The demon hurls familiar words at Yelena's back: it calls her a ruthless killer, a weapon with delusions of personhood. It accuses her of giving in to Dreykov's control and never fighting hard enough to break free. The script is lifted directly from Yelena's catalog of darkest fears and deepest regrets.

The real Oksana didn't waste her last breaths casting blame. With her final words, she begged Yelena to free the others. It was the longest of long shots and neither of them could have anticipated Yelena's success, but she has done exactly that: she helped bring down the Red Room, killed Dreykov, and spent two years tracking down the remaining widows. In every way that she knows how, Yelena has honored Oksana.

Now she owes the late widow one last thing: to kill the demon that assumes her form and desecrates her memory. If Yelena can be sure of anything, it is that Oksana would have hated to be weaponized against another widow. Repaying this final debt will not be difficult.

"Is there any special way to kill a shapeshifter?" shes asks Emilia.