y you left in Berenice. All the blood you left in the street? A very powerful elixir. We sacrificed a few of the organs wed collected," said the head Clerk. He turned to Lulu. "Child, do you recognize your eyes in another?"
"You got the jump on me in Berenice, bro," said the lacerated Spyder. "But Im back and bad and ready for love. "
"More golem trash," Spyder said the Clerks. "You think I wont kill it?"
"Were counting on it. Hes special. Not you in name and form, but you, literally. A strike against him is against yourself? Show him," the head Clerk told the golem.
Spyder watched his Shadow Brother pull the punch dagger from behind his back and slide it hard across his chest, carving a deep, crimson wound. Spyder felt something like a live wire being dragged over his skin. He looked down and saw that he had a chest wound identical to the golems.
"You know the true names. Use them. Turn him to dust!" called Shrike.
"I cant. I might dust out, too," Spyder said.
Feinting and teasing, the golem came at him with the knife. Spyder backed up and started to draw Apollyons blade from his belt, but stopped himself. It would be suicide.
The golem kept making little charges, then stabbed and sliced himself. Spyder twitched in pain and bled, feeling each twist of the blade. The golem circled him, splashing blood onto the marble floor and laughing.
"Why are you running? This is what you always wanted. Lifes too hard for people like us. Let me fix it for you," said the golem.
Spyder backed up. Sweat flowed into his wounds, stinging him.
"Remember the middle way, little brother!" yelled -Lucifer. "Would the Buddha
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