Chapter 17: Taika's Contradiction

Adrian Waller's warning made Juliana Mabbett frown.
She didn't quite understand what he meant.
Why was she supposed to stay away from Adrian rather than the tiger demon?
There was no time to ask. The tiger demon was lunging at them again.
Adrian wasn't one to back down. He lifted his sword and charged to meet the attack.
Before striking, Adrian ran his blood-stained left hand quickly over the blade.
Buzz...
A trembling sound came from the blade in the night air.
The...