"From now until the very last dawn, I must defend with my all."
"Is that so." Eucliffe gulped at her Lord Lucien's response. All she could hope was that she came out of this alive. As he came down the last step of the stairwell a circle of red light with ancient writing and symbols began to surround her which made her stomach turn upside down. Suddenly chains extruded from the dark magic circle and wrapped themselves excruciatingly tight around her entire body. A horrified scream escaped her lips as she cried out for mercy and felt her body crumble beneath the chain's overpowering force. They were burning her skin, embedding themselves into her and she writhed on the dry earth unable to stop herself from screaming in pain.
Still hidden, Asrai watched in absolute horror at the turn of events. The demon woman, Eucliffe was her enemy and yet she even felt some sort of remorse for the woman. However, Asrai mostly feared for her own life at the moment. Then, to her dismay she saw the ruthless man turned towards the children with a lifted hand while saying, "Blame Morrighan."
Energy formed at his palm with a blaring sound and within seconds it diffused straight for the children. Asrai stumbled back, feeling as though she was going to throw up. I-I failed... She felt guilt stricken, traumatized even. She lost grip of her sword as it fell at her side and slightly clanked on the ground. Hopefully no one had heard. Then to her bewilderment, the attack had been diverted. Another man appeared before the ruthless killer. He stood tall with irises that looked like the sun. He had a much different demeanor than the killer, and he appeared to be a foe to the demons. The mysterious man turned toward the children and spoke words of comfort, "Don't worry. I won't let them hurt any of you. This will end here."
The ruthless man released the demon Eucliffe who gasped for air as she finally struggled free. Her body was charred with marks of the chains. Raw skin was revealed where she had been burned and in some places blood trickled out of her skin. The woman quickly got to her feet breathing heavily. The dark man had ordered the demons to kill the intruder and innocent children. Eucliffe extended her arm and claws where similar red light gathered and a black polearm appeared. Her wings stretched wide though they were also terribly wounded from the chains.
The demons had lunged for the golden eyed man while others aimed for the children. The man would not have such a thing occur. As the demons attacked his person, he summoned orbs and struck burning through most of the demons and freezing others. He then launched another orb at the group of demons who were about to attack the children. The children screamed and covered their heads but they were saved just in the very nick of time. Eucliffe saw an opening and lunged for the golden eyed man, thrusting her dark polearm in a horizontal motion with the blade aiming for his backside. However, Eucliffe's attack was repelled by another blade that coursed with energy that sparked upon collision. There she was, eye to eye with the demon in front of this small army, in front of this ruthless killer who apparently was actively searching for her, with her sword in hand in attempt to defend the golden eyed man who rescued the children. Asrai's teeth were gritted, her skin stained with charcoal and dirt as she held Morrighan's sword with both hands to deflect Eucliffe's attack. Their weapons slid across each other, with Asrai's sword moving upwards and Eucliffe's downward.
Eucliffe instantly jumped a few feet back, baring her teeth and cursing under her breath. Asrai had no idea what she was even doing, but something told her to defend this man who was able to protect what she could not. She gripped her sword with both hands at the hilt and extended it before her in a defensive stance. However, her footing was clumsy and she awkwardly held the sword. It was evident she did not even know how to use it. However, the sword rippled with light violently. Asrai wasn't exactly sure why as it was not doing this before. Though she took a guess it had something to do with the man she was defending. She gawked at Eucliffe with fear and courage. This very well could mean her demise. But a rage was settling itself in the pits of Asrai's stomach and it felt as though her blood was boiling. Asrai was angry, very angry. Disgusted even. Enough was enough.
"You want me? You have me!" she spat daringly. Though she was not confident in herself let alone her own words. Her brows were furrowed and although her mind was clouded with doubt she stood tall and valiant. Her own appearance was something in of itself. Eucliffe sensed something in the girl that she had not felt before. Hesitantly she stood there trying to calculate her next move. Things were becoming complicated. She could not fail Lucien again. The girl was not as much of a threat as the other mysterious figure, but she could prove to be a nuisance at this rate. As it was, half of her men were already slain at the hands of that intruder.
Still hidden, Asrai watched in absolute horror at the turn of events. The demon woman, Eucliffe was her enemy and yet she even felt some sort of remorse for the woman. However, Asrai mostly feared for her own life at the moment. Then, to her dismay she saw the ruthless man turned towards the children with a lifted hand while saying, "Blame Morrighan."
Energy formed at his palm with a blaring sound and within seconds it diffused straight for the children. Asrai stumbled back, feeling as though she was going to throw up. I-I failed... She felt guilt stricken, traumatized even. She lost grip of her sword as it fell at her side and slightly clanked on the ground. Hopefully no one had heard. Then to her bewilderment, the attack had been diverted. Another man appeared before the ruthless killer. He stood tall with irises that looked like the sun. He had a much different demeanor than the killer, and he appeared to be a foe to the demons. The mysterious man turned toward the children and spoke words of comfort, "Don't worry. I won't let them hurt any of you. This will end here."
The ruthless man released the demon Eucliffe who gasped for air as she finally struggled free. Her body was charred with marks of the chains. Raw skin was revealed where she had been burned and in some places blood trickled out of her skin. The woman quickly got to her feet breathing heavily. The dark man had ordered the demons to kill the intruder and innocent children. Eucliffe extended her arm and claws where similar red light gathered and a black polearm appeared. Her wings stretched wide though they were also terribly wounded from the chains.
The demons had lunged for the golden eyed man while others aimed for the children. The man would not have such a thing occur. As the demons attacked his person, he summoned orbs and struck burning through most of the demons and freezing others. He then launched another orb at the group of demons who were about to attack the children. The children screamed and covered their heads but they were saved just in the very nick of time. Eucliffe saw an opening and lunged for the golden eyed man, thrusting her dark polearm in a horizontal motion with the blade aiming for his backside. However, Eucliffe's attack was repelled by another blade that coursed with energy that sparked upon collision. There she was, eye to eye with the demon in front of this small army, in front of this ruthless killer who apparently was actively searching for her, with her sword in hand in attempt to defend the golden eyed man who rescued the children. Asrai's teeth were gritted, her skin stained with charcoal and dirt as she held Morrighan's sword with both hands to deflect Eucliffe's attack. Their weapons slid across each other, with Asrai's sword moving upwards and Eucliffe's downward.
Eucliffe instantly jumped a few feet back, baring her teeth and cursing under her breath. Asrai had no idea what she was even doing, but something told her to defend this man who was able to protect what she could not. She gripped her sword with both hands at the hilt and extended it before her in a defensive stance. However, her footing was clumsy and she awkwardly held the sword. It was evident she did not even know how to use it. However, the sword rippled with light violently. Asrai wasn't exactly sure why as it was not doing this before. Though she took a guess it had something to do with the man she was defending. She gawked at Eucliffe with fear and courage. This very well could mean her demise. But a rage was settling itself in the pits of Asrai's stomach and it felt as though her blood was boiling. Asrai was angry, very angry. Disgusted even. Enough was enough.
"You want me? You have me!" she spat daringly. Though she was not confident in herself let alone her own words. Her brows were furrowed and although her mind was clouded with doubt she stood tall and valiant. Her own appearance was something in of itself. Eucliffe sensed something in the girl that she had not felt before. Hesitantly she stood there trying to calculate her next move. Things were becoming complicated. She could not fail Lucien again. The girl was not as much of a threat as the other mysterious figure, but she could prove to be a nuisance at this rate. As it was, half of her men were already slain at the hands of that intruder.