Also, Charlie or one them might've mentioned it in an earlier scene as well. During the interview or with Monster Deryl before the Battle of Diamonds.
They wanted his heart for the ritual. Ella actually got lucky they sneak attacked him and made him lose his heart. If he was at full power, she would've been killed like the previous 3rd Chosen. Since his heart is what allows him to use his armor and such.
gotcha, thanks. Been a while since I replayed the whole thing, probably forgot lots of things (and missed others)
No problem. It's actually pretty easy to miss because the explanation is stretched across multiple scenes.
I hope that's not what you tell your girlfriend an inch is.
Also, the plan was to just grab the heart and run. The reason they stayed around to fight Valravn is because Cole responded poorly to Valravn calling them cowards and decided he'd prove he was strong by fighting a fucking Chosen at level 3. Valravn was weakened by losing his heart, but it wasn't an immediate depowering to the level the MC fought him at. So because Cole was insecure, he nearly got the entire party killed.
