Kazer was debilitated by the excruciating pain, and he still couldn’t pull out Drogo’s arrow. But he was still strong enough to go against the three human mages. It didn’t take him long to also realize that he had the upper hand, as the arrow was stuck in his chest.

[Dark Wind]

Kazer aimed his attack towards Drogo, but losing his left eye and having to endure much pain affected his accuracy. The three mages dodged the attack with relative ease, and were drawing closer to him.

Still, Kazer created many more dark winds, and tried hitting the three human mages. His efforts were in vain. The only thing that could make the human mages cautious was when he released dark wind in all directions. But, as it was multiple dark winds, such method of attack consumed more of his power and darkness that it made him weaker every time.

Cadell and his comrades was closing in on Kazer. All the demon’s attacks didn’t hit them, but the closer they get, the harder it becomes to dodge. They could feel that the demon was desperate, but Kazer was still way stronger than them so they’re still cautious. They were aiming to retrieve the only thing they knew that could hurt the demon, but it was difficult to do that. Then, while they were walking towards the demon, Brunus suddenly said something.

“Let’s leave”

Cadell and Drogo looked at Brunus, surprised and confused, but Brunus spoke again.

“We can escape now, we should go to the academy”, Brunus said.

Cadell was about to say something, but Drogo spoke first.

“What are you saying? There’s a demon in front of us, and we can defeat it now. Why do we need to escape?”

“We’re running out of time. We need to get there before it’s too late”, Brunus said, pointing at the academy’s direction.

“Are you out of your mind? If we let this demon be, many people will die. I can’t feel at ease knowing that a demon like that is in town when my family is here”, Drogo said.

“I don’t think he can do much. Look at him”, Brunus replied.

“He could create powerful winds, what do you mean you don’t think he can do much?”

Brunus and Drogo kept arguing, which gave Kazer some rest. The demon attempted to pull the arrow again, but he still failed on pulling it. After a moment, Cadell finally spoke.

“Only the arrow can hurt him, Drogo. We don’t have any attacks that work against him”, Cadell stated. Brunus nodded and agreed to Cadell’s words.

“Even you? How can you not see the danger in front of you?”, Drogo exclaimed.

“I said the truth. Even if we managed to get near, we can’t do anything against him”, Cadell said.

“We can aim for the arrow. Can we not?”

“Surely, the demon will not let that happen”, Brunus said.

Drogo was getting frustrated. His friends were urging him to retreat, but the existence of the demon terrified him. The destruction that Kazer could cause was something he couldn’t allow. If he had to do it alone, he will do it. But, they argued for so long that the situation wouldn’t allow it anymore.

While the human mages were arguing with each other, Kazer managed to muster enough strength to increase the span of his authority. His demons were far from them, but he was hoping that his command would reach them.

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[Dark Dominion]

Kazer waited for his demons to rush to him. He didn’t interrupt his opponents, as it was a favorable situation for him. But, there’s no demon rushing to come help him. He tried again, but there’s not a single demon with him. He realized the bitter reality. His authority couldn’t reach his demons.

Drogo decided on fighting the demon alone. His two friends failed on convincing him. But, when he was about to reach Kazer, someone in the shadows spoke. He stopped his movement, terrified as he looked at the figure who appeared.

“Looks like you’re in trouble”, the figure said. His tone was of amusement, uncharacteristic of someone seeing Kazer’s situation.

“You..”

Kazer’s face showed his annoyance. It seemed that he wasn’t fond of the person who appeared. But, he surrendered to the thought and talked to the person.

“You filthy demon..”, Kazer said.

“Whoa, is that how you greet your savior?”

The figure was smiling, going near Kazer. He held the arrow firm, and was about to pull the arrow.

“Wait! Careful! you filthy demon”

After hearing Kazer’s words, the figure’s smile changed into something terrifying.

“Do you think those humans have time for that?”, the figure said. Kazer looked in horror then all of a sudden, the figure pulled the arrow.

Pulling the arrow torn a huge hole to Kazer’s chest. Kazer kneeled in pain, suppressing the scream he so wanted to let out. The figure however, was laughing at him while holding the arrow. Then a minute didn’t pass when the figure shifted his attention, looking at Drogo.

The figure walked towards Drogo, but he stopped midway.

“Azere, servant of Great Lord Zahekam”, the figure greeted, bowing towards Drogo with a wicked smile. He raised his head and looked at Drogo. “Shall we?”

Drogo couldn’t move a muscle. He knew without being informed that the figure was as strong as Kazer. To fight against two would be beyond him.

“By the way, I won’t allow anyone to escape”, Azere said, shifting his eyes towards Cadell and Brunus. The two were quick to realize the same terrifying situation that Drogo knew.

“Let me greet all of you in earnest”, Azere stated.

[Dark Rain]

A cloud formed on top of Drogo. Azere waved his hand down, and rain started pouring only on Drogo’s position.

“How’s that for a greeting, is it good?”, Azere asked.

Drogo was confused. The rain was soaking him, but aside from the inconvenience, he didn’t feel anything. He was worried for a second, but nothing happened to him. Eventually, the cloud dissipated, and the rain stopped.

“What did you do?”, Drogo asked.

“Oh, you want to know?”, Azere replied. Drogo was even more confused, but then suddenly, some of the dark fluid soaking him absorbed into his skin.

Drogo felt dizzy. He fell down, weakened while his vision was blurring. He felt that he was about to die, realizing that he messed up. He wanted to move, but his body refused him. After that he couldn’t hear anything anymore.

“That’s what it does!”, Azere said delighted.

“Finish them off already”, Kazer said. He stands after recovering from the pain.

“Impatient, aren’t we?”, Azere stated. “Well then, since you wanted to”

Azere walked towards Cadell and Brunus. The two were furious to see what happened to Drogo. They couldn’t go near their friend, knowing the effect of the liquid that soaked Drogo. They prepared themselves, wanting to take revenge for Drogo’s behalf.

“We’re going to die”, Cadell said.

“I know. Drogo was right”, Brunus replied.

Cadell nodded. They muster their courage, and prepared to rush towards Azere. However, before they could do that, a human voice made them stop.

“Cadell!”