The Villain Knows the End

A Celestial Knight.

The knight lifted his spear. Without a word, he shot forward.

BOOM!

Leona flashed into motion, her body a blur of speed as she intercepted the spear with her claws. The force of the impact shattered the ground beneath her feet, sending shockwaves through the valley.

Sparks flew as her claws scraped against the spear's surface. Her feet skidded across the ground, carving deep trenches into the earth.

The knight twisted, his spear pulsing with golden light—

CLANG!

Leona bared her fangs and lunged, her claws coated in dark energy as she struck toward his head.

SHK!

The knight ducked under the strike, driving his knee into her stomach.

CRACK!

Leona's body folded inward as blood burst from her mouth.

"Leona!"

Violet's body flickered, dissolving into dark mist as she appeared behind the knight. Her eyes blazed crimson.

Her hand shot forward, and blood-red tendrils erupted from her palm, spiraling toward the knight's throat.

"Bloodbind."

The tendrils wrapped around his neck, tightening with a sickening crack.

The knight didn't flinch. His golden aura surged, shattering the tendrils into fragments of dark mist.

Violet's eyes darkened. Her hand flicked through the air, forming a complex sigil. Blood gathered at her feet, spreading across the ground in jagged veins.

"Bleed."

The ground erupted beneath the knight's feet as crimson spikes shot upward, impaling his legs.

SHUNK!

The knight's head snapped toward Violet.

He twisted his spear and drove it downward—

BOOM!

A wave of golden energy ripped through the valley, shattering the crimson spikes and blasting Violet backward.

Violet's back slammed into the ground. Blood splattered from her mouth as she forced herself to stand. Her eyes pulsed, dark veins spreading beneath her pale skin.

"Not bad," Violet whispered, wiping the blood from her lips. "But not enough."

Dark energy pooled beneath her feet. Her shadow lengthened unnaturally, curling upward like living tendrils.

She raised her hand.

"Bloodstorm."

Thousands of crimson blades materialized above her, hanging in the air like jagged fangs.

"Go."

The blades shot forward, tearing through the air with a deafening howl.

CLANG! CLANG! CLANG!

The knight spun his spear, deflecting the incoming storm with inhuman precision. Sparks and blood sprayed into the air.

Violet's form blurred again. She reappeared behind the knight, her hand closing into a claw.

Shk!

Her claws raked across his back, cutting through the silver armor. Black blood oozed from the wound.

The knight staggered, but his spear spun toward her chest in a blinding arc.

Shink!

Violet twisted her body, narrowly avoiding the spear's tip—

But the knight's foot shot upward, catching her in the ribs.

CRACK!

Violet's body flew backward, slamming into a jagged rock formation.

BOOM!

Leona's figure exploded forward in a blur of motion. Her body shimmered with raw lunar energy as she struck the knight's spear aside and drove her claws into his chest.

Shk!

Her claws sank deep into his armor, black blood spraying across the ground.

The knight twisted, gripping her wrist—

SNAP!

Leona screamed as her arm bent at an unnatural angle.

"No!"

Violet blurred forward, her hands glowing with crimson light.

"Blood Reaper!"

Dark crimson energy exploded from her palms, forming a massive scythe of condensed blood.

She swung.

SHK!

The scythe cleaved through the knight's side, cutting through his armor and leaving a deep, bleeding wound.

The knight stumbled—

And then his golden aura pulsed.

With terrifying speed, he twisted and drove his spear through Violet's abdomen.

SHUNK!

Violet's eyes widened. Blood bubbled from her mouth.

Leona roared, her form darkening as she lunged toward the knight—

Shk!

The knight's spear shot out again, driving into Leona's stomach.

Both of them collapsed onto the blood-soaked ground.

The knight stood over their fallen bodies, raising his spear for the finishing blow.

"I've seen enough."

Ah Ming's voice cut through the silence.

She raised her hand.

The knight's golden light dimmed as he slowly knelt before Ah Ming. His spear dissolved into golden mist.

Ah Ming approached the two fallen figures, crouching beside Violet's broken body.

"So fragile," Ah Ming whispered, brushing a blood-soaked strand of hair from Violet's face. "But… so much potential."

Violet's mouth opened, but no sound escaped. Blood trickled from her lips.

Leona's breathing was shallow. Her golden eyes were half-lidded.

Ah Ming smiled. "Yes… you'll make fine toys."

Dark sigils formed beneath Violet and Leona's bodies. Chains of black energy slithered across their limbs, binding them in place.

"What… are you doing?" Violet whispered weakly.

"Taking you home."

The ground beneath them opened into a swirling vortex of shadow.

Leona's eyes fluttered shut as her body was pulled into the darkness.

Violet's hand twitched as her body sank into the abyss.

Ah Ming stood at the edge of the portal, watching as their figures disappeared beneath the swirling black void.

"Welcome… to my house."

The portal snapped shut, leaving nothing behind except the blood-soaked earth and the fading echo of Ah Ming's laughter.