City of Sinners

City 24

There were other gangs that has already took the position of fighting the three-headed, arachnid-like demon. It was then when I noticed that each head can have an elongated snake-like neck. Seriously, it was terrifying to look at, noting that this creature here is one deadly and terrifying demon.

But, the other gangs must have woken up from their slumber when they realized that all will be nothing if they would just look at me or the others to fight this demon. And so, they fought. Even if they knew they might die sooner or later.

That was stupid, but it is okay, because I am doing it as well.

Now, the attention of the woman head of the demon was all into the other gangs who were trying to fight her. I took that as a diversion; an opportunity for me to make a surprise, undetected attack.

“Take your time, guys,” I whispered to them as if they would hear it. I sneaked towards a part where the woman head of the demon would not notice me. Both the woman head and the demon’s man head was doing the rigorous job of defending their body. The feline’s head … well, it was just raising its head, neck is elongated, proud and effortlessly surfacing a domineering aura. With that, I can sense an immense danger coming from it if it would start attacking.

However, I shook my head to stop the unnecessary thoughts that was passing through my mind. Instead, I went back to the first focus why I am here, at the blindspot of one of the demon’s head.

The heads, if my guess was right, had their own brains and thought-processing system. It wasn’t dependent to each other, and they could have their own decisions of what is to do and what is not. That is maybe also the reason why they have different personalities—like that woman-head of the demon seems to always showcase a mocking yet fear-building smile, while the man-head of the demon showcases calmness and terror-struck aura. The cat-head was on a different level however. It was releasing an aura that makes anyone—even me—bending on my knees.

But I don’t have to problematize the cat-head, because, we have to deal with the first two over-powered creature in our front first.

I was waiting for a perfect timing before I could give her a fatal blow. She was too stealthy and when one of the people from other gang had a blank mind for a second, she took the opportunity and quickly travelled to the man using her black hole . It happened so fast—she moves too rapid than the blink of an eye, and then, before we knew, the woman demon was already munching the man’s body.

“s**t!” I felt utterly gross when I have seen it. The way how she acted and preyed upon her food has left other gang who witnessed that as well to be stunned and to feel nothing but scared.

They shouldn’t be like that! It would give more chance to the demon to eat almost everyone of them!

Now, I decided to move. Before the woman could start preying into others once again, I started to move. I gripped my jaded knives tightly and with a strong hurl, I released my only weapon. I might look boastful, but I have been learning darts and sharp-shooting, and combining it made me throwing of my knives towards her unprotected head an easy thing for me.

Seconds later, the loud shrill of the demon-head woman echoed in the whole place. It was about to enter into her blackhole to prey unto us once again, but my jade knife managed to find its way through her flesh. It was quite a surprise for me seeing her immediately being affected by the burying of the sharp knife on her head. I guess this demon was a sensitive one; one that can feel immediate pain on its body. Or head. Because of that, I was able to give an opening to the others to start attacking her. It was as if they suddenly saw a treasure that they rush towards her with greed and started killing piercing and slashing her with their weapons. Quickly, I ran to the demon, and with another force, I jumped. The other gang who saw me has moved their ways, and gave me space to come to the demon. Before I could land to the ground, the other jade knife in my hand has also buried in her scalp. With one final scream, the woman-head of the demon looked at me with disgust, and then, she vanished. Withered as ashes blown with the wind.

“Sitri! We need you here!”

I heard Gaston calling me. Quickly, I looked towards his direction, and then there I saw him fighting the next head of the demon. The man-head of the demon with a frowning expression.

I sighed for a bit, and then I grabbed my weapon which has fallen on the ground when the woman-head of the demon has withered into ashes.

“I am coming!” I said.

Truth be told, whenever I am in a battle field, I always feel alive. I always feel that I am the most important person in the battle field because most of the time you would care for yourself—on how you will both fight and struggle to survive. To finish a battle alive and kicking is a satisfying feeling. But to be called by someone while in a fight, as if needing some hand to help would always kick the adrenaline resting in your body.

While I was running, I started to observe the behavior of the man-head of the demon.

Damn it, he has different power compared to the grinning woman-head we just fought! With just a simple stare, he was able to manifest his supernatural power. And it was surely into our despairing advantage.

I now got the reason why earlier, I was suddenly pushed by something when I was about to s***h the woman-head of the demon. It was because of that man-head of the demon. He has this power: with his simple stare, he could make a wave of invisible force which—if you are in the area of the wave—would make you be pushed away with strong force. Just like what happened to me earlier. That is why, they need a fighter that can move swiftly in the area, so that they can attack while being able to dodge the invisible waving force of the demon.

Of course, there is Solomon and Jerross who—just like me—can swiftly move around the area. But I am betting they need more of those swift movers because they were having a hard time attempting to attack him.

If only Valour could fight, then we wouldn’t be having longer time in defeating this monster. But then, I have seen his frightened expression, and I totally understand it.

Now, when the man-head of the demon has looked at me (probably because he knew I was the one who killed the woman-head earlier), he grew enraged. His calm and frowning face suddenly curled and became angry. His eyes became fiery red, and with a loud scream, I sensed the vibration of the air.

I stopped from running and felt stunned. My surrounding was starting to vibrate, and I know that he was preparing for a very strong and deadly attack. I also know that if I don’t get out of here, I’ll be a dumbass dead Sitri. And so I ran. But bullshit! The area of the vibration was too large! Larger than the usual range he was giving! I almost ran out of breath when at the very slightest second, the invisible force burst in the area, and I barely reached the boundary away of his huge attack. Luckily, I am the only one in the area.

I made a sigh of relief when I managed to escape from that terrifying attack. But when I looked at the others, I saw their terrified expressions. They were looking at me. No, they were looking behind me.

And then I saw why.

The whole area where the force burst, has made a huge pit that is deep and wide enough to make a lake made of fire. With that, I realized how I was a lucky one when I was able to escape that death sentence.

“Quick! Move!” I heard Solomon shouting. Then, I heard the demon screaming once again.

“Oh s**t, here we go again,” I muttered. The man-head was angrily looking at me, and it was obvious that I am the one he was targeting with his demonic power.

However, instead of running away, I quickly moved forward, as if challenging the horrible creature. I saw Jerross and Solomon signaling something to me, and I understood it quickly. That is why, I am again risking my life facing the creature. They need some diversion so that they could do it.

As I run towards him, I can sense the heavy vibration in the air. As if it was preparing something deadly. A fissure in the air.

Solomon and Jerross started to move. They rapidly went to a part where the demon could not easily spot them.

“Please make it faster,” I whispered as I ran. The heavy feeling in the air is starting to become much more heavier.

Solomon and Jerross were moving fast, but they were careful not to get noticed by the demon.

“Holy s**t, please move fast!” I started screaming.

By the time that I saw the demon grinning at me, I already knew that the preparation for his power was done. All he would just do, is focus it to me. However, that was the time also when Jerross and Solomon synchronously appeared from the back of the demon’s head, jumping in the air, letting their body be dragged by the wind and their forceful jump. With a synchronous move, they threw their swords towards the eye of the demon. The blades directly pierced on his eyes, and the deadly skill that was supposed to kill me were immediately cancelled.

I did not lose the opportunity. He was distracted from the swords that was tearing his eyes. And so, holding my knife, I ran on him, jumped forcefully, and with a spinning of my body, I slashed the demon’s elongating neck. One s***h of the jade knife is deep, another is sure enough to kill him.

The man-head of the demon has screamed. And then, sooner, it has withered into ashes. It was already dead. Finally.

The only remaining was the cat-like head of the demon. The one who did not engage into fight, but the one that possesses more dark deep aura than the two. We all looked at the last remaining head of the demon.

But suddenly, my vision turned dark.

From the dark, the horrors grinned. I was attacked by my greatest nightmare.