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His eye was pretty, Mordred's mind summed up. She knew him, that man from the cave who visited her before. She could only stare in awe however as he looked back at her as if she was the most precious thing in the world.
"I-ITS THE BLACK SWORDSMAN!!!!"
"LOOK!"
"WHY IS HE HERE?!?!?!?!"
The knights all shouted out as they looked at the man before them. Gudako was taken aback as well, from his sudden appearance and from how the knights reacted to his presence. His gaze lifted up from Mordred and towards Gudako before he turned around to face the Goat and the other possessed.
"We're going to run for it Gudako." Guts spoke as he stared down the monster in front of him. Gudako took this chance to go forward and pull Mordred back, who hissed as blood leaked into her gown from the brand. "Keep an eye on those two."
"R-right!" Gudako nodded as she pulled Mordred up and let the blonde lean against her. Nina appeared beside her, having made her way through the knights. She looked towards the secret exit which the father tried retreating too before looking back at the swordsman. "There's an exit up there on the ledge that we can go through!"
"Alright then." Guts narrowed his eye as some possessed jumped towards him, before rearing DragonSlayer back and taking a swing, cleaving the possessed in half. "LEAD THE WAY GUDAKO!"
"H-huh?!" A knight grunted as the group of four ran forward, the swordsman cleaving through any that got in their way. The knight turned towards the men and whistled before readying his blade. "WHAT ARE WE DOING?! KILL THE HERETICS AND CAPTURE THE ANTICHRIST MEN!!!!!"
The knights roared as they charged after the group, weapons at the ready as possessed attacked them, halting them from pursuing the group of misfits. Once again the bloody battle between the knights of Orleans and the possessed raged on in a bloody battle for both sides. Guts and the others neared the ledge of the exit. But as they got close the Swordsman's eye widened before bringing his blade forward in a defensive position. Almost immediately afterwards he was sent flying back as something collided into him. He quickly recovered and got to his feet as Gudako kept Mordred close. Before them stood the Goat, it's eyes moving frantically as it scanned the area.
"WON'T GIVE. WITCH...." The goat growled as it stayed in a crouched position, irritation in it's voice as it glared at Guts. It licked it's lips as blood poured from the stump of it's left hand. "MINGLE WITH.......MINE....."
Guts growled as he prepared to take a step forward. The goat jumped forward and Guts swung his blade in response. The goat avoided the attack however, using it's long hand to push off the ground before the blade made contact, letting it flip over Guts before planting it's hooves on his back and pushed off him. Guts grunted as he fell forward, the goat leaping off of more stones behind him before it crouched against the ceiling and jumped towards the downed man. Guts quickly pushed himself over and put DragonSlayer over him in a protective position. The hooves made contact with DragonSlayer, making Guts yell as he was pushed into the ground before the goat jumped on top of the wooden pillars over the bonfire. The beast seemingly unaffected by the smoke and fire. The goat growled as it turned around and looked down at the swordsman as he got up.
