All of the smoke was swept away.
This allowed Cleo to see the horror of what they would be facing at that moment. He saw the corrupted knights. Both of them fully demonized in appearance. With the pressure exuded by their new appearance, exceeding what they have brought out thus far.
This is enough to make some of the soldiers falter. Making them back away from their fight against the dark assassins who, have also taken the form of their masters. Completely demonized in appearance meaning one thing, the fight is about to completely turn upside down.
Cleo didn’t want to admit it. He wanted to stand bravely with the knight in order to boost the morale of the frightened soldiers. But he has been exposed to fights all his life and, he knows when he is heavily outmatched. This instance being
