Wei Caihong was by his side and picking him up in an instant. He was saying something, but the only thing Nikola could hear was the ringing of the Queen's screams in his head.
Nikola could register that he was laid at the base of a tree, but he couldn't see anything. There was always the chance your soul could be destroyed during an exorcism.
Nikola blinked and willed magic into his eyes, doing his best to fix his blindness. He could suddenly hear someone begging. He registered hands embracing him and that he was being rocked back and forth.
It would be so easy to let go and stop fighting at this moment. He'll die for sure if he did so. Maybe go to the Abyss even. To Penemue. The hands tightened around him, as if their owner had sensed his thoughts.
"…leave me… Emerald," Nikola's hearing was slowly returning.
"Don't leave me, my Emerald!" He heard it clearly this time.
