Chapter 5: Earth King

I glared at my half-brother. I could see Gray, Natsu, and the man with the white hair backing away from the large earth demon. "What's going on Rin?" questioned Natsu, his eyes locked on the beast.

Before I could answer Amaimon shouted, "It's good to see you brother! Come now Mephesto is waiting for us!"

"Put me down!" I yelled.

Amaimon cracked a smile and laughed then stared at me with a straight face, "No." He turned his demon around and exited the guild hall through the large hole that it had created. It was still raining outside and when the creature began running my face was pelted with large rain drops. I was drenched quickly but I held on for dear life to my sword that was still in its sheath.

The buildings blurred past as the demon picked up speed. Soon thick trees came into view as I was being pulled along. "I thought that I killed you!" I yelled.

He looked at me out of the corner of his eyes with a bored expression. "No you didn't kill me. It was a nice attempt though." He said in his normal monotone voice.

I growled and reached to pull out my sword. Then I something really weird, I saw Natsu holding onto some sort of flying blue animal with bright orange fire coming from his feet. He looked like a rocket, a really, really, crazy looking rocket. I think that he shouted something at me but if he did I couldn't hear him over the rain.

Amaimon soon took noticed the flying pink-haired boy. He glared, "I didn't want company…" He was interrupted by an orange fire ball to the face. He let out a yelp and jumped back knocking the large earthen demon off balance. We tumbled into some trees and luckily I landed in some shrubbery so I was fine. Not that I can say the same for Amaimon's pet. The demon was lying on its back and even from this view I could tell that it had impaled itself through the heart with a tree. It was letting out death howls thrashing, trying to escape its doom.

Amaimon -who had also been thrown to safety-, whined in the corner like a little kid who had just broken his favorite toy. Put me out of my misery! I heard the demon beg as it continued to thrash. Amaimon also heard this message and walked over to do what it wanted but the beast died before he could get there. It stopped thrashing and went still fading off into dust and its remains spreading out in the rain.

Amaimon snarled at Natsu and the little blue cat and he screamed, "You did this!"

Natsu looked shaken, "I didn't-"

"You did this!" Amaimon screamed again as he charged, his green hair flattening against his head even more in the rain.

I got to Amaimon before he got to Natsu. I tackled him and we went rolling into the mud. He hissed at me, his eyes blazed with anger. He struggled for a while then went still. I looked at Natsu and he still looked weirded out, "What was that?" He questioned, pointing at the ashen remains.

"That was my best demon you idiot!" screamed the green haired demon.

The blue haired cat looked confused, "Demon?"

I nodded slowly debating about how to explain this to them when Amaimon finally managed to throw me off, sending me flying into a tree. He raced towards Natsu and punched the pink haired boy full force in the stomach. Natsu doubled over, falling on to his knees. Amaimon let out a terrifying smile and the cat let out a whine, "Natsu!"

Amaimon grabbed Natsu by the hair causing the boy to yell. Then the demon threw him against the cold, wet, ground. I had enough I struggled to my feet, it felt like Amaimon had broken a few of my newly healed ribs. I winced as I pulled out the sword and blue flame cascaded over my body. I looked at my half-brother and snarled hoping that I looked scary with my fangs and glowing eyes. "You're going to pay for that", I yelled as I charged the earth demon.

He looked at me bored, like usual. As soon I was close enough to Amaimon I swung my sword. He effortlessly jumped out of the way. "Is that all you got little brother?" This angered me and I could feel the flames around me grow with my rage. The rain hissed and turned to steam as soon as it got close enough to my body.

I kept swinging my sword hoping I would eventually strike my target and Amaimon kept dodging. I didn't forget our last fight when my sword cracked and I almost went insane. I went with a crazy idea; I would tap into some of that insanity and try to win the fight. The only problem is I had no idea how to do that. Amaimon suddenly started attacking me. He kicked and it struck my chest. I heard cracking and pain soon followed. But I felt so angry with him that I didn't care. I had to protect Natsu.

I let out an insane grin, so this is how to win this. Blue flame went higher into the trees sending a few branches into blaze. Amaimon backed up a few steps his eyes wide. I smiled wider and laughed feeling newfound power flow through me. I swung again at my half-brother but this time I managed to connect. He jumped into the trees and looked down on me, the effects of my madness already wearing off. "We'll finish this some other time," he grumbled and disappeared into the trees.