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~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~* (Rune's POV)

I walked for about an hour before I ran into trouble. Or actually I bumped into it. I hadn't been paying attention to where I was walking and had walked right into a demon standing on the path.

He was just as startled as I was, but quickly recovered. We fought.

He drove in with his sword and I just barely blocked when he kicked me with his leg. I flew to the side and slammed into a nearby tree. I fell to the ground and just barely got my sword up in another block, as he slashed downwards. I didn't have time to go offensive and it was taking all my energy to stay defensive. Finally, I managed to land one blow on him. One that severed his head from his neck. It wasn't pretty.

A piece of paper slid out of his pocked as his headless body slumped to the ground.

The paper said Go north twenty paces.

So I did.

It took me about another half-hour to reach the spot. It was a small clearing that held two demons in it. I fought them much as I had fought the first one. Staying on the defensive.

Only this time I got lucky because it seemed that the demons had never fought together and weren't coordinated. They attacked me separately and were easy do defeat. That was because when I ducked, their swords slashed into each other. Killing the other instantly.

Two more notes appeared where their body's had lain.

The first note said

Very good. Now 30 paces west and 20 north

The second note said Your friend has a low threshold for pain. His screams delight me.

(Normal POV) Upon reading that, Rune's eyes flashed black before returning back to normal.

He quickly got up and started walking. He followed the directions until he came to a large field that held 5 demons. Without so much as blinking Rune dashed through them, and, slashing with his sword, tore them to pieces.

Only a single note appeared where the demons had formerly been.

It said Getting better.

The chase went on for 6 more days. Every time Rune battled a demon he found a piece of paper that gave him directions to the next battle.

(Meanwhile)

Rath was getting bored. He only saw his captor once or twice, and only for brief moments.

He wandered around trying to figure a way out. He thought back to when he had first tried to escape and winced. (Flashback)

'I know I'll just think of going outside that way I can escape. Mmmm, outside, outside, outside'

"Aha. The door."

He went over to the door and opened it. It showed the outside. Rath immediately walked through the door only to be jolted, and shocked back into the room.

There the figure stood, smirking at him. "Told you so." It said, before vanishing.

(End Flashback)

Rath shuddered. It had taken him almost a day to get up the strength, just to sit up. He wouldn't try that again in a hurry.

Rath grimaced, just who was this mysterious guy that was after Rune anyway?

Rath decided that he had had enough of sitting around. He wanted to slay some demons. So, walking up to the door he thought about demons. When he stepped through the door he looked around and saw about fifty demons lying around; all of them were dead.

He started backing away only to jump when he was grabbed from behind. It was the mysterious guy. The magician marched Rath out of the room through the door. They went to the large room that Rath had been deposited in. On one side of the wall there were some manacles dangling. The magician hooked Rath up and stood back.

Try as he might Rath couldn't get free. He stopped struggling when he noticed that every time he moved it stole his strength. He glared at the magician and cursed at him.

The magician just smiled and sat down in a chair to wait for Rune's arrival. It was time to battle, and awaken the impertinent youngster. After all, he was the last of his kind, even though he didn't know it.

Manjar glanced around. Yes he would enjoy torturing the young dragon. Adding his strength to the backup supply that he always had handy. After all, Vampires needed a lot of energy to control.

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