Chapter 501: Liberation
"What is that, Xiviyah?" Alverin demanded, staring at the Remnant, his blade pressing into my neck.
"R-run," I gasped, staring at the Remnant with wide eyes, my tail thrashing in terror.
He glanced down at me in surprise. "What the hell are you talking about? You’re the one that brought us here, remember? Isn’t this... creature supposed to save you?"
"No, it’s—"
The Remnant’s sword sliced through the air, unleashing a wave of pure darkness at us. Alverin’s eyes widened as he sensed the overwhelming power contained within the attack, and he leaped aside, dragging me with him. Elise fled in the opposite direction.
The Remnant’s attack consumed half the room in its initial explosion, the shockwave tearing through my insides, making me cough up more blood. Alverin wasted no more time talking and practically threw me aside, leaping through the air to engage the monster directly. Their swords clashed in a blinding flurry of steel, neither landing a blow.
Elise hurried to my side and helped me to my feet, but before I could thank her or urge us to run, I froze. Cold steel pressed against my side, digging into my ribs.
"Don’t try anything," she warned, offering a faint smile that didn’t reach her eyes. "I may not be as strong as my love, but I won’t let you escape."
"You don’t understand," I gasped, shivering as the point of her knife sliced through my dress, drawing a bead of blood, just missing a vein of sunpurge. "Those things... they’re everywhere!"
"So? My Lord will slay them all."
"No, he can’t—"