Chapter 13: Unbearable loss
Vlad was kneeling on the ground, unable to rise, and it seemed the only path left for him was death when suddenly his eyes widened as he detected a red light in the distance.
He turned and saw some of the Gifted had charged a massive fireball nearly two meters wide. The Gifted was none other than Jessica, and the woman’s eyes burst with killing might as she fired the spell, which moved at a shocking speed.
How Jessica could fire such a spell, given her zero training in magic, is where the Gifted part came into play. Most likely, her Gift was related to magic.
Just as Vlad thought the woman was trying to help him, he saw that the fireball’s trajectory would reach not only the demonic mantis but also him. It was clear that the woman did not care about his life as long as her attack could take down the abyssal demon.
"Dammit!"
Vlad shouted as he made all the energy inside him explode, enhancing the strength of his Force covering his body right before the explosion. The demonic mantis did the same, concentrating all of it in the front to act as a shield.
"¡BOOM!"
The blast was shockingly powerful and could have shattered a car to pieces, sending two figures flying away.
Vlad fell nearly ten meters to the side, with half of his body sporting scorching wounds. He was lucky to have only sustained such wounds thanks to his massive outpour of Force at the last second, and the demonic mantis’s Force shield also worked to diminish the blast’s power.
The demonic mantis managed to stand straight even after taking that blast. Its left arm was wounded, but that was all. Of course, that did not mean the attack did not have an effect, as it forced it to consume much of its dark Force to protect itself.
The abyssal demon turned its eyes toward Jessica. Still, as it saw the woman falling to the ground, exhausted from energy depletion, it lost interest and turned once more toward Vlad, who lay on the ground.