Aella had never once seen her friend, Lumen, like this. Fear glimmering through her brown eyes. Disheveled with her hair out of place. And hands grappling for air.
"Lumen..." Aella couldn't recognize her voice. It seemed foreign. Small and scared.
In the blink of an eye, she saw Bane punching the demon as Lumen dropped to the floor, gasping for air. Aella ran towards her as Bane and the Jewel Demon fought by the side.
"Are you okay?"
Lumen coughed, holding her neck as she breathed slowly. "M-My spell is no match for him." She dragged out, sounding like a smoker who had lost his voice.
"You did what you could. We just have to leave this for Bane." Aella looked up, and saw Bane hitting the Jewel Demon on his face severally before the Demon spasmed out of sight.
"W-Where is he?" Lumen asked as she looked around tentatively.
"Aella!"
