Episode 17

Leon was the one who reacted instantly, moving swiftly to sever the demon's hand, thereby snatching away Christopher.

"Foul creature... how could you..."

Leon felt his head throbbing with rage upon seeing the children's bodies, unable to have saved them after all.

"You are too late. Now that I've devoured the energy of these children, I am fully restored, and now you will surely die—!!"

The demon's words were cut off by a chilling sensation that swept through its body—as well as Leon's—triggered by an immense and terrifying bloodlust that had erupted suddenly.

Leon glanced toward the figure, overflowing with a terrifying aura of bloodlust, and instinctively stepped back, holding Christopher in his arms.

"Damn it!! Eliza, you have to calm down!!!"

Leon's words were futile; Eliza was beyond hearing and lost to self-awareness, her mind completely overtaken by a single desire.

"Kill the demon... I will kill you... kill you... kill you... kill you... kill you... kill you..."

Her mumbling was relentless while the blue aura surrounding Eliza turned sinister, a dark red hue growing in intensity forming powerful, slicing wind blasts that made it impossible to approach. Leon, therefore, found himself retreating further with an unconscious Christopher in his arms, moving away from the scene.

"Kill you... kill you... kill you... kill you!! Kill you!!! Kill you!!! Kill you!!!"

Eliza raised her gaze to the demon, which instinctively recoiled, witnessing Eliza's now crimson eyes reflecting a chasm of death about to consume it.

But before the demon could think to flee, Eliza was already before him, leveling the double barrels of her rifle.

"I told you I would kill you... die..."

Eliza pulled the trigger, and the demon's head was obliterated, not just the head but all in the bullet's path, tearing apart a great portion of the area.

Eliza did not stop there. She pulled the trigger again, shattering the demon's legs, causing it to collapse before its head could regenerate.

Eliza pulled the trigger again, the demon's arms were destroyed.

Eliza pulled the trigger, again and again and again without pause, ensuring not to destroy its heart to prolong its agony...

Leon could only watch from a distance as each trigger pull resulted in a powerful explosion followed by her maniacal laughter, screaming for death over and over.

"Eliza..."

He could only look on with a complex expression, unable to approach, for doing so could place him in danger. At this moment, Eliza's power far surpassed his own. Only one person could face Eliza in this state, her father, the emperor, the most powerful sorcerer of all.

But he had to do something; he couldn't stand idly by as Eliza lost control, unleashing such power that she endangered herself.

It wasn't long before it happened. Eliza felt a wave of pain coursing through her body, as if her bones were breaking, but she didn't stop, continuing to fire over and over, torturing the demon with pain worse than death.

Blood trickled from her nose and mouth, and Leon could no longer bear to just watch. Resolved to stop her, as he was about to lay Christopher on the ground, a hand rested on his shoulder, halting him.

"I'll take it from here..." said a deep voice Leon recognized immediately.

"Father... please save my little sister..." Leon uttered, his voice on the verge of breaking.

"Don't worry, I am here now. I'll take care of everything..."

The emperor stepped forward, walking toward Eliza undeterred. The slicing waves from Eliza's aura seemed unable to touch him as if a barrier shielded him.

Reaching behind Eliza, the emperor covered her eyes and stilled her hand, causing her to drop the rifle.

"That's enough now... sleep a little, child..." the emperor whispered, and instantly, Eliza fell unconscious in his arms, the sinister aura enveloping her completely dissipated.

A lament was heard, and the emperor's blue eyes turned dark as he noticed the barely alive demon, from which only its torso remained intact, starting to regenerate.

"You will pay for daring to touch my children..."

A spear materialized in the emperor's hand, and without hesitation, he pierced the living heart of the demon, unleashing a burst of light before the remains started disintegrating, signaling its definitive demise.

The emperor cradled Eliza in his arms and began to walk toward Leon, who looked gravely concerned.

"Father, we must take them to the spring at once!"

"Who is this child?"

"Eliza said she grew up with this boy; she lost control because he was wounded by the demon!"

"I understand, let's go now."

With these words, a magical circle glowed beneath their feet, and Leon, with Christopher in his arms, and the emperor, holding Eliza, were teleported to a sanctuary with a spring at its center.

The spring's water was a crystalline blue, radiating an aura of purity.

Without hesitation, Leon approached and proceeded to immerse Christopher in the spring's waters.

The emperor did likewise with Eliza, immersing her in the spring.

"I'll return and deal with everything; take care of them..."

Leon nodded at his father's words, and the emperor then teleported back to the original scene, leaving Leon to observe Eliza and Christopher submerged in the spring's water, which would heal their wounds...

With everything calm, Leon couldn't help but lose strength in his legs and collapsed to the floor, letting out a heavy sigh.

"It's over... now everything will be alright..."

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