Chapter 5

The huntI don't own the shield hero or doom(guy).From now on it will be permanently doomguy's perspective unless told otherwise. Also, I know Raphtalia is a racoon, just from an outer perspective it looks like a cat(for now anyways)

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Knight:"That's right demon! You will be hunted, caught and put to death! HA HA HA!"

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This guy… talks too much…

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I pulled out my pistol and blew his head up, the others whimpering as their comrade's brains showered over them.

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Naofumi:"We should go! Before the town guards come!"

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I nodded my head and ran beside the speeding carriage, leaving behind the mass carnage behind. We stopped at a river to quickly rest and eat. As the kid, bird and princess were scouting ahead, me and the cat were guarding after the cart.

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Raphtalia:"Try a sandwich Doomslayer-san!"

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Doomguy:"No… need..."

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Raphtalia:"Try just one!!

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The cat woman suddenly sprints up as she grabs the sides of my helmet. I stood there with a unamused aura as she struggled to pull it off.

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Raphtalia:"Why won't it come off!"

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She pouted and began to walk back to the group.

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Doomguy:"Wait…"

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I slowly take off my helmet revealing my face. Normally, I would never take it off at the chance of an attack but it seemed unnecessary considering how weak these guys were so far.

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Raphtalia:"D...D..Doom Slayer-san!"

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The cat turns red as I walked towards her. I lightly took the sandwich and took a bite.

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Delicious…

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I smiled and reached out to pat her head.

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Naofumi: "Guys, come over here quickly!"

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2 inches away from her head I stopped my hand and looked to the side to see the kid motioning towards us.

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Naofumi: "Come take a look."

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The tone of his voice seemed serious. I put on my helmet and followed the kid, the cat woman following close behind. We looked from the bushes to see a town. A large crowd was gathered around a stage. A guy with a scroll was reading to the crowd

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Scroll guy: "The shield demon, along with his accomplices, for heinous crimes and the summoning of the demon, is declared a wanted criminal. The reward will be…"

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Naofumi: "Damn, looks like we will have to lay low for a while. We'll have to do something about that suit of yours. Can you take it off?"

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Doomguy: No

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Naofumi: Ok… You and Raphtalia can wear these for now.

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He pulled out two musty cloaks and handed them to us. I didn't really have a problem with that so I wore it over my armor. We went around the town and was in a forest until we heard the bird girl cry out.

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Firo: EEEK!

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We rushed out with our cloaks and found ourselves surrounded by about 15 people with swords.

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These people don't look like knights, their blades are chipped and scratched, not to mention their dirty leather armour.

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???:"Give us all your money and nobody has to get hurt."

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I see… these guys are just common thieves

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Thief:" Hey, give us the money or the big one gets it!"

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One of them ran up behind me, pointed their sword at my throat and yelled at the kid.

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Thief: "What's the matter big guy, aren't you afraid?"

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Thief 2: "Looks like he's too afraid to even speak!"

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The group of thieves laughed as my party and I quickly saw the opening and attacked them without hesitation.

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Thief 1: "Ha..! Ha..! Ha..! HERK!"

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Snap

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I grabbed the thief behind me by the throat and squeezed. His neck snapping was easily heard as I threw his limp body towards 3 others, making them stumble. I rushed towards them to grab one by the head to throw him into a tree, breaking his nose before lifting my boot and stomping on his head, instantly crushing everything from the neck up. Blood spewing on the tree, suit, and visor, I faced the thief next to him.

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He quickly slashed at me diagonally. I ducked and closed the distance. He tried to thrust the sword at my stomach but I caught his arm, catching him by surprise as I used that moment to tear off his arm, causing him to scream out in pain, before slamming it into his face. As he fell down, his arm missing as well blood pouring from his orifices, the third one managed to recover from the display.

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Thief 3: "Die!"

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He swung his rusty sword using every bit of his strength.

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ca-CHINK

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Thief 3: "…"

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He looked at his sword in shock. It broke off cleanly from the hilt, landing on the now bloody grass.

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Thief 3: "How did you…"

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That was all he could say before uppercutting his head from his body, eventually buckling his knees and collapsing. His head landing on top of his back.

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Thief 4:" D..don't be afraid! Regroup and attack the monster!"

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About 5 of them managed to get together and were tightly packed against each other. I grinned inside my suit and tossed something over to them. It flew in an arc and right into the middle of the bandits.

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Thief 4: "Huh? What the h.."

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Boom

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Body parts, blood and bones were strewn everywhere, coating everything within 3 meters red, as the grenade blasted shrapnel at point blank range into the thieves bodies.

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The coast seemed to be clear so I turned my head to check on the others.

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The bandit's seem to be easily swaying into confusion from the constant attacks from the cat g… no... Raphtalia. The kid… Naofumi seems to be mostly on defence, despite his "abilities."

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Thief 5:" NOBODY MOVE!"

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A thief came out of the carriage with a slightly whimpering princess.

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Thief 5:"MOVE AND I'LL SLICE HER THROAT OPEN!"

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Knowing that fact I whipped out my pistol and shot the sword in his hand.

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Melty:"EEP!"

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Thief 5:"GAHHH!!!"

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It melted the grip of the sword as the thief screamed as the skin on his hand slightly evaporated. He slumped on the deck of the carridge as I approached him.

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Thief 5: You… YOU COULD HAVE SHOT HER! SHE WAS YOUR COMRADE! YOUR EQUAL!"

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Doomguy:"I… have no equals."

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I finally charged up my pistol and blasted off his head, blood squirting out from what was left of a head. I threw the thief's body aside as I stared at the trembling princess.

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"Come on… We're done here"

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We continued on after piling all the bodies off the road. After a while we stop (probably at the edge of the border) to see a battalion's worth of armoured knights patrolling our path.

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The kid and his friends could probably escape unnoticed. The only problem is with the little princess… and me.

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Suddenly, a hand tapped both me and the kid on the back. I whipped out my shotgun and pointed it at a soldier.

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Soldier:Woah! Don't fire! I'm on your side!

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It was one of the soldiers the kid was commanding when I got here. I put away my weapon as the soldier began talking.

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Soldier: "It's crazy! Most of the army are looking for you guys. It's going to be impossible to sneak across the border without taking a road!"

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Naofumi: Damn that trash king, is he trying to cripple his military?! Can you help us?

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Soldier: Yeah, it's the least I can do. Follow me

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So he isn't seen as a bad guy to everyone, unlike me.

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We were led to a giant horse-drawn cart filled with straw.

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Soldier: Come on, get inside. If you hide yourself well enough you could get past the checkpoint.

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Everyone except me and the kid hid inside the cart of hay. We were passing through when one of the wizards noticed the shield on the kid.

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Wizard: THERE! THE CART OF HAY!!

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The others sprang out from the hay, ready to fight. I pulled out my trusty DB and checked the ammo.

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Unknown: Stay back! We'll handle this!

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An arrogant looking person with a blond ponytail and a spear showed up and puffed out his chest. Beside him was a short, white haired kid with a bow. Bringing up the rear was a kid that looked similar to the shield, the only difference being that he has a sword.

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We all took a battle position and got ready to fight.

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Spear hero: "Be ready to be cleansed demon!"

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TIME TO RIP AND TEAR

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*Bonus: Aftermath of 2nd battle, 3rd person perspective

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Traveller: "Oh god, I'm so thirsty…"

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After being raided by bandits he managed to escape. However, that meant abandoning all his supplies. He wobbled down the field, searching for some water when he found it. A lake, on the outskirts of the capital! He rushed towards it, desperate for the moist, delicious liquid, when he stopped on the edge.

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Traveller:" What the…"

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The lake was floating with dead fish. Not only the normal ones but a few demonic ones that had a strong resistance to poison. Now that he looked at the water, he noticed a slightly red hinge in the water.

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What kind of poison must it have been to even repel the beasts? Not only that but the flies as well!

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What turned the lake into poison didn't seem to be recent, yet the fish have no signs of rotting.

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Traveller: "I must report this!"

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The discovery was reported to the kingdom where the lake was now dubbed 'The lake of heaven's judgement'. No one dared to near the pond, as its effects were clear to even the beasts. Any container trying to contain the water would instantly corrode. The king's alchemist's were in a state of confusion.

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Alchemist: "One thing is clear, the someone or something is surely powerful!"

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Meanwhile, Doom Guy felt a chill behind his back before continuing to clean his weapon.

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Just a bit of friendship and action between the characters. I am not going to Doomguy x Raphtalia because we(the union of weebs) need to protecc her. Idk if I will pair anyone with Doomguy (cuz I'm bad with romance.) Thx for the suggestions and comments!