"KYAAAAAA!"

A high-pitched scream woke Blade. With the little strength he had left, Blade stood up. There was dried up blood on the pavement, the walls were damp, and three corpses lying around him. Blade looked at the person who had screamed. His eyebrows were frowning and his eyes glowed. 

"Eek!"

The teenage girl sprinted off. Blade ruffled his hair and sighed in frustration. 

Images of Thana being held hostage, ice spikes piercing through the agents, and Blade slitting the agent in charge's throat flashed through his mind. Blade froze and his eyes widened when he recalled last night's events. He looked around the alley again.

Blade paced back and forth in the bloody alleyway as he pondered and organized the events in his head. His footsteps got softer and eventually stopped.

His eyes glowed at the thought and he released bloodlust. The damp walls and bloodstained ground were covered in ice once more. 

"Hah… Well, I was planning to go back to get my revenge later on. But…"

Blade looked at the ice around him and looked down at his hands. 

He punched the wall in frustration. Crows screeched and flew off.

Blade gritted his teeth and took a deep breath. He put on his hood and slipped out of the alley, avoiding any more attention from the civilians. 

Blade opened the door to Thana's house. He stripped and threw everything into the sink. As soon as he entered the bathroom, he grabbed a bucket of water and dumped it over his head. The blood-red water streamed down his body and down the drain. Blade took another deep breath and grabbed a towel to dry himself. 

He froze with the towel in hand and remembered something suspicious. The elderly lady from the woods!