The bodies mounted quickly, and blood gathered underfoot until a larger, winged demonling appeared with arrow-ridden, leathery wings and an elongated, birdlike face. In a way, the creature’s visage mocked those of higher demons, but Veelk had no time to ponder it. The demonling ascended before shooting down with outstretched claws.
Veelk sidestepped and swung his keshal. The wide blade bit deep into the creature’s ribs but didn’t cut through. The creature tried to escape up and away. Veelk yanked down on the keshal enough to get his other hand on the shaft, and then sent the demonling flying. It smashed into the battlement wall, then struck several other demonlings. Bones cracked, demonlings screeched as they were sent writhing from the battlements, and despite its wounds, after the large
