Arthur then totally got absorbed in dealing with his inner demons. This proved to be a hard task that took more than he expected, yet he was winning each counter with these demons.
At some point, when the number decreased to less than ten, the remaining demons tried to coalesce together. They moved to stand near each other which created a stronger defense against Arthur.
Yet the trump card of his pearl energy was decisive in this fight. Despite taking one week more, he managed to finally break their defenses and start absorbing them one by one.
"Phew… finally finished," he muttered tiredly when three weeks passed already. "This took much longer than expected."
"But you managed to absorb them all," the golden dragon said, "and Gege got four orbs alone."
The golden dragon never ceased to mention this point over and over again.
"I should have absorbed five, not just four," Gege replied in a strong attitude.
