Dante glanced between his three assailants the fourth laying dead on the floor, they were enraged at the death of their comrad, their rage only fueling their mad charge towards him. His mind scrambled to find a way out of this situation but it only became worse as they continued their charge.'This is mad its bloody insane' his mind screamed at him as he forced his body to run as close to the edge of the pit as he could without falling to give him some breathing room as he ran for his life. he gradually slowed his pace till he was just out of reach of the imps trying to bait them into attacking him. His ploy paid off and the enraged Imp with the burn across its chest left up to bring its claws down in a arc right atop Dante's head but Dante was one step ahead his makeshift blade wepon positioned right in front of the imps face. The force of the falling Imp sealed its fate the blade piercing cleanly through its skull to the other side'two down two to go.' He let the Imps lifeless body fall onto him using it as a shield to block the flurry of attacks from the two remaining imps, their claws tore apart the imps corpse forcing Dante on the defensive. Dante would not go down without a fight and wrenched the blade out of the Imp with a spare limbs and sent it flying through the obliterated ribcage of his meat shield and right into the Imp on the right. The blade dug into it's side but was caught on one of its ribs making him lose the blade from his grip. in a desperate ploy he began charging a fireball with as much energy as he could give it without draining his reserves to zero and made it detonate at point blank range sending both parties flying back and Dante right into the pit. Dante was prepared for this and used the last bit of energy he could muster to activate his flame meditation, causing his limbs to rapidly heat up and dig into the side wall like a hot knife through butter. His makeshift footholds stopped him from falling down into the pit and he pressed himself up against the wall to make himself as unnoticeable as a giant ball of steel cable could be. Dante climbed as fast as he could for right now the imps believed he had fallen but by the time they reorient themselves it would be too late to make use of a sneak attack. once he reached the top he peered over the wall seeing the 2 remaining imps in a dazed state from the fireball, attempting to steady themselves on their feet. Dante saw his opportunity before him and threw himself over the edge speeding in a collision course for the Imp with the bone blade still lodged in its ribcage. Taken by supprise the Imp had little time to react as a thick cable wrapped around it's neck and arms stranggling the creature. Dante used this opportunity to retrieve the now bloody and battered bone blade and peirce the skull of the creature killing it." Three down oh number four I do not envy you." even on Deaths door he stood firm and steady with every action he made calculated to find the right time to strike. He did not waste another breath charging at the final Imp who had regained its bearings and held a fighting stance. The imps body was smoking and bubbling flesh that let out a delicious smell of chared meat. Then Dante saw the imps claws begin pulsing with dark energy that sapped the orangey light from the air. It made him shudder when he looked at it and it felt of death and decay, one direct hit and he was sure he would be doomed. "Shit it has a skill and that dark energy looks real dam nasty, where the hell did you even pick up such a disgusting skill?!" The pun fell on deaf ears as the Imp matched his charge with a dash of it's own a black claw flying right past the left side of his main core. The graze left a small scratch on Dante that crackled with death eroding away and rusting around the cut doing much more damage than a cut of that size should. Dante was quick on the uptake pulling and upwards slash that lacerated the back of the Imps hand causing it to hiss in pain and release a flurry of attacks that pushed Dante back on the defensive. His bone blade took the brunt of the attack the dark energy on the imps claws causing the blade to show signs of age and chips along the flat and edge of the blade. Dante pulled his blade back making the Imps claw hit the air and miss him completely. He made use of this opportunity to send his blade hurtling into the Imps now exposed chest, the blade digging into its flesh and piercing its heart. the corrosive energy exploded from the Imp in its last struggle causing Dante to jump away in fright, the black corrosion was wild and violent that ripped and teared at the ground and it's own body alike. all that was left was a pile of rotten snew and decaying bones on the rust red ground. suddenly like he could finally see clearly again Dante noticed the flood of notifications filling his vision.
[Killed Rank 1 Imp 300EXP gained]
[Killed Rank 1 Imp 300EXP gained]
[Warning HP low 2.5/5]
[Killed Rank 1 Imp 300EXP gained]
[Energy storage low 2/7]
[Energy storage dangerously low 1.1/7]
[Warning Energy storage is critical low cease skill use immediately to prevent permanent damage]
[Host attacked by foreign enery... atribute detected corruption... damage is highly potent against material entities]
[HP dangerously low .9/5]
[Killed Rank 2 greater Imp 700EXP gained]
The sudden rush of information had overwhelmed Dante who was trying to make sense of it all but he quickly dismissed the pop up tabs because there was a even bigger problem now. The 2 large groups or Imps were not very pleased with how he had just killed their comrades and were all sprinting towards him like a stamped."ohhh S**t!" Dante started running for his life his limbs feeling more fluid as they scrolled over one another to push him along the ground as fast as he could possibly go. He ran away from the river Acheron to prevent leading them right to his hidy hole he called home. He was blind and without a sense of direction, the only thought in his mind was 'Run, Don't Stop, RUN!' Time lost its meaning as his mind was dulled into its one repetitive thought that kept him going through his sheer will to survive after coming this far. as the days passed his condition had barely improved without the proper rest to restore his HP and energy he was lucky to still be able to keep going. Slowly the Imps tired of this chase and some left the group one by one till there was a lone Imp left to give chase. The Imp was enraged at the spirit creature because it had stolen the prey he had been trying to catch. That Rank 3 creature was the last thing it needed to make a harpoon of its own and be able to keep all of the easy prey to itself. instead the creature was dead and in the other Imps stomach who were too dense to understand the value of such a corpse."This is the end for me, I guess," Dante spoke his thoughts aloud his thoughts fuzzy from the pain of continuing to push past his limit and forcefully keep running."It was a good run but it all had to end somewhere I guess I'm not going to get the awnsers to all my questions. Maybe in the next life I'll do better." Dante had accepted his death but he would keep running till his body failed him, so on he ran till even his body could not keep going. He fell over in a messy heap of spiritsteel cables not even a twitch of his body to show that he was still alive. Dante sat in silence enjoying the small reprieve of rest after what felt like days of exertion, his thoughts were quiet only the wait for his impending doom kept him conscious. Then... nothing happened no claws tearing him to shreads, no angry mob, no murderous rage just silence. Thats when he saw it, the lone Imp who had fallen unconscious under the strain his body was put through not but 10yards away. only 10 more yards and he would be dead. Dante felt a strange sensation well up in his throat till he could not hold it in any longer and let out a bellowing joyous laugh of triumph."heh ha Haha HAHAHAHAHAHA HE HE HAHA!" Dante laughed so hard it hurt his very soul. Cracks spread over his body as his Energy whisped away till it was but a faint spark and a flashing read pop up filled his vision.
[Hosts energy has fallen below critical levels forcefully depleting HP to sustain host<<<_/ HP critically low... non viable source of energy// depleting EXistential energy Points_/>[value.EXP-1000[>/... enery restored above dangerous levels free Energy 5/7]
Dante felt broken but triumphant smile adorned his face, "I feel like this is the happiest I've been since I came here I just can't stop smiling... Wait Smiling!?!"