"Gah!" Addel clutched his arm as the wound inflicted by the demonic creature slowly began to creep on his arm. Red veins were shown, slowly turning a blackish green color, and the knight could feel his breathing get slower and slower. "Heh....so, I take it you've done this kind of thing before?" he asked wryly, trying to give Julio a smile despite his pain. His head felt like it was on fire, and he broke out into a cold sweat.

The once ragged breathing broke out now into a dogged panting and Addel spluttered and gasped for air. Whatever the creature had done, it worked fast. Half of Addel's men ran towards the castle to get help, while the others made a defensive circle around their captain in case the creature caught a second wind.

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"Fight?" The man scratched his head in mock confusion. "Dear lad, I'm not hear to fight." He reached out a hand and gently placed it on Justin's vines. Immediately, the forest growth shriveled and died away, laving nothing but a rotted mass. Smiling, the man walked forward until he stood right in front of the pair.

Mary couldn't help but subconsciously shrink back, not wanting to get anywhere near the man. Noticing this, the man's crimson eyes gleamed. "Introductions should be in order, yes? There's no point in lying about such things, so I'll go ahead and start. I am Samael Abadas Sartre. The first. Though, I haven't had the time to raise children yet...." 

At this, Samael flicked his gaze on Mary once more causing her to squeak in fear and bury herself deeper into Justin's scarf. Smirking, the dark man turned back to Justin. "Let's make things quick now," he said gleefully.

"How do I put this...hand over the girl and I won't have to eviscerate you. Sounds fair?" he said casually, as if it were the most simple matter in the world.