THUD!!
Ray collapsed onto the ground with a heavy thud, the sound echoing like a cruel drumbeat across the battlefield.
Zerak's came to a sudden halt, his frame stiffening, his crimson eyes narrowing as he took in the fallen figure before him.
For a moment, silence claimed the broken air, broken only by the soft crackle of demonic energy still lingering in the atmosphere.
Then, a low chuckle rumbled from Zerak's throat, deep and filled with mocking cruelty, a sound born not from amusement but from sheer disdain.
"So this is the extent of your defiance... pathetic," Zerak muttered, his head tilted slightly, almost curious, much like a predator circling a wounded prey that no longer posed a threat but still twitched with fading life.
The power Ray had unleashed earlier, the brief flash of something monstrous and untamed, had been real enough to stir a whisper of caution within Zerak's instincts.
