‘Alert: The Golden Key failed to clear SS-rank gate.’

'Alert: The Golden Key failed to clear SS-rank gate.'

The words floated in front of my eyes. Horror filled my face. Questions filled my head. Was Chaaya there? Is she? What about Celdrick? Is he? dammit! Why wasn't I there?

'Alert: the gate will now open.'

It couldn't be. An SS-rank? Could I deal with that? If Celdrick's dead, is there anyone who could beat an SS-rank monster?

"Everybody run!!!!!!!!!!" I shouted at the top of my lungs as I saw the gate move, the heavy doors cracking open. People screamed and ran pushing each other out of the way. The first step reached out of the door, an armoured foot peaking out followed by him. It was a demon at least seven foot tall. He was covered in armour and evil dark red armour that fit his skinny body closely. The plates interlock perfectly. and he wore a helmet. A horrible helmet. It had a wide harrowing smile that stretched across the whole face.curling gently. The smile like a cut carving across the whole face. Everything about it terrified me. It shook me to my core. It was like a horror movie in real life seeing this spine chilling thing stand in front of me. Its arms curling by its body.

"Oh hello world, missed me?"

The demon stepped out of the portal Celdricks head gripped in its hand, blood dripping from the lifeless body. His coak and shirt ripped as his head was crushed from its hand. His cloak was singed and red from the blood

"You bastard!!!" I shouted out without knowing what I was doing. It turned to face me, twisting its head to face me. Its head was now sideways and staring at me. He closed his hand, blood spurting out of the gaps in his hand. Dripping down the long talon like fingers, the face was shattered and dripping. Blood spraying everywhere.

"NOOOOO!!!" Dammit! How could I let this happen?

"It appears we have a brave one. I hate it when they do that, just run and scream like the rest, won't you? Be a good little toy and cry, break down and scream and then die. That's all you pathetic humans are good for.now boy just fall down and cry you are ruining my grand return, my ascension to my promised land. Where the Demon king will finally stand tall and rule over his domain. Now boy choose bow down before me and cry waiting for death or dying excruciating detail whilst I enjoy every second of your agony."

The crowd was gone. I searched desperately for Chaaya. She had to be ok. She had to be.

I saw her kneeling on the ground crying at the sight of Celdrick, his limb body covered in blood. I ran to her and picked her up, my wings sprouting as I jumped into the air holding her in my arms and spiraling away from the army of demons walking out of the gate.

"Ohh I see you're no ordinary human huh? Get him and bring him to me. I will make him scream like a good little human."

Four demons started chasing me soaring through the sky after us. I beat my wings running as fast as I could. This is what I put all my points into speed for right? I need to go faster. Fast enough to protect her. I shot across the streets breaking through the sound barrier, the world breaking behind me and disappearing as I flew; everything was an afterthought as I ran. I was running? What else could I do? I need to run away. I dropped down to a rooftop placing her gently onto the stone roof. There was that same voice again huh? The same voice shouting at me. Maybe Ciaus was right. Maybe I am something evil, sinister. I gave in. for the first time I didn't try to fight the voice. I gave in.

"KILL!! MURDER!! EVISCERATE!!! KILL THEM ALL!!" I shouted such evil things as my mouth curled into an evil smile. My armour crawled up my body.

'Alert: Skill activated - "Demonic stare" '

'Alert: Skill activated - "Violent rampage" '

The four demons landed in front of me. My sword dropped into my hand.

"What.. what the hell is that?"

I stared at them as they edged backwards. My smile was wide, evil. But it felt good. It felt good to let loose. Because in reality the voice that was screaming at me was well me. I dashed forward, my sword in my hand and I dived under their blades, cutting their arms.

'Error: Skill force unlocked - "infernal dash" '

'Alert: skill activated - "infernal dash" '

My body flew forward, not like before. It wasn't instantaneous my body flew forward but I could experience every cut in excruciating detail, each wound, each drop of blood soaked into me like a world at my own will. It wasn't the same godly power I'd felt before it was something goulish, something horrible. But somewhere deep down did I like it? Was I so evil and wicked that I enjoyed killing these monsters?

They fell to the floor helplessly kicking backwards scrambling and struggling to get away. But it was too late. I killed them all, my blade running with blood, their bodies dropping to the floor. Except one I summoned a dagger and stuck it in its back and kicked it off the ledge.

"RUN!!"

It flew back to the gate running away whilst I smiled. Why was I smiling? Was this the true me? Was this what I wanted? Did I always want to be this psychopath? No! It couldn't be. I had to become this. I had to, to protect her. Right? What's more important to me, Chaaya? Or my humanity? Because I think I can only walk out of this fight with one of them. Another set of demons walked towards us. My smile was gone. I have to fight this on my own. I won't turn into a demon. I readied my sword and prepared for the fight. The rain had stopped, it was replaced with smoke and fire, the silence was gone, it was replaced with screams and cries. I won't become one of them. I won't.