Though James was ambushed, he had been secretly gathering strength to deal the death blow the moment Lucifer lowered his guard.

After attacking, James collapsed. Unable to hold on to Sacrilegious Ascension any longer, his spine which was formed using Empyrean Spiritual Energy dissipated. Without the support of his spine, James could not even stand.

However, he could not collapse. To collapse now would mean that he had lost the battle, or at best fought to a draw.

He tried to roll over. Howe