When the demon hit the ground, dead, she crouched and reached out her hand, tracing a heat ward on the demon’s rough armor. Nothing happened. “How come you can do it and I can’t?” Renna called as she scanned the field for more demons. There were some still circling, but they were wary of the two humans now, and kept their distance. “Didn’t know myself for a long time,” Arlen said. “Didn’t understand any of my powers. But when I fought that demon along the path to the Core, our minds touched, and a lot came clear. I really have become part demon.” “Demonshit,” Renna said. “You ent evil like
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