Promise (4)

"Ah, that is the expression I wanted to see," Elisius said. "Despair more, agonize over and over again before your death."

            Zaos clicked his tongue in annoyance, but then he stopped when he saw Drannor dashing toward the enemy. He was smart enough to use the blood his sword obtained in the last attack and jump from one pile of rubble to the other, but his idea to face that thing without a proper plan was still too reckless. He couldn't even sense the flow of mana, after all.

            Elisius swung his arm toward him, but Drannor jumped higher than before and toward the enemy at the last moment. Somehow, he didn't get hit while the place had been before completely exploding. He attacked the right knee of the demon god, but his sword didn't cause much damage… the magic over his body also increased his defenses…