BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOM!!!!!
It was as if the world had split.
The demon's chest erupted in a geyser of black blood and red-hot gore as the nanoparticles inside detonated.
Chunks of armor and flesh exploded outward in a screamless burst. Fire lit the sky. Smoke curled around the ruined trees.
The demon howled—for the first time.
"ROAR!!!"
Its body jerked.
Then it fell to its knees.
A void-deep growl rumbled from its throat, its glowing eyes flickering and arms twitching.
For the first time since the fight started, they had drawn blood.
Dark, syrupy demon blood hissed as it hit the earth.
The demon tried to press the wound, trying to stop the blood, but it wasn't of any effect.
The blood flowed out like a fountain.
Alex stood beside Rufus, jaw still dripping with burned fragments.
"I hate that I'm saying this," he wheezed, "but... that was hot."
Blargh coughed inside him. "Can we try eating the heart next time?"
Rufus, however, was tense.
His grin was gone.
