"R-Rosei?" Miral's mumble echoes down across the room.
Standing there, staring at Rosei's lifeless corpse on the ground, a shockwave of purple mana shoots across the room, hitting the walls inside before dispersing into thin air.
His eyes turn from crimson red, to a violet hue, and the aura surrounding him shifts completely.
Although he had just been excited during his fight against Mihr only moments ago, his entire mood changed within an instance, which had sent chills down the spines of Cassiel's party.
"You... You will all pay, there will be no mercy." Miral cries out, his voice darkening with anger after each word.
"You will suffer." He continues, screaming in rage just moments after.
"Seventh tier magic, Furor Daemonicus." Miral chants in a demonic tone.
Instantly, his body is engulfed in his new purple mana, and Mihr is launched away from the force.
Despite it feeling like minutes had passed as they all stared at Miral, engulfed in a sphere of mana, he finally stepped out as a new being.
Staring at Miral, Albus' entire body screams at him to run away.
Miral's body had completely transformed into a new state. His skin was near pitch black with streaks of purple running through it. The clothes on his body were now tattered, and his face seemed almost demonic.
He had taken on a new form, one never seen before, whilst using magic that hasn't been discovered yet.
"W-We need to-" Before Kislev is able to carry out his words, Albus cuts him off.
"We must not back down!" He orders, stunning everyone.
"If we run now, how would we be able to face Cassiel? Would he even be there for us to face if we ran? We cannot run away after our king has entrusted us with victory, we must fight!" Albus continues, gripping tightly onto his blade as fear runs down his skin.
Locking his eyes on Albus, Miral grips onto his metal bo-staff, taking a step forward, before being interrupted as Mihr strikes him across the face with all his might.
However, as if he didn't even notice, Miral's head only moves slightly off the impact, before he continues to walk forward towards Albus.
Despite it seemingly not effecting Miral, the punch did have effect on Mihr, as he quickly jumped away, holding his wrist and examining his fist as his knuckles had been slightly burnt.
.....
Just as with the first encounter between Cassiel and Falvi had burnt away nearby vampires and humans alike, the sheer amount of mana radiating off of Miral was even greater than that, meaning that anyone not close to him in power would burn away under his superior mana.
.....
As Miral advanced towards Albus, two arrows fly towards his head from the left side, before being disintegrated in a matter of seconds before even reaching him.
Following up on the arrows, Kislev appears at Miral's right side, before being flung away moments before he's able to land a strike.
Elysia, from a distance, throws three metal needles towards Miral's neck with all her might, yet just inches away they're struck away by his bo-staff.
With a terrible bloodlust surrounding him, Miral stops only a meter away from Albus, who stands with his blade in front of him.
Resentment fills Miral's eyes as he stares at Albus, before finally he dashes forward, swinging his staff down upon Albus with all of his force.
Blocking it at the last second, Albus' arms quake violently from the shock that travels throughout his body from the impact of Miral's attack.
Yet, instead of losing hope after witnessing Miral's strength, he gains it.
Albus had blocked his attack, and that was all he needed to happen. He knows he can beat Miral just from the single attack he endured.
"WITH ALL YOUR MIGHT, EVERYONE MUST FIGHT!" Albus yells out, his voice filled with will and conviction.
Instantly, Albus pushes Miral's staff off to the side, whilst sending a counter attack by kicking Miral in the stomach.
Despite not moving an inch, Miral slips out a small grunt of pain, before grabbing Albus' leg, pulling him towards himself, before latching his hand onto Albus' face, slamming him into the ground, making a small crater in the floor.
Screaming out, Ophelia shoots five consecutive arrows at Miral, all in different spots.
Turning around, Miral swipes four of them away, not fast enough to stop the last one as it glides past his hand, grazing his right calf, drawing blood.
Seeing this, Elysia whispers something to Kislev, before disappearing into the shadows.
Kislev nods his head, ordering for Mihr to charge forward alongside him.
As the two dash towards him, Miral is forced to defend himself, putting both arms up to block all oncoming attacks.
With both Kislev and Mihr sending a flurry of punches towards Miral, battering his arms, Elysia appears behind Miral, swiftly slicing his calf in the same spot Ophelia had grazed just seconds before.
Letting out a single pained scream, Miral grabs one of Kislev's fists, before squeezing it with all his might, popping his bones and shattering them, to then punch Kislev in his sternum, launching him away.
Being left open for just a second, Mihr takes the chance, sending three consecutive punches into Miral's left side, which travel through his body, rupturing one of his kidneys.
Within a fraction of a second, Miral backhand strikes Mihr across the face, breaking his jaw and sending him spiraling into the ground.
Ophelia continues to fire arrows repeatedly, whilst Elysia slices Miral's leg once more, rendering it useless.
Turning to face her, Miral's gaze stuns Elysia, allowing him to pick her up by the hair, before he wraps both of his hands around her face, pushing them together.
Before her skull is crushed, he's forced to drop her as three of Ophelia's arrows puncture deep into his right arm, damaging it greatly.
Dropping Elysia onto the ground unconscious, Miral dashes towards Ophelia at an extreme speed, appearing in front of her before his shadow can catch up.
Unable to react, Ophelia gasps as Miral appears in her face.
Moments before she's struck down, however, Albus rushes over, cleaving his sword straight down, ripping through Miral's right forearm in one fell swoop.
Staring at his arm in shock, Miral's eyes linger for a moment, before shifting towards Albus, who's panting at his side.
Enraged, Miral swings his body for an attack with his left arm.
Despite Miral being faster than even Cassiel, Albus still dodges the attack with ease, as it was predictable now that he could only fight with one arm.
"You just won't go down, will you, fiend." Albus compliments, his voice shivering as he's barely standing.
Growling in anger, Miral, who resembles more of a beast than a vampire now, lurches his body down, getting in a strange position.
"I'll kill you all." Miral says behind his grinding teeth, seething in rage.
Pouncing forward, Miral kicks Albus in the stomach using his shin, falling to the ground alongside him as he can't stand with his other leg anymore.
Finally down for the count, Albus lays on the ground panting a few more breaths, before slowing the pace as he falls unconscious.
Ophelia, taking the chance, latches onto Miral's back, stabbing multiple arrows into him wherever she can.
Crying out in pain, Miral stands up, before falling onto his back with Ophelia still on him, slamming her into the ground.
However, Ophelia stays gripped on, biting into Miral's neck and tearing out a chunk of his flesh, spitting it onto the ground before going for a second bite.
Just before she's able to, Miral reaches back, wrapping his hand onto Ophelia's neck, tightening his grip until he begins to choke her out.
Gagging, unable to breathe, Ophelia punches, kicks, and knees Miral on his back desperately, and just as she's about to fall unconscious alongside Albus and Elysia, Kislev appears, gripping onto Miral's wrist with all his might, pulling his hand off of Ophelia's neck.
Screaming out in rage, Kislev pulls Miral up to face him on eye level, before headbutting him on the nose.
"DIE ALREADY BASTARD!" Kislev yells out, tossing Miral onto the ground.
Although shaking, Miral stands, glancing at Ophelia as she pants on the ground, locking eyes with the angered Kislev.
Dashing to the side, it seems to Kislev that Miral is attempting to run away, so he chases after him.
However, that wasn't the case. Gripping onto his staff that was laid on the floor, Miral quickly spins around, striking Kislev across the face, shattering his staff from the sheer force.
Immediately ditching the weapon, Miral follows the attack with a flying knee strike into Kislev's stomach, which drops him to the ground on his knees.
With the wind knocked out of him, Kislev stays knelt under Miral, defenseless.
Taking the chance, Miral raises his hand to the sky, his claws sharp as knives, before he slashes down straight towards Kislev's neck.
Moments before cleaving his head off, Mihr appears, punching Miral's hand away, causing him to only graze Kislev's neck slightly.
Only a split second after, Mihr uppercuts Miral on the chin, launching him into the air by just a few inches, giving Mihr the chance to send another attack as he seemingly turns his hand into a spear, stabbing it straight through Miral's chest, gripping onto his heart, and crushing it in his palm.
Instantaneously, Miral falls to the ground, his jaw open in awe, and his eyes flickering purple, before fading back to red.
After spending all of their strength, the four royals, alongside Albus, were able to defeat the remaining two royals under Nahka's ruling.
.....
Staring at Kislev, Mihr attempts to smile, forgetting his jaw is unhinged.
"Mihr... your jaw..." Kislev mumbles, embarrassed for him.
"Awh thwit. (Aw shit.)"