On the far side of the cavern, the two demon knights stood motionless, their glowing eyes fixed on the robed figures. The larger knight shifted slightly, his massive blade glowing with dark energy.
The room was silent, and the tension weighed down like an anchor. Blaky sat atop the severed serpent's head, letting out a single deliberate meow. His eyes glowed with the reflected crimson light of the artifact in the middle of the room.
A second meow, sharper this time, cut through the silence like a knife.
It was all the signal they needed.
The fight ignited like a flare. Ronan, Aurelia, and the masked figure in gold disappeared into motion blur as their mana-crafted bodies moved faster than the human eye could capture. Demon knights charged in, glowing weapons of malevolent intent at the head of their charge.
