As the maid's blade closed in on her, a bitter realisation overcame both Snow and Irene, who were overwhelmed by the demonic powers of the old witch. There was not enough time for Irene to get away from the blow — and no one could save her now.
The mirrored blade of the knife glinted dangerously under light. It's clean, smooth sheen ready to become stained with the colour red.
What would become of Irene when that knife pierced through her body?
Crash!
Just then — in the split second before the knife's edge could touch her — a great force suddenly thrusted Irene's body aside.
She was shoved away from the blade's path, and instead, it pierced into something else. A pained yelp escaped Irene's lips, as she struggled to process what happened for a moment. Irene had her eyes screwed shut w
