Sayonara Solitaire
Chapter 3: Demon Savior
Marc looked at Rosette while she was driving.
"Is she always like this?" Marc asked Chrono.
Chrono gave a single nod, not even looking at Marc.
"What?" Marc said, flipping his hair to the side.
"...Be quiet for a minute, I'm trying to think," Chrono replied.
"...It's because I'm Asian, isn't it?" Marc asked.
"WHAT!? No!" Chrono yelled. "Of course not!"
"So now the Asian has to shut up and you can talk ALL you want!" Marc screamed.
"SHUT UP, BOTH OF YOU!" Rosette yelled.
Both Chrono and Marc shut up and began sitting in the same position, thinking.
"What's with her?" Marc whispered.
"She's always like this when we have to-"
Chrono paused as the car was knocked down, on its side. It crashed onto the side, so it wasn't on the road. Marc kicked upwards, kicking the door off the car and getting out.
"Rosette, are you alright?" he asked, helping Rosette out.
"Yeah, I'm fine," Rosette replied.
Chrono got out, wondering why no one asked him.
"Aren't you gonna ask if I'm-"
"Shut up, there's something there," Marc said.
"Damn it," Rosette said, looking down and seeing her skirt slightly torn.
Marc's eyes lit up for a minute, but he shook his head and looked forward. Something was in the bushes and Marc could sense it.
Suddenly, a man with red hair, large claws, and horns jumped out of the bushes and slashed Marc at the cheek. Marc backed away and looked up at the man, whose eyes were flashing between green and red.
"Oni," Marc said, silently, taking out his katana.
Rosette put her hand on Marc's and slid the sword back into the sheath.
"Use that when you're out of ammo," she said, giving Marc a gun.
Three smaller oni came out of the bushes, carrying spears and shields. The larger one looked at the gun and laughed as he lunged at Marc, screeching. Marc jumped out of the way and spun the gun. When he stopped, he shot at the larger oni. He moved out of the way and made a smaller oni get shot.
"I can't use this damn thing Rosette, I'm not gonna risk my life to reload a stupid gun!" Marc shouted, throwing the gun to Rosette and whipping out his katana.
"Japanese, I presume?" the leader asked, laughing.
"Yes...half-oni in fact," Marc replied, with a wicked grin.
Even though the oni was pure blooded, he was still astonished. The large oni shook his head and lunged at Marc, who slid out of the way without moving his feet.
"Gotta do better than that," Marc said, giving a cold stare and leaping with his sword swinging through the air.
"MARC!" Rosette yelled as the smaller oni surrounded her.
"Rosette, you can take care of them!" Marc shouted. "I need to do this!"
Marc turned to face the large oni again.
"Ready?" Marc asked, laughing and slashing the large oni in half.
The large oni came back together and bulged a bit.
"Beating you already," Marc said, making a small sound showing his disappointment. "I thought pure bloods would be stronger than little old me."
"BE QUIET, HALF-BLOOD!" the large oni screamed, kicking at Marc.
Marc moved back due to the impact of the kick. He waved the sword around in the air and ran at the large oni, slicing it in half.
"...Damn pure-bloods," Marc said, sighing and putting his sword back into the sheath. "Well, I think that settles-"
Marc looked at Rosette who was held up to a corner and was being toyed with. The small demons were also poking Rosette in certain "places".
"Marc, HELP!" she called out, now crying.
Marc look at Rosette, who was helpless. He felt something inside him flicker. Marc's hair rose into the air and his incisors grew sharper. He lost all sense and sanity within him. He began screaming and yelling as he lashed out at the small oni, ripping them to shreds with his hands and slicing them all.
"HOW DARE YOU!?" Marc yelled.
Chrono was a few feet away. He was knocked out by the small oni who hit him with their shields. When he opened his eyes, they widened due to the fact that he saw what Marc was doing to the oni.
Marc stopped once the oni were dead. He looked at Rosette, who was sitting in the corner, staring in awe. As she was doing so, Marc moved his bloody hand forward, waiting for Rosette to take it. As she did, Marc opened his mouth.
"Let's...go back," he said slowly, walking away.
Rosette followed, but Chrono stayed there. He looked at Marc, who was a potential threat to not only the Magdalene Order, but Rosette.