Step-step-step! He walked, slowly reaching her. He stopped after sensing the presence of monsters behind him. They were a pack of Bloodwolves. These wolves had humanoid form,with their bodies muscular and lean,covered with thick fur that seemed to absorb the light around it. The face was a lupine visage,with piercing red eyes that glowed like embers. Sharp claws tipped its fingers, and its teeth were razor-sharp fangs.
They were classified as B+ rank monsters. This is because they had an ability to absorb the blood of dead bodies and increase their power,so an adult bloodwolf is B rank but it's rank can increase due to its power increasing, thus they are given B+ rank.
They wolves glared are Damon intensively, the look of their burning red eyes tells how much they wanted to devour him. Damon glared back at them,the wolves could feel the enormous aura oozing out of him and his immense bloodlust. The wolves became afraid and stood silent. A wolf walked forward, this wolf was slightly larger and muscular then the rest,it was obvious that it was the pack leader.
"RRAAAHHH!" The wolf growled.Then a faint glow appeared on the bodies of the other wolves,this made the wolves fearless, more aggressive and increased their power. This skill is called The King's Rule. It was a blood magic skill that can only be used by the pack leader. The pack leader then commanded the wolves to attack.
SWISH! "RAAAH!" They wolves charged at Damon. Damon stood and watched them as they approached, he grapped his dagger from the corpse of one of Brock's men.
SLASH! SLASH! SPLUT!
Damon killed them one by one and their blood spilled all over. They wolves were relentless, and continued attacking. Their numbers were high, 25 in total.
SLASH! SMACK! THUD!
Damon kept killing them one after another but it was as if there was no end to them. He was bitten on the shoulder from behind. Damon cut off the wolf's head,but at the same time another wolf bite on the leg and before Damon could stab it with his dagger another wolf bite him on the arm. Damon was pinned on the ground and the other wolves all piled up on top of him trying to devour him.
"RRAAAHHH!" WHOOOOSH! A mighty roar followed by a burst of reddish dark energy was released,sending all the wolves flying.
SWOOSH! SLASH! SLASH!
Damon instantly slaughtered all of them, leaving only the pack leader. As he and the wolf leader stared at each other,they both released tremendous amounts of energy. The wolf stretched out it's claws and Damon infused his energy into his dagger turning it into a sword.
The air was heavy with anticipation, thick with the weight of the impending conflict.
As they growled at each other, tension crackled like electricity. The ground seemed to vibrate with the unspoken threat of destruction.
CLANG! WHOOOOSH!The air crackled with electricity as the two clashed. Lightning-fast attacks blurred together in a whirlwind of motion,each strike landing with a sharp thud. The sound of their battle was like thunder,shaking the very foundations of the ground.
Damon's sword slashed like a storm,his movements almost invisible as he dodged and countered each attack. The wolf matched him blow for blow,their speed and agility were evenly matched. The air was filled with the sound of their grunts and snarls of effort as they pushed themselves to their limit.
As the battle continued, Damon's speed reduced due to the injuries he had suffered. The wolf used its claw to scratch open Damon's chest, and punched him to the ground.
SPLUT! Damon's blood spilled from his chest continously. The wolf smelling blood began approaching him. Damon ignoring the pain and stood up,the wolf charged at him.
SWISH! SLASH! As the wolf was about to finish Damon off with its claws. Damon in the blink of an eye cut off both its arms.
"RRAAAHHH!"The wolf screamed in pain,as it fell on its knees.Damon stared down at the wolf and stabbed it in the chest. As the wolf's eyes closed and it's head bent down, it seemed like it was dead.
Damon pulled the dagger out,turned and stared deeply at Julia before collapsing to the floor. The dark energy that surrounded his body dissipated and his right hand went back to normal. He was no longer possessed.
The blood on the floor began to move and entered the body of the wolf leader. The wolf arms began to regenerate and the hole in it's chest began to close. It wasn't long before it fully healed and stood up.
"RRAAAHHH!" The wolf howled. All the blood from the dead bodies was absorbed by the wolf and it became even more powerful. It's eyes stared furiously at Damon, it move towards him and was about to tell kill him.
"What a sore loser you are." A man wearing a dark cloak said.
"You got beaten,now you want to kill him when he can't even fight back. " said the man. The wolf growled angrily at him.
"You are truly pathetic. " said the man.
SWISH! The wolf charged at him extremely fast,but as the wolf landed its attack the man was gone.
"It seems he overused his energy, he will be out for a while." Said the man standing beside Damon.
GROWL! SMASH!The wolf attacked at him again from behind,but he disappeared again with Damon.
"She is in critical condition." The man said beside Julia. The wolf was enraged,it conjured a humongous ball out of its blood. This magic was called Blood of Destruction,it had enough energy to destroy the entire area.
The man looked at the wolf and was not concerned about the spell. He drew his sword from inside his cloak.The wolf unleashed the spell,the trees and ground were destroyed.
The man stood calmly and said;
HEAVENLY TRANSCENDENCE SWORD ARTS
1ST BLADE: LIMITLESS DIVINE SLASH
A bright sliver light engulfed the whole area,destroying everything including the blood magic and the wolf.
"I hoped I wouldn't have to get involved, but I guess it couldn't be helped. "The man said. He carried Damon and Julia out of the forest.
The next day Damon woke up in the hospital, he looked around and didn't see anyone. He was worried about Julia and left the room to look for her. The wounds on his body were healed. He went to the reception and asked," Is there a woman named Julia Emeberlyn in this hospital. "
"Hold on a minute let me check. "The receptionist replied.
"Yes there is, room A 010." The receptionist said.
"Thank you. "Damon said and left immediately. Entering the room was shocked from what he saw. Julia's parents were crying beside her and a maid stood near them,his mother was crying and his dad tried to comfort her. This made Damon to think of the worst.
"Is she alright?" Damon asked. As they turned and saw him,they were shocked. Damon's mother rushed and hugged him while wiping tears.
"Mom, I am fine...but what of Julia. "Damon said. His dad then approached him and said,"She is fine,but she is not walking up."
Damon couldn't believe it and was in deep shock. Julia's mother came up to him and asked," What happened to my daughter?"
Damon couldn't bring himself to tell her what happened. Julia's father, the village head, went to him and said," Tell us everything right now,why is my daughter still unconscious and you are not."
Damon's mother was not happy with how the were treating Damon and said,"How dare you say that? Are you trying to blame my son for this."
"Then explain to me why my daughter is still on the hospital bed and he is fine and healthy. They even saidthatwhen they were found Damon had no injuries or wounds, but my daughter was naked with just a cloak covering her." Julia's father said.
Damon didn't understand what he said,"how could there be no injuries when Brock and his men beat me." Damon thought. He then told them everything, but he didn't remember anything after being possessed. He couldn't tell them who had saved them or how they escaped the inner layer.
"That's nonsense, how do you expect us to believe that. " Julia's father said.
"My son told you everything yet you still don't believe him." Damon's mother said.
"Of course, I can't believe it. I had guards watching over Julia, so how could I believe that she was captured. And besides my daughter is the strongest C rank mage in the village, there is no way they could beat her. "
"Excuse me sir,sorry to say this, but Julia snuck out of the house yesterday. "Said the maid.
"What do you mean by that?" Julia's mother said.
"A letter arrived for Ms Julia.When I delivered the letter to her,I went to continue my duties. I entered her room to give her food,but she was gone. I asked the guards but no one knew where she went. "The maid said.
"What was written in the letter?" Julia's father asked. The maid then brought out the letter from her pocket and gave it to him. After reading the letter, he realised that everything Damon said was true. He called for his guards and said,"I hereby issue an order for the immediate arrest of Brock and gang members. "
"Yes sir." The replied and left.
"Am sorry for what I said before." Julia's father apologised.
"It's alright." Damon replied.
"But I hereby forbid you from ever seeing my daughter again. " Julia's father ordered.
"Wait...what did you just say?"Damon said shocked.
"How could you say that, it wasn't my son's fault. " Damon's father said.
"Yes it is,if Damon didn't get involved with Brock,none of this would have happened. " Julia's father replied.
"That doesn't mean you should not allow them to see each other again. They are friends and friends help each other. "Damon's father said.
"My daughter doesn't need a weakling as a friend. He will only drag her down." Julia's father replied.
"How dare you?" Damon's father said angered.
"It's okay dad." Damon said.
"Fine,I will never see Julia again. "Damon said taking one last look at Julia before leaving the room.
Outside of the hospital, Damon's father had left to go back to his shop. Damon and his mother went back home.
"Damon,go and take a shower. I will go and make something delicious for us to eat." Damon's mother said. Damon nodded and went to his room.
As his mother was cooking, Damon snuck out and went to the forest. When Damon's mother went to check up on him,she found out that he had left.
In the forest,Damon was punching a tree to vent his anger. He later sat on a stump and began talking to himself.
"Why did this happen?"
"Now I can never see Julia again. "
" I hate myself so much for being weak."
STEP-STEP-STEP !
The sounds of foot step alerted Damon, he saw a man in a dark cloak.
"You look miserable. "The man said.
"Who are you?" Damon asked.
"Who I am isn't important. "The man replied.
"What do you want?" Damon asked.
"I don't want anything, I just couldn't watch you being so pathetic." The man replied.
"You don't know anything, so just leave me alone."Damon said.
"Sigh...is she alright." The man said. Damon stared at the man in shock.
"How do you know about her." Damon asked.
"That's not important. "The man said. Damon didn't not what to do, he couldn't tell if the man was a friend or an enemy.
"Fine,if you don't want to tell. I will just leave." The man said.
"Wait, are you the one that saved us." Damon asked. The man stared at Damon and said, "What if I am?"
"So,it was you." Damon said. The man began to leave.
"Wait a minute. There is something I want to ask you." Damon said. The man stopped and listened.
"Please,I beg you to train me." Damon said bowing down.The man looked at him,Damon raised his head. Then the man said, "No" and disappeared.