The Shadow Wolf landed on the ground, shook its head, and trotted over to Riku, nuzzling against him affectionately.
"…"
Riku paused, sizing it up. The Shadow Wolf was cool as hell—decent size, probably had some combat potential. But could it actually be useful right now?
The wolf tilted its head, staring at Riku like it couldn't quite read his expression.
It wasn't sentient, just driven by instinct, ready to follow Riku's commands.
"Hold up."
A lightbulb went off in Riku's head. He'd just thought of something.
With a thought, the Shadow Wolf dissolved into a pool of darkness, slipping back into his shadow.
No hesitation—Riku focused again, summoning it back. This time, it wasn't as taxing as the first. The shadow at his feet quickly coalesced into the wolf's form.
He reached out, pressing a hand against the wolf's back. It felt solid, not some illusion. He pushed down harder—yep, sturdy as hell.
Then he stepped into a shaded spot, where his shadow vanished. The wolf, though, stayed put.
He recalled it, then tried summoning it again in the shade. Worked like a charm. The wolf formed exactly where he wanted, as long as it was within a two-meter radius.
Next, he summoned it midair. The wolf materialized, paused for a split second, then dropped to the ground.
"Solid, summonable in the dark, and I can choose where it spawns. This'll work!"
Riku was pumped. His idea was coming together.
Just to be sure, he summoned and recalled the wolf a few more times. No changes, no limits on how often he could do it.
That sealed it. No cooldowns, no restrictions—his plan was bulletproof. Sorry, Shadow Wolf, you're gonna take a beating.
"Don't open your eyes, Sasha. I'm getting you out."
Riku flashed a confident grin, then scooped Sasha up in a princess carry.
"Huh?!"
Sasha yelped, caught off guard. She'd been wondering how she was supposed to move with her eyes closed, and now she was in Riku's arms.
"Devil! W-what are you doing?" she stammered, voice shaky but eyes still firmly shut.
This girl took Riku's orders seriously—she hadn't peeked once.
"Relax, I'm taking you home," Riku teased with a chuckle. He kicked the window open and prepared to leap out with Sasha in his arms.
Sasha wasn't exactly petite—she was tall with a solid build—but in Riku's arms, she seemed almost delicate.
"Here we go!"
With a quick shout, Riku jumped out the window.
The sensation of falling hit Sasha hard, and her water-blue eyes snapped open in shock. She clearly hadn't expected this to be Riku's plan.
Let's be real—plummeting to their deaths wasn't exactly a great way to go out.
Riku didn't say a word. With a thought, the Shadow Wolf formed beneath his feet.
He landed on its back, and the falling sensation eased dramatically, almost like a brief pause.
"It works!" Riku laughed, cracking himself up with his own brilliance. I'm a damn genius!
"?!"
Sasha's eyes widened. She felt it too—the fall had slowed, like they'd briefly touched solid ground.
But it was only for a moment.
The Shadow Wolf, after taking Riku's weight, plummeted downward. It couldn't hold them for long.
That was fine, though. The force they'd just endured was like jumping from a second-story window—totally manageable.
Riku recalled the falling wolf with a thought, then summoned it again under his feet.
Another step, another slowdown. The wolf was like a temporary platform, letting Riku "rest" mid-fall.
By repeating the process, he and Sasha were soon close to the ground.
Thud.
Riku's feet hit the pavement. The drop from the last wolf-step was only about two stories.
From that height, it was nothing for Riku, even with Sasha in his arms.
They'd been twenty stories up, but Riku had broken it into two-story chunks, hopping down on the Shadow Wolf like it was a staircase.
"Metaphysics… gotta love metaphysics," Riku said with a grin, shaking his head.
Total nonsense, of course. When he'd gotten his cyber-eyes and neural implants, he'd thought cybertech was the best. Metaphysics only seemed better because he didn't have access to top-tier tech.
Give him a pair of mechanical wings or a jetpack, and they'd have been out of that building ages ago. Hell, even a gliding rig or wall-climbing cyber-claws would've done the trick.
"We… we made it?" Sasha mumbled, still dazed in Riku's arms. What the hell just happened?
"Not quite, choom. Time to run," Riku said with a smirk, teasing her lightly. They'd escaped the worst of it, but they weren't out of danger yet.
"Oh!"
Sasha snapped out of it, her face flushing as she squirmed. Riku didn't push the teasing further and set her down gently.
"Let's move! V and Jack are waiting."
Riku didn't give her a chance to say much. He'd already pinged V and Jack Wells—they were waiting at the outer ring of the company plaza.
Night City folks loved a spectacle, and the plaza's outer ring was packed with parked cars, giving them decent cover.
"All we gotta do now is slip past the lockdown," Riku said, sticking close to the building's edge. He glanced toward the plaza's center—surprisingly, there weren't many NCPD or corporate guards.
"They didn't expect us to make it down," Sasha said, back to her cool-headed self. Her cyber-eyes scanned the crowd and surroundings, mapping out a route in her head.
Forget the enemy—she hadn't expected to make it down either.
Riku glanced at her eyes, a little jealous. Sasha's cyber-eyes were clearly a cut above his. Sleeker design, more functions, total superiority. And, of course, a price tag to match.
"Let's go! Before NCPD backup shows up!"
Sasha was all business now, taking the lead and pulling Riku along, weaving past sentries with calculated precision.
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