Vampire Hunter D, Vol. 16: Tyrant's Stars, Parts One and Two by Hideyuki Kikuchi

Author:Hideyuki Kikuchi [Kikuchi, Hideyuki]
Language: eng
Format: epub, pdf
ISBN: 9781595825728
Publisher: Dark Horse
Published: 2011-05-10T05:00:00+00:00

III

Whoever brought the sleeping Miranda there could’ve ended her life if they’d chosen to do so. The fact that she was still alive spoke volumes about the supreme confidence their unseen opponent had in how perfectly he’d laid this trap.

It was Miranda who fractured the frozen air.

“The three of us can’t just stand around this doghouse discussing matters. That conversation will keep until later. I’ll be going now.”

The hem of her dress whirled as she headed toward the entrance. Her shoulders were trembling slightly, perhaps due to the humiliation of not only being abducted by their foe with such ease, but not even noticing it at the time, and then having her two compatriots witness that fact. However, the proud Noblewoman halted before she’d taken three steps.

“How did you two enter this place?”

Her query caused the two men to turn, and Count Braujou gasped.

The place where the door should’ve been was a plank-covered wall. There wasn’t a single crack to indicate an entrance.

“Dear me. This is a fine amusement they’ve prepared for us. Do you want out, Miranda? Just wait. Now—”

The count raised the spear over his head. It made the wind swirl so fiercely the hastily erected shack seemed likely to blow away. Amid that roar, they heard an impact.

Pulling the spear back, the count stared at the wall to his right. There wasn’t a scratch on it.

“I struck it. What do you think, D? Do my eyes deceive me?” The young man in black turned his handsome features in the same direction and replied, “No, it really is shrinking.”

It wasn’t strange that the nearly twenty-foot-long spear would strike the wall. The count had taken that into account when he swung the weapon.

The ceiling was approaching the trio’s heads, just as D said, and the walls were definitely drawing closer.

“What a quaint setup,” Miranda said with a bewitching smile. Even the most resolute human would’ve been bewildered at this situation, but the way she seemed to actually enjoy their predicament was true to the Nobility’s dauntless nature. “Count Braujou, can’t you do anything with your cherished spear?”

“Hmph,” the gigantic Nobleman snorted, but there was something about his expression and bearing that suggested he, too, was enjoying this. Without a wasted movement, the count swung the long spear toward the wall to his right. Its path was clearly shorter than last time, and it bounced off the wall with a strident sound.

“Oh my, I may have given you too much credit," Miranda sneered as she looked at the unmarred wallboards.

The count’s lips twisted as he took a new stance with his spear. The Noblewoman told him, “Just so you know, even if you stop the walls to our left and right, there’s still the other two to contend with. What’s all this?"

That last cry of surprise came when she saw D step forward. His right hand flowed toward his shoulder—and a silvery flash split the dancing lamplight.

A line had been carved in the wall.

Miranda and the count gasped.

The line immediately faded.

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