Adriel glared towards Rei with annoyance. "What do you want?"
"I have not seen you for a while, and this is how you say hello to an old friend?"
"Friend? Abraxas, we were never a friend."
Abraxas? The Abraxas? I stare, wondering what would happen next.
"You do always say that, but I have always thought we were."
"What do you want?"
"Getting right to the point like always. Well then, I'll get to the point for you. I want the Dragon next to you."
"Who? I don't see any. Are you sure you're not going senile?" Adriel was looking around as if Abraxas was saying something stupid. He shrugged his shoulder, not understanding what Abraxas was saying.
"Don't play the fool, Adriel. You know that the girl next to you is the one I am talking about."
"Her?" Adriel pulled me over by the scruff like a baby cat. "You kidding me, right? This kid is a dragon? Don't you think you are going too far? I understand that she does have quite a bit of magical power, but that's it. Nothing more."
Abraxas eyes turned into silver. "All the Demon Lords felt the power of the Dragon when she rampaged. I am not a fool."
"You need to have your eye check-" Adriel was suddenly punched hard in the stomach by Abraxas. He flew through a couple of buildings and disappeared in the wreckage that he had caused.
"He talks too much." Abraxas shakes his flaming black fist that was encased with magic. "Now then, why don't we get down to business."
I took a faltering step back. I knew right away, I was not strong enough to go head-to-head with Abraxas. Fighting toe-to-toe with the Black Gryphon was honestly a miracle in itself. He was just gaining his powers like me, though I couldn't even shift right now.
"Get back!" Phil stepped forward, covering me from the Demon Lord's advance.
"We got another fledgling blocking my path. I swear you guys appear like flies."
"We shall see about that." Phil jumped forward and attacked. He didn't hold a single bit of his energy back.
Phil missed, Abraxas swept his foot under Phil. He hit the ground with a sickening thud and split in half, causing a small fissure. With a grunt, Phil got back on his feet, he lunged towards Abraxas.
"I don't like plucking the feathers of a fledgling Demon Lord in the making. It would be better that you stand down." Abraxas was weaving back and forth. Not a single hit landed on Abraxas' body.
"A fledgling Demon Lord? Are you out of your mind?"
I groaned. Seriously? I was hoping that Phil wouldn't find out that he was a Demon Lord in the making or worse a Demon King. Wanting him not to take the Demon King's path was my goal, and this idiot that flew back and forth in the sky just ruined it.
"You don't know?." Abarax asked, amused.
"What are you talking about? That's not possible."
"Really? I thought everyone knew when they were becoming one."
Boom!
Another part of the ground was broken.
"Hah.…" Abraxas shook his head. He jumped backward. "The awakening of a Demon Lord begins when his magical power appears. The second awakening begins when he kills his first human. Then the third awakening happens when one unlock their potential and can shift into their first form. The final awakening happens when one embraces their final form. From my understanding, you are only at your second awakening. That's quite good, actually."
Wait...This is bad, isn't it? I couldn't help but worry about what Abraxas had said. This meant that he was already down the path of being a Demon Lord, which means disaster for me. Gahhh! I need to find out a way to stop this, but what?
"What bogus are you spewing!" Phil cried out, annoyed.
"I am not. This has always been the tradition of the Demon Lord's awakening. Even Adriel has not stepped past the third awakening."
Abraxas was simply chatting without getting hurt. Phil was running out of breath as he continued to fight. Any longer, I could tell that he was not going to last long.
"Well then, you're not my opponent. So-" Abraxas disappeared and reappeared right next to me. "I'll be taking this." He grabbed the back of my clothes.
I tripped backward like a cat I twisted to gain my balance and somehow ended up in Abraxas arm. What the hell? How did he come beside me?
"We'll be going now."
"Young mistress!" Coco yelled as she shifted forms into a horse. She charged forward but was smacked backward as if she was nothing by Abraxas' hand.
"Coco!" I yelled out in horror.
Coco went flying and hit a lamppost, causing it to bend. She slid down, but she didn't fall unconscious. Blood seeped out of her mouth, and she shook herself. Her steps faltered, and she glared at Abraxas.
In anger, I punched Abraxas in the face as hard as I could. "You vile demon!" I yelled. Even though my punch squashed his face, he didn't budge from the punch and instead grinned down towards me.
"That was not a bad punch." Abraxas moved his jaw back and forth. "But no matter, it's not-"
A thundering sound of impact could be heard. Abraxas went flying to the other side and was punched through buildings. I was dangling on Adriel's arm like a sack of potato.
I glanced upward and noticed blood dripping out of Ariel's lips.
"Stupid Dragon. You should've run when you needed to."
"I-"
"Don't talk." Adriel threw me upwards like a hot potato towards Phil. He caught me in the air and landed with a thud with both feet. "Move! I don't know how long I'll be able to hold him back!"
Phil didn't ask to say anything and ran with me in his arms. Coco followed behind as we dashed away from them.
"Tch, stupid dragon." Adriel wiped his mouth and flicked it off his hands.
"Well. Well. Well. I'm surprised you were able to take my punch, but I know I broke a couple of ribs." Abraxas appeared before Adriel, like nothing happened. "Have your punches been getting weaker? I thought it would be stronger, but I guess not."
A chaotic hand-to-hand combat was underway. Each one was trading off blows that would be impossible to see with the normal naked eye. Dust and wind swirled around them, causing a torrent of heavy wind.
"At your strength, you won't be able to fight on par with me."
"We'll see about that," Adriel growled.
"Such courage. You always had such honest words. That's why I enjoy fighting with you."
Boom!
Bang!
Boom!
Each one traded off blows, and when one connected, the other was sent flying to the nearest building. Abraxas was overpowering Adriel in power. Blood spewed out from Adriel's mouth. The city was becoming demolished by the two Demon Lord's fights.
"I am not through with you!" Adriel let out a scream. His body shifted and changed into a half-demon. Horn grew out of his head that curled around him in a swirl, black tribal markings decorated downwards on his left side of his face. Long black claws that were like sharp metal appeared six black metallic wings like metal sprouted from his back. Each one was like a spider's arm that struck Abraxas' body.
Each one struck Abraxas' body with pinpoint accuracy, causing Abraxas to fall back. The fight swung into a full swing where this time, Adriel was winning with the upper hand. He didn't let Abraxas take a single breath to change or to fight back instead of turning him black and blue.
"The third awakening. Not bad if I say so myself." Abraxas coughed up red blood. "But that's all you amount to. Come, Adriel, let's see how you will deal with my new creation!"
Dark energy swirled around Abraxas, covering him completely. Large bulky hand was as large as a truck appeared out of the darkness and smashed downwards into the ground. It was an ugly disfigured demon with a slack jaw chin, that was five-story high emerged out of the black energy. Black tribal tattoo appeared down its face and stopped on its chest. A pungent stench of rotting body wafted throughout the city, causing people to fall over unconscious.
"Graaahhhhhhh!" The monster roared.
"What abomination is this." Adriel gawked. The monster zipped towards Adriel in a split second and pummeled him into the ground without a single mercy. This was a one-sided battle that didn't allow Adriel to escape.
Boom!
Bang!
Bang!
Boom!
Adriel laid down unconscious deep into the ground.
"Gahhhrhrharar!" With a fierce roar, the monster leaned back in victory.
I couldn't help but stare over Phil's shoulder. I gawked at the scene that played before me. "A Titan?" I gasped.