[ When the haphazard cavalry arrives, they'll find Witcher and demon locked in the sand beneath an overhang, a tangle of limbs and steel. Ciri is elsewhere. Further back with Roach, or perhaps she's escaped to safety. Geralt doesn't know; he can't let himself be split in two directions. He has faith she understands what to do while he takes care of the threat.
Blood soaks into the dusty ground—all of it Geralt's. Dean does not bleed it seems. The edge of his blade is startlingly clean as a result despite the cuts he's made. None show on Dean. They've healed in an instant.
But he has injured the demon, just enough to gain the upper hand for a brief moment. His eyes are flooded the same inky black as Dean's, though the veins beneath are visible, dark, flowing outwards. The hand gripping his sword is stained red; his nails have honed into claws.
There's no pause, no uncertainty, when he lifts the blade to bring it down. Any reluctance he held was shelved during their skirmish. It's clear he means to take the demon's head clean off. ]
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[ When the haphazard cavalry arrives, they'll find Witcher and demon locked in the sand beneath an overhang, a tangle of limbs and steel. Ciri is elsewhere. Further back with Roach, or perhaps she's escaped to safety. Geralt doesn't know; he can't let himself be split in two directions. He has faith she understands what to do while he takes care of the threat.
Blood soaks into the dusty ground—all of it Geralt's. Dean does not bleed it seems. The edge of his blade is startlingly clean as a result despite the cuts he's made. None show on Dean. They've healed in an instant.
But he has injured the demon, just enough to gain the upper hand for a brief moment. His eyes are flooded the same inky black as Dean's, though the veins beneath are visible, dark, flowing outwards. The hand gripping his sword is stained red; his nails have honed into claws.
There's no pause, no uncertainty, when he lifts the blade to bring it down. Any reluctance he held was shelved during their skirmish. It's clear he means to take the demon's head clean off. ]