Yuuta's restraints shattered.
Fragments of metal scattered across the black stone as his crimson eyes snapped open. The nearest guard barely had time to understand what had happened before Yuuta lunged forward, his hand shooting toward the demon's waist.
He ripped the sword from its sheath and drove the blade straight through the guard's body.
Blood sprayed across the glowing inscriptions beneath their feet as the demon collapsed. Yuuta pulled the weapon free and immediately stepped away, putting some distance between himself and the remaining soldiers before they could react.
For a single stunned second, the guards simply stared.
Then chaos erupted.
"THE SACRIFICE HAS ESCAPED!"
Weapons were drawn throughout the formation.
