Zach didn't wait as he quickly opened the window. He glanced sideways only to notice black smoke billowing above the roofs that kept moving jumping from one roof to another.
But the black smoke seemed to have difficulty controlling its balance as it fell onto the road. Bats swarmed around him as if they were gnawing at the shadowy creature.
"This is an opportunity!" Zach was about to turn around when he noticed the sealing medium was still vibrating. Without minding that Zach grabbed it and revolver in the corner of the table.
But doubt quickly appeared in his mind. "No, Mr Vanders said I shouldn't get involved too early in this matter"
"I still haven't done the sealing before…" As his words trailed off, he took a deep breath.
"That's precisely why… I need experience! The shadow creatures seem to be weakening for some reason that can't be explained.
Zach thoughtfully thought for a moment. At this time there is no way to contact Vanders or go to the police. Zach was pretty sure, if this state of affairs was maintained long enough, then the Shadow Creatures would be hard to find again.
After all he has a Sealing Medium!
Although he had no real experience in the field of sealing, He already knew the outline of the theory.
But one thing is a problem, If he involves himself in this. Zach was pretty sure it would be more difficult going forward. The orthodox faction will find out about this.
They were basically fellow guardians, but the head of the Boreas Clan said that his actions had to be inconspicuous. This is to avoid internal conflicts.
This reason was enough to make Zach doubtful. But in the end he cast aside his doubts.
Zach, who was still wearing home sleeping clothes, walked out in the dark of the night carrying a wooden crate with a metal handle and a revolver with almost purplish glass bullets.
When glancing to the left of the road, the circulating black smoke kept moving, thrashing around and as if trying to fight the bats.
"But, what's with that bat? Was it the work of the orthodox faction? No that's impossible. The Clan Head didn't mention anything about it."
The creature kept flapping its shadowy hands and shooing away the bats. At a certain moment, Bats fly and seem to run away.
On seeing the gaze, the shadowy creature glanced at Zach. Zach, who was depressed because of the glare from the reflex red eyes, hoped not to be seen.
However, just as he was about to peek at the street again, the previous shadowy creature disappeared!
There was no trace. Then the bats that previously seemed to be flying back in groups scattered in all directions.
Zach froze for a moment, until he got a strange feeling and jumped aside at the same time. The shadow creature's claws almost hit him.
A creature nearly two meters tall, featuring fiery red eyes and a mouth with pitch darkness in it. It looked like a human but with a repulsive appearance.
Zach didn't wait, in the midst of his shock He raised his revolver and aimed at the Shadow Creature.
One shot that was slightly muffled because of the special bullet he was using. It lunged at the shadow creature hitting it in the neck.
The black shadow split at the neck. Revealing the bronze skin of a human skin. It took several steps back and let out a roar that seemed to directly attack its soul.
Zach didn't cover his ears, instead he clutched his chest. The roar didn't affect his hearing but immediately sent a ripping feeling to his heart.
Black smoke billowed again at his neck and seemed to return to the condition before being hit by a bullet.
Zach lifted his chin and saw a shadowy creature swinging its dense black claws at him. Zach raised his left hand and the black claw made contact with his wooden chest.
Zach was slammed against the side of his door and made a slightly muffled thump.
Zach was clear of the tear in his heart and quickly raised his revolver.
bang!
One shot went straight back to the creature's neck. The smoke or shadows split again to reveal bronze skin and a bit of a dark blue collar.
After doing that, Zach pulled out the crate and opened the sealing medium.
Zach already knew how to activate the seal and how to seal. It was all taught to him by the head of the Boreas Clan.
"Driving blood from all over the body into the palms…" Cold and hot currents exchanged several times as it seemed to flow into his palms.
As the cold and heat piled together began to coalesce into his palm, an inverted triangle symbol and three circles and two unequal lines appeared beneath the shadowy creatures.
It was formed from a dark red light like blood. It was completely different from the reaction he had seen in his dream.According to the explanation of the Head of the Boreas clan, the symbol that appeared should be a bright color!
But ignoring that, Zach raised his revolver again as the muffled sound of gunshots resounded.
At the same time the shadow creature lowered its head and seemed to move backwards. Trying to escape from the seal's entanglement.
But wherever the shadow creature went, the symbols beneath its feet followed!
Once again a marked difference arises from the description of the Sealing Medium. From the information the Clan Head had provided, and from the experience in the dream, Zach knew that Sealing was extremely difficult under sudden circumstances.
That was because the shadow creatures could easily avoid the sealing circle.
But what was happening now was the opposite, the formed "Clourfuss" symbol kept following the shadow creatures.
On the other hand, the feeling of heat and cold accumulating in Zach's palms was getting torturous. Under normal circumstances, it would instantly go numb, but the agitation and random changes in temperature made the pain from the cold stab and heat spread make Zach tremble.
Slowly, billowing smoke circulated, swirling within the Clourfuss Symbol before condensing but leaving the host's body.
A middle-aged man in a dark blue shirt and black pants that were torn in several places fell with his eyes open. But his eyes seemed to have rolled back and only showed white eyes and red lines.
The wooden crate that Zach was holding stopped shaking, as the crimson symbol on it dripped a disgusting red liquid.
The billowing black smoke was shattered and regathered by the Sealing Medium before a boundless calm swept over.
Zach, who managed to endure the sensation of alternating hot and cold temperatures in his palms, relaxed his body when the cool and warm returned to his body.
As if everything was over, Zach took a deep breath and sat silently leaning against his doorstep.
the metal handle wooden casket closed and the red liquid disappeared. Leaving the eerie silence of the night.
At this point Zach couldn't help but glance at his Sealing Medium.
There were no strange reactions after that. "Did I succeed?" Zach seemed to have just woken up from a dream.
This was an incident that made his blood almost boil. The feeling of relief he felt was the same as when he passed by the place where he had met Vilion on the way to Amethyst City before. It was a relief.
When it started to calm down, a bunch of bats flew around as if they were returning from their trip. Those that were previously scattered, now gather and fly as if heading above the moon before disappearing, leaving behind dust that contaminates the beautiful moonscape.
At the same time, a bat that had been watching the course of events had been staring at Zach with red eyes and white lines, as if looking straight into Zach's soul.
It was perched upside down on the balcony of the house right in front of Zach.
Zach caught a glimpse of it before vanishing into dust like the rest of the herd.