Cronus' system: Against the gods - Chapter 129 The General’s Speech

... renched Damocles free from the corpse of the final Shadow Empousa, his breath ragged, his chest rising and falling like a forge's bellows.

The blade, cloaked in writhing black flames, hissed as it devoured the dark blood spilling from his opponent's body, consuming flesh and spirit alike in a grotesque, spectral inferno.

The stench of burning essence filled the air, clawing at his senses, but Rex didn't flinch. Instead, he glared into the darkness ahead, his sweat-soaked face set ...