"Kramun tah shire!" Stella said to the Demon who pushed me back into the line, reached into its own pocket, and gave her something.
She turned to me, and I tried to play it safe, like I had everything planned out on how to get the Hell out of here, but in reality, I had no clue, and the portal was gone.
"Take this! I told the leader you were a hybrid and did not know how to speak our Demon language. Put the snail shell over your right ear; it will translate for you."
Talk about being busted right away. I took the shell and put it over my right ear, and it stuck there instantly like glue.
"Be careful! The ones in the back have smelled your human blood and will attack at the first opportunity. The only reason you are not dead is your pet. They know it is from the Herkattona clan. Famous assassins, so you are lucky that you have one by your side."
Was she talking about the worthless pet? He hasn't done shit so far except being a pain in the ass, so he's completely useless.
"LISTEN UP, YOU USELESS BUNCH! YOU ARE HERE TO HELP US WIN THIS WAR. THE HUMANS HAVE ENTERED FROM THE OTHER SIDE OF VALIANT TO HELP THE CITIZENS AND THE ANGELS. THEY THINK WE DEMONS ARE COMPLETELY USELESS AND CAN NOT OVERTAKE THEM, WE ARE GOING TO SHOW THEM WHO IS THE REAL RULER OF ALL THE WORLDS. WE ARE GOING TO OVERTAKE VALIANT, THEN EARTH TO RAPE THEIR WOMEN, AND THEN RAPE ALL THE ANGELS. SCREAM OUT ALL THE SUFFERING THEY HAVE CAUSED TO US DEMONS!" The one in the front screamed at all of us.
It got loud when all the creatures started screaming at once.
"WHERE DO WE COME FROM?" The leader screamed
"HELL!" Everyone screamed at some time.
"WHAT ARE WE?"
"DEMONS!"
I looked to the right and noticed Mejni, screaming along with the rest, fistbumping the air. I mimicked to him, "Do you want to die?" as we both stared at each other for a couple of seconds before the leader kept making its point.
"WHO ARE WE GOING TO RAPE?"
"HUMANS"
Talk about non-censored shit, this is vile behaviour.
"WHO ARE WE GOING TO RAPE AFTER THE HUMANS?"
"THE ANGELS!"
"NOW, GO EAT YOUR FOOD YOU DAMN USELESS BUNCH."
Everyone rushed into the big building, which, of course, was made of wood, making the low-budget feeling worse than in the cabin earlier.
When we came in, there were wooden plates, of course. I grabbed one, and the food was… mashed potatoes. What the fuck is it with this world and potatoes?
Something looking like an octopus with a chef's hat slammed down the potatoes on my plate and yelled:
"NEXT(BRAH)"
I got pushed to the side by some two-horned red bastard, and I looked around for where I could sit and saw Stella sitting all alone four tables away. Moved quickly to her table and sat down on the other side.
"What are you doing?"
"Eh, I sat down…here!" I answered, quite unsure why she would even ask, as we both looked the most alike in the dining area and were best to hang out with each other.
"The demons who smelled your human meat will challenge you in a moment for a battle royale, as the pet cannot intervene in that, you won't have a chance. Why would I be interested in talking to a dead human?"
That comment was the most helpful comment anyone has told me in two years.
"I don't have to accept this thing. Both sides need to accept, right?"
"If you are not aware, human, you are in the den of Demons. You only need to be challenged, so no acceptance is needed. You are not in the Valiant Kingdom; you are on the Demon's side." She said, making a mocking expression as if I were an idiot.
Someone tapped my shoulder as Mejni quickly jumped on my head and went down on the table. I turned around and saw a large red…Demon, I think it was a Demon as it had two horns.
"I, Tritor, challenge you." It said.
I just nodded with a smile.
"I told you!" Stella commented.
"NOW!" The Tritor red thingy commented, and everyone walked outside, cheering.
"Try not to get hit, find an opening, and then strike. That is all I can give you as advice because I do not know where you came from, and you are wearing a strange outfit."
I looked at her as if I had given up life. She has a freaking maid outfit and thinks I am strange wearing a suit.
We got up and moved outside as a small crowd in a circle cheered while the Tritor Demon flexed its body in a bragging way. The circle opened, and Stella pushed me into the middle while Tritor walked around me, making gestures. Well, I suppose demons can not be sophisticated around humans.
Stella touched my blazer from behind, started undressing me, then moved to the front and struggled a little to get the tie off before she looked surprised at my shirt.
"How do you…?" She asked.
I showed her how to unbutton the shirt, and she looked at it with concentration, like she was seeing it for the first time. She moved behind me and took off my shirt while Tritor danced around, doing shadowboxing, looking happy. Stella was touching my back, moving her hand around very gently. She moved to the front and saw my scars and got tears in her eyes.
"Who did this to you?"
I didn't want to answer, like it would help the situation I was in. The annoying red eyes did piss me off a little bit. That was not the child I brought with me. She touched around the scars in the front as Mejni had his mouth open on the ground, staring at me.
"Stop doing that, cat. I will kill you."
Stella grabbed him, and he did not resist. Did he know the outcome of this battle beforehand? Was his job not to make sure I reached the goal?
I looked at him, and he was smiling now; it was not a happy smile; there were evil intentions behind it.
Tritor reached out his right arm, and an axe came flying into the Demon's hand from the right, huh! That means this will not be an honest battle. It then put up its left hand, and a sword flew into it. What the Hell? I must have weapons, too. I reached out my right arm and waited… waited… waited. Nothing happened. I put out my left arm; no response. The cheering started as Tritor assumed a weird stance, ready to attack.
"KILL, KILL, KILL, KILL, KILL!" The crowd kept screaming.
I noticed Mejni cheering together with them.
"What the fuck are you cheering for, damn cat!"
Mejni stopped cheering and kept fistbumping the air. Why did they send the cat with me? It cheers against me.
"BEGIN!" Someone shouted, and Tritor leapt towards me, aiming the sword above its head and slashing downward. I managed to move right, avoiding the damage. It swung with the Axe and threw me backward down on the ground as it barely missed me. Tritor followed it up by swinging the Axe from above, and I crawled with my hands back as it hit between my legs. I kicked the tip of the Axe, so Tritor lost the grip on it and rolled back, getting up on my feet. Why is he not attacking?
"Flack…Fore!" Mejni uttered and pointed at my hand.
I noticed my right palm was on black fire, I clenched my fist, but the fire kept burning in my right palm, and I did not feel any pain from the fire.
Closed my fist several times, but the fire did not disappear; it was weak but looked stable at least.
"It can't be…WHO ARE YOU?" Stella yelled at me.
Tritor approached with the sword from above again, but I knew that and took two quick steps forward and grabbed the wrist, and it tried to swing with the Axe from the side, pulling my left knee up, hitting the wrist as I noticed the fire moving to the knee temporarily in the moment of impact. It dropped the Axe, and I followed with one more move, giving Tritor a knee while the Demon bent down in pain and released the sword. I grabbed the sword midair as the fire followed my every move, and I went down, making a low kick that sent the Demon sprawling onto its back. I quickly went down and grabbed its head with the sword, touching its throat. I went up with Tritor as the crowd became more hostile, and I backed away as most of them gathered in a half-circle, looking ready for an attack as they gathered weapons. Stella moved into the middle with a sword in her hand; she was too close. Mejni climbed up on my shoulder and made a hissing sound at the Demons.
"Why is everyone ready to attack me?" I asked Stella, who looked as if she were also preparing to attack me.
"The black fire, where did you get it from? You should not have any chance against Tritor. Are you cheating?" She asked.
What…cheating? How in the flying fuck did she turn on me so fast? What a bloody mess this will become. The need to kill to survive.
"Mejni. Prepare for battle." I said and slit the throat on Tritor, and before I could react, Stella, with a fast move, plunged the sword into the middle of my chest with so much power I flew backwards and everything around went dark as I rolled on the ground seeing grass. I touched my chest and noticed I was clothed, and there was no sword.
Saw the portal a couple of meters away as it disappeared. So we went through the portal in the impact. Well, it looks like the sun is about to rise in the area. Mejni looked happy, smiling with his tongue out from the side of his mouth.
"Stop smiling too much, you can get killed for that."
I slowly rose from the ground and kept moving forward, thinking the book must be broken, but why did I see the Maid?
Mejni climbed up on my shoulder as usual, and I didn't want to fight; it's enough for now.