Author Note: This chapter takes place at the same time as the last chapter.
A Moment in Yoko's Past
Chapter Eight
By Ronin S. Oath
"Well, well, well… Look what we have here," a massive demon hisses as he and his four buddies surround Higan.
The skinnier one in the group steps up to Higan. "He don't look like any demons we've come cross yet…"
A green-colored smirking demon appears to Higan's right. "Are you a Halfling, little one?"
Higan glares daggers at the smirking demon, refusing to answer.
"He don't smell like no demon either," adds the skinnier one, leaning forwards towards Higan.
The green-colored demon's smirk widens. "Then it's a pathetic little human."
"Let us have fun with it… Let us make it scream," pleads the palest demon. "Its kind screams well…"
"I'm not human, nor am I a Halfling," Higan says barely above a whisper.
"Not a human, eh?" inquires the green-colored demon. "Then what are ya?"
"That's none of your concern," Higan answers, turning away from the demon group, ready to walking away.
"No ya don't," the palest demon screeches, grabbing Higan by the shoulder and pulling him towards him. "We haven't had our fun yet."
The massive demon, along with another demon of equal size, burst into a laughing fit.
Higan grabs the pale arm, crushing it within his grasp causing the pale demon to whither in pain. "Never touch me!" he growls out before breaking the demon's arm.
With a scream, the palest demon backs away from Higan as the skinnier one steps forward.
"Do you want to die?" Higan inquires, his wine-red eyes lighting up with unnatural flames.
"We out number you, even with out this weakling," the skinny demon replies, gesturing over to the pale demon. "But just because he's weak, don't expect us to be." With that, the skinny demon nods towards the paler demon that is instantly engulfed in flames.
"And I take it that you're a fire demon."
"That's right."
"You should know you don't stand a chance."
The skinny demon glares down at Higan. "Haven't you listened to anything I just said?"
"I have," Higan answers with a shrug. "But just because you outnumber me, doesn't mean I can't defeat you."
"Oh really now?"
"Quit fooling around, and kill him already," the green-colored demon growls out, no longer smirking.
"Fine, fine," grumbles the skinny demon, lighting his hand in flames. "You will pay for what you did to Shihar."
"If I remember correctly, I only broke his arm… It was you who killed him."
With a roar, the skinny demon throws himself at Higan, letting loss his fire. But when the fire came within damaging distance, Higan disappears. The skinny demon stands up, looking around perplexed. "What happened to-" Before he can finish, a black sword slashes through his chest, cutting him in two.
"That was easy," Higan says, as the black blade evaporates from his hand.
The other three demons stare on in shock.
The green-colored one is the first to speak. "You're… You're a…"
"That's right," Higan whispers, leering at the green demon. "I'm a shadow class. Now who's next?"
"T-this is too much for me," the green-colored demon stumbles. "I'm getting out of here!"
Just as the green-colored demon runs off, the two largest demons step forward.
"Two against one? That's hardly fair," Higan mumbles with a pout.
The so-called leader of the group pulls an ax from his side just as the other retrieves a spear.
"And weapons too... Guess you never heard of a fair fight."
"No one fights fair," the second demon growls out.
"Quiet!" commands the leader, before launching himself towards Higan.
With a yelp, Higan jumps to the side just as the ax lands where he'd been standing.
Both demons charge.
Taking note of his chances, Higan retreats. Unlucky enough for him, the rugged-looking demons stay on his trail. 'Just my luck! I try to find leads on Yoko and I end up being ambushed by these two!' Suddenly, Higan notices he is trapped between the way he is trying to escape and a large cliff.
"Well, well, well," grunts the leader, "looks like you don't know you're way around these parts too well."
Higan takes a deep breath, turning around as quickly as he can, and take a head dive at the leader.
They fight for what seems like hours, but what is truly only a few minutes.
Higan barely misses a spear as it is thrown at him, before he takes a silver string from his pocket, wrapping it around each of his index fingers, and preparing for an attack.
The leader laughs at Higan's little weapon, and attacks with his ax once more.
As Higan dodges the falling ax, he captures the leader's head within the string, and yanks it straight until the leader's head pops off of the body with a satisfying shik. Higan glares towards the last muscular demon. "Well?"
Grunting, the muscular demon charges towards Higan, his eyes glowing with anger. "You'll pay for this, shadow!"
Higan re-adjusts the string weapon on his index fingers, slightly shrugging his shoulders at the other demon's comment. "I don't see what I have to pay for," he states calmly as he dodges the muscular demon's spear. "You are the ones who attacked me, so I have every right to kill you for that."
"We'll see who's gonna die!"
Just as the demon raises his spear to strike, Higan sinks into the shadows, appearing a moment later, directly above the demon. Higan thrusts the thin wire straight through the demon's middle, before the demon even has a chance to blink. "Look's as if you were the one to die," Higan calmly replies as the muscular demon falls to the ground.
"That was very impressive."
To Be Continued…
