As Luna delved into the healing aspect of her demonic essence and Bart spent some quality time with Shihan, Garduck worked on stabilising Foliaris with Kyriakos.
Right after the battle, he launched a wild man's hunt.
Demons sifted through the empty streets, knocking on doors and interrogating each citizen. With disturbing smiles that didn't match their species' reputation, they asked them to point out various criminals and corrupted individuals. Once they collected enough testimonies, they dragged the culprits by the necks.
A scene befitting a slaughterhouse repeated in the reddening streets. Wealthy, influential, and poor individuals' pitiful pleadings reverberated. But they died alike, their heads rolling on the pavements and their blood permeating the air.
Although the innocents trembled behind their windows and locked their children away to protect them from the horror, they soon felt invisible weights vanish from their pounding hearts.
