第二十七章 (Chapter Twenty-Seven)

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I finally manage to cut myself free. I hear them up on the roof. I hear their swords clashing. I climb onto the roof. I have to get my eyes back. I can... see them. I do not know how to describe it. I can see them glowing through the darkness. Glowing like stars almost. I have to get them back. I hear her charging at me. I slam my sword into hers.

"Wei Ying, stay back." Lan Zhan calls.

"This is my fight. Not yours." I say.

She spins around and slices my arm open. I wince. I grab her sword. She pulls on it. I slam my sword into her. I hear it slice through her chest. She screeches and throws me into Lan Zhan. He grabs me. I wince as I grip my arm.

"Wei Ying-" He starts.

"I'm fine." I say. 

I hear her screeching. I hear something. Lan Zhan falls silent. 

"What?" I ask.

"She's a demon." Lan Zhan answers.

What? Did he just say she's a demon? I hear something rising from her back. Legs? Webs? I suddenly realize her obsession with eyes. She collects many. Wait... she's not a demon.... she's a spider. 

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