Once she severed the chains bounding the dark altar, ominous black smog began pouring out of the altar from all sides.
Maria quickly jumped back and when she noticed her HP falling by the second when she came into contact with the black smog.
"Be careful of the smog! It deals damage if you're caught in it!"
"Yes, Mistress!"
"Noted, Master!"
Maria's two companions responded.
The black smog continued to pour into the surroundings until everything inside the small space they were in was thoroughly permeated with it except for a small area around the altar.
"It looks like we can't run away from this battle," Maria mumbled as she nervously gripped her Calamity.
It didn't take long before the smog started forming the silhouette of a person on top of the altar. It slowly began to congeal
