Sir Carwyn's enemy's armor bore no coat of arms, and he held no shield. Instead, the serpentine demon carried a hooked sword in one hand and a short spear in the other, as if every fiber of his being was intended to attack and not defend.
It was a posture that Carwyn welcomed as he closed the final distance between them, swinging his flail in a wide arc, aiming for the oversized, cage-like helm with its brilliant green plumage. For a moment, everything seemed to come together as the demon didn't even seem like it intended to get out of his way, but in the next moment, everything changed.
The serpentine demon moved with inhuman speed, using its short spear in place of a shield to knock Carwyn's flail aside. But the spear and the sword were both distractions compared to the demon-knight's most lethal weapon.
