"Are you sure?" I asked, my voice betraying the concern gnawing at my chest.
Lucy rose to her feet, her eyes narrowing. Her left arm hung loosely from her shoulder, and when she stood, she leaned more to her right side.
"Where is it?" she asked, raising her chin up. The castle was right behind us, but the Wyvern was headed back to the city.
Upon sighting the creature, Lucy dropped to her right knee and slammed her right palm on the earth.
"Dark Affinity: Verspertilio Invoco."
No matter how many times I heard it, the sound of a Dark Affinity spell always sent chills down my spine.
Just like before, a thick black mist appeared from Lucy's hand, seeping into the earth below us.
At that moment, the earth began to rumble, the sound reverberating all around us. The ground cracked open, unleashing two massive Hellspires, their bat-like wings glinting in the sunlight.
