There are many first times for a powerful demon like Eizer, and most of those first experiences were because of Meredith. Eizer was delighted and grateful before, for he longed to have a good fight like what the potion master made him experience. However, his delight came to an end when Meredith went past his expectations. The battle that he thought would give him fun turned into something dangerous for him. It was a dreadful thing, at least for the demon, for Meredith to stop holding back.

After her fellow mages left, Meredith threw a single potion that caused an explosion so strong, that she needed to defend herself even if it’s her own attack. The surroundings needed time to settle before she could see what happened to her opponent. When at last, the smoke and the flames revealed Eizer, the demon was seen missing half of his left arm. What she saw gave her the hope that she needed.

“I was worried that I could never wound you. It’s good that I could and give you more”, Meredith said, her cold treatment against the demon was still evident.

Eizer was angered hearing Meredith’s words. He felt betrayed, as he didn’t expect that a human could ever wound him. Also, his demonic nature was returning to him. He was beginning to feel fear looking at his severed arm. But the overwhelmed anger he felt was the greater thing to satisfy, and so, it became Eizer’s new motivation.

The battle was way too long for a human like the potion master. The demon that Meredith was fighting wasn’t getting weaker. Eizer might be injured but the third class demon was still getting stronger. Meredith wasn’t oblivious to the situation. Even though she didn’t know why the demon was getting stronger, she could feel it the longer they fight. She knew that she should finish the fight as soon as she could.

With that in her mind, she didn’t wait for another moment. Meredith threw another potion at Eizer. The demon knew that the potion was as dangerous as the first, so he decided to dodge this time, wanting to not be injured again.

The potion shattered on the ground. The expected explosion happened, destroying everything within the potion’s vicinity. Eizer was still affected, and was pushed by the strong winds created by the explosion. Meredith didn’t like that the demon wasn’t injured by her second shot.

[Water Wall]

The lake guardian was commanded by Meredith to surround Eizer with water wall. The only opening for the demon was facing Meredith directly. Of course, it’s the potion master’s plan, so that Eizer could not dodge for a second time. She threw another of the exploding potions, and as the demon saw it, the fear returned to him.

[Dark Flame]

The potion exploded midair, but Eizer was still flung back to the water wall behind him. He remained standing, but then, he saw the same dreadful thing that injured him. The explosion wasn’t settled yet, but Meredith threw another potion at him. In panic, Eizer tried slapping the potion away from him, but before he could do so, something bad happened.

[Water Cutter]

Meredith would not give Eizer a chance to move, nor did she plan to let the demon escape. The potion shattered the moment the water cutter touched it. It was a direct hit. There’s no way for Eizer to escape.

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Once the explosion settled, Meredith saw the demon with both arms missing. It was what she wanted, witnessing the near demise of the demon was her greatest relief.

Eizer kneeled on the ground, his eyes looking down. Even if he was a powerful demon, he didn’t have the ability to heal himself. He began thinking about Zahekam, the nearest demon that could heal him. The fear within his heart was starting to eat away his rage. His pride was shattered, he felt that everything will end from there. But then, as he was remembering his great lord, he also remembered Kael. If he chose to perish and let his great lord handle Meredith, it would be an insult to his great reputation among the third class demons. He couldn’t accept it, and so, his previous fear turned into desperation.

[Dark Flame]

Meredith was about to say something, when she saw a large ball of black flame above Eizer. It was a frightening display of destructive power. Meredith knew that if the black flame touched the ground, the whole town would be obliterated.

“You’re not the only one that could cause powerful explosions”, Eizer said, then he looked at Meredith with a threatening face.

“You’re crazy”, Meredith uttered.

The large dark flame hovered above Eizer like it was itching to explode. Meredith could only look at it, alerted without any means to mitigate the would be explosion. She didn’t know that it was the demon’s plan to distract her.

Eizer didn’t waste the opportunity. He prepared himself, exerting an explosive amount of force to hurl himself towards Meredith. Meredith was caught off guard and was unable to react, but her summon protected her.

Eizer’s kick was too strong for the lake guardian, but it was enough to delay the demon’s attack from reaching Meredith. It was a single second, but Meredith managed to move out of the way before the lake guardian flew at her. The summon could handle the impact, but it would break Meredith if she was hit by her summon.

The lake guardian held Eizer’s foot firmly, forcing the demon to move away from Meredith. It angered Eizer, as he planned to immediately attack again, expecting the summon would block his first attack.

“Get off me!”, Eizer exclaimed. He hit the summon with his another foot, which loosened the summon’s grip. He didn’t waste any time, and rushed towards Meredith.

Meredith would not be able to react if she attempted to match Eizer’s demonic speed. However, she anticipated Eizer’s second attack and threw one of the explosive potions.

The demon was surprised by the attack, the potion almost hitting him. He quickly moved back from the potion, and was able to survive the resulting explosion. Eizer looked at Meredith after the explosion, and was stopped from attacking again because of what he saw. Meredith was holding another one, ready to hit him.

“This is the last one I have, but I will make sure that this will hit you”, Meredith said. The lake guardian was given a chance to be near Meredith, while Eizer was frustrated that he couldn’t do anything.

“Do you think I will believe that?”, Eizer asked. Meredith shrugged in response.

Eizer assessed the result of his battle. He didn’t expect to suffer as much as he did. He knew that in his current state, it was hopeless to win. Meredith might be too tired and slow for him, but her potions and her summon destroyed the little chance to be victorious. Thinking about all of these made the sinister demon smile.

Meredith was intrigued by the demon’s unusual behavior. Eizer will never reach her because of the lake guardian, but she felt that Eizer was still a threat. Then she remembered the large dark flame that the demon created, and when she looked at it again, it was moving towards the ground. A flash of light was seen in an instant, and then Meredith heard Eizer’s voice.

“Goodbye”