Chapter 50: What it takes to survive

*Song recommendation: System of a down, Aerials (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e-2251_at-k)*

Lucia cleaved straight through the bone and removed the Demon Lord's head from his shoulders. The head hit the ground and the body fell a moment later. Lucia fell to her knees. She had almost passed out from the pain.

Clover stared at the Demon Lord's corpse.

"He's dead..." Clover muttered under their breath. 

Lucia fell to one side. She had used every ounce of mana. Clover dipped to her side. 

"Can you finish it?" Lucia breathed heavily. 

Clover cast an eye on the door and nodded. In the time Clover had taken to deal with the Demon Lord, the door had crept open even more.  Clover exhaled unsteadily. Raising both hands, Clover began to reseal the door.

Lucia pulled herself against the altar. She gazed down over the barrow. Her eyes fell on Keitel. He lay face down.