The smile of the woman with scarlet eyes grew even wider as she watched Lolchess rise slowly, her movements stiff, each gesture betraying the unbearable pain her body was enduring.
In one swift motion, the woman darted forward and struck Lolchess in the stomach, the force of the blow sending her crashing to the ground once more.
The earth cracked beneath the impact, but the woman didn't wait a second. She stood over her, her heavy foot slamming down on Lolchess's chest with brutal force. A crack was heard—perhaps a rib, or more.
"Do you even know the power that drives us?" she whispered, leaning toward Lolchess, her eyes glinting with an unhealthy light. "Do you realize just how immense the ego that consumes us truly is?"
