A thick red aura erupted around its body, warping the air. The throne cracked behind it as it stood to full height, towering, monstrous, ancient.
Its sword dragged along the ground with a deafening scrape. Sparks flew where metal met stone.
Raito could barely breathe. Every instinct screamed at him to run.
The Death Knight pointed its sword toward him.
"Come, successor of the living," it said, its voice like iron and flame. "Show me the worth of your soul."
Raito steadied his breathing. Sweat slid down his temple. Then he raised his dagger.
"Fine," he said quietly. "If you want to test me… I'll show you what I've learned."
"Now, I have to use Holy Burst… and this time, I'll sacrifice 3,000 AP," Raito said.
"Status box open."
A glowing blue panel appeared before him, flickering with data streams. Raito scrolled until he found Holy Burst.
[Input the amount of AP to sacrifice]
He tapped the box and entered 3,000.
