An Uneventful Encounter

They were Nefumia's slayers, known to us supernatural as hunters, and as 3 elves pointed their bows at us, and 3 beastmen readied their fist while the other 8 humans along with their teacher were surprised to see us.

The Dwarf with them...

He looked confused by our presence...?

And as we were all now looking at them as they already threw hostility towards us, the Dark knight Demon drew his saber from out of thin air and the Ape conjured a staff from green light. They were ready for this fight.

"WHAT ARE YOU TWO DOING! NO FIGHTING!"

Zim said to the both of them as they reacted to the hostile atmosphere given off by the hunters, "Aster, we don't have time for them? Tell the others that we need to move on"

Lex said looking to the bunch of teenagers across from us and then to the Demon who stared at them with weapons drawn ready to take them all on.

But as he spoke, looking at them, I was staring at one of them as they looked back at me, and Zim noticed, "Oh Mari? Hey Mari why are you here!" he called out to her.

And this got her to glance at him, and this surprised her party as she seemed to know us apparently and the older one there looked to her, "You know them?"

He said getting the others to look back and the elves to listen, "Wait! Are these bastards, slayers too?!" the wolf man said looking back at the teacher and her.

But as he said that, "No there's something wrong, those things aren't Slayers..." the Dwarf said, and looking at me mainly and the two Demons ready to fight, he gulped.

"They're monsters... Can't y'all feel it..."

He said backing up and as he did he surprised every last one of them and this got the two of them staring at him and releasing a strong intent to hurt him, he trembled.

"Hiro! Is that really you!!!"

Mari said as her eyes wouldn't leave me alone and as my eyes never left from off of her, the teacher looked over at her with shock and then to me and she stepped forward.

"Hiro I thought you were dead! Everyone said you died!!"

Her eyes swelled up with tears as she took some steps closer while motioning her hands as she spoke, and lookin at her as she kept going, "Where have you been all this time?! Why are you with Zim? Did he find you? I knew he disappeared yesterday because he was with me, but how is this possible?!?"

She spoke but I didn't say anything back, "Why aren't you saying anything, Hiro talk back to me! Say something?!

Speaking with tears rolling down her face, I stared at her and as I was just looking at her, my insides turned sickn.

Looking at her I clenched my Cutlass, but then turned my head left as I sensed someone over there, looking back to the weary Demons with me and ignoring both Zim and Lex as they were confused on what to do and what was truly happening, I spoke.

And I spoke coldly, "Kill them..."

And both Zim and Lex reacted in shock, "WHAT?!" but the two Demons responded back, "Yes sir," clenching their weapons and kicking the ground, turning out of their human forms and back into scary Demons.

And this got a reaction out of everyone as two powerful demonic beings appeared and crushed the mana sensitive while leaving Mari stuck in her mind with my two words.

"I told you! They're monsters!" the Dwarf stepped back.

"What's this... Darkness" the elves were terrified.

"Are you serious!" the beasts flinched.

"Everyone prepare yourselves! This is real!" Juan? I think.

"Wait what?" Mari

. . . . .

Dashing at them at supernatural speeds, the both of them came in swinging blade and staff, but as both aimed to cut and splatter them all in a single strike, Zim broke in two and appearing in front of them catching their weapons with his bare hands, and shouting in shock for my actions.

"Aster, what the hell are you doing!"

But as he said that and looked over I was already gone to the next area, I needed them out of my way, this is too important to simply waste my time with them.

Plus I needed Mari dead, they should be able to handle that without me. So running into the woods with Lex as he didn't bother sticking around, "Why'd you do that?"

Answering him, "Some people just don't deserve to be left alive, those savages will cause us greater trouble than worth, we cannot bother ourselves with them"

I said but that was completely bullshit, I just wanted Mari to die, I harbor too much hatred in my heart for that woman, if they aren't able to kill her then I'll murder her myself.

And he didn't get me, but looking at me he sort of guessed that I wasn't in my right mind as I was completely serious and rushing to the next area, she should be here?

The mission was playing in my head and this was all that matters right now, getting that witch and using her ability to find Nara and Rika so that we can save them.

And nothing will get in our way or they'll be slaughtered.