As the night became morning the deal was struck, and as the holy water touched Luci's chains, they began to loosen. A dark, foreboding energy radiated from him, filling the battlefield with a suffocating presence. The air grew thick, and even the hardened knights felt their knees weaken under the weight of his aura.
Luci rolled his shoulders, the blackened chain on his left arm rattling ominously as it loosened. His crimson eyes glinted, the predatory gleam in them sharper than ever.
Brianna took an involuntary step back, gripping her sword tightly. But before she could say a word, the monstrous, dual-bodied form of Push and Pull turned their attention to her, their two faces twisting in anger and desperation.
"What have you done, woman knight?" their chaotic, overlapping voices bellowed, shaking the ground. "Because of you, Luci is almost free!"
Brianna's resolve wavered for a moment, but Luci's voice broke through, dripping with mockery.
