"Damn it!"
The demon prince Fabudi stared at the shimmering barrier before him, frustration burning across his face. The plane's crystal wall gleamed with stubborn resistance, even under the relentless corrosion of the abyssal power he had unleashed.
Although the breath of the Endless Abyss had already begun eating through the surface, the barrier held fast.
As one of the chosen demon princes, Fabudi knew the weight of his master's command.
Replaced, of course, meant devoured, stripped of bloodline, title, and authority. All of it consumed by another demon.
"No… that won't be me," Fabudi muttered, veins darkening across his face. "I earned this. It's mine. I deserve it!"
Driven by fury, he spun around, grabbed a nearby lesser demon, and tore it apart in one savage motion. Bone splintered between his claws. He chewed absently as he glared back at the crystal wall, his thoughts boiling.
"There has to be a way. Something faster… something the others haven't thought of."
