The kristallos slams Hunt to the ground, forcing him to shield Bryce and fight with knives as his lightning sputters. When the demon bites his forearm, Hunt’s power vanishes. Bryce retrieves Hunt’s gun and fires while Hunt drives a blade through the demon’s skull, then decapitates and pierces its heart to ensure the kill.

Aux units descend. A young medwitch applies mithridate leeches to extract venom and heals Hunt’s wounds with magic, confirming the bite nullifies power. Naomi Boreas secures the scene and presses for answers while Bryce, shaken, considers how easily they dispatched the demon compared to the Pack of Devils’ slaughter.

Micah arrives in a surge of power, orders the incident kept from the press, and burns the kristallos to ash, dismissing Hunt’s need for evidence. Afterward, Hunt suggests Sabine sent the demon as a warning or attempted cleanup. Bryce notes the discrepancy in the demon’s effectiveness and agrees it’s time to inform Micah.

They brief Micah on the Horn, their suspicions of Sabine, and the possibility the Horn was repaired. Micah’s irritation hardens into icy control: he demands concrete proof and the Horn itself, warning Hunt not to fail, then departs. Hunt and Bryce leave as investigators fan out for traces before the rain.

Later, Ruhn arrives, attempts to sample the kristallos’s blood from moss, and is warned off by the medwitch from the clinic. She hints the demon was bred for specific purposes and cites ancient study. She promises potential research after a brief trip out of the city, then departs on a broom. Flynn arrives as Ruhn watches her vanish, uncertain of her identity.