[Smoke emerges from the circle, though thankfully not of the do-not-breathe-this-in variety. A moment later, the Devil King appears, wings flapping to keep him afloat. Then, he begins coughing.]

—Ugh, I keep saying we should remove the smoke effect. [cough] Ow, my back... I really am getting too old for this...

[He turns to look at Lux.]

Hm... you seem to be in a situation here, Luxanna. What is it? Do you need me to set this place further on fire?


[Meanwhile, over with Lalli...

Emil is trapped on the other side of room, debris pinning him to the floor. What's essentially a wall of fire further blocks Lalli from him, gradually encroaching on the area Emil's in.

He struggles to free himself, but to no avail.]

Lalli...!