The Demon Lord, Haruko- Chapter Twenty
"I bet you're wondering how I survived, aren't you?"
Jet was out of words. Haruko was alive! It had to be impossible.
The demon grinned as he advanced a few steps forward. "I guess I'll start by saying that my absorption technique saved me. I was able to consume the energy of your weaponry and most of the life force of your friend. That was used to sustain me as I implanted myself in Miss Maxwell's conscious."
"You slime," Jet remarked, making Haruko chuckle. "Perhaps, but we two are no different. I'm sure you yourself have killed before, and besides, you're a Drifter. Aren't you supposed to do anything it takes to survive?"
Haruko was correct, Jet knew he was. He had killed before, but he never thought of it in that sense. You had to kill to survive?
Haruko smirked. "Yes, but now we move on. It's amazing, Miss Maxwell here has massive amounts of demonic energy. It's as if countless demons are inside of her. But you know, this power will be all mine."
"What?"
"It's simple. Currently I'm weak, pathetic, but I'm able to absorb every bit of this energy. It will propel me to my perfection, allowing me to unleash the Forbidden Energy!"
"What the Hell do you mean?!" Jet asked angrily. Haruko began to laugh. "I will absorb this energy and reach my full strength. Only then will be able to unleash the Forbidden Energy and survive. The Forbidden Energy could decimate this planet. That is how powerful it is, very dangerous and restricted. It was meant to contain my power and seal me in that mask. Yes, those fools have contributed to their downfall!"
A moment passed before a massive tremor occurred. It seemed to rock the entire continent. Then suddenly, another tremor occurred, however, this one did not stop.
"What the Hell?!" Gallows yelled from the room as Todd stood up quickly. The house felt as if it were going to fall at any moment.
"Now Mr. Enduro, I will absorb this energy and free myself from this useless body!"
The quake grew stronger as dark energy sprouted from the ground. Virginia's eyes sunk back into her skull as multiple beams of dark energy sprouted from her skin.
The beams then combined, creating a large flash of darkness, which lasted a few moments.
Jet shielded his eyes, the light burning his skin and bone.
One final flash occurred before the display was finished, leaving an unconscious Virginia lying on the ground. A bleak mist floated above her, a horrible aura emanating from it.
Jet froze, unable to move. He felt fear growing within him, but why fear? Why was he growing so fearful of the mist before him.
"Hello Mr. Enduro. It'll take a few hours before I'm able to compress all of this magnificent power. However, I have one place I need to be right now. If you feel the need to try and stop me, come to the Tower of Saints, which lies northeast of here. However, I doubt you'll have an easy time finding it though!"
The mist then dissipated, leaving Jet in shock.
He slowly brought his gaze down to normal level and proceeded to kneel down beside Virginia.
"Virginia, you okay?"
The girl blinked a few times, attempting to correct her vision as she slowly sat up.
"Jet? What happened?"
"I'll explain later," Jet replied as he helped the girl up and returned to Clive's home.
(Yep, this chapter was a short one.)
"I bet you're wondering how I survived, aren't you?"
Jet was out of words. Haruko was alive! It had to be impossible.
The demon grinned as he advanced a few steps forward. "I guess I'll start by saying that my absorption technique saved me. I was able to consume the energy of your weaponry and most of the life force of your friend. That was used to sustain me as I implanted myself in Miss Maxwell's conscious."
"You slime," Jet remarked, making Haruko chuckle. "Perhaps, but we two are no different. I'm sure you yourself have killed before, and besides, you're a Drifter. Aren't you supposed to do anything it takes to survive?"
Haruko was correct, Jet knew he was. He had killed before, but he never thought of it in that sense. You had to kill to survive?
Haruko smirked. "Yes, but now we move on. It's amazing, Miss Maxwell here has massive amounts of demonic energy. It's as if countless demons are inside of her. But you know, this power will be all mine."
"What?"
"It's simple. Currently I'm weak, pathetic, but I'm able to absorb every bit of this energy. It will propel me to my perfection, allowing me to unleash the Forbidden Energy!"
"What the Hell do you mean?!" Jet asked angrily. Haruko began to laugh. "I will absorb this energy and reach my full strength. Only then will be able to unleash the Forbidden Energy and survive. The Forbidden Energy could decimate this planet. That is how powerful it is, very dangerous and restricted. It was meant to contain my power and seal me in that mask. Yes, those fools have contributed to their downfall!"
A moment passed before a massive tremor occurred. It seemed to rock the entire continent. Then suddenly, another tremor occurred, however, this one did not stop.
"What the Hell?!" Gallows yelled from the room as Todd stood up quickly. The house felt as if it were going to fall at any moment.
"Now Mr. Enduro, I will absorb this energy and free myself from this useless body!"
The quake grew stronger as dark energy sprouted from the ground. Virginia's eyes sunk back into her skull as multiple beams of dark energy sprouted from her skin.
The beams then combined, creating a large flash of darkness, which lasted a few moments.
Jet shielded his eyes, the light burning his skin and bone.
One final flash occurred before the display was finished, leaving an unconscious Virginia lying on the ground. A bleak mist floated above her, a horrible aura emanating from it.
Jet froze, unable to move. He felt fear growing within him, but why fear? Why was he growing so fearful of the mist before him.
"Hello Mr. Enduro. It'll take a few hours before I'm able to compress all of this magnificent power. However, I have one place I need to be right now. If you feel the need to try and stop me, come to the Tower of Saints, which lies northeast of here. However, I doubt you'll have an easy time finding it though!"
The mist then dissipated, leaving Jet in shock.
He slowly brought his gaze down to normal level and proceeded to kneel down beside Virginia.
"Virginia, you okay?"
The girl blinked a few times, attempting to correct her vision as she slowly sat up.
"Jet? What happened?"
"I'll explain later," Jet replied as he helped the girl up and returned to Clive's home.
(Yep, this chapter was a short one.)