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Closing the door, Reana returned to the kitchen. The visitor

looked out of the window that overlooked the part of the garden where

the cabin was visible. So strange. It was the first time she had ever seen this man

,and he claimed to know everything about her. And indeed,

he said things that she

had never told anyone before.

– Do you really know all about me?“ – What is it? „she ventured

to ask, to break the silence.

«I think so,» he said. – At least all of them

until last night. I knew everything about everyone within

sixty kilometers… I think so. But you

don’t like these roses, and you want to dig them up in the fall.

«Exactly…» said Reana sadly. «How

strange… living like this, living like this, and then it turns out that someone is

watching you all the time…

«Hey, no, I didn’t mean to upset you!

Damiel started to hug her, but she

took a couple of quick steps back. He looked at his empty hands and didn’t

come any closer. «I’m sorry. I can’t believe

this is happening. You weren’t supposed to find out. And I

wasn’t watching. I just existed, and if I existed,

I knew everything about everyone, such a job, or something… I don’t know how

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He sat down on a chair near the window and

stared thoughtfully into the distance. Then he got up abruptly and went into the room. —

To be honest, I am very concerned about what is happening. I

’ve lost my sword, and I can’t feel my brothers. It looks like

something serious has happened.

Moving to the spot on the parquet floor left by the wreckage

of the black arrow, he added —

«And this is… It’s not from Earth. And not from heaven. He looked

at Reana excitedly. —

It seems that everything that is happening now is somehow connected. Will you

help us?»

«Yes, of course… I’ll help you in any way I can. But what can I

even do? I’m a small person, I

have nothing. «Reana sat down in a chair and hugged a pillow. – I don’t know how I

cured you. I couldn’t do it before.

And she held out her hand and showed me the half – healed

cut. «I was the one who swung the knife badly the day before yesterday… and it didn

’t heal at all! There was a lot of blood…

«Reana,» Damiel began to explain. – You are a creative

person, your inspiration and talent have always replenished

my strength, expanded my opportunities, this is a special energy,

in your world you do not see it, but we, energy,

if you can say so, entities, perceive it

differently. I’m stronger around you. I was hoping you could help

I need to get better, and that’s what happened. But there were no such

precedents before. I also don’t know how it all

works now.

«I see…» said Reana, although it wasn’t entirely

clear, what was happening just didn’t fit in her

head. – As always, everything is complicated. Does this

energy also strengthen Keijigen?

– Perhaps… you were able to heal him, too, as I

understand?

– Yes… but he wasn’t as seriously injured as you… Oh,

Is it okay that I call you «you»?

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– Nothing! This is definitely better. I

don’t even feel comfortable – " Damiel smiled.

Reana thought again that these strange

adventures that had found her so unexpectedly were probably

dangerous and could cause a lot of trouble. But in the soul

of settled some joy because it is boring and not enough

someone’s life has changed, that someone needs her

help, and this time she is really able

to do something, perhaps important and necessary. It was as if she had been asleep

all her life, and this night she woke up full of energy

and the desire to do something absolutely out of the ordinary

,exceptional.

– I want to understand how I can be useful,

and I probably need to train myself somehow, «she said to Dami-

el.

«I just need you to be around.»

– I’m close enough as it is.

Damiel stood up, put his right hand on the bottom of the sofa

,and lifted it as easily as if it were made of styrofoam.

«But people can’t, can they?» – he asked.

Reana rolled her eyes and shook her head.

At least I’ve never seen anything like this before!

– Go out to the garden, let’s see if something changes.

The girl ran into the garden, right up to the gate.

Damiel came out a moment later.

«Nothing’s changed,» he said, and

looked down thoughtfully. – I do not know what to say and how it should

be…

– What if it is?» Reana touched a finger to his

arm, and then a light flickered around him.

«Oh, it seems to be working! Reana said happily, and lowered

her finger.

The glow was gone.

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– Well? – What is it? «she asked happily. – Something to the feeling-

eat?

Damiel looked perplexed.

«No,» he said, sighing sadly. – I don’t know, I don

’t feel anything.

Reana poked him in the shoulder again

,and he glowed again. She removed her finger and the glow disappeared.

At that moment, a car approached the house from the front entrance

.Keijigen stepped out of it. He got

a pair of dark glasses from somewhere and, without taking them off, opened the gate and said

,« Oh, we have a Christmas tree here?» Have you ever met Santa

Claus? The team is ready, please sit down!

Damiel sighed and went to the car, while Reana

hurried inside to change into something more suitable for

the trip.

«That’s it, I’m ready!» Where should I sit? —

Stop it! «she shouted as she ran out into the street.

Keijigen reached across his right si-

denier and opened the front door for her.

She sat up and buckled her seat belt. The leather seat was

cold, but very comfortable.

– All right, let’s go. The ex-demon switched on the radio and

stepped smoothly on the gas.

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CHAPTER 9. ZERO

«Our world… our home… our cosmos… our light… our

darkness… our glory… our world…» whispers sounded everywhere.

The large circular room was dimly lit. Its

uneven walls looked like a tangle of vines,

so thick and dense that it was impossible to

see what was behind them. But these were not

plants, but the proper structure of these walls.

The «creepers» were gathering in the center of the room, where a

huge red crystal, as if made of a single ruby,

was hanging as big as a man. «Vines» wrapped around it

from above and below and held it so that it hung exactly

in the middle, between the floor and ceiling. The crystal gave off a

slight glow, and if it wasn’t for that, the room would have been completely

dark. Standing next to him was a two-meter-tall creature

that vaguely resembled a huge black Gothic

gargoyle. It was looking at the crystal.

«Our cosmos… our light… our darkness… our glory…

our world… we are emptiness, we are abundance, we are nothing and

everything is different… we are others…» the monster whispered, and the whisper carried

on the walls, carried on in all directions.

One of the walls opened, and another similar creature entered the room

.It knelt and bowed

its head.

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– The Great Swarm, – the words echoed around the room

and dissolved in it. – We continue to register

minimal traces of divine energy activity

on Earth, in various parts of it. A few, but they are there.

– Find and collect everything…

The creature rose from its knee and walked away.

– …We will destroy them all… in the name of life… in the name of

prosperity… in the name of perfection… for the sake of a great goal…

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