The Sekirei’s Covenant

This super-large Water Arrow was the ultimate move of the Water clone, unleashed with all its power, leaving nothing but destruction in its wake. The area within nearly a thousand meters was turned into ruins, and its power was terrifying.

Even Tsukiumi, when using Water Arrow, only condensed a few dozen water bullets, while Sora unleashed thousands at once, which was extremely exaggerated. However, while the effect was impressive, the consequences were also severe; the Water clone was completely exhausted and turned into a puddle.

Like the Water clone, the Lightning clone was also nearly out of power, with the possibility of dissipating at any moment. It no longer had the strength to fight, so Sora directly merged the Lightning clone back into his main body.

Looking at the dust-filled battlefield, the main body and the Wood clone exchanged glances and dashed into the dust cloud.

Although the previous move was indeed powerful and Karasuba had been hit directly, Sora did not believe that it would be so simple to defeat her.

As for dying under this move, that was even more impossible! Who was she? She was Karasuba, known as the "Dark Sekirei," the strongest among all Sekirei, second only to Miya and Yume!

Sora's goal was naturally to find Karasuba before she could recover. Although this move wouldn't kill her, it would definitely injure her severely. So, Sora needed to find Karasuba quickly and land a few more hits.

He initially thought that Karasuba would hide and try to ambush him, so both the main body and the Wood clone were on high alert, sensing any unusual movements around them.

However, to Sora's surprise, they found Karasuba quite easily!

Perhaps it wasn't even that easy, as Karasuba hadn't moved at all; she was lying on the ground in a large pit, injured in multiple places, clearly having been hit by dozens of water bullets.

For some reason, a strange feeling suddenly rose in Sora's heart, but he still didn't dare to be negligent. The Wood clone activated its ability and grew several vines from the ground to bind Karasuba's body.

Sora lost this battle, but the outcome was still a victory for him.

Looking back, this was not a battle at all; it was completely an act of venting!

No matter if it was lightning strikes, knife slashes, or punches, even the final water bullet bombardment, this crazy girl had taken everything head-on, never dodging even a little.

What kind of real battle was that! No matter how strong she was, so what? Even if she was a Sekirei, so what? She wasn't a god; even if his attacks didn't kill her, they would definitely hurt her!

For some reason, looking at Karasuba, who disregarded herself and still wore that smile even after being battered and bruised, Sora felt a mix of pity and endless anger rising in his heart.

"Ha…" Taking a deep breath, the Wood clone merged back into the main body. Sora felt it was best to stay calm for now.

Sora had always thought he understood Karasuba well, but now he realized he didn't understand her at all. He didn't understand her heart, her actions, or anything about her.

All along, he had only seen her as a girl with a slightly dark heart, thinking that as long as he gave her more sunshine, he could illuminate her inner world.

But was everything really like that?

To be honest, Sora suddenly felt a bit tired; the deep sense of defeat made him unwilling to probe into a person's heart anymore.

It was as if something had been unlocked in his heart, and thinking of this made Sora feel a wave of relief.

Whatever, as long as he did well himself, everything else would fall into place. No matter who the real Karasuba was, as long as she was still the Karasuba he knew, that was enough!

With a smile returning to his face, Sora controlled the vines on the ground to lift Karasuba's body, and he spoke:

"Little Crow, after so many years, you're still so disobedient. It seems that without my guidance, you've had a tough time these years."

"Hey? It seems that no matter how long it takes, you're still the same. However, to go from a weak and powerless human to this level, I suppose I'll consider you barely qualified." Ignoring Sora's words, Karasuba stared at him, her eyes flashing with a strange light.

"Qualified? What do you mean by qualified?" Not knowing what this girl was up to, Sora asked.

"The qualification to be killed by me." With a smile still on her face, Karasuba said slowly.

Sora's mouth twitched. Although he had long known that this girl's mind was twisted, he didn't expect it to be to this extent. Damn it, it seemed he had to put in some effort to save this lost girl!

"Well, let's not talk about that for now. Although I won this time in a somewhat disgraceful manner, that's your own problem. Now I have to fulfill our original agreement."

"By the way, Little Crow, you haven't been 'winged' by someone else, have you?"

To be honest, Sora still felt a bit excited and nervous. Excited because he finally had the chance to wing this dark-hearted crow girl. Nervous because so many years had passed; she wouldn't have been winged by someone else, would she?

Although he couldn't think of anyone besides himself who could earn her recognition, this girl was someone who would do anything for power. To gain the power of winging, she might have casually found someone to wing her.

Hmm, it wouldn't be surprising if it was that Natsuo Ichinomi!

"What do you think?" A teasing smile appeared on Karasuba's face, and looking at Sora, she suddenly felt quite good, even her injuries didn't hurt as much.

Sora felt a few black lines appear on his forehead. Little Crow, are you trying to provoke me to death!!!

"Hmph! You won't know until you try. Even if you've been winged by someone else, I will take you back! Whether it's you or Yume, you both have long been my private property!" Sora's heart was also ignited with a bit of anger. If Karasuba had really been winged by someone, he could just stop her functions and restart her.

Although she would lose her previous memories, those memories of her wanting to kill him every day were better off forgotten. At worst, he could start training her from scratch; maybe this time he could train her into a well-behaved girl!

"You, you're still so domineering. Do you think all Sekirei belong to you?" There was a hint of sarcasm in her voice. In front of Sora, Karasuba had never been polite.

"Hmph! That's exactly what I think. What can you do about it? I'm going to wing you now!" Completely unconcerned, Sora had no intention of hiding his thoughts. He really did consider all Sekirei to be his; so what?

Not wanting to continue bickering with Karasuba, Sora stepped forward, lifted her chin with one hand, and kissed her thin cherry lips.

To be honest, although Sora's tone was firm, he was extremely nervous. It wasn't until he saw the glow that began to emanate from both of them, a glow that appeared during winging, that he finally breathed a sigh of relief.

In his heart, Karasuba was a special existence. If it weren't absolutely necessary, Sora really didn't want to erase her memories.

However, the final result was obviously good. Although this girl was a bit crazy and had a dark heart, she had indeed kept the promise from years ago, not allowing anyone to wing her, and had been waiting for him all along.

Karasuba naturally observed everything about Sora, showing no anger at being forced to wing. Instead, a smile appeared on her face.

A smile that was neither sarcastic nor sinister nor bloodthirsty; if one looked closely, they might even find a hint of tenderness within it.

This smile flashed by and disappeared without a trace. If Sora had noticed, it would have surely stirred up a storm in his heart.

However, at this moment, Sora was not paying attention to that. He was focused on the wings behind Karasuba. Generally speaking, the more powerful a Sekirei was, the larger the wings of light that unfolded behind it during winging. Sora was quite curious about how large Karasuba's wings would be.

Although he was somewhat mentally prepared, when Karasuba's wings unfolded, Sora was still taken aback.

One hundred meters; the wings that unfolded behind her were nearly one hundred meters long!

Whoosh!

When those nearly one hundred-meter wings spread out, the surrounding air violently fluctuated, even creating a whirlwind in a small area!

Looking at this exaggerated scene, to be honest, Sora was genuinely dumbfounded.

However, what shocked him even more was that while others had wings of light that radiated a holy glow during winging, Karasuba's wings were gray, filled with a sense of destruction!

The corners of his eyes twitched. Sora really wanted to ask the heavens how dark this girl's soul had to be to reach this level, even dyeing the Sekirei's wings of light gray!

Damn it, whether they were gray or holy, they were all mine now!

Thinking this way, Sora felt a lot better. After all, now that she had winged, it was time for the benefits.

Hmph, the captain of the dreaded Punishment Corps, known as the "Dark Sekirei" meat grinder, had also become my Sekirei!

Moreover, heh heh, he really didn't expect this girl to have such a sweet mouth.

Although the winging was already complete, Sora had no intention of letting go. After all, every time he winged a Sekirei, this girl always insisted on making both parties breathless, claiming it was to leave a deep memory for the first time.

This time was no different. At first, Karasuba allowed Sora to kiss her like this, neither cooperating nor resisting.

However, after half a day passed and Sora still showed no signs of letting go, Karasuba seemed to get a bit annoyed and directly bit down!

The result was predictable; our big Sora let out a miserable scream and released her.

"Karasuba, what are you going crazy about?!!!" He had originally wanted to create some beautiful memories, but this girl who didn't understand romance had ruined it. Looking at the blood dripping from her mouth, Sora felt immense pain; that blood was all his!

"Hmph! You deserve it!" Ignoring Sora, Karasuba casually threw out a remark.

"You…" Sora was instantly furious. He really wanted to ravage her to relieve his pent-up anger!

Uh, ravage? Looking at Karasuba's tattered clothes and the large areas of exposed skin, Sora seemed to think of something, and a wicked smile appeared on his face.

"Hehehe, Little Crow, look, now you can't move. Shouldn't we play a fun game? By the way, I'll also train you so you know how to be my Sekirei in the future."

"Look, look, I didn't expect you to take care of yourself so well over the years! Always fighting and killing, yet you're still so fair and tender. Except for that hopeless flat chest, the places that should be perky are perky, and the places that should be firm are firm. I'll reluctantly give you a nine out of ten!"

While saying this, Sora prepared to reach out and grab a few times. Although this woman in front of him was fiercer than a mother tiger, Sora was bold and unafraid!

Uh, but that was until just now.

Crack! Crack! Because of the winging, Karasuba's power surged, and an overwhelming aura suddenly erupted from her, causing the vines that bound her to shatter completely!

"Nine out of ten? Should I thank you for your compliment, So—ra— …"

Still that familiar voice, still that familiar tone, but to Sora's ears, it sounded as cold as coming from hell.

A cold sweat broke out on his forehead. Looking at Karasuba, who stood before him with a smile, Sora's smile froze.

Damn it, I accidentally played with fire…