Verity collapsed beside the fallen blade demon lord, dissipating slowly into stars. We ran to her side, and I dropped to my knees. My hand passed through hers as I tried to take it, but she smiled up weakly.
"I...I did it. I killed a demon lord." She was quiet for a moment, then looked up at me, her eyelashes fluttering. "Have you...?"
The question caught me off guard, and I glanced at Fable before shaking my head. "Not really. It's kind of hard for me to kill anyone."
She let out a small, broken chuckle. "I just got lucky. He couldn't hurt me, and he was too desperate. If he'd just slowed down, I would have burned through all my mana. Look, I'm already like this..." She gestured at herself. I could see straight through her."
"I think you're being a little dramatic," I said, reaching for her hand again. This time, I infused my aura and felt her fingers. She brightened, but light oozed into her like water trickling down a tree, starting with her arm.
