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(A/N: And with this chapter the plot truly begins. I hope you all enjoy the concept. Talk to you guys later.)
Dante Watterson: Thank you .
Chapter 4: Of demons and devils
"You know…you really ought to know your limitations," A deep raspy voice laced with benevolent intent echoed from the crater left by the creature's entrance. It stood tall at 7 feet, had a gray skin tone that could be associated with death, a long tail that split into two about half way down, black antlers sprouting from the top of its exposed skull, which was the only part of its body that wasn't covered in flesh, and a skull in a similar shape as a horse's would be. The sight of this deathly creature frightened the teens, but they had forced their way through such fear before. "I honestly didn't expect to find a bunch of humans, and younglings none the less. I would've sooner thought that it would've been those meddlesome crystal gems," The beastly creature said with a battle ready look. The team stayed still with anticipation. They didn't quite know what to make of their current situation. This thing was obviously smart and could strategize; this would end up being a scale tipping factor later on. "Honestly when I heard that you were capturing my pawns I thought that my hearing had left me for good. Look I'm not ready to draw attention to myself just yet, and I'm sure that the result of your parents finding your lifeless and mangled corpses at their front doors would have the opposite of the desired effect. So I'm going to offer you the chance to run away and if you're not crazy you'll take that opportunity." Sour clutched his blade tightly in his hand.
"Not crazy; fearless!" he cried as he swung the blade at the intelligent gem beast from behind. It side stepped and caught Sour's arm in an effortless grip that felt like it was about to snap his forearm in half. He let out a pained scream as he dropped his machete into his left hand, and swings it at its arm. The blade bounced back as if it had just been slammed against a sheet of steel. It looked down at its prey with empty sockets; the gaze made Sour feel like he couldn't move. He was more scared in that moment than he had ever been in his entire life. The gaze was broken by Sadie who had lunged at the creature with her spear in hand. The tip of the spear connected with the creature's chest plate mid-air, and the weight was sufficient enough to knock it back and let go of Sours arm. This attack was coordinated proof of which being that Buck was standing behind the creature waiting for Sadie to catch him off guard; while it fell backwards Buck swung his axe straight at the back of its neck. It connected but scraped along until reach its right antler which was sliced clean off, but did no damage to the head. Once it regained its balance it through Sadie away from itself, and turned to face the whelp who had just dared to disfigure him. Buck swung again, this time with the creature catching it in mid-swing and ripping the axe from the teen's hand. Buck attempted to back up before the gem beast swung the handle into his side, which sent him flying into the side of Jenny's car. He shifted slightly but could not move of his own volition, he felt as if he could not breathe, or that he was being drowned and lit on fire at the same time.
"A creature that has retained its intelligence and relies on this to recruit pawns and strategize against its opponent codename: Jersey Devil," Ron spoke aloud, drawing Jersey's attention. He stared the armed teen down, and let out a dark chuckle.
"Hahahaha, you know what? I like the sound of that name, but you've got one thing wrong. I don't rely on anybody!" Jersey said in a completely different voice that sounded like an incarnation of hell itself as it charged Ron with murderous intent. Ron braised himself and took the stance that all of the samurai from his anime does. Jersey raided its clawed hands only to be stopped a mere two feet away from Ron by the sensation of cold steel restraining it by the neck.
"Run away, Ron!" Jenny shouted from behind Jersey. It grasped the chain against its neck and pulled as hard as it could, sending Jenny flying through the air, and slamming her against its back. She tried to gather herself off the ground, but could not do so before Jersey spun around and kicked her away. She didn't move after that, just lie there and hold her ribs. Jersey looked to Lars who had three arrows aimed at its head; he took in a deep breath. Lars released the arrows, which sliced through the air until Jersey let out a horrible screech that sounded like a cross between radio static and whale song. The sound waves traveled in a straight path, knocking the arrows out of the air and then hitting Lars. First he fell to his knees and held his hears, then as the attack continued blood seeped from the corners of his eyes and out from under his palms until he finally passed out. With its attention on someone else Ron took the opportunity to jump up and hang from the handle and back of the blade on his katana; usually this would have the effect of a dull guillotine; messy but still effective, though in this case the legendary blade did nothing. Jersey reached behind its back and held Ron in front of him by the neck.
"And tell me puny human, what trick do you have up your sleeve?" it spoke in a sultry voice. Ron ran his hand along his belt desperately trying to find the right object. Finally he pulled out a knife with a black stone blade and a rough material for a handle. He reached up and stabbed Jersey in its right shoulder, unlike all attacks before it this one penetrated deep into his flesh, causing it to reel back in horrific pain. Jersey dropped Ron and scrambled to take the knife out of him, every second it was in him felt like he was being stabbed again. He held the knife in front of its face. "What manner of weapon is this?" The horrifying beast asked out loud more to itself than Ron.
"A black obsidian blade with a coral handle. A weapon said to be the only thing capable of SLAYING DEMONS LIKE YOU!" He shouted passionately before spitting out a little blood. Jersey scowled at the human, and threw the knife right into his left thigh. He let out a pained shriek.
"No matter, you're all incapacitated and are unable to fight off the inevitable any longer," It picked Sadie up by the throat. "I think that I'll finish you off first," Sadie was unconscious and could put up no struggle.
"NO, SADIEEE!" Ronaldo cried out in hopes of a miracle. Jersey pulled his free hand back, readying it for a quick execution. At the last second a horrible burning on his full hand caused him to drop the blond girl. It cradled his hand and looked up to see the sun's light almost upon him.
"Tsk, daybreak. It seems as though I must leave you for now. Have fun with the rest of your day," He said mockingly and full of venom before jumping out of sight just as easily as it jumped into sight. Ronaldo took a moment to compose himself. Everyone was unconscious, everyone was injured, there's a gem beast about to reform, and there's no way that people aren't going to ask why there's a giant hole in the road; nothing he couldn't handle.
(A/N: I poured my heart out in this chapter. You would not believe how good this is for me. Please review and follow. See you next time! Peace )