A part of him is actually quite impressed.

Very few have been able to escape him as many times as you have. Dancing around his clutches, evading his shadow lingering whenver the danger seemed too big. But, this time, there will be no more delays. No more reprieves.

Standing before you is a shadow of inevitability, his dark silhouette a reminder of the end of it all.

“I’ve been waiting for you.” he murmurs, his cold fingers caressing your cheek. “At long last, we meet…”

The sounds of distant battle cease to exist. It’s only a matter of time before your mortal coil slips from your grasp.