Struggling to stand, Alo watches as the beast ravages the heavenly grotto, the very place he once called home. Despite his determination to put an end to the cheats he created, he knows deep down that this is his end. Taking a deep breath he smells the foul stench he recalls from his youth, he can't help but smile. "Heavenly grotto, hell of a name for a swamp within a rotting demon carcass" he mutters, his focus remaining on the beast before him. With a scream, he lunges forward gripping the handle emerging from his side ripping his sharpened rib from its place within his body sending a spray of blood and flesh forward onto the ground. His only goal now is defeating his creation, his own life be damned. Blow after blow, he fights with an unbound fury until his body gives up.

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His every movement is fueled by an unyielding desire to end this at any cost necessary. As the battle rages on, it becomes painfully clear that victory is slipping from his grasp, even fighting to his own death won’t be enough. His best effort is not enough, the beast is too strong as he finds himself overwhelmed but one word escapes his battered body “Liv”. In his final moments, as the beast's teeth dig into his neck and his body hits the ground, one final effort to win in death enters his mind, his tattoos begin to glow and he feels the grotto begin to shake. The teeth sink in once more then darkness.