Maniacal laughter, along with repeated banging sounds, made a symphony... as the Matriarch was the musician doing a solo while making Lidien her instrument.
Lidien's limbs were all broken, moving only by his will to live, as he tried everything he could to defend his vital organs every time the Matriarch attacked him with a certain kill.
"Legends say that a Blessed of Death could not be killed without burning their corpse..." the Matriarch said between her relentless assaults.
Now... with the support of Incite of Blood, Lidien maintained his state of consciousness from the beating, enduring the onslaught of the Matriarch with his Blood Form. Even the voice of the Monarch of Blood indicating where to defend did not help him gain any advantage.
Then he felt it.
The Matriarch was slowing down as he could now see the attacks with his slightly blurred vision from using too much blood. Her attacks even became bearable... or, it was just his pain receptors getting used to it.
