Chapter 3: Awakened
"What do you mean 'Hell'?!"
"BLITZ, WHAT THE FUCK?!'' a voice screamed out.
I whipped my head to see the source of the voice. There near a door stood what appeared to be creature of sorts! It had grey fur with a white underbelly along with a large bushy tail of the same coloring. The creature was dressed in a rather tattered, grey, crop top that didn't cover her shoulders that seemed to have been held up by a series of straps as thin as spaghetti noodles at the neck line which also seemed to form...a pentagram?! It also wore a set of black shorts that were also tattered in appearance at the hems which an image of a crescent moon on the right side. Its arms were accessorized in what seemed to be black fingerless gloves with matching thigh high toeless stockings that exposed black claw toes upon her digitigrade legs. In the canine's hands was an open, dark blue book of some kind. It had long, voluminous hair swept over to the side and revealed dark grey ears. Probably the most distinctive feature were her eyes, blood red in color with white irises and slit like pupils. Its face was that of a dog or wolf like muzzle with sharp looking fangs bared as she gave a truly deathly glare at me. With her rather slime and curvy figure along with the sound of its voice, I guessed the creature was female. With her canine features only one thought came to mind...
"A werewolf?!'' I questioned myself.
I then took a brief second to survey my new surroundings. I was in a room of sorts. A long table was situated in the center with numerous, black, weird, and rather sinister looking designed chairs stood empty around it. I noticed a filing cabinet in a far corner. In all it looked like some sort of office building.
"Satan damn it, Blitz! Do you know how much shit we could get in for this?!''
"Loona!'' screamed Blitz in a sort of panic. "Now's not the time! You're our last line of defense!''
"The fuck you talking about? And what happened to Fatty and his gapped toothed whore?''
"HE HAPPENED!''
Blitz pointed to me, while I was still crouched to the ground.
Blitz continued. "He's the target! We jumped him and he completely wrecked our red A holes! He did some bullshit to M and M and they're out cold!''
The two downed demons merely twitched and gurgled out foam from their mouths.
"You fucking pulling my dick, right now?'' this werewolf known as Loona asked.
"I wish and if that dick was Stolas' but I'm not! That bastard is a freak of nature! Loona you're our last hope for taking him down! Sic 'em, girl!''
Loona growled, throwing the blue book on the nearby long table. "So not in the mood today!''
But nonetheless, she lunged at me with a beastly roar. What speed! She swiped quickly at me with sharp claws. I dodged two swipes, ducking under a third. She suddenly struck me with a side kick to my gut, sending me flying backwards and crashing back first on a table. I shook off the collision just as Loon lunged at me again. I countered with outward crescent kick across her face, sending her to the floor. I did a back roll and unto the surface of the table and made my fighting stance. Loona recovered quickly, now on all fours and growling like an aggressive dog. She leaped at me, while I ducked a swipe. She tried a side kick attack, but I was ready. I caught her foot, then countered with a reverse low sweep. She crashed back first on her back.
I attempted an axe kick to her face, but she moved her head out of the way. In a quick motion, she picked up the book and struck me across the face. She then continued to sweep my leg as I fell on my back.
"How do you like that, motherfucker!'' Loona seethe.
"Yes! That's it, baby. Fuck. Him. Up!'' I heard Blitz cheered.
Loona reached to the side and brought up a black pen and tried to bring it down at my throat. I caught her hand, the pen's point mere inches from my throat. I gritted my teeth as I wrestled with the werewolf. Such strength and ferocity! She may be a better fighter than the other demons I took down! I stared at her red, glaring eyes that seemed like they were dimly glowing. Eyes full of death...for me. I just stared back into her eyes, steely but focused. My mouth closed, as my nostrils flared. My hand was finally lifted further and further away from my throat. I felt Loona trying to add strength, but her attempts failed.
Finally, I made a sharp twist of my hand clutching hers. Loona let out a cry as she dropped the pen. I caught it and quickly stabbed her in the arm. She yelped in pain, but I cracked her with a headbutt and pushed her off me. With a pop up, I was back on my feet and I followed with a round house kick to her head. She was sent off the table and crashed into the door, breaking its window and dropping to the floor.
"Loonie!'' Blitz cried out; his voice damped with concern.
I watched my opponent as her body shifted up and down. She clutched her wounded arm, black liquid seeping from her new stab wound. She then took out the pen and dropped it to the floor and lifted her head up and peered at me through her silver hair. Her red eyes looked like they could erupt into flames at any moment. Her snout was wrinkled and twitching, drool escaping through her bared fangs. Anyone else would be soiling their pants, but I merely stared back into her eyes, focused, calm, but ready. I went into a readying stance, my left arm going upward diagonally while my right diagonally downwards. Both of my palms facing outward and hands opened and curled as if I were clutching invisible balls as I said a simple line.
"Bring it, mutt.''
With a savage bark, Loona lunged at me with a speed faster and more frightening than what she displayed earlier. I caught her claws in my hands as we were forced backwards. My back hit a surface as the shattering sound of glass erupted in my ears that was quickly replaced by the roaring sound of wind. The office setting suddenly changed to that of a blood red sky. I peered over my shoulder to see that Loona and I were quickly descending towards a car waiting on the ground below. I let go of Loona's hands and wrapped my arms around her just as my back crashed into a hard surface. Despite the impact, the pain on my back was rather minuscule. The blaring of a horn rang in my ears along with steamy hiss. I rolled Loona off me as I staggered to my feet. I cracked my neck before observing the object that caught our fall. It was that of a black car, the hood now deeply dented as steam continued to whistle out.
"Loona! Loona, sweetie, are you ok?''
I looked up to see Blitz calling down from the broken window...seven stories up. "Stay there! I'm coming!''
"Pushed out the window...are you freaking serious?!'' I spoke under my breath, still reeling from what had just transpired.
I looked up to where Blitz had disappeared for another few seconds before finally remembering...
"Aw crap!''
Wincing from the injuries I have sustained up until now, I walked over to where the canine had rolled off. "Loona, was it? Loona are you o-''
Without noticed, Loona sprang up with a yell and slashed my chest with her claw. I gave cry of pain before blocking another slash. I then grabbed her by her spiked choker, rolled backwards, and kicked her across and crashing her into some metal trash cans.
I popped up back onto my feet. I looked down at the my now damage shirt with four claw marks slashed across my chest. I felt the stinging pain of the cuts as well as warm liquid dripping down my torso. I glared at the downed werewolf creature.
"What is wrong with you?! Where-''
"Hey! Drophead!'' a gruff voice yelled.
I looked over my shoulder just to jump back with a fright. "What the heck?!''
The voice came from some...thing! It had blue skin with a set of black horns on its bald head and dressed in a messy grey tank top and ripped jeans with...hooves for feet?! It's most striking feature that that it had a single red eye in the center of his face, and eye that was furrowed with rage.
"Son of a bitch! I just got this car! I was gonna fuck a whole lotta bitches in this car tonight!'' He then took out a switch blade. "I'm gonna carve out your heart, asshole!''
He lunged at me, trying to stab my in the chest. I caught his attacking hand and with a quick, upward twist, forced him to stab himself in the shoulder. He gave a cry, but I silenced him with a hook kick across his chin. The horned creature was sent crashing head first through the passenger window before his body went limp and motionless.
I just stared at the unmoving creature, perplexed at what he even was. "Jesus H. Christ!'' I spoke, inching closer to the creature. "What is he? Wait a minute...horns, red eye, cloven feet? Is he another demon?!''
I then gazed around my new, unfamiliar setting. I was on the street of a city of some kind. Trash littered the cracking street as I noticed and almost gagged at a foulness in the air that was like rotten eggs mixed with rancid meat. Buildings stood tall over the street, with some having protrusions shaped like horns while others just looked condemned. Overhead was a cloudless, crimson sky. My face scrunched in confusion before noticing more beings walking about along the sidewalks. Various of creatures of varying appearances shared the same skin tone and horn colors as Blitz, Millie, and Moxxie with the only differences were the varying hairstyles they had. I saw one or two beings that looked like sharks while others had appearances that were just indescribable. I even saw a werewolf creature like Loona turn a corner. Seeing everything I came to the only conclusion that seemed logical.
"Demons! These are all demons!''
To someone else, they would certainly go mad with panic, but I merely took deep breath while keeping my heart at a steady rate. But my eyes widened in slight terror as another thought came to mind.
"If these are demons then...good Lord. Tell me I'm no-''
My train of thought was broken with a yell. "DIE, MOTHERFUCKER!''
I turned about just in time for a flash of grey and white colliding into me and send us both hitting the still blaring car with my back first.
"You wanna fucking stab me?! Then eat this, shit bag!'' Loona hissed.
She then tried to stab me with a rather large piece of broken glass, but I caught her hand with both of mine. Once again we were wrestling for control. I gritted my teeth as I tied to prevent the point from coming closer to my scarf wrapped neck. As we struggled, I took notice of various voices that started to speak out.
"Holy shit check this out!''
"What's going on?!''
"Oh shit! Someone's bout to die!''
"Fuck him up, hellhound bitch!''
"Bets! Place your bets right here!''
I could only surmise that demons were starting to gather and watching us fight, but I can't worry about that now! I needed to get this crazy canine off of me!''
"There's...no... way...I'm...dying...!'' I grunted.
I added more strength, ignoring the cheers and jeers. I was starting to force the glass away from me inch by inch until finally in the wrestle, Loona grabbed the end of my scarf and yanked and then-
RIP
That dreaded sound. My eyes when from the sharp instrument to her other hand, now clutching a wad of my red and black, diamond patterned scarf. My...my scarf! She...this werewolf bitch had ripped my beloved scarf! In an instant, my face grew tight, my nostrils flared, and my body felt like it became 1000 degrees as if a massive, fiery inferno had detonated inside my body.
I gave fierce, beast like sounded cry. I struck Loona hard with a headbutt to her forehead, before finishing with right hook, torquing my arm and twisting my fist for extra power. The punch sent Loona flying across the street and colliding back first into another car. A groan rippled throughout the gathered crowd, but I ignored them. I jumped to my feet and instantly went into my fighting stance: my legs slightly bent with an arm going up diagonally and the other downward diagonally...both hands curled like claws.
"I'm ending this!'' I growled through gritted teeth.
I took a deep breath in as my focused deepened, drawing my energy in and flowing it throughout my being. My body then became tense as every conceivable muscle becoming tight as a rope. My body temperature spiked up so rapidly I thought that I would spontaneously combust in any second. I gritted my teeth before finally giving a battle cry and rushed at Loona.
The world suddenly became a blur as in a blink of an eye, I was behind Loona. I then swept her off her feet with a claw shaped hand. I quickly followed up with a rapid, triple jump front flip and with all the power I could muster delivered an axe kick to her stomach. The attack slammed Loona into the ground, cracks forming under her. A sort of shockwave rippled throughout from the impact. Fluid black as ink sprayed out of Loona's mouth as she gasped for air. Grabbing Loona by her throat, I picked her up before slamming her hard face first into the concrete. Another groan broke from the watching spectators. I then pinned a foot on her back while grabbing her in an arm lock, ending this contest for survival.
A mixture of cheers and jeers rang out as I pinned the squirming, and cursing Loona down. "Get off of me! Get the fuck off of me!'' Loona demanded.
I just glared down at the beaten demon, my breathing hard and hoarse. I then twisted her arm, causing her to cry from the immense pain I knew she was feeling.
"Fuck! I swear I'm gonna tear your fucking throat out!''
I gave another twist, causing her to cry out again.
"You're in no position to make threats,'' I finally spoke darkly, whipping my dreadlocks out of my eyes. "Now you're going to tell me where am I?''
"Eat shit, asshole!''
I twisted her arm more. Again, she screamed out, swearing like a sailor.
"Bitch you ripped my scarf,'' I said. "I should chop your arm right now!''
"No! Don't!''
"Then tell me where I am!''
I twisted Loona's arm more, any second threatening to break. Loona gave a rather pitiful sounding yelp before finally answering. "Hell, Hell! You're in Hell!''
My heart dropped like it weight five tons at the answer. D-Did I hear her right?! "W-What do you mean 'Hell'?''
"What the fuck do you think it means, dipshit!'' Loona shouted. "The place where some of you cocksuckers go to when you die!''
"But I didn't die!'' I argued. "I couldn't have, I-'' I then remembered what had happened minutes ago in the alleyway and it clicked. "That portal...it was that portal I jumped into, wasn't it?''
"No shit!'' replied Loona.
"Take me back.'' I gave Loona's arm one final twist. "Take me back or I'm chopping the arm off!''
"W-wait! The book! I need the fucking book!''
"What book-?''
"LOONA!'' a familiar voice shouted out.
I looked up to see a section of the crowd being parted.
"Move it! Get the fuck outta my way! Fuck off! Loona!''
I watched as Blitz pushed himself forward to the front of the crowd. Under his good arm was Moxxie while he carried Millie with his prehensile tail.
"Loona! Get off her motherfucker!''
I shot a glare at the defeated and injured demon, the crowd still ever restless. "Stand back! Or her arm comes off!''
"I swear if you hurt one hair on my daughter-" Blitz yelled back.
Daughter? Looking at the two, I don't know how it could be possible, and I really couldn't care at the moment. It was now Loona who shouted.
"Shut the fuck up, Blitz! Just give me the book so I can-"
"Quiet! Not here! Not in front of these motherfuckers!'' Blitz cut in.
"Hey it was only one time!'' An ogre like demon piped in.
"Fuck off, chump!'' Blitz spat.
"Hey!'' I called, changing the subject. "I'll let her go if you get me back home right now!''
"Just do it, Blitz!'' Loona said.
"I can't! It's back at the office! I need to-''
"Hey, Imp!'' a voice suddenly called out.
A section of the crowd had then parted as a demon pushed themselves through to the front, much to the chagrin of those that were pushed. The demon was a rather towering, hulking being, maybe even slightly taller than me. They had a rather reptilian like appearance to them with red scales complete with a red, long tail. The demon wore a dingy yellow shirt, the sleeves ripped and exposing their well-defined biceps while he wore black pants. His hair was green with pink highlights and styled in a mohawk with two visible, crooked horns. His eyes were green with red slitted pupils and his snout hosed pointed fangs. In all, he actual seemed like a dragon in all honesty!
I just looked at the demon as if he had found me in witness protection as he spoke once again to Blitz. "There you are! You gremlins finished that job yet?''
"Christ on a stick, now's not the fucking time, bucko!'' the lanky demon responded. "We're in the middle of some shit here!''
"Fuck that! I'm paying you hard earned, stolen money to-'' The demon's eyes then met mine. He gave a sort of squint before widening his eyes and giving me a look as if I had showed up uninvited to his wedding or something. ''You motherfucker!'' he growled.
I merely blinked.
He continued. "That's him! He's dead?''
"No, he's still living and fucking kicking,'' Blitz answered.
The reptile like demon frowned as if Christmas was cancelled. "WHAT?! HE'S STILL ALIVE?!''
"Look it's not our fault, alright! We had him, but we had no idea he was a fucking Power Ranger! We were just about to send him back.''
"Send him back?!''
"Yes send him back! He took my whole team out! And now he's threatening my Loona! We'll send him back and then-''
"NO!'' the demon roared. "Fuck that shit! He's here right now? Then I'll just do it myself. I should've never hired a bunch of dipshits like you to kill this asshole!''
He then took out a gun...and pointed it at me.
"Consider your red asses fired!''
I released Loona as if she was a hot, metal ball as I dived out of the way just as the demon fired a few rounds of bullets from the weapon. Shrieks and screams rang out as the crowd quickly dispersed. Some hid behind building corners. Others hid behind cars. Some just got the heck up outta here! Loona too was quick to evade the shots. The crazy reptilian again pointed at me. I gritted my teeth, ready to react when Blitz grabbed his neck from behind with his good arm.
"YOU ALMOST SHOT MY DAUGHTER YOU TRIGGER HAPPY SHIT LIZARD!'' Blitz bellowed.
"You should've finished the job then!'' the demon answered.
He then reached back and threw Blitzo to the side, hitting a lamppost. I noticed Moxxie and Millie nearby. Their bodies shifted as they slowly lifted themselves up, but looking incredibly groggy.
"Damn it! I'm still fucked up from before!'' Blitz cursed, cradling his broking arm on the ground.
With his attention still on Blitz, I then reacted. I quickly got close and grabbed his gun hand away from me. I then flipped him over and pinned him to the ground with my body of his larger torso.
"You sent them after me? Why? Why are you trying to kill me?'' I asked, breathing hard.
The demon glared at me, his eyes giving a lime-colored glow. "For what you did to me, dark meat!''
"What did I do to you? I've never met you in my life!''
"Didn't you? Don't tell me you forgot about me? Well, I sure as shit haven't forgotten about you! Remember me? The guy that they caught? The guy that YOU testified against? The guy that had gotten the death penalty from the state of North Carolina?!''
My eyes widened like saucers as my stomach sank like the Titanic. The description...and now that I've think of it...that mohawk style...I DID recognize it! With my mouth twitching, I finally uttered a name. "Xander...Xander Peesakrap?!''
"Bingo!'' Xander grinned cruelly.
I just stared at the human turned demon, still unable to grasp what was transpiring. In one quick motion, Xander punched in me in the face, sending me off him. I backflipped and landed on my feet, ignoring the thumping pain of my cheek as Xander got up.
"I died in that shithole because of you! All because you couldn't mind your own God damned, fucking business!''
"Mind my business?!'' I began. "You raped and murdered an eight-year-old girl! I did what I did because there was no way on God's green earth, I would let you do that to anyone else!''
Xander merely responded with a growl.
"Well fuck me. You really are a piece of shit,'' I heard Blitz chimed in nearby.
"Yeah? Well, whoopty damn do for you! When I died and got sent to Hell, I found these idiots. For the right price they would go to Earth and kill you on my behalf.''
"Kids die for free!'' Blitz added in a sort of sing song voice.
I blinked quizzically as Loona shouted from my far left. "Piss on a dick, Blitz! Not now!''
I quickly ignored the outburst and shifted my hard, furrowed eyes back to Xander. "But I guess God does love me a bit. Cause now I can kill you myself!''
Again, the disgruntled demon shot relentlessly at me. I quickly rushed and evaded the array of bullets. Hot metal whizzed and zipped through the air as I ducked behind a car. Soon the hallowed sounds of a car door being shot sounded out. I ducked as the glass window over me shattered. Despite the veritable danger I was in, I my heart was as calm as a still lake and my mind clear as a blue sky.
"I need to think...fast!'' I thought to myself. "Once he runs out of bullets, I'll-''
A yelp rang out, like that of a dog had just gotten hurt. "Watch it you dick!'' Loona's voice barked.
I peeked up over the hood and over the other side of the road. Loona was now clutching her left shoulder, as blackened liquid oozed between her fingers. She was hit. Was she caught from a ricochetted bullet?
"Loonie! Oh, that tears it! I'm about to put you six feet fucking under!'' Blitz shouted.
Blitz to out a knife and jumped onto Xander's back and dug the knife straight into his chest. Xander gave a cry of pain as Blitz tried to choke him with one arm. After a brief struggle, the bulky reptile demon elbowed Blitz on his face before grabbing him, and throwing him down on the ground in front of him. He then took out the knife, crimson shimmering on the blade.
"Shiiiiit! You Sinner fuckers can't die again...fuck me!'' Blitz groaned.
Xander responded by grabbing Blitz around the neck and throwing them into Moxxie and Millie all while shouting, "Loona! Avenge me, baby!''
Almost instantly, Loona pounced and bite down hard on Xander's arm. The murderer yelled, dropping the knife. He punched and flailed about trying to get Loona off. Flecks of blood sailed through the air during the struggle. Finally with one last, powerful jerk, he flung Loona off of his arm. The canine demon skidded to a halt on the ground as staggered slowly to her knees. Xander pointed his gun at Loona, his mouth curling to a sick smile.
"Time to put you down, bitch!''
Loona glared at him fiercely, her sharp fangs bared as she gave off a hissing growl. I watched on as if I was still processing what was happening. The world around me suddenly became a blur in my vision before a rushing sound came to my ears. I felt my body collide into something else...something furry followed by a glass shattering crack through the air. A white-hot pain suddenly erupted from my stomach as the world came back into view.
I was now on the ground. The hot pain wracked my body once again as I clutched my searing abdomen. I looked down to see red quickly spreading throughout my shirt around my hand. My breathing became heavy and hoarse. I then shifted my gaze and locked eyes with a shocked looking Loona. In what seemed like an eternity I finally realized what had happened. I had been shot!
I grunted as another wave of pain rippled through my body. In spite of the pain, I staggered to my knees, each movement put agony. Footsteps then sounded as clawed feet came to my view. I looked up to see Xander, giving a nasty smirk as if he was the sole winner of a sick prize.
"Well lookie here. God keeps sucking my dick today! Now I can kill you for ruining my life.''
I coughed out some blood. "Ruined your life? What about the life of that poor girl you took. Don't feel an ounce of remorse for what you've done?''
"The only regret I have is that I couldn't drip dried that little bitch again.''
I couldn't even begin to describe the flaming wave of disgust and anger that suddenly ignited within me. I felt my body temperature spike so high I could swear my organs could melt into gooey mush at any moment. My fists clenched so hard they started shaking as I gave the monster before me the mother of all glares, baring my teeth.
"You're...you're not even an ounce of sorry...?'' I muttered through harsh breaths.
Xander pointed the gun mere inches from my head. He licked his lips. "But hey, if you see her wherever you go...tell her I had a helluva time.''
That had done it. I let out the loudest roar I had ever produced in my life. My vision was suddenly blinded by a wild burst of Amythest, as if I was flung into purple inferno. A roaring, rushing sound blasting my eardrums. My mouth was open, but I couldn't hear the sound that was coming out of it. My body felt strange, felt hot and kept getting hotter. Every muscle was screaming as if they were about to be shredded apart. Each bone felt like they were cracking and realigning themselves. Amidst the raging storm, I heard clearly the loud, sharp howl of a wolf. As quickly as the phenomena started, if was equally finished. The inferno disappeared. I was breathing heavily like I sprinted a mile run. I stared at my hands only the weren't the hands I remembered. They were now furred with purple with black, sharp claws although my scars still decorated my now light purple palms and fingers. I noticed my shoes were gone and I was now barefooted, but like my hands had also suddenly changed. My feet were now three toed and covered in greyish black fur, with the overall appearance of some sort of plantigrade canine. After staring at my feet for a few seconds, I noticed I was crouching within a ring of purple, dying flames. Purple embers fluttered and dance about in the air like burning snow. The area suddenly seemed darkened, illuminated purple probably from the flames. I looked over at Loona, still laying on the ground, but with eyes widened with...stupefaction? Awe? Maybe a twinge of fear? I finally looked up at Xander, looking at me as if I was the stuff of his worst nightmares. He took a step back.
"Y-you're...you're a demon?!''
I looked at him as if he had gone mad. I looked back down at my hands and noticed smoke seeping from them before suddenly they ignited and were engulfed by purple flames. I gasped in fright, jumping back a bit. I looked on the display the was happening before my eyes. Amethyst purple flames were dancing while coating my hands. I immediately took noticed that in spite of the fire, I felt no heat or searing pain. I hardly felt anything as my hands burned. I gazed upon the spectacle of my hands for what seemed like a year before gazing back up to a visibly shaken Xander. Everything that had happened and everything that he had said suddenly hit back at me like a bag of bricks. My eyes furrowed hard as I gave off a dog like growl.
"You...''
"S-Stay away from me! Get back!" said Xander.
He started making a motion, but I quickly reacted. In half a second, I grabbed his gun hand with my own flaming hand. Xander screamed as a sizzling sound was heard, followed by the smell of roasting meat. The gun fired in the air before Xander released it, falling to the ground with a metallic thud but it wasn't enough. With a strong jerk I pulled his arm. It separated from the rest of his body. That scream. That horrible, agonizing scream the split the air as Xander staggered backwards. A shower of scarlet sprayed on the pavement as he clutched the stump that remained of his arm. Whatever shock I briefly felt as I watched the howling and cussing demon before me writhed in pain was quickly replaced by apathy and wrath. I glanced at the muscular arm in my still flaming hand before dropping it on the ground. Almost immediately the severed arm was consumed by purple flames.
"Jesus fuckin' Christ!" whimpered Xander, clutching the stump still spewing blood.
"Jesus? No... don't. Keep his name out your Goddamned mouth!'' I spoke venomously.
I then rushed at him, closing the distance in a blink of an eye. With my flaming right hand balled into a fist, I brought it back and with one last yell and all my strength delivered a right hook to his abdomen. What happened next was something even I didn't plan. The punch sunk deep into Xander's stomach. I felt a thick, warm substance as crimson spouted out around my fist, as if a damn had burst. The felon didn't had time to heave from the attack, only spat out a wad of dark, red blood. Xander coughed and gargled as Amythest colored flames suddenly burst from his eyes, nostrils, and mouth. I instantly took my fist from out of my target's body and jumped back. Xander staggered backwards, his body convulsing as purple flames till spewed from the same areas. Finally giving out a last, rather ungodly shriek, Xander fell backwards onto the ground. The flames died out as quickly as they came, leaving thick, black smoke expelling from the ignited areas and the punch wound in his stomach.
Silence. Just pure silence other than the crackling of the burning log that was Xander's arm. I stared at the body, still not quite believing what had happened. I then looked down at my new hand that delivered the punch, shaking violently. I was expecting the demon to shift and get up, but no such movements occured. He was dead. But...he couldn't be. I didn't mean... I took a step towards the fallen Xander and almost instantly his body burst in a flash of red. I gasped as a mass of red and black rose high into the air. The mass moved ethereally, constantly shifting and changing before finally taking the form of a silhouette of a hulking being with two crooked horns on its head.
"Xander...?'' I muttered.
As if answering, the massive gave off a hollowed, echoing roar before zooming through the air at me! I couldn't react in time and it collided into but...I felt no force. My body suddenly spiked in temperature again. My body tensed tighter than I've ever felt before in my life. My head throbbed and felt like it would split in two. Every muscle felt like they were swelling more and more and just as I thought my body would be blown apart, the swelling sensation suddenly began to cease. My body started to untighten and a coolness suddenly swept over my body. The throbbing in my head ended and I found myself breathing heavily. I felt all around my body, seeing if any damage was done. My muscles felt tighter, but not restricting or uncomfortable. I noticed my hands were no longer engulfed in purple flames.
Seeing I was fine, I looked up to see Xander's body was nowhere to be found. I gazed to my left just in time to see the last of his arm smoldering into ash before being blown in the wind. I then finally noticed the crowd that had reformed. Loons was on her feet, cradling her wounded arm but looked at me as if she saw a once in a lifetime event. I gazed around, various phones out and pointing at me. Expressions varied. Some looked at me in awe. Some had rather ugly frowns. Others looked as if I might suddenly feast on their flesh or something. Blitz's jaw was to the ground. Even Moxxie and Millie had finally come too, supporting one another and looking all the more astonished.
"Well, shit. THAT was unexpected!'' a demon commented out of the silence.
Progress: Level up
Accessories: Diamond Patterned Scarf
Strength: +30 Knife resistance: +20
Stamina: +30 Bullet resistance: +20
Endurance: +30
Form Unlocked: Hellhound
Abilities Gained: Creed of Okami
Power of Fire(new!): The user generates a mysterious, purple fire.