Here Comes the Desert Princess!
"DIE! HUMAN!" A demon shouted as he pounces to Scar, but the young warrior already saw that coming and sliced him in half down the middle.
"Don't count on it." Scar said before running toward the stairs.
Nanael is dodging two demons as they try slashing her to death, but the Angel Warrior of Heaven was too fast for them to land a single hit on her and got between the demons to tricked them into piercing each other's heart.
"Hmm, killing two birds with one stone." Nanael smirked.
Then Nanael started sensing something dark and strong, kinda like the demons she and others are fighting right now, but this feeling is strong than all the demons here and there was something else about it that made the Angel feel a little worry.
"Watch out!" Alleyne smacked a demon away that was about to attack Nanael while she was distracted.
"Huh?" Nanael snapped out of her thought.
"You let your guard down at that moment, that demon would've killed you like that. 20 points." Alleyne displeased.
"Hey, I'll have you know that I was sensing a strong dark presence nearby that is different than the demons." Nanael explained though Alleyne didn't listen as she fought off other demons.
Scar was able to hear that Nanael said and is curious if this stronger dark presence is in charge of the demons here and planned the kidnapping of the family. That question will have wait as he and the others still need to save the family from the demons, though he does wonder why they haven't even eaten them yet.
Leina just killed a large demon and jumps on one step of the staircase, seeing this as an opportunity to get to the family she ran up the stairs though a demon blocked her path, but that didn't stop her as she slash cross the chest twice in an X shape and ram her shield on the demon's head making it fall over on its back. Leina walked over the dead demon corpse to continue going up the stairs, she soon reaches the top finding the children being scared from the demons as they stay close to their unconscious father.
"Are you kids okay?" Leina asked softly.
"The demon took us and were planning to eat us." The girl cried.
"I know it's scary right now, but I promise you everything is going to be okay." Leina said as she gently hugs the little girl hoping to comfort her.
However, a demon with large claws jump up to the second and land right behind her and swing its claws at Leina, she didn't have time to for a counterattack and hope that her shield can hold it off as she holds the girl tighter.
Suddenly something big swings up and slice the demon's arm off sending it flying down to the first floor and the demon roars in extreme pain, Leina look to see the savior is none other than Scar saving her and the kids just in time. The demon looks at Scar in pure rage and try to kill him with his other arm for revenge, but fate wasn't on its side when Scar swing his sword again cutting off the demon's arm and head along with little of the chest. The boy who was frighten at the demons now became amazes upon seeing Scar killing the demon to save him and his family like a hero from their stories his parents would tell him every night.
"You doing okay?" Scar asked Leina.
"Yes, and thank you, I thought I was done for." Leina nodded.
"Are you a hero, mister?" The boy asked.
"Not exactly, but I won't let demons like them hurt any lives. Now let's get you kids and your dad out of here." Scar said as untie the kids and the father who is starting to wake up.
"Huh, what happened? Did I get into a drinking contest again?" The father groaned feeling the headache.
"You and your kids were kidnapped by the demons and were brought here." Leina explained.
"Demon?" The father confused, but he started to remember the demons attacking them on the way home and worry about his wife.
"My wife, is she okay?" The father asked worry.
"Don't worry, she's safe at the town and she's waiting for you all to return." Leina answered, the father let out a sigh of relief that his love is okay.
"Come on, the others are almost done with the demons." Scar gestured toward the stairs.
Downstairs, Risty hold off a large demon with four arms keeping its attention on her while Echidna attacks the demon from behind and impale her sword through the skull and drags her sword up slicing the head open. Echidna slams her foot on the demon's head to force it down for Risty smack the demon with a mighty swing of her mace as the dead demon fall on the floor.
"Nice work." Risty complimented to Echidna.
"You too." Echidna responded.
Nanael managed to kill a few more demons while Alleyne thrust her staff-spear piercing right through the heads of two demons at once and kick them hard enough to make them fall.
"I don't see any more coming, I think that was the last of them." Alleyne noticed.
"I hope so, I'm gonna need a hot bath to get all the demon stink off me." Nanael complained.
Meanwhile, the kids are holding hands with their father as they walk down the stairs with Leina and Scar, but Scar felt danger near him and everyone here like those demons were just for show for the real threat.
"Leina, I'm gonna portal around the place to check if there are more demons here." Scar said.
"Alone? Shouldn't we stick together?" Leina asked as she fears for Scar's safety.
"Have you forgotten who you're talking to?" Scar asked sarcastically with his usually serious-death glare.
"I'll be fine, just get those three out." Scar said before walking away.
"Please be careful." Leina whispered.
(With Menace)
"Uh, I guess that human Scar isn't all talk, after all." Menace commented seeing him through her crystal ball.
"That boy killed more demons than those female warriors and ruining the plan to get you more slaves. I'm sorry, Princess." Setra apologized.
"No need to apologize something that couldn't be foreseen, while I am mad that I won't get any new slaves tonight. I'm sure I can get them next time and I'll be sure they won't escape me either." Menace smirked.
"Too bad you'll be dead tonight."
"Huh?" Menace confused of the voice and suddenly an arrow shot at the crystal ball knocking it out of her hand.
"Huh, who dares attack a princess?" Menace demanded.
"Princess, huh? Hope you don't mind being a dead one?" Scar asked sarcastically as he reveals himself.
"What?! But how did you even known I was here?" Menace gasped.
"That Angel girl mentioned something about a dark stronger presence nearby the mansion and I also notice that the demons didn't try to eat the family, that must mean someone is commanding the demons. And here I find the bitch who did it." Scar explained.
"How DARE you insult to her like that, she is Princess Menace of the ancient kingdom of Amara. You better show respect to her highness or else you'll be sorry!" Setra angered at how Scar is talking to his princess like that.
"I don't give a damn who or what your "Princess" she, she's a monster like those demons hurting lives and I'm going to kill her!" Scar declared pointing his sword at Menace.
"Kill me, you say? I wasn't really planning on fighting you tonight since the demons you fought were just a test your strength." Menace stated.
(Music-Gaara Theme: Naruto OST)
"But… calling a beautiful princess like me a 'monster is a big no, no. Now you'll have to suffer for that." Menace said now angry and enter her fighting stance.
Scar ready himself for the fight as the two warriors just stare at each other, standing in their spots waiting for the right moment to strike, then a leaf came off a tree branch and float down until it touches the grass and the two warriors charge at each other.
Scar swing his sword to cut the desert bitch in half, but she manages to jump over the large sword and perform an axe-kick on the shoulder hard that would've knocked a human down, but the attack proven to be ineffective to Scar as he is no normal human as he try to grab Menace by the neck. She leans backward to avoid being grabbed and triple-backflip away though Scar wouldn't let her go that easily and charge in for a punch which connect across her cheek.
"Huh, how dare you!" Menace snapped and threw her cloth at him.
The cloth wraps around Scar's legs and with a might pull he fell on his back then Menace leaps high in the air as she summons her mace that her a cat-head in the shape of Setra's, she swings the mace down to smash his head into a bloody mess, but Scar manages to block the attack with the side of the Dragonslayer. He pushes Menace away and got himself back up with the cloth unwrapping itself, Scar starts slashing at her viciously though she dodges the assault and kick him strong enough to push him away about a few feet. Scar remain his footing and pull out his crossbow gun firing dozens of arrows at his enemy, Menace react quickly by forming her cloth in front of her to act as a shield and the arrows bounce off the protection piece of clothing like it's made of metal.
"What the hell is that cloth made of?" Scar asked surprise.
"This cloth was specially made by my former servants before Amara fell, it can block blades and arrows as it made by a special metal thread that a sorceress centuries ago. But I admit with your brute strength behind that sword would break through my cloth." Menace bragged.
"Which is why I'm going to show you my true power right now!" Menace sad as she emits a dark-purple aura from her body and the ground beneath her start turning into sand.
"Desert Arrow" Menace unleashed a barrage of sharp spear-like sand at Scar.
Scar manages to block of the flying, pointy sand attack though one did managed to scratch him on the cheek and his right arm making him groan a bit and return fire with his own arrows, but Menace simply raise her hand to bring forth a wall of sand to block the arrows then sent a flying sand-slash to slice up him up though he destroys it with one sword swing.
"Royal Headbutt" Menace launched herself fast at the very moment Scar destroy her sand-slash and she was moving fast while being cover in her dark aura in a spinning rotation.
Scar instinct kicks in and clash against Menace's attack with his own headbutt attack as the collision created a small shockwave as the struggle between seems to be even for three seconds until Scar pushes her back with a stronger force as she hit the ground on her back.
Menace groans from the spot on her forehead feeling the pain from clashing against Scar and making a mental note to not do that against him again, she quickly saw him trying to finish her as he swing his sword down on her and summoned her sand to become shields to block the huge raw of iron. She knew that won't hold him off for long, so she decided to move her legs up and shot herself upward for a double straight kick in the chin almost knocking him away.
"Shining Pyramid" Menace jumped at Scar for a knee-kick to the face, but he easily caught it with his hand much to her shock.
Scar threw a fast punch to the stomach before Menace could react as most of the air was forced out of her because of the punch, he threw two more punches on the face and used the flat-end of the sword like a club to smack her with a powerful swing that sent her flying a dozen feet away and crashing to a tree.
"Princess?! Are you okay, talk to me!" Setra asked worrying for his princess's well-being.
"H-How… how could a human possess this much strength?" Menace asked groaning in pain.
"That's what you get for challenging the Black Knight, Scar. Now it's time for you to meet your end!" Scar declared and charge with Dragonslayer in a tight grip.
"Princess! I believe now would be wise to escape!" Setra advised panicking.
"Curses, you may have won this battle, Black Knight Scar, but mark my words that I, Menace Princess of the Great Kingdom Amara, will end you!" Menace promised in revenge as the sand surrounded her.
Scar quickly try to kill the desert magic woman before she could get away, but when he slams his sword on the sand it reveals that Menace was already gone and the sand disappeared.
(Music End)
"Damn bitch, guess you're better at running away than the demons I've fought." Scar angered that he let her get away, but he knew that he'll see that woman again and something tells him it's gonna be at the Queen's Blade tournament.
"Scar! Are you okay?" Leina called out from a distance.
"Well, better get back to the others." Scar sighed and walk back to the group.
"Scar, you're okay!" Leina smiled and hugged him which caught him by surprise.
"Y-Yeah, of course, no demon or witch woman can kill me." Scar stated with a little blush on his cheeks. Echidna notice this and smirks mischievously.
Leina realize what she was doing and quickly separated herself from him while blushing feeling embarrass of the sudden action she did.
"So, you fought the dark presence?" Nanael asked.
"Yeah, some woman calling herself a Princess of… Amara I think, Menace." Scar mentioned the enemy.
"Menace! I didn't her to be here." Nanael shocked.
"You know about her?" Scar asked.
"Yes, she was indeed a Princess of a desert kingdom known as Amara until she was killed by her own advisor and mentor, Anarista who was actually spy for the Sadler Kingdom. Menace centuries later, Menace was resurrected to serve the Swamp Witch, but she has her own agenda on restoring her fallen kingdom." Nanael explained as she opens a book on Menace's page.
"(So, we got a spoiled undead princess on the loose, great.)" Scar thought sighed.
"Come, everyone, we must get these family back to the woman and take my pupil to rest." Alleyne pointed out.
"She's right, after fighting demons throughout the night I could sure use a good sleep." Leina seconded the idea.
Soon, everyone started making their way back to the town for the father and kids to be reunited with the mother/wife as the full moon shines brightly tonight.
KO a new chapter is done and hope you all enjoy it!
The family is safe from the demons thanks to Scar and the girls and Scar managed to fight off Menace who was behind the whole scheme, as expected Menace was having a hard time against Scar and his strength as she was force to admit defeat and retreat elsewhere swearing revenge. It looks like Leina is growing closer to Scar than she realizes.
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