Chapter 159: Overwhelmed

Laurel pants as she tries to hold her ground against the demon puppets that have no fear of death. Cathy hangs over her shoulder. She swallows the nerves, lumping in her throat, choking her from time to time when she gasps for air. 

She tries to convince herself that she is no longer the same girl in that trapped town. She is no longer that hopeless case that could not save those precious to her. She has endured through refinement from a scrap piece of metal to a weapon that cuts through flesh. Mere puppets will not subdue her. She refuses to let anything take her down. 

BUT.

But why does she feel so hopeless? Why does she feel so overwhelmed? No, the situation is overwhelming, and Kyrie is intensely fighting for his life, taking Saskia all on his own. The sparks that fall from the sky make her feel the intensity of his wish to live. She is ashamed to feel the way she feels.

'Imogen.'