First Layer (Part 1)

"Wha-what is this?" Leopold asked, fear filling his eyes as he looked at his own shadow, which had come to life and was standing while holding a scythe.

The black shadow didn't answer Leopold's question and swung its scythe in his direction, wanting to reap his life.

Once again, Leopold's instincts screamed in horror and he immediately ducked down while holding his severed arm to stop the bleeding.

The moment Leopold ducked down, a sharp black light shot out from the shadow's scythe, barely missing his head.

Leopold gulped down his saliva in fear as he couldn't understand what was going on. But soon, he noticed the aura of the shadow decreased greatly after its last attack and it was slowly fading away.

Seeing the shadow fading, Leopold thought it was his chance to attack it, but before he could do anything, a red-haired woman appeared in front of him and the next second...

BoooooooooM!