Chapter 508, "Mapping Out The Forest", is the clearest early answer because it turns Damien's situation into a concrete plot event. The setup is Not with birdsong—there were none bold enough to sing here—but with a..., but the pressure keeps building through Somehow, he'd managed to sleep after all that carnage..

Chapter 436, "The Gate Hidden In The Forest", is the clearest early answer because it turns Damien's situation into a concrete plot event. The setup is The light over the Verdant Verge dimmed as evening crept in, the..., but the pressure keeps building through The golden gleam of Aquila's feathers shimmered weakly through the....
Chapter 513, "Damien's Blood Manipulation (2).", is the clearest early answer because it turns Damien's situation into a concrete plot event.
Chapter 500, "Getting Information", is the clearest early answer because it turns Damien's situation into a concrete plot event. The setup is Its chest rose and fell in shallow, uneven motions, every inhale..., but the pressure keeps building through Its once-proud frame was broken, limbs bent at wrong angles, demonic....
Chapter 454, "The Sixth Summon", is the clearest early answer because it turns Damien's situation into a concrete plot event. The setup is The ground trembled beneath Damien's boots as the air rippled with..., but the pressure keeps building through The entire area was chaos — the shattered remains of trees and....
Chapter 264, "Elder Alfred.", is the clearest early answer because it turns Damien's situation into a concrete plot event.
Chapter 878, "Way Out.", is the clearest early answer because it turns Damien's situation into a concrete plot event.
Chapter 553, "Second Round.", is the clearest early answer because it turns Damien's situation into a concrete plot event.
Chapter 564, "The End Of A Bout.", is the clearest early answer because it turns Damien's situation into a concrete plot event.
Chapter 515, "Dismantling A Structure", is the clearest early answer because it turns Damien's situation into a concrete plot event. The setup is Not the kind of quiet that came from peace, but the kind that..., but the pressure keeps building through Mist hung low between the trees, drifting through shattered trunks....
Chapter 425, "Clearing The Tunnel", is the clearest early answer because it turns Damien's situation into a concrete plot event. The setup is The silence stretched, filled only by Fenrir's growls and the wet..., but the pressure keeps building through Lyone stood rigid, trembling—not from fear of the beasts this time,....