Aboard the Punisher Ship.
Manon slammed a fist against the bulkhead. The sound of metal striking metal was muffled, seeming to amplify the deathly silence within the ship. The atmosphere was so oppressive it felt hard to breathe.
Agate knelt on one knee beside Albert. The mechanical arms on his back carefully extracted the weapon fragments, coated in Demon Poison, that remained lodged in the Radiant Angel's wounds.
His mechanical voice was as cold and emotionless as ever.
"I have examined his vitals. The Demon Poison has reached his heart and circulated throughout his entire body. Furthermore, multiple injections of the Blood Burning Needle have caused severe, irreversible damage to his muscle tissue."
"I have stabilized his vital signs for now, but I am powerless against the Demon Poison."
