Its body language had completely switched to being submissive.
It lowered its head. The demon raised its limbs in a defensive position.
Jack stopped a few feet away, his scaled form radiating power that made the air itself feel heavier.
His red eyes stared down at the cowering experiment, savage satisfaction visible on his face despite the flat tone his voice would carry.
Then he reached on his shoulder and found what he was looking for.
The purple orb.
It was a small orb, pulsing with a faint light, attached to his side where Loryn had planted it not that long ago.
A tracking device, meant to mark targets for the experiment to kill.
Jack's clawed fingers closed around it and pulled. The orb came free with a soft pop, adhesive magic releasing its hold.
He held it up, letting light reflect off its surface.
From his hidden position in the shadows, Loryn's hollow eyes widened.
'No. No, he couldn't have…'
"Loryn."
