“What happened?" Abreu asked, looking grimly at a female Birdman. “Where’s my brother?”

Awkward and nervous, the female Birdman said, “Lord Armes went after that human named Nie Tian.”

After a brief pause, she added, “And he forbade us to interrupt his battle with him. I think Lord Armes found that man a worthy opponent, so wanted to finish him off alone?”

“How is that possible?” Tago, the Demon leader, blurted with a frown. “How can some human ...