It attempted to extinguish the flames, but this was destined to be futile.
The blood pool monster was decisive. Seeing that the flames could not be put out, it abandoned half of its body. It now looked as if it had been sliced in half straight down from the center of its head. One hand, one leg, one ear, one eye, and only half a nose—the remaining half of its body looked utterly horrifying.
"AHHHH!"
It wailed in agony. The flames seemed ordinary, but the damage they inflicted was astonishingly lethal. If No-Face hadn't reacted with such speed and decisiveness, sacrificing half of its existence, the avatar it had expended so much to create would have vanished in the blink of an eye.
"Hiss!"
