With a stitch piercing his side, Xilon chased after Ash. She was alive! But he'd flown overhead in his dragon form and spotted a cluster of Tryns nearby including one of the huge bastards that were harder to kill than a wart-mong. His feet slipped in the mud but he grabbed onto a tree branch to keep his footing.

"Ash! Wait!" he yelled after her. She was headed straight toward the demons. If he didn't stop her soon, she'd crash right into them. Using all his strength and will, he ...