After Ryan overwhelmingly defeated the Abyssal general and the two Infernals, silence descended upon that small part of the plaza.
The dark blood of the fallen demons stained the white snow, slowly melting due to the residual heat from their magical attacks.
After confirming that he had gained an absurd amount of experience and new levels in the system, Ryan shook the blade of his sword to clean it and calmly put it away.
He approached with slow, heavy steps toward where the little demon girl was on the snow. Ryan fully intended to interrogate her quickly and ask how long she had been held prisoner up there in the tower.
As he walked straight toward her, the little girl tried to scoot backward, crawling away; panic was evident in her large violet eyes, and her breathing became completely erratic.
But, almost immediately, it seemed her childish mind remembered the cold, lethal order Ryan had given her just a few minutes prior in that very spot.
