Believe In Me

As Nightshade's armor formed around him, Euphrates still hadn't looked up from the ground, neither had the girl.

"Both of you need to buck up, smile for goodness sake. I haven't lost faith in you two! Don't quit me now!" called out Nightshade.

The Girl looked up, his eyes had a tenacity she'd never seen before, only heard about in legends.

"Even if I'm no longer a hero, I WILL DEFEAT YOU!" Said Nightshade as he locked eyes with Cezeros.

The Demon Lord growled and lunged at Nightshade, who promptly deflected Cezeros away from himself. Nightshade put up the best fight he could, blocking, slashing, punching, and Cezeros laughed off the damage, he wasn't phased nor was he worried.

Finally with a whirlwind blow, Cezeros dropped Nightshade to his knees.

"Some speech you gave, too bad it was for nothing."

Cezeros slashes Nightshade's side wide open, leaving him to bleed out. The girl sobs as Nightshade begins to crumple onto his side.

"What did I tell you about the cry! It's ugly! SHUT UP!"

Before Cezeros could slap her, a fist emerges through Cezeros chest, a mass of organs in its grasp, behind him, was the shaky Nightshade, eyes flickering but still fighting.

"I-I can't... -*gasps for breath*- I WON'T DIE" yelled Nightshade

"Levitate, Strength of the moon, Lesser speed boost, Stamina, Blood-Seal" chanted Nightshade as he lined up another punch.

"Wait, you can use blood-seal?!" exclaimed Cezeros

Nightshade answered with his fist, putting another hole in Cezeros' chest, the Demon Lord doubled-over throwing up blood, still managing to put his talons into Nightshade's upper chest.

"I warned you Demon Lord Cezeros, I warned you this would be your end."

"H-How, HOW CAN A SUMMON BE THIS STRONG!?!?!"

Nightshade's eyes flicker between Blue and Purple, "I may be a summon, but you know nothing of my past." Nightshade pulls his hand out of the dying Demon Lord, removing his heart, and crushing it over his head allowing Cezeros to watch before fading off, drifting to the next plain of existence.

The minions ran out of the room alerting guards and other demons to the new issue, Demon Lord Cezeros was dead at the hands of the Summon, Nightshade.

Guards and Servants of the late Demon Lord began rushing to the tower to cut down the summon. Nightshade had released the others, all of them thankful he'd been victorious, but he had one last trick up his sleeve.

"This is not your fight. GATE!"

A portal gate opened in front of the group, and he pointed to it.

"Go, I'll buy you time."

"We're not leaving you." stated Euphrates

"Then you leave me no choice." said Nightshade shoving them into the gate closing it behind them. "Get rested, I'll be there soon."

"STOP! SURRENDER AND DIE QUICKLY!"

"-*Laughs*- Not a chance."