Chapter 20: The Beast Against the Snake King
Alright guys, those three weeks... yeah. I surprisingly need a vacation from a surprisingly busy life. 2 in fact. But, I have returned, and a day early! My devoted readers (If I had any!) will probably be upset to check Saturday for an update and see that i posted yesterday. Please don't hate me. Now that that's out of the way, let em explain something about this chapter.
If ANY of you do not like brutal violence, please skip to the end of the chapter to the A/N and I will give a small summary. This chapter, I don't even know how I did this. It's not going to be as bad as I make it sound... but just trust me. The weak at heart should be cautious. Rated T-M for a lot of blood and violence, as well as humor as usual. So like Borderlands (Which I've been playing recently, highly recommend it) Anyways, if not, go on and read. Please leave a review to tell me what I do wrong and right! And I'll try and be... less graphic.
Xertic catches two daggers from a portal above him and jumps in front of Behemoth. Gamelus draws out his revolver and gets in front of Asuna. Drake morphs into a coyote and guards Kazuto.
"Why didn't I see your soul?" Xertic says, slashing at the demon's face. Behemoth smirks.
"I can mask it well. Did you like it?" He shoves Xertic out of the way. "Let's take care of the easy prey first. Yuuki, you're up for grabs!" He launches himself at Asuna. Gamelus points his gun at Behemoth's face and fires. The bullet misses, but Asuna was ready. She sidesteps the demon and slashes at his side.
"I'm not a trophy, you demon." Drake tackles Behemoth, clawing at his face. The demon let out a roar that sounded strangely like an elephant. Kazuto looks at Xertic.
"The hell was that?" He asks. Xertic rolls his eyes.
"Didn't you read that book I gave you on Demonology? Behemoth takes the form of an elephant with a huge stomach." Gamelus laughs.
"Lex is a fatty demon!" Behemoth growls and swats Asuna away with a large black hand. She hits a wall and falls to the ground. Xertic appears next to her, helping her up.
"Would you care to see that form?"
"You alright?" Xertic asks quickly. Asuna nods slowly, but she looked dazed. He kisses her forehead and looks at Drake.
"Tend to Asuna. Keep Kazuto back. Gamelus you know what to do." He looks back at the human he held. "When I give the word, close your eyes. I don't want you to see Gamex yet. I... I'm not normal, being him." Asuna shakes her head.
"No, I want to help-" he puts a finger on her lips.
"Please, my lady, I beg you. Don't look, no matter what." Drake morphs into his butler form and takes Asuna. Xertic materializes next to his twin.
"Ready brother?" Gamelus taps his chin.
"After this, wanna bake a cake? I'm in the mood for cake." The two nod as behemoth laughs, his form turning black.
"Asuna! Now!" Xertic and Gamelus slam their symbols simultaneously into their combined shadow. Asuna closes her eyes and Drake covers Kazuto's.
"Be careful young masters."
Through the darkness, Asuna could hear a mixture of terrifying sounds. Imagine an Elephant fighting a giant snake. And the Elephant was losing. There was a large cracking sound that filled her ears. Drake had left her to check on Kazuto.
"I'm sorry, Xertic..." Asuna whispers. She opens her eyes and looks up. The ceiling above her was caving in, and a large piece was heading straight for her. Asuna tries to move but her foot was caught under another piece of ceiling. She looks up at the piece as it gets closer. Out of nowhere, a black, scaly, clawed hand reaches out and catches the ceiling piece. Asuna follows the arm to its owner, and gasps. Holding up the ceiling was a giant Xertic.
His glasses dangled loosely from his shirt, which was extremely tattered. Two large black limbs were protruding from the darkness of his jacket. The creepiest thing about it was the fact that it wasn't Xertic. This thing had messy brownish- black hair, a long forked tongue, and fangs that size of Asuna's hand. The figure was constantly smiling wildly, and he didn't stop bouncing, like Yui would when she was excited. On his actual hands were the symbols Xertic and Gamelus had. Instead of feet, a long black snake's torso slid on the ground. The end was wrapped around a giant bipedal elephant, with blood-stained tusks, sharp teeth, and a huge pot belly that touched the floor.
"I-Is that..." Asuna turns to Drake, who was glaring at her.
"Master told you to not look. But yes, it is." Kazuto had opened his eyes as well, and he was in awe.
"Those two were born as that thing?" Gamex throws the piece of ceiling to the side and grabs Behemoth by the trunk.
"We won't be needing this!" He hisses in Daemon, pulling the trunk from the Elephant. It cries out in pain as blood runs down the severed trunk. Gamex drops it to the ground and shoves Behemoth into a wall. He summons two assault rifles from the portal above him and shoves them into the elephant's mouth.
"N-no... no!" Behemoth cries out, barely talking with the guns in him. Gamex grins.
"Y-yes... yes..." Drake looks at the teenagers.
"Do not watch!" Kazuto and Asuna look away right as Gamex pulls the triggers. The sound of gunfire fills their ears, as well as mad laughter. After what seemed like forever, Gamex pulls away from the bloody mess. He stumbles backwards and plunges his hand into Behemoth's stomach. He pulls out a black orb stained with blood and drops it into his mouth. Asuna looks back at Gamex, who holds the soul over his mouth. Before he could let it go, his form turns black and melts back to the ground. The shadow pulls away to reveal Xertic and Gamelus.
"Ow... Why does it hurt more every time we merge..." Xertic grumbles, holding his head.
"Want to make a cake after this... I'm feeling like cake..." Gamelus opens his eyes and looks over at Asuna, Drake, and Kazuto. He growls and nudges Xertic.
"They saw him." Xertic opens his eyes and glares at his butler.
"What did we specifically order you to do...?" Drake puts his hands up in defense.
"I-I tried, young master, but it was out of my control..." Gamelus gets to his feet.
"Gamex was not supposed to be seen! I swear, when I regain my energy... I am going to come over there... and..." He falls down, fast asleep. Xertic rolls his eyes and tries to stand. He rubs his eyes, growling under his breath.
"What did you two see..." Asuna couldn't muster anything to say. Kazuto finally spoke.
"What was that thing?" Xertic crosses his arms.
"I buy you these demonology books for a-" he falls to the ground beside Gamelus, asleep. Asuna rushes to his side.
"Xertic!" Drake walks over to the sleeping demons.
"They need to rest, and so do you two. Come, we must leave." Drake turns into a hellhound and heaves the two on his back. Kazuto gets on his back, and Asuna sits behind him, holding his shoulders. Drake picks the black soul up in his mouth and runs off into the night.
Xertic and Gamelus had to merge into Gamex to defeat behemoth. However, Asuna had opened her eyes and seen the demon, as well as Kazuto. Look back in the story quickly for a description if you wish. Afterwards, Xertic and Gamelus got angry that Drake allowed them to see Gamex in action, and they fall asleep due to lack of energy. Thats the summary for those who didnt read. For those who did, I'm sorry, but i hope you enjoyed the two merging into that monsterous beast! :D Review if you wish, and see ya next Saturday!