"Ah, I'm still quite famished!" Anon said as he pushed the Arc knights dead body off him.
He licked his fingers as he walked across the room. He grabbed a towel placed on a table. The reaper sword was also on the table.
Boom!
The door to the room burst open as another Vae came flailing into the room. Taegan came through the doorway with a frustrated look on his face.
"Where is my family, Anon?"
Anon smiled as he finished cleaning his bloody hands."I must apologize for my delays. Hesperia is looking after them so you should find her. If I'm not mistaken, she's a few doors down." Anon said as Taegan cursed as he exited the room.
Anon sighed with relief as turned his back from the door. He was looking around the room admiring the scenery when he froze. Slowly, he glanced over his shoulder to see the figure behind him.
"I didn't expect you to show up, Naeghi."
Naeghi stood silently in the doorway with a displeased look on his face. "You don't have enough resources for a war, Anon. You've cost some Oni to lose their lives having them foolishly follow you and your people."
"Isn't it amusing that Oni tend to refuse to follow Dark Oni? Also, I find it strange for someone like you to try the diplomatic approach. It's so unlike you." Anon teased as Naeghi stepped closer to him.
His size was beginning to appear more menacing the closer he came to Anon. "I admire you legitimately are trying to give demons a fresh start but we're demons. We don't work well with other demonic races, and we exist for chaos and bloodshed." Anon continued.
Naeghi grabbed him by the shoulders and shook him. "Your actions will cause Vexo to act earlier than planned." Naeghi snapped as Anon was silent for a moment before smiling.
"He's going to destroy this land on his way to Jotunheim anyway, so why not allow my family to entertain themselves until then?" He questioned.
Naeghi huffed angrily as he let Anon go."A Great War is going to come and you're wasting the lives of our people for your family's entertainment!"
"Without the gods the people of this world are doomed no matter what!" Anon yelled as he became a slight blur.
He appeared behind Naeghi with the reaper sword. A strange aura of ash began to emit from the sword as he took a swing at Naeghi's head. Effortlessly, Naeghi evaded despite his large size. His anger was clear as he let out a bellowing roar and a powerful aura caused the room to shake.
Anon was knocked back from the force and thrown off balance. Naeghi appeared in front of him and hammered him in the chest.
Boom!
Anon was knocked through the wall and landed in the hallway. The sword was flung down the hall as he hit the ground. He groaned in pain as Naeghi appeared over top of him.
Stomp!
Naeghi stomped on the ground causin debris to rise up off the ground. Anon had already moved out of the way and appeared behind Naeghi. Anon waved his hands to create a magic circle. Blood began to come from the corpse of the dead Arc knights' body as well as from the other Vae laying lifeless in the room.
"Blood bullet!" He shouted.
A barrage of bloody particles were fired at Naeghi who stood motionless. The blood particles went through the wall behind Naeghi but he was unscathed. He shouted as a flurry of bloody particles were fired at Naeghi who stood motionless. The blood particles went through the wall behind Naeghi but he was unscathed.
"Dark Oni have the toughest skin out of all demons so your pathetic blood magic is useless." Naeghi said as he lunged at Anon.
Anon grinned as he lunged forward preparing to take Naeghi head on in battle this time. Anon struck Naeghi in the chest which knocked him into the wall. This surprised Naeghi as he sat motionless as rubble fell on top of him.
"It's a full moon tonight so I think I have a reasonable chance to take you out. If I do kill you then I'll become Vexo's right hand and get to watch as he destroys Jotunheim." Anon smiled with a sinister look on his face.
Naeghi roared as he bounced off the ground and with a swing of his hand blue flames filled the hall. Anon leaped back hissing at the flames on his jacket in which he tore off immediately and threw to the ground.
A large hand grabbed Anon's head before dragging him across the floor.
DUN… DUN… DUN!
The sound of his face hitting stone as he was dragged. He began to cry out in pain as Naeghi threw him down the hall in the direction the sword had gone. Anon eyes darted all around the area searching for the sword.
Other Vae were rushing down the hall with weapons and their fangs out. Before they could get close a beam of hellfire was thrown at them. Anon hugged the wall and covered his head as he felt the heat over him which was burning his skin even without touching him.
He looked up to see that his comrades had all been incinerated and nothing was left but ashes flowing away down the hall. Anon lifted his head to see Naeghi standing over him with a look of superiority.
"Shall we end this foolish squabble, or should we continue? If we do keep going, I might end up killing your siblings and children." Naeghi snarled with deadly intent.
"The sword…where is it?" Anon asked.
Naeghi began to look around, seeming surprised. He stood silently for a moment before he pushed the wall Anon was leaning against. His hand went into Anon's shadow as if he was sticking his hand in as if it were water. He pulled his arm back and Amara emerged gripping the sword in her hand.
"What has it been, three years, Amara?" Naeghi grinned wickedly.
Amara tried to struggle to get free as the panic set in on her face. He tightened the grip around her neck as she continued to struggle and made an effort to strike him with the sword. Unfortunately, he grabbed her wrist with ease and began to laugh.
"How did you find me?"
"Where…is he?" Amara choked out.
Naeghi tilted his head in confusion. "He?" He seemed confused until it finally dawned on him, and he smiled once again. "Ah, you're referring to Arlen, well he's not here of course." He chuckled manically.
Slowly he started to squeeze her neck even more. A cold air began to fill the hall causing Naeghi's expression to change. A giant wall of ice formed causing Naeghi to let go of Amara for the wall appeared between them. Amara fell back and Anon finally made his move and lunged for the sword. Before he could reach her his face was cut causing him to fall backward and cry out in pain. A glow of energy appeared behind Amara as Ky's face came into view after pulling down his hood. He caught her with his free hand, and she seemed surprised as she rubbed her neck in pain.
"I thought you went looking to see if there were any survivors from that knight group." Amara choked out.
Before he could reply as the wall in front of them shattered and came crumbling down. "They're dead now get out of here…"
Ky pushed Amara away from him as he slammed his sword into the ground causing ice to rise up everywhere. A second went by before the ice melted nearly instantly from hellfire. Naeghi appeared in front of Ky with a wicked look on his face.
"Who is this new comrade of yours? I think I might turn him into a fiend as well. Ha!" Naeghi laughed.
Ky evaded Naeghi's hand that tried to grab him and slid under him. Ky slashed at the air as more ice went in Naeghi's direction. Hellfire appeared again, instantly melting the ice with ease. Ky was at a disadvantage, but he didn't care he was prepared to fight no matter the cost.
Amara had already disappeared without a word as Anon appeared in front of Ky. Anon tried to claw at Ky's face, but he evaded the attack causing Anon to crash into the wall. Ky let out a deep sigh as he was prepared to try using the magic, he never took the time to learn. It was all or nothing since he was facing off against demons that were clearly powerful.
Naeghi and Anon charged at Ky as he waved his hands as a magic circle formed under his feet and began to spread out. He pointed his hand downward, and the atmosphere became heavy causing Anon and Naeghi to stop in their tracks.
Anon collapsed to the ground first struggling to get to Ky but the pressure was too immense. Naeghi was kneeling on one knee trying his hardest to fight the force of gravity. Ky lunged forward increasing the force of gravity on his body in order to seem heavier. He slammed his hand into Naeghi's stomach causing a cracking sound before his body was knocked backward.
Ky then raised his hand, and the center of gravity became extremely light. Anon floated up to the ceiling and before he could do anything Ky pointed his sword at him. A large pillar of ice shot up and impaled Anon in the chest causing him to cry out in pain. The ice continued to spread as Anon began to cough up blood.
As Ky turned his attention away from Anon he was struck by a large hand which knocked him back. He went flailing down the hall and began to roll trying to regain his footing. He managed to gather himself, but a powerful leg struck him in the chest which knocked him back even further. Ky regained his footing as Naeghi appeared in front of him.
Ky and Naeghi punched at the same time, but Ky used gravity magic to make his strike more powerful. His strike was powerful enough to cause the hall to crumble and Naeghi was blown backward.
"She went and found a monster it seems!" Naeghi howled with glee.
Ky saw that Naeghi continued to struggle against the gravity magic. Ky was breathing heavily, and he knew there wasn't much time left. He hadn't properly trained with gravity magic so he was aware his potential would be limited. All that mattered was making sure that the sword got out of their hands for now. Ky swung his sword with all his might causing a powerful force to erupt from it. A large slash across Naeghi's chest appeared as he was knocked backward even further.
As Ky started to move forward, he felt cold touching his back. Luckily, he had figured out how to cover himself with a small gravity that would reject the force of bladed objects. He spun around to see Taegan with a sword. For a moment he hesitated but he pressed his hand against Taegan's chest.
In an instant he sent Taegan away from him and hurtling down the other direction of the hall. Ky quickly turned around to be struck in the face by a powerful blow that knocked him back. He coughed in pain as he held his face with Naeghi standing over him breathing heavily.
"I've spent the last ten years in this world learning about Alfheim and Vanaheim. Never have I heard anything about an Astren being able to do frost magic or even gravity magic. In fact, I've never heard of anyone in this world using that form of magic." Naeghi breathed heavily as he smiled with intrigue.
"I'm only half Astren." Ky replied as Naeghi grinned wickedly.
"Judging by the looks of it, you're inexperienced with that form of magic so just give up. I'll let you live and turn you into a fiend. I'll make you become a powerful one at that and you could rule with the rest of us." Naeghi said.
Slowly, he held out his hand to Ky who was sitting on the ground breathing heavily. Ky stared at Naeghi's hand for a long while before he shook his head.
"I'll pass on your offer. If you're going to kill me then just do it already." Ky snapped.
Naeghi sighed as he aimed his hand at Ky. Hellfire began to form around Ky and he let out a deep breath as he began to accept his fate.