Hal roared in pain, his voice shaking the land. He swung wildly, mountains of snow collapsing under his rage. Kael moved faster, striking again and again. His blade left trails of red light across the demon's body.
Then, in one final burst, Kael closed in. His sword gleamed brighter than before. He leapt fo¹rward, his figure almost vanishing in the glare.
SHHHK!
The slashes were quite clean.
Way too clean.
Hal's massive form froze, then split apart. His body fell in pieces, crashing down on the ruined ground. Blood sprayed into the air, darkening the snow beneath.
Silence swallowed the battlefield.
Riley stood frozen, his lips parting in disbelief. The cigar slipped from his mouth and fell to the ground.
"This…" he whispered, his voice hoarse.
Cries and shrill screams erupted across the camp. The air shook with the sound of death.
Riley blinked several times, almost rubbing his eyes as if he was dreaming. But the scene before him stayed the same.
BOOM. BOOM. BOOM.
