CHAPTER 11
A NIGHTMARE COME TO LIFE
Dark began to lead Shadow out the door.
Espio tried to stop them, "Dark!" Then the man stepped in front of him. Espio stepped back. 'I have to save Shadow, but this ugly fucker is blocking the way.'
The man smirked, "You're going nowhere."
"Who are you?"
"I am Satar, the first demon of the fourteen demons. You can't stop us and you definitely won't stop me."
Charmy's wound was getting worse. He couldn't take the pain anymore, "I can't take it..." He then passed out on Tonya.
Tonya screamed, "Charmy!"
Satar then eyed the purple cat, "What's wrong, cat? Wanna join him?" He laughed as he walked up to her with his chainsaws still going. He then started to run up to her.
Tonya screamed loudly, "Espio!"
Espio then threw a shuriken star at his back.
Satar faced him without pain showing in his eyes, "You want some?"
"Leave Tonya alone", he said in a cold voice.
Satar ran up to him, "I'll tear off your limbs one by one!" He swung his chainsaws at Espio, but he moved before he could touch him.
Espio then took his gun and shot three rounds in the demon's arm.
The bullets went in his flesh, but he was standing there like nothing happened.
Espio's eyes widened, "What? He just stood there acting like nothing happened. Is he...immortal?"
The demon laughed once again, "Of course, us demons are for sure invincible."
The demon came at him again while Espio was taking out a knife from his belt pocket.
Before Espio could stab him, the demon came at him swinging his chainsaws at him.
The demon had finally got him in his arm.
Espio yelled in pain as the sharp chain dug deep in his flesh.
The group thought he was going to die because of his blood flying all around the room.
Espio then took the knife and stabbed the demon in his neck also cutting his necklace off without him noticing. As Espio stabbed the knife deeper in his neck Satar finally took his right chainsaw away from his arm. Espio fell to the floor with his arm on the edge of falling off. He held his injured arm, "...My arm..." he said in a hoarse voice.
Satar slung the blood from his right chainsaw. The blood splashed on the floor, "Two losers done for? Heh, that should be enough damage for the day." He then ran out the building.
Rouge saw his necklace on the floor and picked it up. She took a quick glance at it then quickly shoved it in her pocket without anyone noticing.
"Espio!" Vector shouted.
Rouge quickly rushed over to Espio's bleeding body. "Are you okay, Espio?"
Espio had tears emerging from his eyes, "My arm...I don't think I can make it..." He then passed out in his own blood.
Later Espio had awoken in a white sheeted bed in a big room with operating tools on the table beside him. He saw a purple cat look into his eyes with worry, "Espio, are you all right?" She said in a low voice.
Espio moaned a bit, "Tonya, is that you?"
The purple cat nodded, "You're in the hospital. You doing okay?"
Espio looked at his arm wrapped in gauze, "Not really. My arm hurts like hell."
"I'm sure it does. That was a close call. If the cut got any deeper then the doctor would have to cut off your arm and replace it with a metal one."
Espio sighed and was grateful that the cut was extremely deep, "That's a relief. Wait, where's Charmy? Is he safe?"
"Calm down, Es. He's next door to you, he's safe."
"I'm glad he's okay, but damn I'm just not strong enough...not like Shadow. It's my fault he got away. I'm such a weakling."
Tonya put her hand on his, "You're not weak, Espio. You're the strongest guy I know."
"Really?"
She nodded, "Don't stop being the ninja I love."
Espio blushed, "You...like me?"
She leaned over to him and kissed his forehead. Afterwards she began to leave the room leaving Espio's face in a bright red.