Spectral Claws: Ancient Recurring

The Shifted Minds Part 1

The body was for a moment taken by the other part of my mind and as I tried to strike, the claws were only weaker than before, but enough to s***h through a bit of my opponent, and the fight barely began, surrounded by several of the damned ones and me in the center of the whole place. I was still holding him back whilst checking if Derik had reached the upper floors. I had relieved myself of the confusion of strength all I had was speed and intelligence and agile, I could work with it. I saw Derik beating his way up to the upper floor just like planned as he was almost attacked there I sent a dagger to strike the foe letting it fall on one of the enemies that surrounded me.

Then it began. By every second they started to punch me from all sides and thanks to my speed and weight, jumps and scratches were made, but I couldn't defeat them. "Good luck, taking that scratch home." All the while I was trying to fight with my claws and try to ignore the gnarly teeth wanting to grow, I felt the inner wolf nearing and trying to get out.

I took a hit or two, I didn't really realize but I bled and I don't like it...blood. His voice returned for a while as I felt more rage but I was controlling all this rage now and breathing out slower than ever before. With a smile on my face, hinting at my pride and wrath I faced all my enemies with rage and they start to fight I rushed lowering my back to make myself faster and swinging my claws at ridiculous speed at their feet while jumping and dodging all their attacks. I was about to be hit as a hair on my eyelash is sacrificed in the fight instead, I slide to the posture of being still and looking into the eyes of that which remained, "You wouldn't want your feet I hope."

Derik was already up there and I was glad everything worked according to plan and these people were also taken care of while slashing and sliding under them. That was the time I had set traps on the floor. "Pull the lever now!" I shout as it echoed in this big ugly palace and as they perform a strike I click on the button in my hand as the floor blasts and they fall in the dungeons unconscious.

I was pulled up by the rope that fell on me and took it. The rope lifted me and let me travel to the 48th floor. There was now another lever lying freely in such a huge hall which had just plainly been the whole floor all this time. It felt like someone stayed here exclusively perhaps an engaging wrathful beast like the one within but I could never know. A small clothed rat walked across from a tiny door to what upon a closer glance seemed like a...golden shiny throne.

I had used my detective glass courtesy of the human city cops. I magnified to see it closer and it seemed like a fascinating species. I hadn't noticed that the glass was quite broken so I took it back to nudge it a little and when I was looking through it back at the same place, there was nothing but just the throne. Behind me I could sense through smell, a giant hungry creature stood.

As I turned to it stared at me from above and glared, "Little wolf, an insect in our lord's throne, when you killed I became the king, and I will create an empire that will be run by the great ancient vermins that once ruled the underground of all the palaces,"I sighed and smiled at the pathetic beast, "Of course all the plague and the missing piece of gold coins all your doings, I mean the vermins."

The creature growled as it turned to me and came closer trying to look intimidating, my dagger was at hand staring back it fueled by my rage, "You have someone inside you, me and he have unfinished business since the tiny battle at the castle of Count," That confused me a bit and I took a step back, I kept the dagger closer to its throat though it was still a bit away. I looked at it up and down and then glaring all the while looking at it as I did all the time since I met it here."That person inside me is out of service and he can't respond to his good friend whos gonna be beaten by the true light that exists in my head."

The giant hands of the beast soon struck with merciless speed as it sent me flying through the walls and the next room. I got up protected a bit with the strength of my backbone spitting out some blood and especially dusting off the jacket I only wear all the time."Force is unnecessary pity beast." I yelled as I hopped from there and onto the wall, landing on it neck with my dagger only to be forcefully put down on the floor again, "You are the pity, puny beast, little wolf hahaha." Its foolish laugh annoyed me more than the several punches I took on the stomach. I somehow was still up and ready to go, it has been a while since I fought.

I could only suddenly growl at the beast and look into its eyes, "My intelligence even if transformed to strength would become way overkill for me to use against you but I can use just some of it so you say goodbye to all the past that you went through. Goodnight."

It was going a bit back a little frightened like it saw something on my face. I jumped on its chest and kept slashing its face keeping body ropers on every side of the giant arms it had and pulled back. The ropers automatically were attached to the pillars facing him and I triggered the instrument to take effect and it did. Pull both arms towards each side and make it roll into itself. It stood there tangled in its own roll by the ropes. I safely and calmly walked to it asking the only necessary question I had in my mind, "Tell me what did Naufilius say or do to you.." I ask as I look at its eyes with a sharp dagger against its throat close as possible. This time it was quite lethal. The creature still laughed and said,"You will know when he comes back now."

Something just reminded me of the worst things that could happen to this city and the people by just looking at the vermin and it pleased my inner anger to rage up and as it lit so did my teeth and my eyes were feeling different. I wish it wasn't him but this seems like plain me in anger and I couldn't control my gnarly teeth going towards it face with great speed. My growl increases echoing all over the palace and screeching throughout till Derik could hear it still fighting his way through to me,"Naufilius?..Faudian? Oh damn, whomever it is i Hope you hang in there pal!" He yelled as I heard it too but as I went to almost chop its head off I was swung away to the side of wall in no time and I only realised that I was knocked out after getting there...it was a strange familiarity , that attack, almost like I had this way before and I could only feel...I could only feel..vengeance..

"Brother...hahah Looks like its his son after all these years in the coffin here I am back in full form, my vermin little brother...how you say. Shall we feast on him together? hmmm heheh."

"Um of course my brother, The great vampire vermin, you should take your feast first..k-king Afanc.."