Daimonion and the human (part 3)

BOOM! Riley screeched like a cat getting its tail yanked. Ayo burst out laughing, but at least Akira had the decency to flinch. As the Opening Thunder Clap faded into nothingness Riley, both her friends, and the entire mass of humanity leaped to their feet. Just at the edge of their hearing came the clash of sound like that of soldiers slamming swords to shields.

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