Ironically, even the demons, creatures of darkness, also fear the darkness—or rather, they fear the unknown that lurks within the darkness.
Nevertheless, the demons' hesitation allowed Darlene to retreat to shore without a problem—or so it should have been.
However, her expression revealed pain, and one of her feet dangled like jelly, which was a clear sign of being broken.
The recoil of performing Spatial Step was so much greater in water than it was in the air due to their density difference.
At the same time, the dark faes' arrival alerted Aria and the rest of the Dark Fae Clan in the medicine bath, disturbing all their cultivation.
Even though Aria had her cultivation interrupted before she could comprehend her Sword Intent again, it did not concern her as much as Darlene's injury.
"You're hurt," Aria stated with knitted brows.
