Immortuous lay on the ground, watching Valerian stand high above him and gazing down with eyes filled with indifference. His body was filled with immense pain that rendered him incapable of talking. However, he had not given up hope of turning the tables on this guy and getting away from this.
He knew that the magicals could contain him rather easily without his arms. In the worst-case scenario, they could divide his body. However, they would still not be able to kill him. He did not mind living like an insect because that way, he would still have time to find some way to come back and reclaim everything that belonged to him.
All this would depend on his next move. Valerian had to be killed because he was the only one who could erase him. Yes, killing him was not something Valerian was after. He wanted Immortuous to vanish from the face of the world.