• Chapter 2
    Ruku found his way back to Zeko. He felt slightly ashamed at the way he had treated his saviors. However, he justified himself by saying they would kill him anyways. He stumbled into the Dragon’s Den, feeling lightheaded. He had been feigning unconsciousness, so he had heard what Zorion had to say about the D’anillo del Dragon. He thought that indeed what he had said about the ring was true. The sooner he had dropped off this useless piece of metal, the better. The monk was waiting. Ruku walked over and dropped the bag in front of his elderly employer. Even though the monk’s face was hidden by his hood, Ruku swore he saw a glint of magenta in his eyes gleaming upon the bag. “There. A day under the time limit.” The Monk chuckled and spoke, “I know. I saw you returning early through my scrying glass.” Ruku grew angry and spoke to the monk, “Look, monk-“
    “Demogorgon.”
    “Whatever. Demogorgon, you kind of left out the fact that there were other mercs!” At this point, Ruku slammed his fist into the table, smashing the table into two. Demogorgon, with unusual quickness for a man his age, shot his hand out and caught the bag before it hit the ground. He chuckled. This set Ruku off, his eyes turning red once more. Demogorgon laughed and slipped the ring on. A dark aura surrounded him, but Ruku took no notice and drew his katana. “I don’t care if you’re old enough to be my great-great-great grandfather, no one, no one, ever leaves out details like that!” Ruku leapt; Demogorgon muttered an incantation in the Old Tongue. Right as Ruku’s blade should have sliced through Demogorgon’s head, the elder moved with lightning speed to the left, laughing. Ruku was in shock as his katana connected with the floor. Demogorgon laughed. “Witness the power of the most powerful dark artifact ever forged!” Demogorgon’s right hand glowed black as he raised it. Then he pointed his hand. Ruku barely had enough time to throw a Shield up and switch to defense as Demogorgon launched a massive Darkness blast from his frail hands. It broke through Ruku’s Shield easily and proceeded straight towards Ruku. His katana was broken effortlessly and the tip of the blade impaled its own master in the stomach while the rest of the blade was thrown. The Darkness beam continued carrying Ruku through a nine inch wall and threw him four meters away from the Dragon’s Den. The beam still continued its path, but Ruku was able to detach himself from it, falling 3 meters. Unfortunately, he fell face down, the blade tip dug deeper. He screamed out in excruciating agony and he tried to pull the blade out, screaming even more. Demogorgon laughed maniacally and was by Ruku before one could blink. He had his palm pointed at Ruku, eyes glowing magenta, and Darkness once again surrounding his palm. Ruku, in an act of desperation, ripped the tip out and attempted to stab Demogorgon’s shin. Demogorgon knocked it away with his foot. Just as he was to kill Ruku, spikes made of Earth, rushed towards him. Demogorgon redirected his beam towards the spikes, annihilating them. Then hundreds of shurikens were shot towards him. Demogorgon warped out off the way, five and a quarter meters to the left to be precise. Kayame leapt at Demogorgon with her twin katanas, while Zorion rushed him from the side. Demogorgon summoned a Hell Hound effortlessly. It casted a Dark Fire pillar around him. Kayame gasped and was caught in it, screaming. Zorion tossed a kunai knife which caught Kayame’s shirt and yanked her out of the pillar. She threw a Water orb at the pillar which doused the Fire portion while Zorion threw a Light orb to cancel the Darkness. However, Demogorgon and the Hell Hound were gone. Kayame panted, shoulders heaving up and down. Then she went over to Ruku and picked him up. When his eyes opened, Kayame immediately clothed her right hand in an Earth gauntlet and let it fly into Ruku’s face. He was sent flying while Zorion waited for him, kneeing his back. Ruku screamed and fell to the floor. Kayame had started to shout, “You $#*@&!* idiot!!! YOU HANDED THE MOST DANGEROUS ARTIFACT TO THE DEADLIEST DARKNESS WIELDER IN THE $!#*!#% WORLD!!!” Ruku groaned and said sorry as his view faded to darkness….