Chapter 62 - Battle On The Wall

Samantha charged the demoness with her sword swiping as she got within striking distance. Sarilla laughed as she stepped to the side and dodged the attack. The demoness had a level far exceeding that of a human, Samantha's actions were as if they were in slow motion to her.

Samantha followed through with her swipe and immediately changed directions towards Sarilla. Again, the demoness easily dodged the attack. Kaitlyn joined the fray with a leap attack. Her claws drawn and ready to strike she landed on the demoness's back as she dodged one of the sword swings. Kaitlyn's claws dug deep into Sarilla's flesh drawing the purple blood of the demoness.

Not reacting to the pain, she reached behind herself over her head and grabbed Kaitlyn by the arms. With a single motion she flipped Kaitlyn onto the ground where she landed with a massive thud. She hit with such force that the stones on the wall showed cracks and dust flew up. Kaitlyn coughed up some blood at the time of impact.

"Come now, is that all you girls have?" Sarilla laughed. "I am one of the great demon generals, do you honestly think a human and a mangy cat would stand a chance against me?"

"As if that would stop us!" Samantha yelled back, charging into the fray once more.

"This is just a pathetic display you know." Sarilla laughed. "Why my lord did not allow us to wipe your pathetic creatures off this planet long ago I will never understand."

"Maybe he knows something you don't!" Samantha said while continuing her assault.

"He knows a great deal." Sarilla replied. "Far more than I will ever comprehend. It is for that reason that we strong demons have not wiped out all of humanity."

"You lie." Kaitlyn coughed.

"Still alive cat girl?" Sarilla said in amusement. "I'll bite, why do you call me a liar?"

"Your demon lord isn't very old." Kaitlyn explained. "Why did you not kill the humans before him, you obviously had the power. There is something else that has stopped you."

"How perceptive of you." Sarilla said. "To be blunt it is the dragons. Long ago they tried to establish peace and failed. We feared that if we wiped humanity out that we might incur their wrath. That is until we got ourselves a demon lord. Now we no longer fear the dragons, in fact a few years ago one even joined our side."

"Must have been the one Zell said he killed." Kaitlyn said. "That boy has a good heart, he is kind and gentle, but if you back him into a corner or hurt the ones he loves he will destroy you without a second thought. I have seen him break time and space itself just to save me. Do you honestly think that he would be so dumb as to not figure out how we died? He will find out and his rage will be legendary. Is that what your demon lord wants?"

"Shut up!" Sarilla said, leaping away from Samantha and landing next to Kaitlyn. "Do not presume to know what my lord is thinking, nor what he wants." Sarilla punched Kaitlyn while she was down in the chest, cracking some of her ribs, making her cough up more blood and cry out in pain. "Getting harder to breathe? I would not be surprised if your lung was just punctured. You frail weak little thing."

Kaitlyn struggled to breathe; every gasp of air did not seem to fulfill her needs. Tears started to run down her cheeks as she realized she may die, that she may never get to have the future she envisioned for herself with Zell.

A sudden explosion of dust and noise appeared next to where they were located taking everyone by surprise. "What kind of trick is this?!" Sarilla yelled, leaping away from the dust.

As the dust cleared a severely underdressed dwarf stood with an ax resting on his shoulder. His body was full of cuts and scratches and his eyes filled with a fire of rage and passion. "You responsible for this mess lass?" Kilgon said, pointing his ax at Sarilla. "I don't bloody care who the hell you are, but that cat girl is my friend, and I will defend her."

"A dwarf is your savior?" Sarilla began laughing. "A single dwarf cannot stand against the might of one of the top demons. He will just die like the rest of you."

Kaitlyn struggled to speak, she felt she needed to warn Kilgon of the demoness's strength. She tried with all her might to muster the word, "run…"

Kilgon looked down at the broken cat girl and sighed. "Lass, if I ran from someone that hurt you this badly what kind of man would I be?" He focused his gaze back upon Sarilla. "Demon general, eh? Like I give a rat's furry ass. I am a man, as such I cannot allow this to stand. You face Kilgon, champion of the dwarves, slayer of monsters, and layer of Onis. Still, yourself for the cold embrace of death as I will show you no mercy for the crimes you have committed.

Sarilla burst into laughter. "You think you can beat me!" She pointed and laughed.

Kilgon threw his ax with great speed and accuracy and cleaved the arm she was pointing with clear from her shoulder. Her laughter stopped instantly, and fear struck her face as she watched her arm hit the ground.

"The fuck!" She screamed.

Before she could react Kilgon dug his toes into the stone and used the extra force to propel himself forward at amazing speed. As he lifted from the ground the stones beneath him flew into the sky. He flew towards Sarilla with his fist out. He connected with a punch on her face before she even realized he had moved. She was propelled forward and fell to the ground grabbing her face with her only arm.

"You can't do this!" She yelled. "You are just a dwarf! They are weaker than humans! This doesn't make any sense!"

"Aye, there be some weak dwarves on the surface." Kilgon said. "But I was born from the stones of our mountain. I lived among my people and served our great king. It is through his teachings I was able to reach this height." Kilgon continued as he walked towards the fallen demoness. "Many dwarves went through his majesty's training, but only I completed it. He named me is champion the ultimate weapon of the dwarven people. Your fate was sealed the moment you decided to hurt my friend."

Kilgon reached down and grabbed her by the neck with one arm and began to squeeze. As she struggled for air, he began to drag her towards his ax. Sarilla was kicking and fighting with all she had, but the dwarf's strength was too much for her to take. He reached his ax and lifted it with his free hand. He looked down on her one last time. She was about to lose consciousness from being choked. He tossed her down and as she landed, he swung his ax cleaving her body in two.

Isabel appeared from the stairway, back in her human appearance. "My love!" She called out as she took in the bloody scene. "Are you alright?!"

"I am fine, my flower." Kilgon replied. "Instead of healing me as you promised with your potion would you mind using it on my friend there? She seems close to death's door."

"If that's what you wish my love." Isabel said. "However, I only have the one potion and if I don't use it on you… you will be scarred for life."

"That is fine." Kilgon said. "These same scratches you gave me are nothing and I will wear the scars with pride as a man should. Please use it on her."

"I will." Isabel replied, rushing over to the fallen cat girl. She fished a red vial from her purse and poured it down Kaitlyn's throat.

Kaitlyn gasped as her body healed itself. She was surprised she was still alive and began to stand up. She patted herself with her hands to make sure she was all alright. She started to cry with tears of joy as she realized she was fine. "Thank you so much Kilgon!" She yelled. "You saved me!"

"I only did what a man should do.." Kilgon said proudly. "Now would you mind explaining what is going on?"