"Get down!"
Lyaru shoved me out of the way, she went into a stalemate with a demon that came out from the summoning circle. Sparks flew as Lyaru's blade clashed with the demon's steel hard arms. The demon had one ghastly red vertical line and five black jagged horns jutting out of its head.
"Let me help!"
"No! Your just going to be in my way!"
"I had experience fighting them from the other side! I can just corrode them away or send them back to hell! You can deal with the suspicious hooded figures!"
"Fine! I'm leaving this to you then!"
Out of the stalemate, Lyaru quickly dashed for the three hooded figures as I begin to deal with the five-horned demon. Its large gaping mouth had sharp teeth covered in saliva, I have to avoid getting chomped on by that thing. Look's like its thin and small body is its main weakness as it has a very large head which probably makes it hard to balance.
"RAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!"
It screamed at me as it ran for me in this tight alleyway, I need to get out of here and into a wide street! Scraping the stone walls with its steel sharp claws, I summoned the Nemax and as usual, imbued it with corrosion, but it doesn't seem to be enough, so for insurance, I also imbued some corruption which boosts the effects of corroding more faster.
"Come, I'll take you head-on!"
"RAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!"
After dodging several swings from the demon, we are now locked in as I used the Nemax to defend myself. Its arms were dealing heavy blows to me, I can't summon the Shield of prejudice right now due to the reason that it will lessen my mobility and mobility is what I'm in dire need of right now. I don't have enough space to use "Gates of hell"! Corrosion will most likely damage the buildings surrounding us...crap there are people living in them! I need to hurl this thing in the sky somehow to prevent damage and causing damage would be rude since we just arrived here.
"LYURA! TAKE CARE OF THOSE GUYS! I'LL BE DANCING IN THE SKY WITH THIS THING TO PREVENT DAMAGE TO THE AREA!"
"That's risky!"
"It's now or never!"
I swiftly stuck the Nemax into the demon's chest and it was difficult to wedge it in but thanks to corrosion and corruption plus the amplifying of the Nemax it easily went in. With all my strength, I greeted my teeth and changed the Nemax to its greatsword form. Becoming heavier, the sword grew larger, I'm planning on throwing the demon in the sky using the greatsword form, but from the looks of things, it will be difficult to pull this off.
"TAKE THIS YOU FIVE-HORNED BASTARD!"
My bare strength wasn't enough so I immediately went into burst mode with five horns. The stone-ground we were standing on cracked due to the sheer pressure we were causing.
"THIS IS THE END FOR YOU!"
"RAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!"
"IT'S USELESS TO FIGHT BACK!"
"ESTEEMED GUEST!"
Tossing the Nemax with all my strength, it managed to reach the air high enough for me to be able to end this battle quickly. Swiftly teleporting through the air, I followed the Nemax. Grabbing hold of the greatsword, I imbued it with corrosion once more and this time I waited for the corrosion to well up inside the demon to explode it from within.
"CORROSION!"
The demon exploded to smithereens and all's that left was its black blood trickling on the surface of the blade. After that short but difficult battle, I hovered down and went to meet up with Lyaru.
"Caught them all?"
"Yes, I will send them off to the nearby guard outpost."
"THE DEMON GOD SHALL PREVAIL AND TAKE OVER THIS DAMNED COUNTRY!"
"Shut up!"
"WE OF THE DEMON TRIBE WILL FOLLOW THE DEMON GOD'S EXAMPLE! WE WILL FIGHT TO THE DEATH!"
"Keep quiet!"
"IT'S USELESS TO FIGHT BACK! THE DEMON GOD IS ANGERED BY THE DEATH OF THE DEMON KING!"
"Did you just say, Demon King?"
"THE DEMON KING, ONE OF THE THREE APPRENTICES TO THE DEMON GOD! WE WILL TAKE OVER THIS COUNTRY BY OPENING A GATE FROM HELL ITSELF AND UNLEASH ALL BEINGS THAT DWELL FROM THE DEEPEST DARKEST DEPTHS!"
"I told you to shut up!"
"So they're related..."
"Esteemed guest?"
"THE KILLER TO THE DEMON KING WAS A YOUNG BOY WITH ASH WHITE HAIR AND DEEP DARK EYES, TARUS NEISPIRA THE CURRENT HOLDER OF THE SIN OF REGRET!"
"Why do you have to shou- Ash white hair, deep dark eyes, young boy...Tarus Neispira...Esteemed guest...no...Tarus Neispira...you need to be removed from our country...your going to bring our destruction!"
Lyura lunged at me with her blade near my throat...she was ferocious...she's ready to kill!
"YOU NEED TO BE EXTERMINATED! YOUR GOING TO BRING DESTRUCTION TO OUR HUMBLE SMALL COUNTRY!"
With bloodlust in her eyes, there's no convincing her to stop from killing me.
"Are you even sure to believe them? What if they're spouting lies?!"
"I SENSED SOMETHING WRONG WITH YOU ONCE YOU STEPPED ONTO THE TORRI GATES! YOUR CURSED TO THE BRIM! YOU SHOULDN'T EVEN EXIST! HOW CAN THE GODS LET SOMETHING LIKE YOU EVEN EXIST?! YOU DAMNED SIN OF REGRET! YOU SLAUGHTERED MY HOMELAND, SPARING NOT A SINGLE SOUL! THAT BLACK BLADE OF YOURS, FORGED FROM THE SOULS OF MY ANCESTORS, IT HAS KILLED COUNTLESS...I HAVE TO END YOU HERE TO STOP THE MASS KILLING!"
"Lyaru! At least let me talk! I'm not like the past titleholders! Please spare me!"
"SPARE YOU?! THAT'S THE SAME THING MY PARENTS ASK THE SIN OF REGRET AND THEY WERE SLAUGHTERED MERCILESSLY! DO YOU THINK I CAN FORGIVE YOU FOR WHAT YOU'VE DONE?!"
"I know you can't forgive the titleholders, but please, spare me as a person! Not a titleholder!"
"I NEED TO ERADICATE YOU FROM THIS PLANET TO PREVENT ANY FUTURE TITLEHOLDERS TO BE CHOSEN! IF IT WERENT FOR THE SHOGUN HERSELF SAVING ME WHEN I WAS A CHILD...I OWE HER MY LIFE...SHE GAVE ME FOOD AND SHELTER AND I'M NOT GOING TO LET SOMETHING LIKE YOU TO RUIN IT!
Is this the end for me? She's stronger than me so I can't really do anything to escape...why am I so weak? I've lost people dear to me because of my weakness...
"Burst mode, Sixth horn..."