Chapter 8
The wind was filled with tension as it blew across the court yard. Leafs fell to the ground trembling with fear as Tiana and Verndous stared each other down, growling wildly at one another. The council stood behind the angry two watching them growl at each other. Tiana unsheathed her sword and charged at Verndous, he wasn't fast enough at all. Her sword sliced straight across his right arm, his blood covered her hand and sword as she withdrew it and jumped back once again taking her fighting stance. She placed her sword in her left hand then raised her right hand to her mouth. She licked her fingers and smiled. "I've tasted this blood before; it's the blood of the centipede clan. I knew that you were weak but I never thought that you were this weak. She said teasing "I've killed one hundred and forty members of you're clan this year alone, and now I have the pleasure of killing their leader. "Over my dead body, YOU BITCH" verndous yelled charging at Tiana with his sword. Luckily she had her fathers speed so she dodged his attack easily. She turned and placed her sword under his chin and held his sword down. She took his sword and threw it across the court yard, it landed at the feet of lord Narhriko. She then removed her sword then kicked Verndous across the court yard; he landed face first on the ash felt. She sheathed her sword before running top speed to his side. She kicked his stomach before grabbing his shoulders and tossing him into the sky. As he came crashing onto the ground she transformed into her true form and size. He managed to get onto his feet but he was shacking. "That's it bitch it ends here" Verndous yelled transforming into his true form. There before Tiana and the council stood an enormous centipede demon. Its body was green and its sides purple.
The trees shock and the palaces trembled as the great dog demon and the centipede rolled furiously over one another, biting and clawing each other. Tiana was being pinned to the ground by Verndous's many arms. He was about to deliver the final blow with his venomous fangs but Tiana placed all of her four paws on his stomach kicking him up into the sky. She stood up instantly and leapt off her hind legs after him. She suppressed his height, grabbed his throat and pushed him to the ground, they both transformed back into their human form as she held his neck in her mouth. She tightened her grip as blood started to ran down his neck, once she heard his whimpering and his moaning in pain she thought that there was no reason for her to waist her poisonous fangs. She released him then stood up looking disappointed. "Be lucky I'm leaving you with you're life" she said turning her back. He stood up and leapt at her, she ducked and he went head first into the side of the palace. She walked over to the council and said playfully "Lord Tukimaru went Verndous awakes tell him he owes you two thousand dollars and there is an apron under the kitchen sink, I want him to work in the kitchen." "Will do" he answered with a smile. "Alright well I will be changing and then I will meet you all in the study, until then good day" She explained walking off. Verndous moaned in pain as he turned over onto his back, the council just turned their backs and walked inside the palace.