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Legendary Werewolf
Chapter 13: Werewolf's Revenge – Part 3
Ayame kept her word and returned to Hell, this time with a different plan – or more specifically, her original plan: find and assassinate the Elite Demons. And just as before, Kouga trains 2-year-old Lucifer to 'distract' him from the unusual disappearance of his mother. Unknowingly to them, another group of bounty hunters have assembled themselves into a small army and planned an ambush – it just so happened that they managed to track down the werewolves to their so-called 'lair'.
However…the Alpha Wolf's senses were sharp (although not as sharp as Ayame's). "Lucifer, we have to go!" he ordered as he picked up the little werewolf. Suddenly alert and slightly confused, Lucifer clung onto his father as Kouga jumped straight into the open bedroom window, ran into his own bedroom and hurriedly stuffed some clothes and toys into his son's backpack. Just as he was about to escape unnoticed, his hearing picked up something else – voices…downstairs, and heading their way. "Just great…" he mumbled angrily; Lucifer whimpered in fright as the hunters' voices seem to be getting closer. Realizing there's one other escape route – other than the ground floor's backdoor – he headed towards the 'escape chute' Ayame had recently showed him. Holding his son close, he slid feet first down the dark slide and emerged through a hidden door that led straight to the castle's backyard. Who would've thought that this section of stone and mortar is actually a secret door? he wondered, ignoring the fact that Ayame might run into them if she finished her 'mission' early. "Kid, I'll be leaving you with a friend of mine while I get rid of the intruders. Behave yourself, okay?" he said, earning a nod from his son.
And so… "Lucifer, this is Sorceress Maria. She'll be babysitting you for a while," said Kouga. The old sorceress smiled and petted the little boy's head. "You have nothing to worry about," she assured him, "Your son is perfectly safe with me." After hugging his son one last time, Kouga rushes back to the castle.
Meanwhile in Hell…Ayame hid herself in the shadows, watching the last of the Elite Demons – Demonicus, the tallest and strongest of the group – go on a furious rampage in the fiery streets, roaring angrily as she searches for her. "You may have defeated all my younger brothers, but you'll never defeat me!" it yelled, causing a small group of lesser demons to scatter as he almost stepped on them. Ayame smirked, holding four glowing pendants in her hand – one bigger than the last. She learned that the Elite Demons are powerless without their 'Soul Amulets'; all she had to do was snatch their amulets. Without the imprisoned souls, those demons are as helpless as a normal human without their supernatural strength, giving Ayame an [almost unfair!] advantage in eliminating them. Hydronus was the easiest – since he was the smallest and weakest Elite Demon – while Rimetaur, Lithian, and Minotusa took her a while to take them down. If I could defeat those four, this big guy won't stand a chance, she thought as she wrapped the acquired amulets with an old rag and tied it to her waist like a belt. "Hey!" she taunted as she stepped out of her hiding place, "You wanna avenge your brothers' deaths? Then come and get me, you big fat asshole!" and gave it 'the finger'. Fuelled with rage, Demonicus charges towards her and barrels himself against two stone buildings, causing debris to crash into the alley Ayame was just standing in. Demonicus laughed, thinking that she was crushed to death underneath the huge mountain of rubble.
"You're big and strong…" said Ayame, "But if you ask me, you're slow and stupid!" Demonicus suddenly swung its arms around, smashing everything within range. "I'm up here, you fiery idiot," she teased, sitting on the giant demon's shoulder while pretending to check for dirt under her nails. The Elite Demon growled in annoyance and tried to grab her off him, but she jumped in a split second and landed on its nose. Before he could swat her like a fly – he slapped his nose instead! – she swung herself to its back and grasped the thick chain suspending its pendant; with one little squeeze of her hand, she snapped the chain and watched the gigantic pendant smash into pieces on the ground, setting the imprisoned souls free. "No!" it yelled as it watched them disappear to the hazy red-and-orange sky. Not wasting her time, Ayame clawed to its face and dug her werewolf claws into her eyes, blinding it as she tore the eyeballs out. She then crawled into its massive eye socket and began to claw at its brain, its deafening roar and wails threatening to pop her eardrums. As it quietened down and its body fell limp, Ayame used her strength to crack open the skull and escaped as it fell with a thunderous THUD on the fiery pavement. "And now for the rest of you," she mumbled cheerfully as she undid her 'rag belt' and allowed the remaining pendants to smash into pieces on the ground, smiling as she watched the souls fly free. Time to head home, she thought as she escaped Hell through a portal.
However, seeing the Alpha Wolf with a roomful of fresh corpses was not part of the 'welcome home' plan she expected. "Those bounty hunters managed to find us," explained Kouga, "As for Lucifer, I left him at Sorceress Maria's while I 'clean up' over here." Instead of being relieved, Ayame turned pale wit fright – Sorceress Maria was responsible for the death of all the children in her old neighbourhood; she was one of them but managed to escape her clutches. "Oh shit – we gotta get Lucifer back!" he exclaimed as soon as she briefed him about the sorceress' intentions.