Kanou the Formidable (Thanks to Xiyuan for the Blade)
Blood-red claw marks tore through the earth, leaving behind bottomless scars in the ground. Hot mist rose from those marks.
Above the torn earth, thunder and lightning flashed wildly, striking indiscriminately all around.
Seele held the beautiful Scythe Lullaby as she stood in this place like a pool of thunder, staring at the demon before her.
"Surprised?"
The demon looked at the astonished Seele with a mischievous smile on her face.
"Not pleased, but definitely surprised!"
"Kanou!"
The cat demon before her did not look exactly the same as Kanou had in the barrier, but Seele recognized her at a glance from her face.
She was the cat demon Seele and Kujou Oto had gone to see.
Kanou's appearance had not changed much, except for the addition of several sinister blood-red patterns on her face. They were demon markings that only those with pure and noble high demon bloodlines possessed.
Just like Tsukuyomi...
They proved her noble demon lineage.
Besides that, Kanou no longer had just the two tails Seele had seen last time. She had as many as nine.
Seele had known Kanou was special last time, that she was not merely an ordinary Nekomata. She had not expected her to be a Nine-tailed Cat Demon.
"What is the meaning of this? Why did you suddenly attack me?"
Seele watched the cat demon warily. Kanou's strength and bloodline had surprised her, but Seele was not afraid of her.
Besides, Seele had not been surprised that Kanou could break through the barrier sealing her away. Still, escaping the seal so quickly had exceeded Seele's expectations somewhat.
Now that this cat demon had suddenly attacked her, Seele could not understand why. It was not as though they had been close, but they