Chương 36: Ascendance: Birth of the Greater Demon"
"Huff, huff, huff, huff, huff, huff"
Cayafaz desperately pants for air
"Well, well, well. Cayafaz! You've outdone yourself. Despite the odds you've somehow managed to last this long. I knew you would give me a good fight but I didn't think that even with my new power, we would be equals in battle."
Nathan applauded slowly while Cayafaz continued to gasp for breath
"The only reason your going to lose to me here is because of our endurance. It's just to different and the gaps just to wide for you to catch up. Its not that you lacked skill. Its just that your biology is weaker than mine. You'll be dead soon enough"
"like hell I will! In a matter of minutes, I'm going to kick your ass"
"Cayafaz, come on, you have to understand. Your resistance is futile and your efforts even more meaningless. How long has it been since you sent for backup? And yet no one has come to your aid? How long is it to take?"
"You don't know what you're saying"
"Cayafaz…they've abandoned you"
"Shut up!"
"Cayafaz, think! Why would anyone come back for you? when their goal, their means of escape, the end to their suffering, the hell gate. Is finally within their sights and grasp. Think about it logically, if you were in their position, would you come back for dead weight? If you say yes then I know your lying. Either that or your just too optimistic"
"Shut up!"
"Cayafaz. I know it hurts, but you don't have to feel that pain. Ill gladly welcome you were the others have abandoned you. You don't have to be what you are now, you could be better. If you joined me I could make you better. I could help you leave the weak, fragile, and pathetic shell called humanity behind and make you a great demon. A great offer, don't you think? So, what do you say?"
"What do I say?"
Cayafaz asks chuckling slightly
"I say. Screw you! And fuck off. Just because you shut yourself away when the world rejected you doesn't mean I have to. I haven't run out of options. I haven't given up!"
"I see… is that your answer?"
"Yeah that's my answer. U might have convinced me otherwise… if you weren't so bad at talk no jutsu. You mentioned something about logical decision. Yeah, sure it would be something any logical person would do. Hell, its exactly what I would do. But you see the others? They aren't like that. I've spent enough time with them to know that none of them would make that sort of decision. They aren't the rational or logical types. That's why I know they'll come for me. So, I'm sorry, but ill have to decline that offer"
"I understand… Cayafaz, you know that I'm going to have to kill you now, right?"
"I know. I wasn't really expecting a different outcome. But before we fight I just want to say one thing. Something I never got off my chest"
"What is it?"
"I pity you Nathan. As someone who didn't enjoy life and now doesn't value it. I pity you" Cayafaz looks up and lets out a sigh of relief
"Now that I've got that off my chest *takes battle stance* I'm ready when you are"
"Cayafaz. You're honestly the greatest disappointment I've ever encountered. Do not beg me for forgiveness, do not regret, do not ask for mercy. For from me, you will get none"
Squatting and spreading his legs. Nathan begins to release a strong energy from his body. A red colored aura starts to create cracks above Nathan's head in the ceiling. Not long after the ceiling breaks and so do the others on the floors above him
Nathan thought to himself "This isn't good. it looks like he plans to finish me off. Is he unleashing all his power right now? I have to end him…But…How do I finish him before he finishes me"
Cayafaz takes a look at his gun and checks the magazine. Then he checks his pocket for ammo
"Not good. not much…It will just have to do. After all, I've worked with less"
Cayafaz runs towards Nathan and shoots him in both his knee caps. Nathan drops to his knees. He tries to grab Cayafaz but he avoids Nathans grip by flipping over his head. Nathans knees start to regenerate. So, he tries stand up again, but Cayafaz, quickly brings him to his knees once more by firing two shots into the back of his legs.
"Reload!" Cayafaz fills his Magazine with another round of ammo from his pocket. While reloading he noticed some other construction equipment. Quick drying cement, a power drill, buzz saw and nail gun
"Damn it! I can't get up"
A buzz saw suddenly starts to make noises in the background
"What the?!"
Nathan turns around and is immediately hit in the face by a buzz saw. As fast and as strong as it is though, it was unable to completely cut through Nathans face and instead meets and stops half way through his head. Nathan quickly tries to pull the saw out while he's still conscious, but the saw is still moving while stuck in his head
Cayafaz see's it as the perfect opportunity. With Nathan distracted, he picks up the nail gun and gets behind him. he fires several shots from the nail gun into the back of Nathans legs, ankles, and his heel. After creating massive holes in his legs, Cayafaz quickly picks up the back of quick drying cement, tears the head of the bag off, and pours it in Nathans open wounds
"WHAT?! HE'S SEALING MY WOUNDS WITH CEMENT?! Is he trying to slow me down…or, could this be an attempt to completely stop my movement?"
Nathans body tries to heal, but overwhelmed by so many injuries he cannot heal all at once, and since he's still human, losing blood like this will prove to be fatal
"I must stop this! But if I let go of this saw and it goes through my head the bandage will become undone…that cant happen! Not yet! I won't let you beat me like this!"
Nathan proceeds to forcefully pull out the saw and sprays a lot of his blood at the same time. He even succeeds in blinding himself with his blood as he pulls out the saw and flings it out of the building. Nathan has removed the threat to his life and begins to regenerate but he can no longer see his opponent
"Cayafaz? Cayafaz?... CAYAFAZ! Answer me Cayafaz! Where did you go!?"
The sound of a drill coming from his right side causes Nathan to rush towards it. but because of the cement now dried in his legs, he can no longer move as fast as before. Instead, Nathan ends up flying blindly into a set of steel pipes. He gets up and gets out but still can't see
"Ngh! Damn it Cayafaz! Enough of these games"
Nathan continues to wonder around and stumble blindly
"Where are you?!"
That's when Nathan feels something land on his back and Cayafaz voice says to him
"Right here, traitor"
Before Nathan can get the chance to fully process what has happened, all he feels is a gun touching his head. Cayafaz fires two shots to and through the back of his head, causing the bandage he had worn to cover his right side to become undone. The last thing Nathan sees before he dies… is nothing and of all the lives he took before now. He failed to take Cayfaz, the man he believed to be inferior, weaker, and on the brink of death… is the man who ultimately defeated him
Cayafaz falls with Nathans corpse to the floor, but he roles and gets back up. Standing over Nathan's body, proud and covered in blood, wounds, and bruises. He takes pride in the fact he was the victor of this match. He turns away from Nathan and walks a few steps before ultimately collapsing from blood loss
"Hahahaha- Hahahahahaha-HAHAHAHAHA! Nathan, my former cell mate and friend. That was most definitely the closest to death I have ever come. How frustrating that fight was, so restricting, but yet I can't help but laugh about it. had it gone any other way…our roles right now would be different"
Cayafaz lays on his back just opposite of Nathans corpse. He lays down star shaped and stares through the holes in the ceiling
"I didn't even think that plan of mine would work since it was so rushed and I had only just thought of it on the spot, but I was desperate. I'm glad I was rewarded for my faith…it really surprised me though. Despite the fact you had a ton of cement in your legs you were still able to move fast…even if it was for a brief moment. Honestly it scared me half to death, but I felt relieved when I saw you crash"
He giggles a bit
"I know I shouldn't have said that, but it's the truth. Watching you lose your speed and get blinded by your own blood was such a relief for me. It was the first time since this whole fight started, that I could take a breath of relief and attack with the confidence that I would win"
Slowly, Cayafaz gets up, but staggers. He looks over at Nathan
"You know…I'm not an optimistic guy, but I like to think that there could have been a way to win this fight without either one of us dying…and maybe this is shooting for the stars…but maybe, just maybe…there might have been a way to save you"
"...…" A silence washes over the room, and Cayafaz lowers his head to pay his respects
"A shame…a real shame…that one of us dies in the end"
Suddenly
"Yeah, it's a real shame" a voice said softly
Cayafaz quickly lifted his head and opened his eyes
"Nathan!?"
Before Cayafaz eyes can get their sights on Nathan. He gets sent flying by a hit to the gut
"I…I got hit? But from what? Nathans hands…Nathans hands and legs are still in the same spot!"
As he flies through the support pillars of the building, Cayafaz notices something slink stealth-fully behind Nathan
"Is that thing…some sort of an extension of his body? Fuck! If this keeps up, I'm either going to pass out from exhaustion or die from blood loss"
Cayafaz then feels something firmly wrap itself around him and grip him tightly. Nathan drags him back into the building to the exact location he's standing and places his fist in his way. The punch to the stomach stops Cayafaz motion but forces him to also cough out more blood… though the torture doesn't end there.
Nathan uses his tail to launch him into the air at full speeds, once he reaches the extent his tail can no longer reach, he uses all that momentum to drag him back and fling him through all the floors till he reaches the last floor of the building
"Fuck!... Fuck! Fuck! Fuck! Fuck! Fuck! Fuck! Fuck! Fuck! Fuck! FUCK! How the hell is he still alive?! I put a bullet through his head and severed the bandage! HE SHOULDN'T BE ALIVE!"
Nathan drops through the hole in the floor and lands over Cayafaz body in a menacing squatting position
"Damn this! DAMN THIS ALL TO HELL! I'm bleeding out and my brain feels like I've been beaten with a sledgehammer…Can I survive this? All this blood loss and brain damage? If this keeps, up ill pass out"
Nathan stands up
"Pass out? What am I saying? If this keeps up… Nathan, will definitely… KILL ME!"
MEANWHILE
BACK WITH MAYA
The fight had started when the two, Maya and Vejoko. Met with a violent clash. The resulting force of that explosive meeting sent Maya flying backwards due to the sheer force of their encounter. Axe in hand, oozing with adrenaline, and filled with the sense of duty and responsibility to her teammates, Maya brandished her great axe Vermillion, by stylishly spinning it. This seemed like a pretty fascinating way to try and assert her dominance on the field, but to Vejoko, it was nothing more than a cocky and an unnecessary show of skill
"I will protect my comrades, and buy Edward as much time as he needs! Hear my name and remember it well demon! Because from now on the opponent you will be facing… IS ME!"
Maya had boldly proclaimed
Vejoko let out a loud laugh and responded saying
"Girl! You confuse your foolishness and ignorance with bravery. You have no chance of defeating me and once this battle is over you and your friends will just become another group of helpless, unsalvageable, and tormented souls. Remembering the name of a victim such as yourself is as pointless as the battle you let that boy run off to fight. The two of you will meet your end here…Girl"
Maya took his words and threw them to the wind. She ignored all he had to say, feeling confident, she was sure she wouldn't lose
"Think and say all you like" She rested the great axe on her shoulder "By the end of this fight, ill have you screaming my name. JUST YOU WAIT!"
Maya lunged at him to close the distance between the two
"Prepare to be impressed and entertained!"
Vejoko, with an unmotivated tone in his voice said to her
"For you to even rush at me like this…Truly ignorance is bliss"
He fired a flurry of attacks with his giant tentacles. Each strike was faster than a speeding train and as heavy as a hundred hippos, the force alone created shockwaves whenever the tentacles would touch the ground, the attacks were more like bombardments by the military.
Such an attack should and would make anyone run the other way in fear for their life, but Maya wasn't anyone. She gracefully dodged the attacks thanks to her ability to fly and average acrobatic skills. At first glance it looked like she was just narrowly dodging the attacks but when Vejoko took a closer look, he noticed it was intentional and each one of her moves was done purposely. Vejoko became pleased by the sight of this, so pleased that he started to chuckle unconsciously
"It seems as though you aren't completely foolish after all. Turns out you can back up most of what you claimed"
Vejoko said with a very noticeable sound of approval, but Maya seemed dissatisfied with his statement
"Most of?!" Maya asked
"Yes. While you do seem to possess impressive skills, it seems that its only akin to evasion. How exactly do you plan to make me acknowledge your existence if all you do is dodge?"
"Didn't I tell you to prepare to be entertained? Don't start scoring my skills yet…"
Maya started to spin her axe in one hand then switch between hands
"When I'm just warming up, Doc!"
She sends a slash attack at most of the tentacles coming her way and they tear to shreds and pieces
"She cut me! No way… That easily!" Vejoko thought to himself
Vejoko quickly sent out more tentacles to entrap Maya in response to her attack. The tentacles quickly come to surround her on all sides and give her no space or room to breath
"Alright I've quickly subdued her. This way she can't pose a threat. Now to find a way to kill her without putting myself at risk… do I leave her in there to suffocate I wonder?"
Vejoko thought he had successfully managed to pin her down and entrap her, but he thought wrong.
"…..?!"
The tentacles started to shake and vibrate. Then it started to thrash around and loosen. Then finally, after a loud pop. Maya broke free, and before Vejoko could send more tentacles her way she quickly leaped to the safety of a building just a bit away from Vejoko.
Maya had escaped, but not without some bruises and injuries. Vejoko's tentacles are sharp so she had gotten a cut on her forehead and on parts of her arm and her legs. Most of her top had been cut and there were openings inside but no major wounds. Now, Maya, had given herself some breathing room and put some distance between them how would the fight continue?
"This should be out of the reach of those pesky tentacles of his. Now…You seem surprised Vejoko! What's wrong!? Surprised?"
"...."
"Ha! Your silence says everything. Now…it doesn't seem like I'm that far off…from having you acknowledge my existence"
Just as Maya's forehead had started to bleed and drip pouring on her axe and some parts of her clothes. She then held her axe with one hand in a close stance and pointed it in Vejokos direction
"I think were just about done warming up now. Ready for round two?"
Vejoko quickly got angry and started to thrash his tentacles in all directions while shouting
"I thought I told you! TO MIND THAT FOOLISHNESS!"
Violent debris were sent flying in all directions in large and small chunks. Maya quickly covered her head to protect her eyes from them, and in that moment, she took her eyes off Vejoko, the building she stood on began to shake.
Tentacles suddenly started to sprout out of the ground like seedlings. They ran through all the floors of the building and reached the roof before Maya could even find her bearings. Thrown into the air along with all the other large pieces of rocks and concrete, she entered free fall. As she spun around trying to avoid the crashing rocks falling faster than her Vejoko used the tentacles to grab her legs and fling her through ruined structures and buildings in another direction. She had flown through Seven different structures before slowing down and finally stopping
"It seems I might have flung her a bit too far and a bit too hard"
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