“Hey… Ghn. Get up jackass…” Kenji stood up covered in blood and cuts looking down at Xenthos, looking at him unconscious he’d reach down and grab him by the collar lifting him up. He’d look around them and notice they weren’t in the same place… Were they? They were deep in the woods, did they go this far and pass out from exhaustion?
SKREEEE- SHINK! SLKRRCH!!
“Goddamn it get up…” Kenji threw Xenthos in a nearby river as The Stalker’s (A large demon with the body of a centipede and the head of a lion, they are highly feared by villagers and low ranking fiends. With their sickle-shaped mandibles, they can cut through just about anything. Amongst the larger demons, they appear quite often around unconscious, weak, and near death fiends, meaning that having killed one is the mark of a worthwhile Fiend they are by no means weak and can fly into a rage if their prey struggles.) body splits in half spraying a blackish purple blood all over the trees and grass. Turning and looking behind him, he’d notice a horde of demons having swarmed around them. Looking at his injuries he’d huff and slide his blade across the rocks launching sparks at them.174Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡX1rwJLu52O
“You bastards hungry? Well come on!”
Nightfall In The Emerald Forest
“Bastard… you still ain’t up yet?” Kenji huffed as he looked at Xenthos’s unconscious body, a fire lit between them. Examining the area he saw the various glowing eyes of demons watching them, he used the dead corpses of the demons he’d killed as wind blockers to cover them from the cold.174Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡODXwpAnkXN
“....Doubt anyone is coming for us, sucks ass but it is what it-”
SHF SHF SHF!
“Hm?”
“Y-Yo… Remember me?” Looking up Kenji aimed his blade and pointed towards the river, the coldest part in their shelter but closest to the fire. The person walked forward and saw that it was him. Pyxis.174Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4W77LZmnQf
“Hey… Sorry about this, I can’t stay for too long. However, after our fight I have a feeling this is worth talking about. Here.” Pyxis threw a scroll towards Kenji.174Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWQgEbzkTKv
“Take this back to the woman who made that device on his hand, she’ll want to read it. Once she does, she’ll know what to do.”
“Who the hell are you and how’d we end up like this?? Pretty sure it was because of you?”
“Look, I can't explain much. Just know, someone else is always at the top of the food chain.” He backs away and begins running before a loud whoosh is heard. Looking towards the moon he saw a figure for a moment and sighed.174Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5cxnan74f4
“This is gonna be such a pain in the ass… But things are getting interesting.” Kenji cut up some fish and began to eat while watching over Xenthos for the night. Which didn’t take long before he woke up.
“What the hell happened?”
“Could ask you the same question? Have you always been that strong?? Or were you just holding out on me in our first fight?”174Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡn54xPE5cCz
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“Course I was holding back, as much as I wanted to kick your sorry ass I ain’t gonna kill you.”
“Maybe now but I’ll make sure to get you to that point one day, a real no holds barred battle to the death. You and me, no interruptions from anyone.”
“Captain! Where are ya?!”
“Huh? I know that voice, Goro?” A voice rang out throughout the forest as Kenji looked up towards the voice and watched as his allies came running over landing beside them.174Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2pzD8dTMmM
“There you are captain, if you were camping out you could’ve told us.”
“Kenji!” Takata came hopping off Goro’s shoulders landing on Kenji’s as he began to examine his body.174Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFcgXF4gVz5
“Lots of damage Ken, what happened?”
“I’ll explain it back at the village.”
The Skyforge
“You’re getting sloppy Pyxis.”
“Ya think so? Or maybe the mortals are more capable than we give them credit for and we should help them.” Pyxis sat down rubbing his shoulder and rolling his arms to loosen them, stretching as he looked around the room. An angel was floating around him playing on some sort of holographic touchpad.
“Considering they shot at me, I don’t think they’re worthwhile. Now how the heck did you even get so beat up? A busted lip ain’t a good look for you.”
“Like I said, they’re stronger than we give them credit for. In the midst of the fight I easily dropped them both-”
Earlier In The Emerald Forest
Xenthos and Kenji attacked Pyxis one after the other in a row, in union, and even at random swapped intervals but nothing seemed to cause his focus to waver.174Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfVV6irKn2C
“Come on, a bit more energy wouldn’t kill you would it guys? Or just like, leave?” Pyxis sighed as he caught Kenji’s sword with his bare hands and swung him into Xenthos, Xenthos blocked and went sliding back shoving Kenji aside he launched himself forward throwing a punch that Pyxis caught with little effort,174Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRavBg79sEd
“Come on… Just get lost. You guys could never hurt me.” Xenthos glared as Pyxis shoved him back and with a sigh and a smile.174Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgyPb1vKojN
“How about this?” He undid his top and opened it showing his bare chest and motioned them forward.174Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxqakHNh9PH
“How about it? I’ll give you both a free full force hit, if you manage to hurt me I’ll try and convince my boss-” Looking forward Pyxis would see Kenji looming above him and with a swing brought his blade down slamming it against his chest and bringing it down, all that happened was his blade cracked and broke.174Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoWMvPwfXSh
“Oh wow, you don’t care about answers… You just want to fight. Makes sense. A nobody would only walk their one road.” Pyxis’s gaze sharpened and in moments everywhere on Kenji’s body erupted open splattering blood, he stood there blood running down his body. Soon Kenji stumbled back coughing blood and looking down at Pyxis.
“Kenji!!” Xenthos rushed to his aid before being blocked by the blue haired man with Pyxis.
“Enough games.” He raised his finger and a small light flew at Xenthos, looking at it he tried to block it but it phased through his arms and into his body.
“GHAAAAH AAAAH AU-” His screams rang as various violent bursts began to erupt within him and all through his body. Bulges slammed against his skin like miniature bombs going off underneath causing Xenthos’s blood to run out of his mouth. Falling to his knees Xenthos’s vision began to blur as he looked and saw Kenji staggering and swaying, fighting his hardest to stand up. Soon his vision began to blacken, his body growing weaker causing him to fall to one knee.
“Praise yourself, you suffered death a thousand fold but instead of dying immediately. You persist, it won’t last long but you’ve lasted longer than most.” The man looked at Pyxis and began to speak but at this rate, Xenthos couldn’t even hear. He couldn’t even think straight. He-
“You keep pushing your body, you’ll bleed out man.”
“So What?!” Kenji pushed harder and slammed the other half of his blade down harder on him. Pyxis looked down, noticing the ground caving in. Taking a deep breath he grabbed the sword and began to lift it up against Kenji’s strength.174Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvle0Raur52
“Enough.”
WOOSH! THOOM THRRACK!!!
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