6 Desperate Struggles

The beast launched again at a tremendous speed, passing just an inch away from Raven. Raven made the broken scythe disappear and instantly dashed to the side, noticing the huge wound on the body of the centipede. But the centipede now felt no pain nor fear as it's in the face of death. It only had the desire to kill, being more fast than it it ever was. It was using it's whole body as a spring to launch itself for a frontal tackle. It bashed around the whole room, from one side to another without a moments interval. It became so fast that even it's massive body could be barely seen.

Raven jumped from one place to another dodging it's attack but gradually it was catching up to his speed. Raven thought that he had to take care of it quick or it won't turn out well. He thought of a plan. He started making a long pipe like object while dashing around, but the gradual increase of the size of the pipe made him heavy. His movement became slow and the beast was constantly increasing it's speed leaving only a small gap between their speeds.

Selena thought that she has to do something. Even if she could divert the attention of the centipede for a moment towards her, it would help Raven to get some time. So Selena started chanting spells and just before casting it, she warned Raven.

Selena,"I don't know what you're planning but maybe this will be our last opportunity. You must defeat it now or we will be in trouble."

Raven understood what Selena wanted to say but he was at the edge, doing both dodging it's attack and making the object, unable to reply.

Selena," 'Holy Light'! 'Protective Barrier'!"

Instantly a blinding light filled the whole room along with a blue barrier around Selena. The centipede then launched itself on Selena. But the centipede didn't collide with Selena, instead it crashed in front of her. In that moment, Raven completed in making the long pipe.

He pointed the pipe at the beast as he will use it as a weapon.

Unexpected by both, the centipede suddenly launched at Raven the very moment it landed in front of Selena. Due to the overwhelming speed that it's body could not be seen, it actually rotated it's body right before the crash and used it's tail to launch again from in front of Selena. It never wanted to attack Selena, it's target was Raven all along. The beast came like instantly in front of Raven, ready to devour him while Raven was in middle air without any scope or time for maneuver.

Raven,"Use it!!" at that moment Raven threw the pipe at Selena.

Selena caught it,"AAAAAAAAAAAAAHHH!!" what came along was Raven lifeless hand. The centipede at that devoured Raven whole leaving only his hand. It was waiting at the opposite corner, hanging to the wall, glaring at her and waiting for it's next prey to make a move.

Selena couldn't believe her eyes and she still couldn't understand what just happened. She was mumbling with a trembled voice with her feet shuddering with fear.

Selena,"Maybe this is some kind of strategy. Maybe i have to again cut it and freeze it. No,no,no maybe I should run around and use flames, wait Raven said I'm not good at running. Maybe 'Crust Smash', I can use it on it, yes, it could defeat it. Wait a minute, Raven said to use this weird object. It looks like a pipe like one of his guns, but longer. Maybe I should point it at the centipede. YES, like how Raven points his guns. And something might happen, SOMETHING WILL happen."

Selena pointed the long gun at the centipede but nothing happened. The centipede understanding that it's prey is too feared to do anything, launched itself at her. Selena desperately screamed,

"HOW CAN I EVEN USE SUCH A WEIRD THING!!"

Then instantly in mid-air, from the body of the centipede, though the wounded gapings, numerous scythes came out and plunged into the wall. The scythes were connected with chains, so the beast was struck from it's movement, hanging in the air. Suddenly on some part of the beast's body, something ripped off from inside and came out.

"There's a trigger on it for a reason."

Raven slashed out from the inside of the centipede's body. He was holding all the chains with his right hand that was tore a moment ago. He had slashes on his whole body from all the fangs that was inside the beast's whole digestive system. But all of them were recovering in a very high rate leaving smoke from his whole body. The chains were keeping the body of the centipede hanging in the air, while it was struggling to break free.

Raven,"First you eat my arm, then you eat everything else Except my arm. Are you a some kind of gourmet?!"

The centipede pointed it's tail towards Selena and threw some shards towards her. It grazed her hand and passed by. Due to all that injuries, it's senses is already dying. Raven threw his scythe on his left hand at it. The rotating blades on it shredded the tail in pieces. But the centipede felt nothing from that hit. It was only struggling with all of it's might even if it had to tear it's whole body, it will break free.

Raven,"Just die. SHOOT IT!!"

. . . . . .

Selena,"Shoot it?"

Raven,"Yes as in use it."

Selena,"How do I use it?"

Raven,"Pull the trigger?"

Selena,"Trigger??"

Raven,"That button like thing on the handle."

Selena held the handle but she still couldn't use it. She looked at the trigger for a moment.

Selena,"How do I pull it?"

Raven,"Just press that button like thingy towards you."

Selena pointed the pipe at the centipede and pulled the trigger and instantly she could feel a heavy blow towards her. A large bullet came out of the gun and hit the centipede in it's head. The bullet then blasted with devastating flames. The centipede was up in flames, wailing to break free, to live. But it died hung in the air, burnt.

Raven,"Nice aim. Maybe you have a knack for guns."

. . . .

Selena kept staring at the victim of the gun with surprised and confused eyes.

Selena,"WHAT IN THE NAME OF HOLY GOD WAS THAT?!!?!"

Raven."A Russian Anzio 20mm high explosive anti-tank rifle."

Selena kept looking at Raven with a half-disgusted eyes.

Selena,"Catchy Name, You've Got There."

The Anzio disappeared in smoke. The long fight was finally over. Raven's torn body was already recovered along with his clothes. They cut on Selena's hand recovered from her healing magic. They both were exhausted but they still had a sense of accomplishment after that battle. Selena and Raven stepped out through the gate. Selena still couldn't believe that she was finally out, she was screaming with happiness.

Raven,"Well after all said and done, we are already out. So; WHAT are you gonna do now?"

Saying that Raven pointed his magnum at Selena.

Selena,"What do you mean?!"

Raven,"We are already out. So our momentary truce is over. I've got nothing to hold back."

Selena,"How can you even say that after we fought all this time together?"

Raven,"Exactly because we fought all this time together, I didn't shoot you right after asking."

Selena,"Is that all our relation was worth for?"

Raven,"If our teamwork was so important to you, then why don't you sign this contract."

Raven pulled out a piece of paper from his overcoat.

Selena,"As you wish, give me that."

Selena took that paper and opened it. There were writings on it she didn't understand but she saw there was a blank space with an underline, so she signed there. The contract went up in flames and disappeared.

Raven,"You didn't read it? You know here contracts are absolute?"

Selena,"So was in my world too and I have faith in my instincts in recognizing persons."

Raven started laughing loudly like he never heard anything like this in his life.

Selena blushed,"WHY ARE YOU LAUGHING?!"

Raven,"Really! You are an idiot, aren't you? That's why, that magister betrayed you." he kept laughing.

Selena,"I command you stop laughing!!"

Raven looked at Selena with a heartwarming smile, while a blue light filled the sky. His smile peeking from the corner of his red scarf.

Raven,"Maybe being an idiot isn't all that bad, I guess."