Mark's reply came without hesitation and with a tone that cut like ice. "Why would I do that? Reclaiming my full soul and full my full strength will not change my purpose. I will free the demons regardless because this world belongs to me, and when I am whole I will remake it to suit my will. The demons will be instruments for that reconstruction, but first I will deal with that devouring entity that threatens to consume everything."
Lucien exhaled and shook his head. "This matter will not be solved easily," he said, the weight of the problem settling heavily between them.
"Why so many questions do you have?" Mark asked as his pressure swelled, his voice calm but threaded with dangerous impatience. "Let us battle some more. It has been a very long time since I have gone all out."
