Killing Grimm; Graveyard of Gods

Chapter 36, Hybris.

**BOOOOM**

A figure burst out of the smoke screen and shot into the sky. That figure was Hypnathos, a mess of blood and gore as bits and pieces of meat clung tenuously to his skin. He coughed out mouthfuls of blood, clutching his empty, tattered sleeve. Liam’s sword strike had torn his arm right off.

“Damned brat, what kind of authority was that?” Hypnathos gasped. The shock of Liam’s power had forced him to stop holding back, nearly killing Liam in one strike. His intention to toy with his opponent had clearly been a mistake.

Meanwhile, Liam lay paralyzed, nearly obliterated by Hypnathos’ desperate attack. All he could do was murmur weakly as his aura slowly began to heal his broken body. But it wasn’t healing fast enough. He needed Hybris, but she refused to come, no matter how much he tried to summon or call out to her.

“I’m dying… help me… little insect… come, I need you… please…”

Despair clouded Liam’s eyes, his vision becoming blurry and unfocused. He couldn’t do it alo