Null's golden-black clone flares behind him.Azure Reaver lowers into stance.Gray and Blaze are barely standing.
The battle is about to ignite—
—until the air suddenly stops.
Completely.
Like time died.
A soft tap… tap… tap… echoes from the far end of the alley.
Every instinct in Azure Reaver screams danger.
Gray feels his blood freeze.Blaze's fists drop.Null's new aura flickers.
Someone approaches.
Scene 1 — HER ARRIVAL
Lightning flashes—
A slim, tall shadow appears on the rooftops.Long coat whipping in the wind.Hair messy and wet from the rain like she doesn't care.Eyes glowing faint pink.
She drops down silently, landing between Null and Azure.
Azure's fingers twitch.
Azure:"…No.Not her."
Gray whispers:
Gray:"Who… who is this girl…?My instincts… can't read her at all."
Blaze swallows hard.
Blaze:"Her pressure's worse than Azure's…"
The girl doesn't even look at anyone.She dusts her jacket.
Gono:"…You idiots are too loud."
She looks up, bored, eyes half-closed.
Gono:"I could hear you fighting from three districts away."
Scene 2 — Azure Reaver Loses His Calm
Azure immediately steps back.The First Hunter—the man who one-shot Gray and crushed Blaze—is retreating.
Azure:"Gono.Rank Zero.Why are you here?"
She stretches lazily like she just woke up.
Gono:"My boss says you're taking too long.So I'm cleaning up."
Azure clenches his jaw.
Azure:"This is my mission. You cannot interfere—"
Gono:"Azure.Shut up."
SLAM.
The pressure of her aura alone pushes Azure Reaver flat to one knee.
Null's eyes widen.
Scene 3 — Gono's Power: TWO HITS
Gray whispers:
Gray:"…What's her ability?"
Blaze answers quietly:
Blaze:"Two hits…That's all she needs.One hit to break you…One hit to end you."
Gono cracks her knuckles.
Gono:"Alright.Who's first?"
Azure Reaver stands up, trembling with fury.
Azure:"You dare—"
Gono appears in front of him instantly.
Hit 1 — CRACK.
A single flick to Azure's chest.Ribs shatter.His mask splits.
Azure's whole body folds, sent flying into a wall.
He gasps blood.
Null, Blaze, Gray stare in terror.
Scene 4 — Hit 2 — Execution
Azure tries to move—but Gono is already above him.
Her expression bored.Half-lidded eyes.
Gono:"You hunters are all noise.Stay down."
Hit 2 — BOOM.
A gentle tap to Azure's forehead.
The entire alley shockwaves.
Azure's armored body slams into the concrete so hard the ground craters.He's out cold—in just two hits.
Scene 5 — Gono Notices Null
Gono dusts her hands.
Turns to Goo-Gun Null.
Stares.
Eyes narrow slightly.
Gono:"…So you're the Copy-Paste kid."
Null tenses, aura rising.
Gono steps closer.Her pressure is insane—like standing in front of a collapsing planet.
She studies him like a scientist looking at an insect.
Gono:"…You're evolving.Interesting."
Null swallows, not backing down.
Null:"What do you want from me?"
Gono smirks slightly.
Gono:"Not you."
She points a thumb behind her—at Azure's unconscious body.
Gono:"I'm here to kill him."
Gray and Blaze exchange shocked looks.
Blaze:"…WHAT?!"
Gray:"She came to kill her own ally…?"
Gono sighs.
Gono:"He's sloppy.Weak.Annoying."She shrugs."Reset Order doesn't need trash."
Null takes a step back, confused.
Null:"…So you're not here for me?"
Gono looks directly into Null's glowing golden eye.
Gono:"Oh, I will come for you."She taps his chest lightly."You're the only one worth hitting."
Null's heart jumps.
Gono:"Stay alive, Copy-Boy.If someone else kills you…"Her smile widens—
"…I'll be pissed."
She turns and walks away as if nothing happened.
END OF CHAPTER 8