Vwoom!
The crimson beam destroyed everything in sight, the light so blinding that Asmodeus closed his eyes and turned away. A howl echoed as the beam dissipated, along with the crumble of stone and hiss of water leaving the pipes as steam.
A giant canyon existed where the hideout used to exist, a deep crater where the arbiter stood a few moments ago, at least 20 metres in size.
'I tried to hold back...'
"Is it over?"
He mumbled the forbidden phrase, shaking his head to remove the lingering pink flickers of aura that floated around his head. The power of Seduction and Illusion was a terrifying power to face alone.
Asmodeus closed his eyes, spreading the golden dome as far as possible, the pretty threads now like tiny snakes slithering through the ruins. All he wanted was something positive. Was she dead? He just hoped it was over...
"Nothing?"
'There's not even a rat remaining.'
