'What what was that'
'It is human'
'That's miss sunfield it killed miss sunfield'
'RUN, EVERYONE RUN' the chaos felt all over.
'I didn't.... even see it coming, what is it those large gauntlets ,it is..... demon.'
The fear shook Stan as he never faced this powerful opponent, not to mention a demon.
Stan's instincts are shouting to run but he can't—he doesn't want to—because he knew if he leaves, what will happen.
Stan took out his sword. The sword crystalizes as it came out.
'Ahhhh, this inferior defeated the gigongomos. What a shame. heavy laugh She was just so fragile, I thought she would dodge.'
'Tum' Nito speaks.
Suddenly the air around changed.
'You, ahhhhhh' Nito shouts.
Craaaaaack Crrrkrrrrroooʻdd
'This again!' Stan remembered it—the sensation, the distortion. It is that power.
In no time the distortion originated from Nito and started to spread all over.
Stan quickly pointed his sword towards the walls and slashed it again and that ,that happened again—the reverse.
Stan quickly looked up and saw the elf waving at him. The flash of memories ran through him. He quickly sprints and snatched them and pulled them in the office and locked the door.
'That power, did it come out of Nito? So Nito is the one. I was right, ahhh partially. I thought this was the elf,' Stan thinks while standing close to the gate, to not let anyone open it.
'What was that?' Elf asked.
'That. That was actuall—'
Due to an unknown cause Nito is not completing the sentence.
'You died just now,' Stan replied, knowing why Nito is not completing the sentence.
'I died? Wait, how did you know that?'
Elf thinks first about how she died, then asksed Stan how he knows about this.
'Nito's reverse powers are kind of uneffective on me,' Stan replied.
'And... who killed me?' Elf asked.
She quickly asked the second question.
She is not shocked... is she... used to die? Stan thinks.
splash
'Ahhhhhhhhh!' Elf cried out loud.
'What!' Stan thinks. Looked that Elf and Nito are shocked.
Nito used his reverse powers.
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'You died,' Stan replied.
'Come here!' Nito spoke, waving his hand come and forth to Stan.
'If he came by opening the door then?' Stan asked.
'It doesn't matter. He can break the door any time,' Nito replied.
'You are right. He is a demon,' Stan replied.
Nito looked at Sunfield, then at Stan, like he is asking or needs suggestions for something.
Sunfield nods.
'Ahhh, that demon just killed you,' Nito whispered to Stan.
'Huh, wait what are you—I am alive. Right!?' Stan asks in fear. And looked at the Elf.
Elf nods saying yes.
'Wh... how?' Stan asked.
'That demon broke the door and pierced his gauntlet right through your belly, then I reversed time,' Nito replied.
Stan quickly looked at the door in fear.
thud thuddd
'It's on the roof. gasp We are... trapped,' Stan speaks.
[They are trapped in a wooden cage. Where their hunter is outside. It is not a comparison of bigger teeth, bigger claws, or bigger size. Their hunter can hear them, sense them, can almost see them.]
Stan comes near to elf and nito.
' listen carefully. This is the reset point. Reverse everything at this point and don't reverse except Sunfield is dead or I told so,' Stan explains in whispers.
'What! I am alive,' Sunfield whispers.
'And you will reset at another point when I told you,' Stan says.
'At what point?' Nito asks.
'I will tell you when I materialize a plan.'
'Ok,' Nito whispered.
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'I hope he came alone,' Stan thinks.
'gasp' (Stan looking up)
Silence. The trio is waiting for it to attack first.
CRAAK
'Really? He attacked first. He really doesn't think of us as harmful,' Stan thinks.
Just like the first time, that demon again attacked Sunfield first—coming from above and trying to crush her.
"But this time, Stan is ready. The moment he senses the threat, he swiftly raises his sword, positioning himself in front of Sunfield to shield her."
Silence.
The gauntlet hit the sword but not even a sound arose.
Stan slashed upward and hurled the demon out of the door. The beast crashed violently into the opposite wall.
THUD
The demon is thrown out of the office and slammed into the wall in front of the office.
'What was that?'
'Did someone fall?'
An imperial soldier ran up 'Hey! Are you okay? Are you hurt–?'
The figure stood in the cloud of smoke.
'chuckle That elf is really weak. She didn't even flinch. But you pushed me. I LIKE IT.'
As the smoke cleared, they saw him for the first time.
His form is human, but unmistakably monstrous. Pale white skin, crisscrossed with jaggred black stripes arising from his back on hands, neck, and face like a white tiger. Two upright horns. Wearing a slim, short sleeve black/brown shirt and a tattered trousers-like garment. Equipped with massive gleaming golden gauntlets.
'So this is what a demon looks like…' Stan whispered, steeling himself for the confrontation.
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