The 9 gates of hell

Back to the tower (Part 2 of 3)

Once I got all the way up the stairs. I saw what would be our first major challenge. A demon. I quickly dropped back down the ladder. The demon crawled to the hole and looked down. "Guys! You might want to look at this!" I yelled in a I'm going to piss my pants tone. Nathaniel and Mallory ran over. "Holy shit!" They both said at the same time. "If there are enemies you're going the right way," I said and looked around for a weapon. "There's got to be something we can kill it with, I'm going to go into the room, try to avoid it's attacks and see if there's something I can fight it with," I said nervously. "I love you," Mallory said before I went up. Nathaniel just nodded, "Godspeed." grabbed a torch off the wall and lit it. I threw it up the ladder and climbed up. That wasn't a smart idea. Now there was ashes everywhere and the demon was pissed. It had red eyes, pale skin, small wings and very large claws. Standing upright it probably would've been about eight feet tall. I grabbed the torch and looked around. The thing circled me before pressing a button with one of its long claws. The door that the ladder had come from was now shut. I could see bones in the corner, right next to a sword. "You smell delicious, I can't wait to pick the meat off your bones!" The demon said. "My name is Drakunek, and I challenge you!" It started running at me when suddenly...