Chapter 9: Deviluke (Part 2)

"So, which idiot said he wanted to see some action?" Rito asked with sarcasm as he dodged yet another of Gid's tail lasers; the fight as Rito had said earlier, was not one-sided, to the surprise of the Devilukeans, it was quite equal. The other Devilukeans who had been dining with the King were surprised that a human could stand up to their King. This time, Rito arms turned dark as his hand & forearm turned into a shadowy bow, loaded with five black arrows. They fired and although the King managed to dodge all the shots, one of the arrows riped through his cape.

The King with a smirk said, "hmm, that was my favourite cape- but it still doesn't prove anything", he added with a shrug on the last part as he flexed his palms, causing the wall behind Rito to crack. The fight continued, as the onlookers merely looked on, amazed.

"He can't be human!" one shouted with denial.

"That style of fighting- we've never seen it before," another said with amazement.

"Ane-ue, did you ever know that Rito could fight that well?" Nana asked with shock, as she had never seen him fighting. Lala could give her no reply, as she was too absorbed in watching the fight.

He's good- I could tell when he was fighting me, but now… it's on a completely different level, Viktoria thought with surprise, especially since this guy is some alien King- he's got to be very powerful. The ground opened up with a crack as flames jumped up to attack the King, who swiftly jumped up towards a chandelier, Rito in quick pursuit. He tried to attack with a Devilukean sword (similar to what Zastin had), but Rito quickly blocked it with his own katana; with an additional flick of his hand, he blew the King away as he used a concentrated amount of wind while he stood gliding in the air.

"Hopefully, I haven't caused any severe injuries, right?" Rito asked half-joking. From the smoke on the ground, he saw Gid getting up- he was still smiling. He's actually enjoying this? He asked with slight disbelief.

"Isn't this interesting?" he asked metaphorically, tapping off the dust on his clothes. "You're actually the first person in a while to make me work this hard," he continued, looking up towards him. "But, don't get too cocky, I've got a few tricks up my sleeves," he said deviously as the glass on the chandeliers took off towards Rito. Quickly, he unsheathed an MPSK submachine gun, firing off a whole clip into the glass, leaving nothing but shattered pieces. "Ohhh… using a variety of weapons are we? Even the occasional Earthling firearm," the King commented with slight amusement.

"We have to make use of all our resources, right o-great-King," Rito replied with a mocking tone. He then pointed his katana towards Gid as shards of both ice & metal shot towards the King, creating a small blizzard sort of effect inside the palace. The King was quick to dodge as the area he had been standing in, was left riddled with craters; some had even managed to scratch him a bit.

"As much as I'd love to continue the fight, I think we should end it here as a draw- I don't want to my guests leaving this palace in body bags," Gid stated with a bit of dark humour, as the guests sighed a breath of relief. Lala, her sisters & Viktoria also sighed, although for slightly different reasons.

With a 'considering options' look on his face, he finally replied in agreement, "yeah, let's not wreck up this place too much… I think I've proven myself, wouldn't you say?" He looked towards the Devilukean monarch in anticipation. The King merely nodded.

The King stood up to speak, "this man here, is the fiancé of my daughter(s), and the heir to my-", he could not finish his sentence as he was interrupted by a large siren. "Damn, the timing of that thing really suck," he said with annoyance as he stood up.

"If sirens mean the same thing here as they do back in Earth, then I guess something bad is happening…" Rito stated with obviousness as a drop of sweat appeared on everyone's forehead.

A Devilukean palace guard barged in, he looked in a panicked state, "Your majesty, there are creatures outside; they appeared out of nowhere and have started attacking everyone. There's been casualties & injuries," the guard reported with fear in his eyes.

The King prepared to go outside but then he looked around, "where's the boy?" he asked with frustration.

"Damn, he's already gone," Viktoria replied as she realised what had happened in the space of a few moments.

At the mention of the word 'creatures', Rito had deduced that these 'creatures' were actually demons; especially since the Devilukeans had never experienced them before. The fact that Rito was here and they'd appeared couldn't have been a coincidence; so as a result of that judgement, he'd already been heading off in that direction. About fifty metres ahead, he could see a bit of smoke between the building, and the Devilukeans fighting- bingo, there are the demons, he thought as he spotted a crimson-coloured creature sparring with a guard. Wow, there's quite a lot, like twenty, thirty- not good, he thought with fear & anxiety. A scream from outside his train of thought got his attention, a small girl was being chased by two demons; taking action, he fired off two arrows from the shadow bow he had formed on his hands. Both striking the demons dead center in their heads while the girl merely watched the newcomer with interest. Rito then shouted, grabbing all the demons' attentions as they all stared at him with their reptilian eyes, then they all sprung towards his directions as the fighting guards looked on confused. It is me they're after, he thought with a light bulb over his head. Rito's figure started transforming as the shadows moulded with his body, turning him into a shadowy being; his katana in hand, he was ready to fight the horde that ran towards him.

Hey guys, another chapter here, and more fighting- an action/supernatural/sci-fi chapter hehe. Hope you enjoy, drop me a review if you can; thanks for reading! See ya next time!