No one answered, nor did anyone dare make a sound.
But the truth was… Darian could only defend himself — and obviously not forever. Killing them all by himself was pretty hard, unless they were dumb enough to let him land a hit with his daggers, poisoning them with his dark power. Or if they repeated the same mistake as before, giving him all that power again.
Still, the scene and atmosphere he created, combined with the power of his semi-immortal soul, had deeply shaken their minds and souls — planting a kind of heart demon inside them. It was like a primal fear that had settled within, and just seeing him made them feel unsafe.
That's why, at that moment, they couldn't even think straight anymore. Darian understood that well; once they calmed down and thought things through, they'd realize they'd been manipulated.
Sure, he was definitely something to fear, but he wasn't nearly as invincible as he looked. At least not right now — with only four rings.
