"This summoning…" the Demon King said, his crimson eyes moving from Ludwig to the broken sphere and then to the exposed lines of blood and holy power shattered across the chamber. His voice carried no panic, no confusion, only disappointment deep enough that it almost sounded bored.
"This is unfortunate. I will only be here for a short while." his expression was borderline displeased, disapointed and quite angered all at once.
"I guessed as much," Kaiser replied, his gaze narrowing as he studied the Demon King's body and the faint streams of energy leaking from it like vapor through cracks in a vessel. "You are already leaking mana. Something is wrong with the ritual."
"Not many lives have been sacrificed," the Demon King said.
