"You wounded... yourself?" The devil spoke up shakily in realization of what had just happened.
Lenny nodded, "Yes I did!" He reached for his back as he pulled out the Dagger lugged deep within him.
This dagger was a long one. It was lugged so deep that it was only an inch away from Lenny's heart.
The devil stammered a bit, "...are... are you really human!?" This question was directed at the risk lenny had taken at his own life to ensure success.
"I knew the timer resets every count down, but I was not sure how dangerous the wound was for the laws of this world to let me have my turn. A scratch on the wrist won't cut it. After all, all the other times, the wound had had been deep and nearly fatal." Lenny suddenly leaned in at the eye that was slowly fading away, losing its life, "when I go out, I go all out!"