Fan Fiction ❯ Half-Demon, No Mercy ❯ Talcan's Vengance ( Chapter 6 )

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“Who are you? Show yourself!” Talcan shouted. Then, up from the ground, spouted a demon. He was about six-foot three, dark red skin, and blonde hair with black bangs. His eyes were a cold gray, and he wore a red tee-shirt, black pants, and a black trench coat.“Hello, Talcan. Remember me?” he said, pulling his shirt up, revealing a deep wound from a blade, and instantly, Talcan remembered. “Yes, that was me. Two years ago. You dealt to me this blow, that anyone would consider fatal, and left me to die. And I would have, if not for my powers of manipulation. I turned some plants into bandages and some others into medicines. In two months, I was back on my feet, stronger than before. I’ve been watching you from the darkness ever since. I guess I have you to thank, without you delivering that hit to me, I would have never been able to take control of this organization. But anyway, I’m rambling on, let‘s get on to your demise, shall we, ““It‘s not my demise that were headed for, it‘s your!” Talcan shouted, and again, he drew his blade.He raced toward Karuoshi, and in an instant, was on the ground. The floor spouted arms and tripped him. Talcan instinctively dodged landing where he would, for fear of a spike, though he knew there wouldn’t be one, because if Karuoshi wanted to end it quick, he would have grabbed him instead of tripping him. Karuoshi was just toying with him.Talcan grabbed his blade that lay next to him. He charged the old enemy, slicing at him. Karuoshi’s arm was struck, and Talcan could see it was a bad wound. But then, his arm slowly sealed up, and there wasn’t even a faint scar where, just a few seconds ago, you could almost see the bone.Talcan jumped back. “Well, that‘s new.” Talcan kept his cool, but mentally was contemplating how to defeat an enemy that could heal himself.“Yes, it is new, thanks for noticing. In fact, this is one of the reasons I should be thanking you, Talcan,” Karuoshi smirked, and grabbed Talcan’s ankles through the floor again, flipping him over, and dropped him. “You know what, this is fun!”When Talcan got back on his feet and got his bearings, he, once again, charged his old rival. And, once again, the would healed, and he jumped back.“That tickles,” Karuoshi chuckled. “Oh, come now Talcan, you can do better than that. That was the whole reason I had the boy killed, to get you more powerful by way of anger, so that you would be a match for my new abilities. But, if you can‘t even put up a fight, then the past two years of tracking you will have been for nothing.”“You, you killed him, because you wanted a better fight?!? How could you do something like that?!? He was just a kid!! He was only eight years old!! He endured a lot of disaster in his life, and then was repaid by being killed by a demon, the same fate as his parents!! But you‘re worse than that demon, that demon killed for food, you killed for spite!! NO MORE!!!!!” Talcan shouted, and releasing his anger, something snapped.“AHHHHH!!!” Talcan shouted, his arms growing larger, the muscles expanded, bulging because of their already massive size. He was shaking slightly, not much, but you could still tell it. His breathing, rather than his normal cool and calm, was very deep and erratic. His head was bent, just to where Karuoshi couldn’t see his face.Talcan slowly raised his head. His breathing was still deep, but it had steadied. His shaking stopped. Talcan had his head fully raised so it was straight forward. He opened his eyes, and now, the pupils were turned into slits, and the normal quiet look on his face had disappeared, leaving a scornful hatred.“Now we‘re getting somewhere, I thought for sure…” the demon was cut short by a blow to get gut from the hilt of Talcan’s sword. “Well,” he said recovering, “you’ve improved in speed as well as power. Goo…” Talcan slammed the bottom of his fist into the small of Karuoshi’s back, knocking him down.Talcan stood as his foe rose again. “Very well, Tal…” He was once again cut short, this time by a right hook. “Okay Talcan, if that‘s the way you want it, so be…” again, he was stopped in mid-speech, this time by a strong left hook to the chest. But this time, Karuoshi was knocked against the far wall.Talcan didn’t care about the fight anymore, he didn’t care about his safety, he didn’t care about much at all now, he was just power being unleashed, and Karuoshi was the target. Talcan charged his demonic enemy, his blade at the ready, and struck, this time severing his adversaries left arm. But, he had charged the blade with his flames, and this time, the wound did not heal. The demon growled, Talcan now knew his weakness. Like Hercules and the Hydra, when Karuoshi was burned, the injury could not be healed.Talcan saw this as his opportunity. “Burn in hell!” Talcan shouted. The blade still enveloped in his flaming aura, he sliced a huge X over Karuoshi’s chest and struck dead center (X strike). But unlike the normal attack, the flames left the blade. Karuoshi’s eyed rolled into the back of his head and he started violently shaking. Black flames started appearing from his body, first from the wound, then his arms, then the legs, head, and the whole body was consumed with Talcan’s flaming aura. He killed his enemy, and in the process, gained an upgrade for his attack; the X Strike Implosion!It was done. The demon deep-fried, his vengeance settled. His muscles, eyes and mind went back to normal. And in the morning, all the gashes burned. But it was worth it. In about two months, he was completely healed physically. But mentally, the sight of the four people that had mattered in his life, his parents, old friend, and Andrew, haunted his memories always.