her face.
Even if it wasn't for revenge, Tsubaki still wanted to fight Kikyo again. She wanted to prove... that she was no worse than her.
Tsubaki was extremely confident in her current Curse Snake... Having gained the power of Aragami Spirit God, the God of Curses, through Ushi no Toki, her Curse Snake was more than ten times stronger than before.
This Curse Snake was not a real snake, but a spirit body nurtured from her own aura. Its presence was incredibly faint, so faint it could be said to have reached the limit. Even Great Yokai would find it difficult to detect.
With its characteristics, it would be very easy for it to successfully ambush anyone.
Carrying the Curse Snake, Tsubaki stood up and went to the entrance of the shrine. She had long prepared an altar. Against Kikyo... she had to give it her all.
Her previous failure had made her begin taking Kikyo seriously.
Arriving before the altar, Tsubaki took out the items she had prepared and placed them on the table. Then she commanded the Curse Snake to crawl beside the cup of water on the altar and drip the blood from its fangs into the cup.
The red blood of a young