Chapter 102 Chapter One Hundred And Two

• The two forces collided like thunder meeting fire. Kael’s blades crossed upward, locking against Harond’s massive claws. The strength of the demon pressed down on him, knees bending, muscles straining, the earth cracking beneath his boots. But Kael did not yield. He pushed back with every ounce of strength he had, his teeth clenched, his eyes glowing brighter with the energy that surged through his veins.
• “Master Harond!” Kael shouted, his voice raw. “If you are still in there, forgive me!”
• The beast’s face twisted, half-snarl, half-shadow of the man Kael once knew. Its jaws snapped open, rows of jagged teeth dripping with thick black ichor. It roared in Kael’s face, a stench so foul it burned his lungs, but he did not turn away.