𝕮𝖍𝖆𝖕𝖙𝖊𝖗14: 𝕯𝖊𝖒𝖔𝖓 𝕱𝖔𝖗𝖊𝖘𝖙 𝖎𝖛- 𝕿𝖍𝖊 𝖘𝖔𝖚𝖑 𝖜𝖆𝖑𝖐𝖊𝖗
Anthony groans as the sand spears dug deeper into his flesh, "arrggh!"
The soul walker frown deepens, "you really thought you could make it, you are just too weak... Uhn... Even the previous user of this body was, until I took it from him." The soul walker turned and pointed a finger to a rotten corpse of a bloodbane which took the form of a python "I used that to strangle the fool to death... Uhm... Since he was wounded it made the job easier..."
"Are you saying you want to posses my body!" Anthony snarled.
"Yes... Uhm... This one is reaching the brink of delapidation, such special power wasted." He glared at Anthony "weak... Uhm... I will take the girl, she has more potential and talent than you."
Anthony growled struggling to break free from his restaints.
"You don't even have the strength to break free... Uhm, you are nothing special, no strength, no agility, no speed, low aura... Uhm... You expected to pass this test? Even greater people have failed, what makes you special?" The soul walker began walking away from where he stood to Fiona. "Simply useless."
"Shut the hell up!" Anthony yelled perplexed "what gives you the right to..."
"Call you a weakling, those that cannot accept what they are, only dwindle weaker, that's why... You aren't even worth fighting!"
Anthony was hit by the soul walker's words, it carried no emotions but still made him frustrated, was he that useless? "Then why did you trap me here? If you aren't a coward, why..."
The soul walker stopped giving a glare that dazed Anthony "you're only an Ant... I already told you, you aren't worth time... Uhm..." He tilted his head back to Fiona "When I get your friends body I'll make sure to give you a befitting end, before you disgust me more than you already have." He resumed walking to Fiona as fast as his body could go.
"Shit!" Anthony struggled shaking violently in an attempt to break free but it wouldn't work. They were right he was weak, Fiona acknowledged it, even a soul walker could see it... He was too weak to save his family, to stop the Bloodbane griffin, the rocks Fiona broke without stress, he was nothing special.
He turned his gaze to Fiona, she was special, strong, daring and bold. More importantly she took his sister's name and that also meant he couldn't let her die. Fate had given him a chance, another chance to save Fiona, he couldn't let her get possesed.
"Ahhh! Fiona! I won't let you down again, I promise to protect you no matter what!" Anthony shook even more, he just needed to break his sword free from the hold...
The soul walker turned to him giving a strange look "uhm... What nostalgia."
"The main priority I have now... Is to save Fiona!" Anthony yelled. Still he couldn't help but wonder, all he was doing was useless but why did he keep at it. He didn't care if he lost his shoulder or wrist to do it, all that ran through his mind was Fiona.
"Fiona!" He groaned feeling the spear lodge deeper in his shoulder "I am coming."
Boom!
His veiw suddenly turned dark, the environment was warm and he was stepping on a solid smooth surface.
After a while of squinting and narrowing his eyes he could finally see through the dark, no! it was his environment that adjusted to his eyes.
His body felt alright, no wounds, no sign of him being maimed. What was this place? He couldn't help but ask himself.
"Hey!" He heard the voice of a person. Dozens of feet away sitting on the floor back facing Anthony was a man, head down hiding his face, clearly he had long gold hair reaching his neck and on his head were horns.
"Who are you?" Anthony asked with a shaky anxious voice. He hated the omnious feeling the man gave.
The man huffed "I guess I am your demon ruler."
Anthony gasped in shock "a demon inside me..."
...
"You were the one that gave me power to defeat the Bloodbane weren't you?" Anthony's eyes goggled. He could hardly believe it, a demon residing in him.
"Shut up ratbug I don't speak to weaklings," the demon insulted with a resentful voice.
Anthony felt his heart thump hard in him. He fell to his knees "please i need your power... I have to save Fiona."
"Tcch," the demon hissed. "You are nothing special, basically useless... You can't even distribute your Aura around your body properly." He rose to his feet and spat on the floor "you disgust me... Out of all that I have been with, you are the most pathetic ratbug scum. Get the hell out of here before I decide to feed on you..."
"I know I'm weak, I know I am not special!" Anthony yelled out with all his might "what the hell does it matter! I want to get stronger, I have to get... I need to get stronger to protect my friends. If you aren't going to help me." Anthony rose up to his feet, eyes full of resentment and his fist clenched tightly. "I will beat you to a pulp."
Anthony raced for the demon with all his might, "how dare you stay in my body without paying rent you bull butt!"
"So that's how you want it ratbug," the demon's voice sounded hostile, it's bloodlust was definitely unhidden. "Hahahaha!"
Anthony hesitated coming to a halt. He wanted to speak but found it hard as the demon's cackle echoed the vicinity. He felt a chill up his spine and an overwhelming foreign energy sweep his surroundings. "What..." He felt rage rise even more within him "what the hell do you think you're..."
"Ratbug I will lend you a small amount of my power," the demon grinned "you aren't special, practically useless, you basically have no future as a hunter."
"I don't care what you think, I will surpass everyone, I will defeat all demons!" Anthony clenched his fist tightly streching it out "I will show you that fate cannot define me, neither my strength you vile bullbutt!"
The demon laughed again "name is Karema. Take what I have given you, get the hell out and make sure you fufil your wish... For both our sakes."
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