"Asmodeus!"
Velvet released Ein without hesitation.
The wounded Arbiter drifted several metres through the air as the Dragoness folded her wings and dove. Rain lashed across Velvet's face, mixing with the tears already spilling from her eyes as Asmodeus dropped toward the turbulent ocean below.
His body no longer responded.
'Damn... at least I managed to deal a mortal blow...'
Axiom fell beside him, rotating slowly through the air while the last traces of white, crimson and abyssal light faded from its blade.
Velvet reached him moments before he struck the water.
Her arms wrapped around his waist, and the sudden weight dragged them both down several metres before her wings snapped open.
"Got you!"
Asmodeus remained limp against her chest.
He wanted to brush the tears from her cheeks, and to tell her it was fine, that he was just a little tired from overdrawing his divine and abyssal energies. Yet the words wouldn't leave his lips as she continued to cry.
