"But Luna is still here... I'm so glad..."
The woman's voice faded into the dripping hush of the tunnel.
Asmodeus watched her for a moment but said nothing. The purified little ones gathered around her feet, their soft blue bodies wobbling like strange sea creatures made from an octopus, a squid, and a puppy all at once.
They chirped and squeaked, rubbing against her tail as if asking what to do next.
'What the hell is this, some kind of Wisney movie?' He grumbled in his mind.
The black sludge no longer clung to the walls; rather, it'd become a strangely sweet-scented pink fluid that resembled sugar or syrup.
"Hmmm? Oh, do you think this is bad?" She pointed to what had once been dark, black sludge with a bitter smile. "It's actually extremely beneficial now, without the curse... It's pure energy, rather... It's something that helps living creatures live longer!"
