The space tore open in the open wilderness, and both Sunny and Lilith dropped from the shimmering tear.
Lilith, a crimson blur, dissolved and reappeared a significant distance from Sunny, a silhouette against the rapidly darkening sky. She hovered, an image of contained, chilling power. Sunny landed with a soft thud, and looked up at her with a tight, challenging smirk.
Lilith's gaze lingered on him for a long moment, cold and assessing, before sweeping across the desolate landscape. The wilderness seemed to shrink under her scrutiny.
"I am impressed…" She slowly descended, her landing as light as ash.
"A planet, isolated and ready for… a funeral." She raised a claw, and a small, malignant ball of dark flame coalesced on its tip.
"But… Bringing me here is useless. Fighting me here is an insult to your intelligence, Sunny." Her voice was low, a velvet threat.
"You should know you will have to sacrifice more than this planet to even scratch me."
