2022-05-24 05:03:32“And now we try and get rid of these!” Caille hissed as soon as her cosmos skinned summoned being attacked the demon.
Kyle nodded, but before they could even turn to try and get rid of the patch of thorny briars, the sudden appearance of a health bar at the bottom of their vision stopped them both in their tracks.
‘Droigheann, Demon of the Nightbloom’
Kyle gulped. “We need to hurry,” he hissed as he looked over his shoulder, to see how the battle begun.
The Demon of the Nightbloom took his blade in hand just as the being summoned into the material plane by Caille reached him. He struck her with his blade, sending her flying across the room like she had no weight at all. A black liquid splattered on the ground.
Caille clicked her tongue. “She’s not strong enough – she doesn’t even know how to use that body.” She muttered as she turned her attention back at the briars
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