Chapter 33: Saying Good-Bye

Chapter 33: Saying Good-Bye

November 8th, 2088

Terras POV

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As soon as I left Veronica and Kira to navigate the alleys back to the store, I wiped some of Veronicas blood off my clothes and onto my hands. Demon became an amorphous blob and absorbed the blood. Suddenly, the blob expanded into a humanoid shape. Soon after the features were defined and a copy of Veronica was in my arms again. There was no expression or emotion, Demon was the lowest class of demon after all and didnt even have self-awareness yet.

With this fake in my arms, I located the Bounty Hounds who were persistently following our scents. I leaped high into the air, just like I did when I scooped up Veronica. I was immensely pleased with my Body Reinforcement magic. I dont usually have to use it, but it perfectly fits my needs this time. I casually sauntered on the roof tops until I saw Vuser and company.

The steam cloud suddenly was blown away as Vuser used his tower shields wind blast. He then charged forward. I tossed the greatsword at him, allowing it to rattle towards his feet like I did against Arc the Asuran. Vuser immediately performed a small jump and avoided the sword magnificently. However, as he was momentarily in the air I made a horizontal cyclone hit him from the side, driving him deep into the cliff.

Before he could get out, I let loose a high pressure water jet into the hole. It cut through the cliff, causing it to collapse in on itself. I heard a loud growl, and Vuser blasted his way out with his Morningstar causing an explosion that pushed back the rock slide and made the cliff collapse behind him. His tower shield was bent out of shape, and his Morningstar was cracked due to the overexertion of blasting away the cliff.

I gave him a come hither sign with two fingers and said With fists, then? Vuser snarled and tossed aside his equipment as he walked from out of the rubble of my last attack. He finally got on level ground and was about to say something before our brawl when I caused a lance of ice to sublimate from the water vapor in the air. It extended instantly and pierced Vusers heart before he could react. You fucker Vuser managed to gasp those words out before dying.

Only heroes do something as stupid as being fair in a fight. I am not a hero, thus I dont need to care about something as superfluous as a warriors code of conduct. All warfare is based on deception (to quote Sun Tzu) and the ones nave enough to believe anything an enemy says or does die first. I looked over to Demon and saw that it had successfully finished things up on its end. It was missing a few teeth and tentacles but was otherwise fine.

Demon, these corpses are all yours. I watched as it eagerly consumed all the remains. As it finished devouring Vuser, I felt a change in the bond connecting me with my familiar. It unexpectedly morphed into its amorphous blob form, then imploded, leaving behind a pitch-black onyx stone the size of a golf ball. I picked it up and pocketed it. I can deal with this oddity with Demon later. Lets check on Veronica and Kira first.