Xerxes

Demon fight

We had been going from town to town for months on end and I was getting tired of running. I wanted to face him and kill him for what he had done to Ang and Georgey, but I could not do so without having control of my powers. During our journey, we had encountered demons and hell beasts. The King had been conjuring creatures from the depth and sending them on a mission to kill us. We fought the ones we could go up against and ran if the beasts were too much to handle. I had learnt alot from Petra on how my powers really worked. Whenever we had nothing to do, we would hide from the rest of the group as I got stronger from the training while learning control. Trina and Olly were always on the look out for abnormalities and if enemies were spotted, we would pack up and leave. Fighting the demons always ended up with us losing more strength than we had actually bargained to lose, also, we could not afford to have the King level out towns in search of us, so we had to always be on the run.

This time, we were walking towards the snowy mountains as it snowed down without mercy. Demons had been spotted at the towns harbour so we had to lose them in the mountains. Everyone walked in silence with no one making jokes or talking. I had Petra on my back as she had difficulty climbing up the mountain. He turned around to see me slacking behind with the Xaj.

"We're almost there! Just up that ledge and we can wait out the weather!" He yelled against the howling wind, pointing to a cavern.

"We'll be fine, just go!" I yelled back, he looked like he was in a hurry, but I could not run with Petra as she was still too weak.

"I know you will, but she won't. Hurry it up, we don't have all winter."

He was back to his sulky mood. I walked up a little further when I heard something.

What was that, I asked myself.

It sounded like a growl or maybe it was my mind playing tricks on me. He seemed to notice for he stopped before looking past us with a monstrous countenance. I followed his line of sight to see what he was looking at when nine demons started to get visible. They were bigger than the monsters we had faced off in the dark forest and in the towns as their auras were harsher. It would be difficult fighting them off with Petra on my back. He walked past me with his hands glowing red and a shadowy cloak around him. He was beginning to have his godly aura and look.

"Go up the mountain, I'll hold them off for as long as I can," he said staring at the demons. He could not handle them alone, he was still weakened from using too much of his powers, he needed to rest.

"Oh and Xerxes, no matter what happens to me, do not turn back," he added with a smile before jumping into the air creating a barrage of flames behind him to shield us from the demons views.

A demon jumped into the air causing him to shoot lightening at it, killing it in the process. It landed with a thud making the other demons furious for they howled and attacked him at once.

The ground we were standing on started to quake as a result of the ensuing battle. We all ran up the mountain while I huddled to keep up with the rest of the crew. I could tell that he was pushing past his limits to keep us safe and if he pushed too far, he could...

Petra jumped off my back causing us to topple over as I regained my composure almost immediately ready for a fight, but relaxed when I saw that we were safe.

"What is it!? Are you hurt?" I asked in concern. I was worried about her.

"Go help him. He needs your help," she smiled, touching my face with shaking hands.

"You heard what he said. Besides..."

"Xerxes!" she yelled out with a stern look on her face. "Go."