Soul Slayer: Reborn

Chapter 7- Met a Demon Once They'll Haunt You Forever

Nether had just strolled through the inky portal, leaving Trox behind. He gave a little wave and smiled as she disappeared, yet once she was gone Trox dropped the visage and rolled his eyes. He shook his head, muttering to himself,"Don't get any credit from her anymore..." he then turned to the others and bowed his head a little, an enthusiastic growl in his voice, "So it's just us, then, haha-" Jasper barked over him
"I have no care for the words of a slave who works for a Snake." Trox chortled, his eyes wide open like a madman which in reality, he was,
"Oh Gods, what you think that Rose's sister just hired me? Like I was the one who wanted to join her little empire she built? Ohohoho, what lies has Rosie been spreading to you there... Frosty, hm? Have I gotten the group's idiot confused? Hahahaha!" He shook his head, tutting, the cordial and warm tone of his sing-song voice staying ever present. "But enough of the useless blabbing, I wont waste your time like her, hah. You might of already noticed I'm not one for the giant intros or the- the 'intimidating' death-stares. 'I will plunge this world in darkness' monologue gets kinda dull once you've seen a woman introduce herself the exact same way whenever she meets somebody new." He chuckled fiddling with his bottom lip a little,"But you do what you gotta do right? ...Better to do what you're good at to get to the top I suppose. That's what Capitalism does, huh?"

Trox put his palm flag and straight in the air, Jasper and Alex already enticed by his movements. "Hey, hey, wanna see a magic trick, eh? I've been practicing-!" Mid sentence and out of thin air, Trox threw something straight towards Jasper and Alex as Jasper dodged out the way of the flying-something while Alex ducked for dear life. As Alex looked up with the flying-thing soared along his cheek with a slice, where he could easily see it was a thin throwing knife. They regained their composure before Jasper grasped Alex by the shoulder and thew both of them to the floor yelling, "BEHIND!" As Alex realised that the knife had been able to double on itself as was flying back the way it came as if it were a yo-yo on a string.
Within the split second while the two were distracted in the snow, Trox grabbed Dia by the back of her clothes and then by her neck as she struggled under his hand that was clasped around her neck.

Alex and Jasper lay bundled in the snow for a little longer, their ears pricked up to hear if the knife was still soaring through the air. "...what in the world...?" Alex mumbled through a quivering voice as he touched the shallow cut on his cheek before wincing slightly and noticing that the knife had completely disappeared- evaporated- combusted maybe. It seemed more than just an illusion, the thing was real, right? Jasper got up, and then Alex who was deep in thought, before angrily noticing Dia in Trox's grasp.
Alex. had seen Dia's ferocity in action, but yet nothing compared to this. Dia forced her painted nails into his arm and she actually bit him. Yet, for some reason, Trox wasn't phased by this at all as blood began to run down from the mark. Dia didn't seem to care as she stomped on his foot, twisted his wrist and was able to break free of his grasp before choking him from behind. Jasper noticed that Dia was struggling to keep the hold on Trox, as she growled and focused on her target. The two would have helped if it weren't for the strange force stopping them from approaching her. Trox laughed manically, beaming proud of Dia's expect blow.
"Hohoho, now THAT'S what I'm talking about! Very good~!" Dia gritted her teeth looking at Jasper,
"Nghh, use your whip... if you strike me he'll go too..." Trox widened his eyes as he looked at Jasper's cold ones that even though stern were frightened, his amused voice what somewhat euphoric,
"Hoho, isn't she sweet right? She- She's gotten much better since last time... I would ever so much enjoy sparring you with moves like that! You guys all saw that, right? Amazing, oh you really have grown, Princess..." Dia held tighter as he choked a little, though he seemed to be anything but discomfort. Dia barked mercilessly at him,
"-Don't make me wanna kill you myself!"
Trox turned to Jasper again and watched mesmerised by his quivering lip, shivering hands and unbreaking gaze.
"... Dia... you-you know I can't do that I-"
"STRIKE US DOWN, JASPER!" The fire in Dia's voice raged as she held tighter. Though she was strong, it would be difficult for her to choke the man. All she could do was keep him still and close. You could almost see cogs whirring behind Jasper's eyes, speedily trying to come up with any solution to free Diancie. The sight entranced the killer. He laughed out again, taunting the boy.
"Yeah, hahah! Strike us down, Frostie! DO IT, HAHA! STRIKE THE PRINCESS AND ME DOWN, FROSTIE, WHADAYA GONNA DO, EH?!"