The Cost Of Life.

Why does this always happen to me? I murmur

From the tree line I hear what seems to be a very large creature moving forward and in a very fast manner.

"You really think you expect to succeed in escaping at that you are the very core of my plan and unless you don’t want to be kept bound and chained to the throne for the rest of your miserable life you will come back with me now." A voice from the tree line booms in such a way as the very ground shakes and the world around me goes silent as if before a great disaster. A man on a crocodile as tall as 13 feet and as long as 45 feet steps forward with a man standing atop of it.

I walk over to the figure laying on the ground at the base of the largest tree in the forest its shadow overcasting that of what seems to be a pool of this girls own blood she coughs which I knew it was not to late to attempt to save her life I pull a bottle from my satchel and open it cutting my finger and mixing the blood with its contents to rapidly increase the healing factor of the potion I pour the mixture into her mouth and she opens her eyes slowly and stares at me and askes "who are you?". I look back at her and say you can call me luca but well go through formalities later I got to go deal with someone who wants to disturb my peace as I walk forward drawing my sword and the black and white flames engulf my body I say loudly as so the man can hear me. "who are you?" staring directly at the man who holding his gaze on me.

he looks at me and coldly says information is paid for even that as simple as a name you shall pay with your life so I shall tell you my name is agares leader of the of the first layer of hell and commander of 32 legions of demons. I look at him baffled most commanders don’t step forward into the world and cross the boundary between the material plane and hell unless to secure something of great importance I look at him. "alright well then if I shall pay with my life mind telling me why your chasing her through the woods then. he looks at me and says it is of no concern of yours now you shall die he snaps his fingers and immediately as if out of the shadows the world is covered in what is a blood colored moon and seven large creatures with a grotesque figure appear around me and begin to lung and try to claw at me I jump backwards as to regain my stance and dash forward with the flames of the sword burning brightly and pierce the chest of one of the demons and its essence is absorbed into the blade as its body is turned to ash another demon tries to claw at me but I bury my blade in its ribcage and kick it backwards into another demon who immediately erupts into flames and is burned into nothingness as the demons step back as if stunned I begin to chant slowly as I cut the air in front of me the flames spew forth and create a circle of flames on the ground encasing the rest of the demons and as I finish chanting a column of fire erupts from the circle engulfing and eradicating the last of the demons in the circle I look towards agares who is looking at me and then as if by being struck with the force of a thousand bulls im hit in the chest and launched back and slamming into a tree with such force that the tree itself begins to fall and I cough up blood my vision blurry and dazed my left arm is broken and now is completely useless I collect myself to see agares walking forward as he reaches down and grabs me by the neck and days "You can handle little demons like that but you are completely outmatched im a leader of hell I can end you without so much as breaking a sweat-". "so you can break a sweat" I say as chuckle as the force of a sun wells up from my blade. The column of red flames erupt from it engulfing me burning my skin and forcing agares to release his grasp long enough for me to kick him away. "well you can easily beat me but can you beat the Incarnum that little trick I did would kill anyone but me its a self sacrificing signal that signifies for the summoning of the Arcanum Even a commander cant stop the Arcanum. Agares looks and me and begins to speak Child of semoliar You may be immortal and carry the curse but those around you are not can easily be killed do take care to remember that and if you choose to make them like you can you really take the pain from each one of the strikes they would take and carry forward never wavering I will take my leave now and he walks over to the girl I try to stand up and stop him but my legs fail me and I fall as he makes it to her and says " You were tainted and now will suffer a life more harsh and broken then if you had stayed with me" he looks over to me as if to send a message grabs her by the neck and breaks it I fall unconscious immediately.

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