Gloom

Chapter 72

I didn't want to see that. I didn't conceive of him being able to do that, not in front of me.

A punch that Mabrax managed to dodge gave him the pass to roll on the ground, walking away. Then, as if he wanted to flee, he spread his dark wings, but Azazziel managed to reach out with one hand and kicked him with such force that he was thrown away. Mabrax's stocky figure slammed into a wall, tripping her. Dazed, he shook his head and tried to get to his feet. His entire body trembled with exhaustion, his black hair sticking to his forehead and neck, drenched in blood and sweat.

The yellow eyes of the demon looked at me for an instant. I saw that Azazziel started to approach him, and despite looking tired and hurt, he kept exuding that air of arrogance, as if he was convinced that he was going to win. Mabrax noticed it too, and with a last effort he rose to his feet.

And then, in less than a second, it came to me.

I didn't have time to react. In the next instant, I was wrapped in his h