The person the Raven blade sensed approaching Daemon was Detective Adriana... As they locked eyes, both their presences lunged at each other: her as an justice angel, and him as a skeletal figure of death, they were at a standoff, representing good and evil.
'It's really him, just as the villagers said,' Adriana thought.
She remembered when, after Daemon had killed himself with her knife, she had headed back to the village to deal with the kidnapped victims. When she returned to find Daemon's body, it was gone. At first, she thought someone had taken it, suspecting they might be working with a partner also she wondered how is it possible for him to rebirth...
"Ahh, Detective Adriana a pleasure to meet you again," Daemon said.
Adriana placed her hands in her pockets as she slowly walked toward Daemon. "How is it possible you're still alive? You killed yourself. I saw you die," she said.
"Death... what is death? but a fleeting concept," Daemon replied. "It seems like this will be the very last chance we meet."
Adriana now only a few feet away from Daemon looked him in the eye. "What do you mean you're not going anywhere? I'm taking you in."
Why does Adriana persist in pursuing me? Is it simply her duty as a detective, or is there a deeper reason?
Daemon pointed at Eldric. "First, there's the leader of the village, Eldric, one of the kidnappers," he said. "Now, let's see how you will take me in."
Adriana glanced at Eldric's dead body, surprised, She could feel the evil energy emanating from him, which had drawn her here. She hadn't imagined that the creator of the village could stoop so low.
"Yeah, he may be one of the kidnappers, but I still have to take you in. You killed some cartel members and attacked my partner and me," Adriana said.
"Tsk, tsk, you really don't know what's going on, do you?" Daemon said dropping the Raven Sword.
Daemon as before he felt that Adrian is suspicious and he wondered how did she not realized that yet does she know?
"What do you mean?" Adriana asked. "This has to end here. You can't keep escaping."
Without another word, they launched themselves at each other. Daemon's attack was brutal and direct, while Adriana countered with fluidity and precision.
Daemon started with a powerful roundhouse kick aimed at Adriana's midsection, she managed to block it with her forearm and responded with a rapid series of kicks, with he flexibility her feet were a blur as they targeted Daemon's head and torso. Daemon weaved and blocked, each of her kicks however when it connected with his body it keep sending shockwaves through him.
Adriana spun and delivered a spinning back kick, but Daemon caught her ankle and yanked her off balance, she twisted mid-air landing on her feet and immediately countered with a sweeping leg kick. Daemon leaped over it driving his knee towards her face, she blocked just in time the force sending her skidding back.
'He's gotten stronger. I need to find an opening,' Adriana thought.
She remember before how he was able to hold his own against Adrian which surprised her enough but getting shot and be able to keep fighting her.
Adriana switched her movements, becoming more fluid and unpredictable as she stepped into Daemon's space, her hands deflected his strikes with minimal effort. Seizing an opening, she landed a palm strike on his chest, sending a shockwave through his body and making him stagger.
Daemon gritted his teeth he cough then he retaliated with a powerful elbow strike to her shoulder causing her to wince.
Daemon decided to move into the forest for a better position to fight. Grabbing a low-hanging branch, he swung around it, using the momentum to deliver a flying knee strike to Adriana's ribs. She gasped in pain but responded with a spinning hook kick that caught Daemon on the jaw, sending him crashing into a tree splintering it upon impact.
'She's good. I don't like it, but I need to do it. I want her dead,' Daemon thought.
Daemon's eyes flashed with deadly intent as he charged at Adriana, his fists a blur as he unleashed a flurry of strikes. Elbows, knees, and fists struck with brutal precision, Adriana blocked and countered her kicks and deflections keeping her in the fight.
She landed a powerful side kick to Daemon's thigh causing him to grunt in pain and stagger.
When he moved back closer to her, with a roar, Daemon spat out the blood he had coughed up, splattering it onto Adriana's eyes, He grabbed her by the arm and pulled her into a clinch, his knees driving into her abdomen repeatedly.
After several knees that barely did any damage, she twisted out of his grip and delivered a spinning elbow strike to his temple, disorienting him. She quickly wiped his blood off her eyes and followed up with a high kick that connected with his jaw sending him sprawling to the ground.
"It's better that you give up now. There's so much more I can do, and I can go on for a very long time," Adriana said, pressing her advantage.
Her strikes came faster and harder, landing a series of rapid-fire kicks to Daemon's torso. Each kick caused the ground to tremble. Daemon caught her leg on the last kick, twisting and throwing her off balance into a nearby tree, which shattered on impact, sending splinters flying everywhere.
Adriana simply walked off from the tree. "For a D-level threat, you're tougher than most. I'll give you that," she said.
Daemon stayed silent wiping blood from his lip as he charged at her again. His leech claws formed as he closed in. He slashed at Adriana, but she evaded with a graceful backflip, landing on a fallen tree.
She leapt off her heel aimed at his head, he blocked with his forearm, the force of the kick cracking the ground beneath them she flipped back off, as he force her off him and she landed back on the tree.
"You really are something supernatural... but what are you?" Adriana asked.
"I'm no supernatural being. Don't associate my power with such low creatures also what do I gain from telling you?" Daemon replied coldly.
'If he's not supernatural, then what is he? Did he use an item or potion to gain his abilities?' Adriana thought then she had a realization from his evil energy. "Did you get your powers from a demon?" she asked.
"Why do you keep associating me with lowly creatures?" Daemon said his tone disdainful.
What Adriana said irk him, because now he is the embodiment of death he had to be at a higher standard and with the system help it will be easier... it was an insult to his true nature.
'He keeps saying that supernatural are below him... there's only one way to find out what he means,' Adriana thought. "Okay, by using the Spear of Aegis, I will find out what you really are," she said.
As she spoke, a golden-white light formed in her outstretched hand, after a couple of seconds, a sharp-tipped, sleek spear appeared. The shaft was engraved with celestial sigils, and the spearhead radiated a brilliant light capable of piercing through the darkness.
'That's what caused her presence to match mine. Her power feels full of good... justice,' Daemon thought.
While Daemon was distracted, Adriana threw her spear at him, It was only the bright light that jolted him back to attention, but it didn't help much, the spear hurtled towards him at an incredible speed he never saw before, slamming halfway into his chest.
He thought he was dead, saved only by his claws blocking it slightly from going further. The force of the spear kept pushing him back, and after about thirty feet he finally stopped.
'What the hell... if she attacks again, I will die... how much stronger are people in this world?' Daemon thought.
The thing is that Daemon was surprised by Adriana strength they were stronger people and he didn't know what is the strength system in the world.
Daemon then pulled the spear out of his chest, It felt as if it was stuck to his body, like it was scanning him. After it came out he almost fell to one knee, breathing heavily. Even with his eternal rebirth healing, his body was still overworked from the fight with Eldric and now Adriana.
He had not healed fully.
"So you really won't give up," Adriana said. "Judicium Sentinels," she commanded.
Two Judicium Sentinels appeared on the ground below her, translucent, humanoid figures made of shimmering, white-gold energy, they radiated an aura of divine justice and had intricate sigils inscribed on their bodies.
'Catch him,' she ordered.
With just one thought, the two Sentinels levitated quickly through the air toward Daemon at a speed even faster than her spear. Before Daemon could react, the Sentinels grabbed his arms.
No matter how much Daemon struggled, he couldn't break free.
Adriana dropped down from the tree and walked up to Daemon. "Why are you doing this? First, you kill some cartel members, then you save the villagers. You seem like a good person, so why?" she asked.
While she thought that Daemon was killing the cartel for a good reason and appeared outside the cartel base as Adrian said he was there watching what was happening she didn't know that he was doing it for his own purpose.
Daemon looked coldly at Adriana. "Who are you to judge my character? I am neither evil nor good. All I want is revenge," he said while looking at the Raven Sword. He thought, 'Raven, I need you to kill me.'
The Raven Sword shook but it didn't listen; it didn't want to harm its new master.
'Hurry up, I won't die forever. After I die, give me a couple of minutes, then you'll feel my connection to you and find me,' Daemon thought.
Though hesitant, the Raven Sword flew into the air and before Adriana could stop it the sword pierced Daemon's heart, instantly killing him.
Adriana was in shock at what had just happened she didn't think that he had any weapon especially on that has their own intellect. The Raven Sword then transformed into its raven form and flew away.
Adriana looked at the fleeing raven. "He died again, damn it... if he really is a supernatural being and is to revive again like before, I just have to find him and find a way to stop him from killing himself and reviving," she said.
What is his true identity, and how does he keep returning from death? Is there a way to stop him permanently?