Alert: skill developed - "swordsman's fight"

I stood on the blood soaked streets, demons surrounded me like a mob of monsters, their arms were dragging across the floor as they approached, they had horns and glowing eyes.

'Alert: Skill activated - "Lightning rush" '

I rushed at the enemies closing in, my legs disappearing behind me as I ran forward smashing into their claws. Every time I was deflected my entire body was thrown backwards. I charged forward time and time again with my sword smashing into their armoured bodies. But it was hopeless there was nothing I could do to crack their shell. I'd need to use at least half my mana to even stand a chance at breaking one of them. I panted my body was gone, I can't run again. I need to wait for the cooldown. I stood in the street, blood and sweat rolling down my body. And after ten seconds it was back to the same pointless back and forth. I was losing ground, my body pushed back as I struggled. I was being pushed back to the one place I didn't want to go. The space between the mob and Chaaya was closing, I couldn't let them. They won't kill her. I have no choice. It's the only way.

'Alert: Skill activated - "Violent rampage" '

My body flew forward dodging under the armour with precision and speed flying through the wall of demons, my blade chasing them and cutting into the skin. My breathing grew shakier, my vision blurred. It was getting harder to get out of that form, it was getting harder to take back control of my body. I think I have about two more uses before I'm lost.

'Alert: Rhy killed SS-rank Demon and gained exp'

'Alert: Rhy has reached level 130 and gained rewards'

God dammit. So much death and destruction, how could I do this so easily? How is it so simple for me?

'Alert Rhy gained skill'

I got a new skill, it's been a while since that happened. It says it's called "defence reverser''. It uses all of my Mp but it lets you take an enemies defence and add it to your strength temporarily. That's convenient. I didn't have much time to rest until the next wave of demons passed around the corner spotting me. I ran forward as usual and jumped into the air. My wings sprouted as I flew upwards into the clouds. I've had enough. My wings disappeared as I plummeted to the earth.

'Alert: Skill activated - "thunderclap strike" '

My body was thrust into the ground cutting into the demons, the blood spraying up like a hail storm. My Mp was gone. But the demons were not. More marched towards me. Dammit how could I be so reckless. The group advanced, their footsteps echoing through the streets as they got closer, what can I do? I could hear nothing except the clatter of their hooves on the stone, my heart was pounding out of my chest. I need to think! What is there? What do I have to hold them off? What skills can I use to kill them? I ran forward gripping my sword in my hand grasping the hilt and squeezing it. It was now or never? I jumped up into the croud and slammed my sword into the first one pushing my sword downslicing through the demon's arm.

'Alert: item - "sword of a hundred" special skill activated, when Mp = 0 all stats are doubled.'

My sword sunk into the demon crushing its body as I cut.

'Alert: Mp cooldown complete.'

I ran forward. Everything seemed so clear, not like the demonic clarity I'd had. I was simply fighting, I was in the moment and nowhere else. Past future everything slipped away. This was instinct, a pure instinct that could only be achieved through hundreds of fights. There were no thoughts in my head, only the sword in front of me. Not the blood or the monsters. there was nothing but the sword cleaving through my foes.

'Alert: skill activated - "Defence reverser" '

My sword slammed down into the enemies as my muscles grew, tencing and tightening as I slashed and cut.

I was standing in a pile of bodies again. This time it wasn't horror that ran through my body but triumph. I had surpassed the demonic power on my own, using my skills the skill I have built up through my journey. I thrust my arm in the air, sweat still pouring down my face. My breath was visible in the cold as I panted my lungs burning.

'Alert: skill developed - "swordsman's fight" '

'Alert: Rhy killed SS-rank Demon and gained exp'

'Alert: Rhy has reached level 137 and gained rewards'

I turned back to Chaaya. She was still lying on the floor. I rushed to her side, my heart racing.

"Rhy? Is it really you?"

"For the first time in a while, yes! I'm back. So let me kill all these monsters and then you'll become the greatest summoner ever."

She started crying, her smile covered in tears. And then her smile vanished.

"But if Celdrick died can you really beat that thing? Please Rhy run away. You can fly faster if you're on your own. Just run away, leave everyone and survive."

"I'm sorry Chaaya, I can't do that. I'm just a summon after all so my life doesn't really matter." I smiled as I turned my head, standing up.

Before she could say anything I walked away meeting a new horde of demons. My eyes red with the smoke and fire. My blade hung by my leg as I started the fight once more, the endless combat. The endless fight of a summon.

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