Keiko unconsciously took a step back as the demon got closer. Its violet eyes were set on one soldier in front of it, and the demon took lumbering, slow steps towards the unaware young woman in armor. Keiko wanted to shout to her to move, but as the demon arrived, Keiko couldn't find the words in her lungs. And so, the soldier noticed the demon too late, when the demon already had its sword raised.
One second, the girl's body was fully there, and the next, her torso went missing as the demon swung, a trail of red splashing onto the left.
Other soldiers began to notice the towering demon and Keiko saw a few of them run away. A commander yelled out orders at some nearby mages, and all of those projectiles which had been focused on the demons pushing through the obstacles were now launched at the demon who was sluggishly walking forwards.
