12.

12.
"Ah"

A loud battle cry reverberated throughout the streets as Jeremy swung out his blade and sliced three Shadow slave demons' heads clean off. Blood splattered around as the heads flew up into the air and fell on the floor.

"Don't just stand there, kid...come on," Jeremy yelled at Murphy to keep moving because more Shadow slave demons were coming.

"How are they able to track us, is there a tracking chip in our bodies?" Murphy asked as they were walking faster while looking at the sky as they were on the lookout for any sign of the Shadow slave demon.

"They are ancient creatures; I think they use magic or something...why do I bloody care?" Jeremy yelled in frustration.

They kept advancing while continuously checking the skies. They switched from walking to jogging, and from jogging to running.

"What the.." Jeremy exclaimed with widened eyes as he took a turn to the next street but saw a long fire beam heading towards him at insane speed.

Jeremy managed to dodge it and told Murphy to hide behind a rock.

Jeremy couldn't see anything, but he could hear heavy footsteps heading towards him, meters away from where he stood. The footsteps got louder until the Shadow slave demon was now out in full view.

Gazing at the enigmatic creature in front of him, Jeremy gulped down saliva and his heart began to race.

"I know its movement of attacking since I have fought against it countless times, and I also know its weak point is its chest. But even after knowing all this stuff, I do not have the strength to carry it out effectively." Jeremy muttered to himself as he stood there with his sword gripped firmly in his right hand.

The Shadow slave demon glared at Jeremy for a few minutes before launching forward at the speed of light and heading towards Jeremy.

"Faster than the usual ones!" Jeremy exclaimed as the Shadow slave demon appeared in front of him in the blink of an eye and swung down its gigantic arm towards Jeremy's head. In the last second, Jeremy managed to lift his blade and blocked the gigantic arm heading towards him from above.

After successfully blocking the attack, Jeremy struggled to prevent the Shadow slave demon's rm from overpowering his blade, but while he was focused on the arm, the Shadow slave demon sent out a kick that connected neatly to Jeremy's chest and sent him flying backward.

Jeremy's body collided with a nearby shop meters away and he fell to the floor with bruises all over. Shadow slave demon charged in instantly without giving Jeremy room to recover.

"Shit!" Jeremy cursed as he saw Shadow slave demons charge toward him at insane speed and then slash their blade-like wings toward him. Reacting swiftly, Jeremy lifted his blade and deflected the wings. Shadow slave demon retrieved its outstretched arm instantly and slashed its claws forward once more.

Jeremy managed to block the attack with his blade, but the brute force behind the attack pushed him a few steps backward, and before Jeremy could regain composure, the Shadow slave demon sent out a fire beam that sent Jeremy lying backward.

Jeremy's body hit the wall once again and he fell to the floor. His face and body were now covered in blood and several bones in his body shattered.

"We need to help him; this Shadow slave demon is too strong for him, unlike the rest," Murphy said to Amos as they were hiding behind the rock.

"Jeremy has been killing Shadow slave demons for years now...this will be no different" Amos said with confidence.

"This Shadow slave demon is too damn strong, unlike the rest; my brother, lord Caraxes, must have trained you well," Jeremy sounded as he lifted his body off the floor and got in a fighting stance, his gaze glued on the Shadow slave demon who was charging towards him angrily.

Getting in striking distance, the Shadow slave demon lashed out its sharp tail like a whip, and it headed towards Jeremy at tremendous speed. Jeremy stood there in a fighting stance as he watched the tail heading towards him, when it was only inches away from him, Jeremy swerved his body sideways and dodged the tail completely.

Jeremy didn't stop there; he gripped his blade tightly and swung it out towards the Shadow slave demon's right side.

But Shadow slSlavee was quick enough to hit the blade away before it could make an impact.

"Useless!" Jeremy lamented as he leaped to the side and rolled on the floor like a ball as he dodged another strike from Shadow Slave's demon tail.

"This creature is diabolical.."Before Jeremy could finish his words, the tail of the Shadow slave demon slashed his chest and sent him flying meters away. Jeremy landed on the floor with blood gushing out of his chest.

"There is no way Jeremy  would defeat this..it is too strong!" Murphy commented as he saw what just happened to Jeremy.

"I need to help him...I can't just sit back and watch this creature kill him" Murphy said with determination.

"If you come out from this rock, Shadow slave demons will kill you, boy," Amos said with a dark voice as he tried to convince Murphy.

"I'll try and distract it to give Jeremy more time to strike," Murphy said as he ran out of his hiding spot.

"I will have to run as fast as I can if I want to make it to the gate." Murphy leaned down slightly before dashing forward as fast as his legs could carry him. Shadow slave demon who noticed him also dashed forward as it followed Murphy closely behind.

"Shit, Shadow slave demon is chasing me! At this rate, it will catch up with me!....come on, Jeremy,  get up," Murphy said to himself while dashing forward and heading towards the door with Shadow slave demon following him closely behind.

"I can hear its footsteps getting nearer to me meaning it's catching up!" Murphy kept running forward. "But since it's chasing me, its mind will be focused on just catching me, leaving it vulnerable for Jeremy to attack. My plan is working," Murphy smirked as he kept running towards the gate.

Murphy kept running forward until he suddenly halted his steps and turned around swiftly Jeremy showed up with his sword and pulled his right arm backwards before throwing his sword forward.

His sword shot out from his hand like an arrow and headed toward the incoming Shadow slave demon's chest. Shadow slave demons who hadn't expected the attack had no chance to dodge.

Jeremy's blade flew through the air until it stabbed the chest of Shadow slave demon cleanly. Jeremy's blade dug into its chest, and it roared in pain and agony as it stumbled and eventually fell.

"Gotcha!" Jeremy gloated as he glanced at Murphy.

"It's over now; let's leave before “THE SHADOW “arrives," Jeremy said as they all left the scene.