"I swear when I'm done with you, you won't sit on any throne! Not one in Hell and certainly not this one!" The situation was getting more dire by the second. The darklings were showing no sign of dying off and now Steffan was attacking Lorelai with the full intent to kill her and he was powerless to stop him while Lawrence still lived. The Hell Knight had somehow managed to survive everything Isaiah had thrown at him, even with his newfound powers. Now his swords locked again with Lawrence's and he pushed with all his strength. He couldn't lose to this man now, not before he spoke to his Princess. "I promised Lorelai that I would always protect her, that even a god would fall to my blade if it sought to harm her." He pushed harder as flames surged from the attack. "And you,Lawrence, are no god."