Jude braced for impact. He couldn't do anything else except bring his two forearms up to block the attack.
Suddenly, the high-pitched shrieking noise of winds screamed around his ear. Gusts of black winds blew at the Nightmare Phantom and pushed it back a few meters.
Jude turned behind him to see Caterina floating above a black vortex.
"Caterina?"
The Black Witch nodded. She landed next to Jude.
"So this is how he looks like now. So much pain..."
Tears welled up in Caterina's eyes. It broke her heart to see the child she had raised become a grotesque creature of nightmare.
"We must release him, Jude." Caterina said.
Jude nodded his head. "I know. But how are we going to do it? The white witch didn't say anything."
"That is what I find weird about it. Where is he? He entered at the same time as us. Siderius should be here already. Can he..."
