"All of them," Akira cut in.
Ai paused. "All three? That's nearly ten thousand points."
"Valerius is an Incubus Lord," Akira reasoned, his eyes tracking down the descriptions. "His primary sustenance is draining essence. Reversal turns his biggest advantage into a suicide button. If he tries to drain me during a grapple, I feed on him instead."
"And the others?"
"From what Satomi said, Valerius is an old-school demon nobility. Every instinct he has is rooted in hierarchy and bloodline recognition. If Lilithia's Whisper makes him feel the Queen's authority the second I activate it, that's not just a combat advantage… it's psychological. It rattles him before either of us throws a single punch."
