The ground trembled violently as a deafening roar tore through the air.
Demons poured into the town through the shattered gates and broken walls like a flood of nightmares. The guards at the gate were torn apart within moments, their screams swallowed by the chaos.
Panic spread instantly.
People ran for their lives through the streets. Mothers clutched their babies tightly against their chests, their faces pale with terror. Children cried as they were separated from their parents in the crushing crowd.
Fathers desperately tried to defend their families, grabbing whatever they could to fight back—but against the monstrous demons, their resistance was nothing.
Screams echoed through the town.
Dust rose from the trembling ground as people stumbled and pushed past one another, all trying to escape the same nightmare.
The once peaceful streets had become a place of pure chaos and despair.
The demons began their slaughter.
They surged through the streets like a living tsunami of monsters, tearing through everything in their path.
No one was spared.
Babies… children… women… men… the elderly.
To the demons, they were all the same.
Food.
People screamed as the creatures ripped them apart, their claws and fangs dripping with blood. Some were dragged away while others were devoured where they fell.
The town that had already survived one tragedy was now drowning in another.
And the screams of the dying echoed endlessly through the streets.
The town officers and knights quickly gathered in the streets, shouting orders as they tried to control the panic.
"Run! Run faster!"
"Go that way! Move!"
They guided the civilians toward safer streets while drawing their weapons.
Despite the fear trembling in their hands, the knights stepped forward to face the demons.
Steel clashed against claws.
The horrifying sound of flesh tearing echoed through the streets like cloth being ripped apart.
People fell to the ground in the chaos, trampled by the desperate crowd as everyone struggled to escape.
Screams filled the air.
In the middle of the rushing crowd, Elizabeth struggled to move forward.
The terrified civilians were pushing past her, crashing into her as they ran for their lives, making every step feel impossible.
Yet Elizabeth kept forcing herself forward.
Elizabeth felt suffocated.
Dust filled the air, choking her lungs as people crashed into her from every direction. The terrified crowd pushed and shoved, each person desperate to escape.
Yet Elizabeth forced herself forward.
The streets were painted red with blood. Wounded people lay everywhere, crying in agony. Some bodies were still moving even though they had been torn apart.
The slaughter was getting closer.
Demons tore through the crowd without mercy, their claws piercing flesh, their teeth sinking into screaming victims.
A shadow suddenly lunged toward Elizabeth.
One of the demons rushed straight at her, its jaws opening wide as it leaped to devour her.
For a split second, everything slowed.
Then Elizabeth shouted,
"σφραγίδα!" (Seal!)
A glowing barrier instantly formed around her.
The demon slammed against it with a violent crash.
Cracks spread across the barrier as the demon clawed at it, its monstrous face pressed against the glowing seal.
Its broken jaw hung loosely, drool and blood dripping from its mouth as it slammed again and again against the barrier.
Elizabeth struggled to maintain the seal.
Her hands trembled from the impact. Fear and old trauma still clung to her mind, making her breathing uneven.
She glanced behind her.
"Now… please run carefully!" she shouted to the people behind her.
The civilians did not hesitate. They rushed past her, escaping down the street while the barrier still held.
Elizabeth turned back toward the demon.
Her eyes then fell on something lying on the ground.
A sword.
It had been dropped by one of the fallen knights, its blade stained with blood.
With shaking hands, Elizabeth reached down and picked it up.
The weight of the weapon felt unfamiliar in her grip.
But she held it tightly.
Because the barrier… was starting to break.
With a trembling breath, Elizabeth lowered the seal.
The moment the barrier vanished, the demon lunged forward.
Elizabeth stepped in and swung the sword with all her strength.
The blade cut through the demon's neck with a desperate strike.
The head fell to the ground with a dull thud, its twisted body collapsing a moment later.
Elizabeth staggered slightly, struggling to keep her balance, but she forced herself to move forward.
Another demon noticed her.
With a savage roar, it hurled something toward her.
Elizabeth reacted instantly.
"σφραγίδα!"( Seal!)
A glowing seal appeared again, forming a barrier in front of her.
The object slammed into it with a crushing impact.
Elizabeth's eyes widened.
It wasn't a stone.
It was a human body.
The corpse slid down the glowing barrier and fell to the blood-stained ground.
Elizabeth looked at the twisted corpse lying at her feet.
For a brief moment, her expression hardened.
Then she turned and rushed toward the demon.
The creature wiped the blood from its mouth with its tongue before charging at her as well.
They closed the distance in seconds.
With a savage roar, the demon swung its clawed hand toward her head.
Elizabeth quickly bent her body down.
The claws sliced through the air just above her.
In the same movement, she stepped forward.
One hand pressed against the demon's stomach while the other drove the sword deep into its thigh.
The demon howled in pain.
Then Elizabeth shouted,
"ψηλή σφραγίδα!" (High Seal!)
A blazing seal burst upward from beneath the demon.
The glowing mark pierced through its body, rising violently—
And split the demon's face and head apart.
The creature's body collapsed to the ground in two ruined halves.
Elizabeth stood there, breathing heavily, the seal slowly fading into the air.
Demon blood splattered across Elizabeth's face.
Ignoring it, she rushed forward through the chaos.
Ahead of her, a demon was about to strike a terrified mother and her daughter who had fallen in the street.
The creature raised its claws.
Elizabeth lunged.
With a desperate cry, she drove the sword into the demon's hip.
The blade sank deep into its flesh.
Using all her strength, she shoved the monster sideways.
Both of them crashed to the ground together.
The demon roared in fury as Elizabeth struggled to keep it down.
Behind her, the mother grabbed her daughter and scrambled away, escaping the creature's reach.
Elizabeth twisted the sword deeper into the demon's body.
The creature roared and thrashed beneath her, but she held the blade firmly.
With a desperate effort, she dragged the sword upward, ripping through its flesh from the hip toward its chest.
Blood spilled across the ground.
The demon clawed wildly, trying to throw her off.
Breathing heavily, Elizabeth forced her hand into the torn wound.
Then she whispered,
"σφραγίδα."(Seal!)
A glowing seal formed inside the demon's body.
For a split second, everything went silent.
Then—
The demon's body burst from the inside.
Flesh and dark blood exploded outward as the seal tore the creature apart.
The ruined corpse collapsed to the ground.
Elizabeth staggered back, breathing hard, demon blood covering her hands and face.
Elizabeth slowly pushed herself up from the ground, her body trembling with exhaustion.
Her breathing was heavy.
Before she could recover—
Five demons suddenly rushed her at once.
They slammed into her, knocking her back down onto the ground.
One demon sank its teeth into her shoulder, trying to tear the flesh apart.
Another drove its claw into her side, the sharp talons stabbing into her body.
Elizabeth cried out in pain as she struggled to hold onto the sword.
The demons clawed and bit at her like wild beasts.
Her strength was fading.
But with the last of her power, she shouted,
"κυκλική σφραγίδα!" (Circular Seal!)
A blazing circular seal erupted around her.
The glowing ring expanded violently in every direction.
The demons surrounding her were caught instantly.
Their bodies were split cleanly in half as the seal tore through them.
Blood splattered across the ground as the broken corpses collapsed around Elizabeth.
The glowing circle slowly faded.
Elizabeth remained on the ground, breathing heavily, surrounded by the ruined bodies of the demons.
Elizabeth forced herself up again.
Pain shot through her body.
Blood ran down her shoulder as her tired hands tightened around the sword's handle.
Her legs trembled, but she still stepped forward toward the demons.
A demon lunged at her.
"σφραγίδα!" ( Seal!)
A small seal formed in front of her like a shield.
The demon crashed into it.
At the same moment, Elizabeth swung the sword.
The blade cut through the creature's flesh.
Another demon rushed her.
"σφραγίδα!"( Seal!)
Again the glowing seal appeared.
She swung the sword once more.
The demon slammed against the barrier—
But the impact forced Elizabeth backward.
She lost her balance and fell hard onto the ground.
A demon immediately raised its claw and slashed down toward her.
Elizabeth hurriedly rolled aside, struggling as she crawled away.
The claws scraped the ground where her body had been a moment before.
Gritting her teeth, she forced herself back to her feet.
Her breathing was ragged.
The demons were still coming.
Her mind was at war with itself.
She whispered to herself, "Should I run away ?
" I can't do it"
"No, I have to"
She raised her trembling hand again.
"σφραγίδα!"(Seal!)
" Just one more "
The seal flashed into existence—
And Elizabeth swung her sword once more.
Again she raised her hand .
"σφραγίδα!"( Seal!)
"Just one mor—"
She tried to swing the sword—
But the blade slipped from her hand.
Her fingers had no strength left.
The sword clattered onto the blood-stained ground.
More demons rushed toward her.
Elizabeth staggered back, her body trembling.
With the last of her strength, she shouted,
"κυκλική σφραγίδα!"(Circular Seal!)
A glowing circular seal burst around her.
The demons immediately slammed against the barrier. They clawed and smashed at it violently. Some even grabbed the bodies of the dead and hurled them against the glowing seal.
More demons crowded around her.
Cracks slowly spread across the barrier.
Elizabeth dropped to one knee, barely able to maintain the magic.
The seal was about to break.
Not far away, knights who were already fighting on the battlefield noticed the struggle.
"Over there! Protect her!"
Several knights pushed through the chaos, slashing their way toward Elizabeth. Their swords clashed against claws and fangs as they desperately tried to drive the demons back.
Steel flashed again and again as the brutal fight continued around her.
Even the knights were struggling.
The street had become a place of relentless slaughter.
A knight in his late fifties approached her.
His armor was covered in blood, and his white cloak was torn in several places. He was breathing heavily, clearly exhausted from the battle.
Despite that, he stepped closer and offered his hand to Elizabeth.
"Are you alright?" he asked.
Elizabeth looked at him for a moment, then nodded.
The knight gave a small approving nod.
"Good," he said, his expression serious but calm. "You're a brave girl. Can you move?"
Elizabeth swallowed, her voice weak.
"…Yes."
With effort, she grabbed his hand.
Slowly, struggling with pain and exhaustion, she pulled herself back onto her feet.
Around them, the brutal battle with the demons continued.
The horrifying battle with the demons continued.
Elizabeth fought beside the knights, her seals flashing again and again while the knights cut down the creatures with their swords.
Steel clashed with claws.
Blood covered the streets.
After a long and brutal struggle, the tide of the battle finally began to turn.
One by one, the remaining demons were slain.
For a moment, it seemed the nightmare was finally ending.
Then—
A massive shadow burst forward.
A ten-foot-tall demon launched itself toward them at terrifying speed.
The ground cracked beneath its landing.
It was no ordinary demon.
It was a General Demon.
The moment it landed, the air grew heavy.
Knights froze mid-step, their lungs tightening as if the air itself had thickened.
Elizabeth's eyes widened.
Gathering the last of her strength, she raised her trembling hand and shouted,
"Everyone get behind me.
μεγάλη σφραγίδα!" (Great Seal!)
Every bit of her remaining magic poured out.
A massive glowing barrier formed in front of the knights.
The General Demon didn't slow down.
It swung its monstrous arm—
And the barrier shattered in a single strike.
The impact exploded outward.
Elizabeth and the knights were blown away by the force.
Elizabeth's body was thrown nearly a hundred meters before crashing onto the ground.
She rolled violently across the dirt and broken stones.
Pain shot through her entire body.
Her arm twisted at an unnatural angle.
Broken.
Pain exploded up her arm — bone grinding against bone — vision whiting out for a heartbeat.
Her vision blurred.
Her consciousness slowly began to fade as the battlefield echoed with distant screams and roars.