Determined to end him before he grew too powerful, she asserted her recovered courage with a thunderous step.
Her mana boiled in her body, ready to unleash hell on Adam. However, alarm bells reverberated in her mind as his enraged figure met her gaze.
Evaporating air rotated around a pillar of dark flames that charred the ceiling. The vortices she had ignored earlier... she shuddered. They seemed much deeper, much more chaotic... much more dangerous. But she had to kill him now that he was vulnerable, dispossessed of his intellect, and merely reacting to external stimuli.
"A single devastating strike. One that would leave him no space to dodge," she muttered, her lips twisting as she raised her palms. "I can't hesitate! The castle will crumble, but I can always build a new one later. Better! I'll claim Oikos' after conquering the realm."