DoomPet

Chapter 33

Crüe, Daisy, Samuel and the Slayer walked to the edge of the island. A steep cliff leading directly down into the abyss blocked their movement forwards.

'How are we getting to the other island?' The Slayer turned and held up a note to Samuel.

"Here, walk along the side of the cliff and see that disk over there?" Samuel pointed, guiding them to a small circular disk placed in the ground. It had a soft orange glow to the white Makyr metal, "Jump on that."

The Slayer followed his directions and placed his armored boot on the disk, it sunk down into the ground with a loud grating noise and caused a bright orange circle to appear in the sky right in front of the Slayer. He leapt forwards and as soon as his body touched the orange particles, he was propelled through the air as though he was just shot through a cannon.

Crüe followed in his footsteps, leaping into the orange circle, propelling himself across the huge gap. He looked down at the endless abyss. If he fell... What would happen? "HOLY SHIT, FUCK, FUCK!!!"

Daisy simply glided along, chirping happily, right next to the screaming, shrieking demon.

Samuel went last, leaping through the ring and running several landing calculations through his mind.

The Slayer landed on his feet with a thud, sending a quiver through the ground around him. Crüe was significantly less graceful and landed in a thicket of red bushes, cursing and shouting. Samuel landed on his feet but hit the ground hard, cracking the white Maykr metal under them. Daisy landed gracefully on the Slayer's shoulders, and rested her head on top of his.

'Like a ballerina my dear.'

The marauder angrily untangled a sliver branch from his horns, "Oh go eat a dick."

Samuel's smooth voice broke through their teasing, "Hurry through that door. The Khan is beginning the ceremony."

The Slayer nodded and offered a hand to the marauder. The demon looked up, cracking a grateful smile, "Thanks."

It didn't take the trio long to navigate  through the door and through the labyrinth of Maykr architecture. Behind a small rather simple door emerged a massive room with the Khan and a dozen other Maykr drones and angels at the center. They chanted and prayed to a weakly beating heart in the middle of the room. Their white metallic and gold bodies reflected the heavenly light throughout the room.

The Khan turned her head. Her face twisted in disgust as she saw the Slayer and his group, "You..."

Samuel stared at her the same way you'd stare at your ex-boss who fired you for lighting the office building on fire. He wanted to shrink into the wall behind him, begging to god that she wouldn't notice him.

Daisy pressed herself against Samuel's leg, hoping to hide from all the terrifying angels in the room. 

Crüe didn't even hear what the Khan was saying. His face was frozen in a look of pure horror at the sight of the Icon on the other end of the massive room. It's goat-like head brushed against the ceiling and it's legs disappeared far below the stage. The Slayer looked like an ant, no, a mere speck, in comparison as he stalked closer to the heart. The Khan Maykr looked like a child's toy.

Suddenly chaos erupted; his eyes darted down from the Icon to see the Slayer impaling a knife into the heart. The Khan screamed and Maykrs flew off in every direction.