The battlefield crackled with tension as the Red Being, sensing Aiden's vulnerability, lunged at him with blinding speed. Aiden's eyes widened in terror, his face paling as the bloodied claws stopped mere inches from his throat. Time seemed to slow, and Aiden braced himself for the inevitable. However, just in time, Ancestor's martial spirit, the Black Heaven Venom King, coiled around him, intercepting the attack.
"Fuck, just how strong is this thing?" Ancestor cursed, blood dripping from his mouth as the poison seeped from his spirit, enveloping the Red Being's claws.
The creature shrieked in pain, retreating as its claws melted from the corrosive fog. It sat back on its haunches, examining its wounded limbs with a childlike curiosity. "Touching... Black... Thing... Dangerous," it murmured, its voice unsettlingly innocent yet filled with malevolence.
