A crippling fear and dread struck Alm and Bruno like a celestial bolt. They quickly held onto Ruri almost in desperation, then employed their divine soul to the fullest in search of the cause of it all.
It took two seconds for their hearts to calm down. Their whole soul, mind, and life force seemed to have been sucked into the rune on her forehead. It was something gentle and didn't seem to have malicious intentions... in fact, it was so compatible with Ruri that it seemed like a part of herself that had come loose and was now merging back again.
The rune was already fixing itself into her mental sea; she would soon return to normal. Once they confirmed that, they turned to the demon. Suddenly, the entire forest seemed to freeze, the world grew darker, and the demon felt as if a god of death was glaring furiously at him.
