posture, this facial expression, this ... emotion that she radiates, a direct image of her ... What is currently in playing in his head is not a mere memory, no, it is rather a déjà vu ... A real repetition of a moment that he thought he had lived through about a century ago. With a shake of his head, he suppresses his thoughts in order to return to the present."I know what you're thinking ... but we have to consider our current situation ..."
The look with which she looks at him, could have done more than just melt ice.
"You humans are really strange ... you are probably the only living beings who can interfere in the fate of others in this way, although it does not affect you at all. The only question is whether this unnecessary emotionality is beneficial in the long term ... well, luck goes hand in hand with stupidity ... "
She looks defiant.
"Is that supposed to be an insult?"
"Maybe ... it doesn't matter. But I think you're right ..."
Your pout turns into perplexity.
"What do you think?"
"The soul. I shouldn't let you down, ... guess after all these years it's pretty good that someone like you annoys me with something like that again ..."
"What do you mean by that?"
He turns around, walks briskly on and answers without looking at her.
"With the decades it is easy to forget that you were one of the stupid ones yourself ..."

They walk along the edge of the canal for a while, both lost in their thoughts. When they come across a small concrete bridge, Sey stops.
"Amander lives at the end of the street over there, number 23. Knock three times, if you say I'll send you, she'll let you in. I'll be right there ..."
"What you up to?"
What, I'll take care of that damn soul, that's what you wanted. "
Suki's eyes suddenly start to shine, which on the one hand gives her face a nice glow, but on the other hand gives him the feeling that he has to deal with her stubborn head again. His fears are promptly confirmed.
"I come with!"
"Forget it!"
She puts on a pout.
"Why? I won't stand in your way ... you won't even notice that I'm there!"
"I said, forget it! It's way too dangerous, I can't concentrate on my work if I have to keep an eye on you at the same time.Besides ... I've ignored the assignment for far too long ... the demon could be a real problem by now. "
Suki looks at him questioningly and with incredible curiosity in his eyes. He sighs in defeat.
"The longer the demon is free on earth, the more pronounced its abilities become. That is why it is so important that Digero do their job as quickly as possible. When the soul is separated from the body, it is like a new birth ... you could then compare the demon to a newborn baby ... but the longer he stays without the restrictions of his prison, the harder it is to disperse him. Every minute his strength and his mind grow ... And that's exactly why I should hurry now. And you go to Amander! "
"But ... I could help you!"
He smiles at her in amusement.
"Suki, I've been doing this job for almost a hundred years now ... believe me, I don't need your help ... And don't you dare to follow me!"
She snorted offended, but then turned around wordlessly and marched away across the bridge. He looks after her for a moment to make sure that she actually gives in for once and does what he says before he finally turns around and walks quickly along the edge of the canal. When he has disappeared from Suki's field of vision with a bend in the river, she looks carefully in all directions and then runs silently and slightly crouched back over the small bridge and after Sey. She can only see his faint outline, because she doesn't dare to get closer to him, for fear he might notice her. So she follows him for a few minutes, creeping in a zigzag from garbage can to garbage can until he suddenly stops. She watches as he stands at the gray metal railing and along the grass-covered steep slope, looking at the water surface of the canal about five meters below him.She recognizes how his hand slides into the inside of his jacket, pulls out the black gun that had already been discovered and releases the safety catch. He pauses for a few seconds with his gun drawn before calling out to the gently flowing water.
"Come on out, I know you're down there!"
Suki holds his breath, but nothing happens. At least nothing that she could see from her hiding place, so she decides to slide carefully and as quietly as possible over the damp grass down the slope and behind a wooden box that probably belongs to one of the many fishing or canoeing clubs in town have to crouch down. From here she has the best view of Sey, which is about 10m away still high up on the railing and the water glistening in the sun.
Suddenly something happens. A ripple breaks through the monotonous rush of the water and attracts their attention. With a pounding heart, Suki watches as the surface of the water near the bank is broken by a small, gray hand. It claws into the grass, the tips of which are just touching the river, and pulls itself up on it. Little by little the figure of a little girl emerges from the water, with algae and other dirt in her reddish, curly hair and blue-gray, puffy skin. She wears a dark red summer dress that is dripping with water and a red headband that sits crooked on her head. When Suki looks directly into her dripping face, she looks into blood-red eyes, which are almost narrowed to slits, and recognizes a row of pointed, small teeth that protrude like nails from the smiling, pale girl's mouth. A cold shiver runs down her spine and suddenly she is sure that this is probably the real reason why Sey did not want her there. In the face of this monster, she does not regret having listened to him.
Sey jumps over the railing with one jump and slides down the side of the wet slope with his shoes, about halfway."So you drowned, what ... Don't worry, it'll be over quickly ..."
The little one lets out a high-pitched hiss, her fingers with sharp claws curved into claws. Sey calmly reaches out his armed arm, targets her, and fires an aimed shot at the girl's head. The sound of the gunshot makes Suki flinch, but when she turns her eyes back to the girl, she is not lying on the meadow as expected, motionless. Instead, Suki observes something that on the one hand increases the fear inside her almost to infinity, but on the other hand is one of the most beautiful sights she has been able to make in her life so far. The little one stands upright in the meadow, her gaze fixed on Sey. Behind her, a glittering, steadily moving arm of water rises from the river bed, which slides around her in an arc, seemingly floating in the air, and forms a thick, misshapen protective shield in front of her. The ball swims around noiselessly in the water shield.
Sey blows an impressed whistle.
"Wow, ... looks like you've been dead for far too long, princess ... I really should have looked after you sooner ..."
The girl lets out a deep rumble before the protective water changes its shape again. Hundreds of small protrusions protrude from the sign in the direction of Seys. A childlike laugh penetrates Suki's ears, but there is a coldness in it that makes her shudder. The next moment, elongated drops of water shoot towards Sey at incredible speed, like a deadly hail of sharp arrows. But he doesn't move from the spot, so that Suki wants to shout a warning to him, but the scream gets stuck in her throat. The projectiles are pounding down on Sey, but for some reason they don't seem to hit him. He moves incredibly fast, and he simply blocks the balls of water that he cannot avoid with targeted use of his weapon.Suki notices a red sheen in his eyes and briefly remembers the memo and the creepy expression she had seen in his eyes. The balls passing Sey leave small but deep holes in the solid ground. The girl's laughter stops when she realizes that her attack has no point. But a couple of their projectiles hit their target. When the attack wave subsided, Sey stood panting on the soaked hillside, he was holding a hand on a bleeding wound on his right upper arm, another red stripe ran down his left cheek. He quickly wipes away the small trickle of blood that is running down from it and takes a step towards the girl.
"Nice, you wanted it that way ..."
He lets the magazine slide out of the gun with the push of a button and replaces it with another one he pulls out of one of his pockets. It clicks into place. When Sey pushes himself off the muddy slope and sprints towards the soaking wet creature in front of him, Suki is sure to see the eerie red glow in his eyes. With the swing of the steep slope he strikes the girl with his gun drawn, but from one second to the next he strikes a hook when another, semi-transparent stream of water rises from the canal like a living being and strikes him. He just manages to avoid it, but the current splits into the air without further ado and he stumbles briefly when he sees the new danger rushing towards him from another direction. He takes advantage of the slippery ground from the water, crouches with a lot of momentum and slides away under the arms of water that shoot towards him, directly towards the girl. This lets out another hiss when she realizes that he has broken her defense, but now Sey is lying on her back at her feet and she reaches out for his face with her claw-like hands. He raises the gun, but she knocks it out of his hand with a menacing growl, her sharp fingertips leaving red scratches on his skin.Now completely unarmed and at the mercy of the demon, there are not many options left for Sey. So he does the first thing that comes to his mind. He presses himself even closer to the monster with one arm and gives her petite girl's legs a targeted kick that causes her to fall immediately onto the muddy ground. Sey gets up, grabs his gun, which is completely covered in mud, and points it at the child lying on the ground. He already