The demons roll across the floor as they attack, growling and grunting at each other. Shandra does her best to go to the far corner of the kitchen and get out of the middle of the crossfire.While the fallen angels are fighting each other in a truly violent and bloody mess, the skinny girl noticed two things with amazing speed.The first was that she had never seen Sam with an aggressive ATTITUDE. Yes, the first time the girl had seen him was when he had barbecued sexual predators. But even in that context he didn't sound threatening or angry. On the contrary: his tone of voice was soft and velvety, as quiet as the notes of a piano.This certainly meant that Sam was not dealing with someone he considered inferior or easy to deal with. In other words, a very serious problem.The second thing was the transformation that both he and the stranger had undergone as they exchanged punches, kicks and scratches. Previously dressed in human skin, the dark creatures proved to be far more hideous

Sam stood in front of Shandra and ordered her to stand back as they both stared into Julian's demonic face."You can end this torment anytime you want, Sam," the redhead's voice is much deeper and scarier than before.The black-haired man is back to his natural state, with thick skin, more twisted horns, and an absolutely fearsome appearance."Don't lay a finger on the girl!Shandra takes two steps back and raises one of her hands. She doesn't have any spells on the tip of her tongue, but she doesn't want to look helpless either.Julian also abandons his human skin to return to his true self; the citrine-colored yellow slits stare directly at the young girl before him."Do you know what you're getting into, girl? Do you have any idea what you've dragged into your life?"Shandra shouts back:"All I know is that he saved me and protected me! And for that I will not let you hurt him!""Saved you and protected you? Only if it's from your own stupidity, I suppose."Sam once again summons t

Sam seems to be torn between breaking Julian's jaw and clarifying that situation as quickly as possible for Shandra, who immediately gets to her feet and looks indignantly at the demon."What's all this about sacrifice?""It's not what it sounds like.""Has the word 'sacrifice' by any chance changed its meaning in recent years? Because if not, then it is EXACTLY what it sounds like."Julian doesn't seem to be angry exactly at the girl, but at the situation. He grumbles:"Let's see what it's going to be like to come out explaining that, asshole.""I already told you to shut your damn mouth," Sam shouts. Then he stares at Shandra again, this time his face showing a certain sadness. "You said you trusted me.""And I do! I mean, you saved my life. But what did he mean by that? Sacrifice? Covenant that isn't a real covenant? I don't understand."Sighing, the demon who was now intertwined with the girl in front of him also stood up. Raising his hands in an appeasing gesture, he begins to ex

At first Sam says nothing. He tilts his head, as if considering what would be the right thing to say; grief takes over his heart.Before he could actually verbalize his feelings, the red-haired demon takes the floor."He... He's not sworn to death."Sam looks at him. Shandra remains motionless."Not exactly.""Then... What's going on? Why can't he come back, and why did you call me a sacrifice?"The coppery-eyed demon stares at Julian:"Leave her out of it.""I didn't even know of this human's existence until I came here, Sam. She's already involved in this up to her neck. Did you even think of that when you did the blood fusion?""Please. Please explain to me what is going on," Shandra pleads. "Who is Eluna? And Julian, why did you need to come here? How do you know each other?"The scarlet-haired demon man sighs."I don't know if I'll have time to answer all your questions, girl.""Then just tell me who Eluna is, please."The boy's yellow eyes shine with genuine pain. Sam remains qu

White sparks resembling lightning fires swirl through the air in a spiral pattern. Startled, Shandra gasps as she sees the pure magic coming out of her skin. The two demons take a step back and look at each other, talking silently.Before any of the three can verbalize what they are thinking, the itching and numbness in the girl's hands disappear as if they had never existed. Along with them, the white sparks also fade into thin air."What was that?" Shandra speaks softly."Magic," Sam replies."But I didn't do any spells!"Julian tilts his head as he says:"So that was the weird smell.""Guys, what's going on? Why are you guys talking to me if you knew exactly what happened?""We'll explain. But we need to clear up a little doubt first. That's why we asked you to take a look at those old books you talked about."Got it."Resigned, the girl climbs the steps of the staircase. With each step closer to her own room, however, she is reminded of the last time she saw her parents still aliv