Chapter 20
Sprx ran through the darkness outside Maria's territory. He wasn't sure whether to fear for his life or laugh and grin. Neither Maria nor Ygrene was paying attention to where they were going. Maria didn't even realize Ygrene was following. Saga was easily keeping up, basically jogging, really. He just wanted to see what had happened and where this was going. He was wondering why they were leaving Maria's territory, but he assumed that Maria knew what she was doing. That, unfortunately, was not the case.
If only Eganrac had been the only demon in the land of the dead, it may have been safe. However, now that the big baddie was out of the way, lesser monsters were coming out of the woodwork. To make matters worse, they could sense that Maria was a demonslayer. A demonslayer who was vulnerable.
A blast of energy was fired directly at Maria. Saga, as the only one who saw it, rushed forward, grabbed her, and jumped, getting them both out of the way. Ygrene forgot about his model and turned towards the new threat. Sprx followed suit, but he looked up really quickly first. Saga landed, still hanging onto Maria. For the first time, he fully noticed that she was just wearing a towel, and he let go, blushing slightly. He focused his attention on where the shot had come from. Whoever had attacked was being cautious, but Saga rushed over where the blast had come from and looked around.
As soon as Saga left, several monsters attacked. Maria used her telekinesis, and Sprx used his Magno Ball Blazer, but the creatures were numerous and agile. Ygrene fired a huge blast and managed to hit one before it could get out of the way. It flew off and crashed into something; it was knocked out. The big dragon was about to try that again when four or five of the demons struck him at once. By combining their powers, one was able to possess Ygrene. His eyes went dark and he turned his head towards Sprx and Maria. Licking is fangs, he went after the red monkey. The first time, Maria threw the salami, which se still had for some reason, into his mouth, and the dragon swallowed it in a single gulp. However, Maria couldn't leave the rest of the demons to keep attacking. She had to hope that Sprx could outrun Ygrene until the dragon was able to force the evil spirit away and regain control.
Meanwhile, Saga was having troubles of his own. He had fallen into a trap, and there were countless monsters around him. Apparently, they considered him and Maria to be the primary threats among the group. Saga put up a shield and trued to come up with a plan. After a moment, he broke his shield, causing a flash. He jumped backwards, blasting at the demons that had been around him. Then, he was struck with a conundrum. He could go back to Maria's territory, where Vrust had doubled back to when they exited in the first place and there was more room to get out of the way. He could get help from Vrust and maybe get a weapon, which would allow him to save energy while fighting. But he couldn't leave the others!
"I should have kept on traveling alone," muttered Saga.He turned and headed back towards where he had left the others.
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