The portal she had been maintaining collapsed immediately. The swirling vortex winking out of existence.
No more demons pouring through.
Lilith collapsed to her knees. Gasping. The Veil power retreating back into her core.
She had done it. Closed the portal. Stopped the source.
But the battle was still raging back at the estate.
Lilith forced herself to stand and ran back toward the main building.
The remaining demons were being systematically destroyed now that reinforcements had stopped arriving. Pack warriors working together. Taking down the creatures one by one.
Lilith joined the fight. Using controlled bursts of dual magic. Conserving energy. Being more strategic instead of just unleashing everything at once.
A demon lunged at her. She aged it to dust with death magic.
Another came from behind. She crushed it with vines grown from life magic.
Over and over. Fighting until her entire body ached and her magic felt scraped raw.
And then....
