She, the lady in black, descended like a foreboding dark curtain. First her feet, then her powerful arms followed by the torso and her hair-covered face. The full bloom of darkness, with streams of vibes, right in front of me. Our first face-to-face encounter. I found myself weakening. I shut my eyes and chant the Heart Sutra but it did not stem the loss of energy. Her presence, her mastery of ominous energies, was far more powerful than I anticipated. A chill enveloped me. I steadied my trembling hands and scribbled a circle of protective energy, and pulled it over me. However, it seemed to offer little protection for her extended talons that pulled me towards her with ease. I took the opportunity to study her features, but the hair was an opqaue screen, and I had little success. I tried to reinforce my shield with the Zhong Kui paintbrush to keep a distance between us. However, in a quick athletic flip, she broke my defenses and swooped
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