Devil's brood

He was simply staring in front of him, ignoring everything else as he bit his lower lip.

'That is definitely not a common curse...but that is not a demonification ritual either…'

Shane was trying to make sense of what he was witnessing but the more he saw, the less logical it seemed to be.

In the end, he had to give up for now. Thus, he waited for the old Ara, who he assumed to be some sort of bishop to finish what he had started.

Only 10 minutes had passed before the old man was done as he turned in the direction where the guard, Shane, and Ilya were standing.

The guard kneeled down within an instant and both Shane and Ilya bowed towards the old man.

After the Ara youngling's runes and eye color returned to their former color, the old Ara approached them with slow, yet steady steps.

It was only then that Shane and Ilya realised the old man's strength!