Soul of Blades - Next arc - Poll! (Patreon)

Hi guys,

I made some changes to the ending of the last arc, to show some more strength/brilliance/defiance from Alex right up until the end:

“As Alex made his own attempt to escape the chaos, praying he wouldn't be caught in the vortex's anomalous pull, a sudden force slammed into his stomach and knocked the wind out of him.

A boot had halted his attempted escape, pressing against his stomach. He met the eyes of the Fourth Prince. R'jdar.

“Magnificent.” The demon whistled. Debris and torn dirt flew by. Each headed in a different direction.

The prince looked down at Alex and attempted to pry the infinite blade from Alex’s wounded fingers. But even now on the brink of consciousness, Alex refused to let go. A blade erupted from the skin of Alex’s hand like a blooming petal, forcing R’djar to release the blade and mutter words of healing.

He eyed the human curiously, ignorant of the calamity that engulfed the world around them.

The smirk never left the demon.

He appraised Alex a final time, a sly smile crossing his face before he uttered;

"My thanks, human,"

and with a wink, shoved Alex into the collapsing portal.

Alex was swallowed by the void.”

And more importantly! I’m facing a bit of a conundrum, there’s a character to be introduced, a sort of long lived child I’d heard someone call a lolibaba (lol). But for the new version I was considering making her a regular woman, which someone said might be less impactful or boring.

what do you think would be better?