Chapter 34 Demigods
I charged at the closest one, and buried my blade deep into its flesh. The blade went clear through the left side of its chest, cracking through its ribs and exiting its body clear on the other side. The creature roared in anger, and bit into my shoulder with its gigantic mouth. I cried out in pain, and pulled the sword back out of its body. I then stabbed it back in again, this time through the left side of its chest. It shrieked, and roared as blood poured out of the wound. I had pierced the heart. I yanked my blade out, and the fish man tumbled over, dead. But there were more still to come. I turned to another, which leapt at me. I dodged it, and it went tumbling across the ground.
Captain Bates and Kai both opened fire upon it. Their bullets shattered through its skin, causing it to cry out in pain. Kai and the Captain stopped, and the creature tried feebly to get to its feet. When it got up, it staggered toward the four of us. Captain Bates shot it again, this time in the head. The shot pierced its eye, and the creature fell backwards, clutching its face with its fin. It died shortly afterwards. Another one attacked Gotz, who killed it by hacking at its neck with his axe. Another one ran towards me. I swung my sword, and cut a long slash upon the top of its nose.
It bellowed in anger, and snapped at my head. I knew that if it could get my neck between its jaws it would be all over for me. For it had a massive mouth, measuring probably two feet in diameter. And its teeth were razor sharp. I swung my sword again, this time slashing a long scratch just below the neck. The creature was nimble, and it leapt to the side, and then shot at my arm. It's teeth sunk into my flesh, and I screamed. It tightened its grip upon my arm, and I knew it would bite it off if it was able to, so I began viciously hacking at its head with my sword.
But that didn't work. So, I turned the blade around, and stabbed it through the creature's eye. It released my arm, and fell backwards, crying out in pain as it died. I pulled my sword back out of its eye. I then looked at my wounded arm. It hung loosely at my side, with a deep cut going right through it. The pain was incredible. I pulled a cloth out of my pocket, and tied it around the wound. It was then that I saw the Kappa standing behind us, watching all this take place. It made no move to fight, but just watched as the other Demigods fought us.
"Right Hand!" I shouted at the Kappa. "Come here and face me!"
'No, I would rather watch you be destroyed by my Demigods,' the Right Hand replied, its voice booming in my mind.
"Fight me you coward! You demon!"
'In due time I will, but now, I will not.'
"You are a creature of Darkness, Right Hand," I said. "Very well, then I will fight you!"
I ran towards the Kappa with my sword held outwards. The Kappa turned and saw me running towards it. It snarled, and then extended its claws out until they were all a foot long. I swung my sword at the Kappa's neck, but it parried it with its claws.
"You, Right Hand, will now pay the price for your evil ways!" The Kappa hissed at me, but did not reply.
I swung my blade back around again, and the Kappa caught it against his other claws. Then, with his free hand, he slashed a deep cut down my cheek. I pulled my blade back out, and stabbed it into the Kappa's shoulder. The Kappa roared, and bit my hand. It's jaws were not as mighty as those of the other demigods, but it still had a nasty bite. I cried out, and pulled my hand back away from it. But in the process I dropped my sword. The Kappa saw this, and stepped upon the blade. Its claws then shrunk back to their former length, and the Kappa picked up my sword. It then tossed it aside, and started walking towards me.
"Oh now this is dishonorable," I said to the Kappa. "Killing a defenseless opponent."
'I'm not moral, I'm a cursed demon for crying out loud!'Actually, he said something much worse than "crying out loud," but I will not put it into words, for as a Christian, I do not take the name of Christ in vain.
But the defamation of God's name is a demon's first language. Their second language is curses, which the Kappa demonstrated when it began cursing me as it walked towards me. Then, without warning, it leapt upon me. It collided with my body, knocking me off my feet, and sending me crashing upon the ground. The Kappa leapt on top of me, and began slashing at my chest. I held my hands out, and pushed its arms away, trying to avoid the savage blows which it was unleashing upon me. I then realized that I would have to fight back in order to survive. The Kappa was mighty, but I was as well. The Kappa barreled the mortal over, sending him sprawling onto the ground. The Kappa then leaped upon his prey like a cat, and began viciously slashing at him with its claws.
Mighty the Kappa was, great was its power. None had ever defeated it. People had tried, but all had failed. Forget the myths about the Japanese tribes making peace with the Kappa in their region by giving it Cucumbers, none of them were true. The Kappa was an ancient beast, having been born centuries ago. From a fire it began, and in a fire it would end. Ancient sorcerers and satanists had brought him to the world. Long ago, as the people of the world began converting to Christianity, the first Satanists began to appear. Former Christians most were, who had turned away from their God and decided to worship his enemy instead. Their reason? Not because they believed that Satan was the true God, or because they believed he could help them find Salvation, but because they wished to be a thorn in the side of their creator. They knew Satan was evil, and they followed him for it. Together, they formed a Satanic cult, hidden in the background of ancient Roman culture.
They met out in the dark forest at night, and performed bizarre rituals out there. They worshiped demons, and let the demons move freely through their minds. Soon the demons poisoned their minds so badly that the cult became darker. Human sacrifices were poured upon Satanic alters as demons drank in all the horror. Blood stained the ground where the Satanists met, as they began to capture Christians to burn before the Dark Lord. Satan even came to that meeting to watch those poor souls die in the flames of darkness. Soon they began to conspire against all Christians, hoping to destroy all of them. Going out and taking Christians every now and then to be sacrificed just wasn't enough. They had to strike at the very Christian nations, like a pike stabbed into the heart of a man. But how?
Their demons spoke to them, telling them to call up beings from the fire. And the Satanists were all too happy to comply. Another human sacrifice was taken, and the satanists all formed a circle around the fire, and began chanting to their god, Satan. And Satan heard their cries. From the fires was born a mighty creature. Walking from the furnace, it stood like a man, and moved like a man. Looking out upon the sorcerers who had called it up, it almost thought like a man. It's eyes both moved together, looking upon each of its enemies, just like a man.
But it was not a man. It was a demon, come in the form of a mortal being. Dark it was in name and nature. The satanists bowed before the demon, and called it a gift from the Dark Lord. More sacrifices were layed out, more demons called up from the fire. They took on many forms, some coming as fish men, and others coming as strange winged beings. Dark, humanoids, with broad wings which stretched out from their shoulders. These creatures had shining red bicycle wheel sized eyes which would send chill down your spine if you were to see them. Demonic they were in creation, and demonic they were in nature.
The demons loved their new forms, and for a short period used them to kill Christians, especially priests and ministers of Christian churches. But even that could not satisfy their desires. Driven by revenge, and by bloodlust, they traveled across the world, searching for the one thing which could fill quench their endless thirsts for evil. But none came. They split apart, the fish men following the original one, the Kappa, while the winged creatures flew off across the world.
Few of them still exist. One was seen once in West Virginia and Ohio, and was called the Mothman. It appeared to many people their, frightening many, and then by some strange force the bridge connecting Point Pleasant, West Virginia to Kanauga, Ohio collapsed. The majority of the other winged creatures were defeated by Christians, commanded into Hell when they realized that they were demons come in physical forms. For the majority of the winged creatures had continued attacking Christians.
But where had the Kappa and the fish people gone? To Japan. For what task would be greater than killing Christians? Killing those not yet saved. Once those who did not follow God were killed, they no longer would receive another chance to accept God. That was what the demon's wanted, to drag as many people with them down to hell. To Japan they went, a nation which had isolated itself for so long that Christianity had very little voice.
The Kappa led his forces to Japan, where they took up fresh water bodies as their domains. There they lived, taking the lives of humans whenever they had the chance. Bizarre legends were thought up by the Japanese, in an attempt to explain these strange attacks. But since the leader of them was named the Kappa, that became the name for the creatures. And because the Kappa looked different than the others, the legends of the Kappa would differ depending on where in Japan you heard them. Rose they did, strong they were, mighty, standing together in great numbers for centuries.
Until something happened. A Japanese man converted to Christianity and formed a church in the middle of heathen Japan. His name was Kane. Through his work, many others were converted to Christianity. Together they formed one of the only Christian Churches in Japan for the time being. They learned the true identity of the Kappa, as well as its origins, and decided to put a stop to it. So together, they began going to the lakes and rivers where Kappa's lived, and began commanding the demon in them to go to the Abyss. Many fish people were lost in the process, and the Kappa began to worry about losing all of his forces. So he gathered up the fish men who remained, and left Japan.
Together, they traveled across the sea for many years, wandering the earth. They were sighted in many places, attributed to certain crimes. Then they came to America, where they were sighted many times by men. A few sightings of them were reported, but some of the people they met never lived to tell the tale. Others escaped their wrath by driving away in their cars. But the strange reptile men disappeared. They had a greater purpose in mind than to scare people and murder.
Then, on Mineral Island, a Spirit was slowly rising up through the demon ranks, obviously trying to become one of the leaders. The Kappa pledged his loyalty to that demon, and his fish men became minions of that demon. They buried themselves in the lake, awaiting the day when they would need to rise back above the surface again. The Kappa, however, stayed in the waters, sleeping, and awakening in irregular intervals. The Kappa watched, waiting for the day when that demon would call him again, to bring forth his wrath upon the Island. And that day had come!
"You won't get away with this!" Zach gasped through his pain.
'You forget Mortal, I was born of hellfire!'
"But you still fear hell!" Zach shouted.
'THAT IS A LIE!'
Suddenly, Zach's fist shot up, and slammed against the Kappa's face. The Kappa roared in pain, and pulled away his face. Another punch collided with his chest, and then a hand encircled the Kappa's neck. The lake creature gagged, and slashed at Zach's hand. But then, Zach shoved the Kappa off of his body. Zach slowly got back to his feet, and faced his enemy.
"Go down Kappa!" I shouted, choosing to fight with my voice instead of with my strength. "A demon you are, so how do you expect me to treat you? I command you, in the name of Jesus, leave this world, and go to Hell."
'You still don't understand me mortal!' the Kappa roared, it's eyes flaring. 'I was born of hellfire!'
"And in hellfire you must perish," I said. "You killed many, you are the reason many now burn in the Abyss. Now, it is time you had a taste of your own medicine. The Right Hand was made to fall!"
'You don't get it, do you?' the Right Hand said, 'You still don't understand. I am stronger than you are. I am mighty. Second only to the Goddess in power on this island, no one can stand against me!. My Demigods will overrun you, and if they don't, then I will!'
"Whatever you say Kappa," I said, "but you will have to fight me first!"
I leapt for my sword, and the Kappa leapt as well, when it saw what I was doing. But I got there first. I grabbed the sword, and rolled to the side, dodging the Kappa. As it landed, I scoured its back with my sword. It shrieked in agony, and I stabbed it again, this time through the back of the neck. Blood poured out of the mortal wound, but the creature still wouldn't die. It crawled forward, towards me, but it was too slow.
'He-he,' it laughed as it moaned in pain, 'I am the Kappa, the mighty Spirit. Immortal I am, for a mighty Demon I am. Stronger than the other Demigods, I can remain in this body, even when it is wounded to such an extent.'
"Then I will extricate you manually," I said.
'Huh?' the Kappa said, looking up at me.
"Will you turn from your evil ways, and return to our father to receive forgiveness?"
'No,' the Kappa said, emphasizing the 'o.'
"Then this will be necessary," I said, saluting the fallen body of the Kappa with my blade.
'What will be necessary?'
I closed my eyes, and let a few tears fall.
"Spirit, demon, Kappa," I said.
'What is it mortal?'
"I command you, in the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit to leave this earth, leave this dying body, and go to the Lake of Fire."
'I will remain upon this earth for eternity!' the Kappa cried. 'Never will I bow down to your desires!'
"Yes you will," I said. "You will obey the commands of God!"
'Aaauuuggghhh! Don't say that word!'
"I already know your name, so I do not need to ask for it. Obey me Right Hand!"
'Oh not me,' a different voice suddenly answered.
"What?"
'You speak to me, when my servant lies crumpled at your feet. Speak to him, not to me. You will never stop me that way. I am stronger!'
"Kappa I command you!" I exclaimed. "Hear the voice of God! Repent, or go to the Abyss!"
'Never!'
"Oh God," I prayed. "Please rid us of this Demon. Please cast it away from this world, cast it far away into the Abyss, so it will be unable to harm anyone ever again."
'Do not pray to him! Do not pray to him!'
"Why?" I asked. "Why shouldn't I? Is it because you know that even if you won't obey my commands you will be forced to obey His?"
'Aaa! SILENCE YOU PATHETIC MORTAL!'
"In Jesus name," I said.
'No! Don't!'
"Amen," I finished.
'Aaaaaauuuuugggggghhhhhh!'
The Kappa reached out towards me, its bloody claws eerily clawing at empty air, as if to somehow hurt me without touching me. Its eyes screamed at me, crying out as the ultimate terror filled the creature's mind. The command of God had come. It was to go to the Abyss. The Kappa stretched its arm towards me, wishing to choke out my life with its final motions.
Then, suddenly, the slightest breeze blew against the side of the creature, and the Kappa disintegrated into the wind. Like dust it flew, now innocent, no longer a killer. In my mind's eye, I could see the Spirit being broken, and shackled before being tossed away from the earth. As sad as it was to see a Demon falling to hell, it was refreshing that I would not have to deal with that creature again. I looked, and saw that the others had just finished off the rest of the Demigods. And happy I was about that, for all the fight had been taken out of me.
"He's gone," I said, "at last the Right Hand is finally gone."
'The Right Hand is not gone, and is far from it.'
I stopped when I heard these words.
'Ah, surprised you are Mortal? Ha! I expected as much.'
From the expressions on my friend's faces, I could tell that they could hear the voice as well.
"What do you want Spirit?"
'What do I want? You know what I want.'
"What is you name Demon?"
'You know my name. I am the Right Hand! Yes!'
"But..." I stammered, "that's impossible! I just... you were just... God just cast you away from the earth!"
'Ha! I can't believe you believed that was me! The Kappa? I am not the Kappa. I am certainly much mightier than he! The Kappa is not but a servant. And one meant to fall at that! No this mortal, I will come when the tenth plague occurs, as planned. The death of the Kappa has done nothing to hamper my plans. I will take you, as planned. I will kill Ann, as planned. I will kill Doug, as planned. I will burn all not loyal to the Goddess. I will take this Island for the Goddess! Finally our Master Plan will be completed, just as we foresaw. You see Mortal, you are barely a hindrance, just like your Grandfather. You failed, just like your Grandfather. You have been fooled, just like your Grandfather. And you will die, just like your Grandfather!'
I fell forward in a faint, and saw no more of it.
