"Impossible…"
I retreated several steps, slowly beginning to understand why he had remained so calm throughout our conversation.
"You should never have pursued me. You should have stayed with your miserable companions, because by following me here… you've thrown yourself straight into my trap!"
Without warning, Aldrich lunged toward me, thrusting one of his unnaturally long arms in my direction.
I immediately unleashed my Aura Armor at full strength, tightening my grip around the Executioner's Sword before delivering an extremely fast horizontal slash aimed directly at his chest.
Aldrich was right in front of me, well within my reach, and I was confident that my attack would connect.
But to my astonishment, the blade passed straight through his body without encountering the slightest resistance.
It was as though I had swung my sword at a ghost.
"YOU BELONG TO ME, BEARER OF THE BLOODY ECLIPSE CURSE!!"
