Serbas's body fully formed back, and his hand suddenly began to emerge a white light, slowly forming to bind him, just as Adam's spell had before.
Instantly, Serbas severed his own hand to prevent the binding. His eyes fixed on Lyra. As a giant invisible hand was about to smash him from the sky, Serbas teleported toward Lyra, but was blocked by her divine light barrier.
He tore off the other hand as it is forming spell bind. His body created a veil spell that reflected like a mirror, and he phased through the divine barrier. Lyra and the other heroes attack Serbas with both spears and elemental swords that cut and pierce through serbas body but serbas remained unphased.
Serbas used his mouth to grab Lyra's neck, seizing her and breaking the barrier as he shot into the sky. Spears of light stabbed through his merging body, leaving only his head intact as he pulled Lyra by the neck.
In the sky, Serbas released Lyra's neck and commanded, "Kill yourself."
Lyra's mouth stopped speaking, and her hands, under the demon's command, created a spear and pointed it at her heart. She stabbed herself through her heart.
The binding attempt was rendered futile; both the mana and spell were incomplete to bind him permanently. Vlad engulfed Serbas into another dimension as Lyra's body was brought down by a blood wolf toward the other heroes. Everyone quickly brought her body inside the mana pod barrier and cast multiple healing magics.
Lyra's mind connected back to Adam's mind. "Adam, my body has been killed. You need to hold on or everyone there will die," Lyra desperately warned Adam telepathically.
The aftermath of their last hope in binding Serbas had proven futile as the sealing was undone. Their only hope of stopping Serbas was now the successful revival of his family.
The Black Reaper Awakens
Vlad's eyes appeared everywhere in the sky, observing. Serbas sent out black liquid, shooting at all the eyes. Serbas stepped on the blood, and his foot instantly turned the red blood into black. The dimension slowly shattered into pieces as Serbas exploded Vlad's body from within. Vlad's blood splattered everywhere as Serbas stood tall, his body merging back as one.
"How dare you hurt my mother?!" Azrael roared. His scythe was instantly around Serbas's neck. Azrael's eyes were completely black, and his wings, once white, were now black.
Azrael pulled his scythe, cleanly cutting Serbas's neck. The area of Serbas's neck burned with black flames. Azrael kicked Serbas's body forward, slicing off his hands and legs. Azrael's scythe swung again, and the tip went into Serbas's mouth. Instead of slicing Serbas's face, he carried Serbas's head with his scythe holding Serbas's by the mouth as he flew down towards the ground.
The parts of Serbas's body that were sliced by the blade burned in the black flames. Serbas struggled to merge, his body feeling the agonizing pain of the black flames burning from within.
"Bite the scythe if you can," Azrael taunted Serbas as the scythe produced black flames that burned the inside of Serbas's mouth.
Vlad formed back his body as everyone else stared in shock at Azrael's transformation. Azrael had single-handedly taken down an immortal being like Serbas with ease. Azrael sat on top of Serbas's body, his scythe holding Serbas's head in check. Azrael looked around at the destruction caused by Serbas alone.
"I know now why you did all this," Azrael said. "The reason you're still alive is because I know about him and your intentions. That is your saving grace." Azrael whispered, ensuring only Serbas could hear him.
Vlad and the others quickly carried the injured heroes and demons toward the healers. Some heroes and demons didn't survive, and many others were in critical condition.