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Maddie's face melted into a mask of horror, and she and Ayesha let out a combined "What?!"
"Yes." Paul replied, his face resolute. "I should have done this all those weeks ago immediately I started noticing signs of Aosoth again in this city. The dead bodies, the scary news..." He sighed and rubbed his eyes. When he opened them again, the resolution had been replaced by a sad look. "I'm sorry, Maddie.""But running away won't solve anything!" Maddie protested. "We have always been on the run for as long as I can remember. It won't change anything now, same as it didn't every single time. Aosoth will find us, no matter how far we go. We have to stay, and fight.""Well, we didn't run far enough." Paul replied. "And fighting won't suddenly make...her go away. She's a Greater Demon. She cannot be killed easily, I'm sure you've noticed that. Hell, if she could, we wouldn't be having this conversation. It would take Heaven and Hell to send her back.""Related chapters
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