Death - Not full protection

DEATH FELL BACK WITH A GRUNT, Mortis barely catching three separate teeth that would otherwise have shredded flesh and bone. An icy shock ran through his arm and across his chest, staggering him, as flashes of Black Mercy’s power penetrated the shield. Mortis quivered, and he felt the surge of power through the half-dead Abomination, but it appeared to have no effect. Either Black Mercy was somehow shielding Hadrimon from its retaliation, or the thing was finally reaching the end of its lingering power.

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Chapter 29