Espex The Demon Mage. (1)

Chapter 9: Real Demon!

The knights all lunged forward towards Espex. From all angles they launched attacks swiping blades at poor Samth and Grix. Espex countered most swings and gave punches to the faces of the attacker. The steel gloves he wore protected him well. Samth screaming and ducking near Espex wasn't ready for this kind of event.

"Help me Espex!" Samth screamed her blue eyes shut and her hands over her head.

Grix was on the ground sending out waves of wind mana. Wind was only for slowing down people it is not an offensive magic. Grix could only hold them back.

"Damn it!" jumping back from an attack Espex clapped his hands together. "Venti Herba!" wind swirled around Espex right hand and a blade started to form. This blade was not material it was made from the air itself. One of the few deadly wind spells. He could parry the swords now rather than counter or dodge but there was too many. Grix was barking a lot, sending out spells protecting a stunned crying Samth. Espex fought them off trying to keep them getting past him to Samth.

"You are done for Espex give up and I will let her live!" Kruem shouted in smugness.

"Never!" Shouted an exhausted leaning Espex. "Guang Becon!" A large light followed from the steel blue chest of Espex then disappeared. As it disappeared a knight swung at Espex hitting the steel torso. Luckily the cut was shallow but left a bloody mark.

"Are you so weak you can't do spells any more Espex? I am disappointed the great Demon Walker so weak he can't protect his friends or summon a good light spell up." Smug laughter came from Kruem and his scarred face. "Finish this men kill the pet and the girl!"

With the order given the men became more brutal and poor Grix was overwhelmed he got a kick to the stomach and was sent back onto Samths slim feet.

"No Grix! Help!" Tears running down her face as she screamed.

"Damn it!" Espex was being pushed back to much to help Samth he was being separated.

Time seemed to slow down for Samth she saw the blade come to her pretty blue eyes. To her right Espex in his cloth steel mix clothes being pushed back by three knights, all in white armour with the crest of an eye on the chest. Small blue Grix at her feet knocked out. His green trousers muddied and damaged by the ground. All around them knights pushing forward. Only one knight stood out from the crowd Kruem. His armour was engraved entirely with runes and weird symbols, no doubt magic. His large red cape draped down to his feet and his helmet was open allowing for view of his tan scarred face. This is it, thought Samth her great adventure would end here by this faceless knight. She was going to die. All her being screamed to be saved but she knew it would not happen.

Time was speeding up again for Samth and she whispered "Thank you Espex, Good bye."

The blade swung and collided with her face.

Walking alone in a large field of grass walked a skinny gentleman. He wore bandages for clothes from head to toe; he was entirely covered in them. His trousers were blue rags with holes in them revealing the bandages. No top to speak of only more bandages to his hands that were exposed. His hands large and engraved as on each palm a symbol that looked like fire but with a line through it almost like a cross. His bare feet also had the same symbol. His face also covered but his white eyes and white short hair. The weather was clear and the temperature warm. It was a good day for a stroll thought the man. He held no pouch or bag to speak off and in the distance there was no town, village or building to see off.

"What a great day this is." He muttered to himself his voice much like Espex it had the same weird accent but his voice was a little higher.

He continued to walk not looking for anything or travelling to any place he simply was out on a stroll. Nothing on this man's mind but the weather and very trivial thoughts. Then from his chest a large light emerged

It echoed but had Espex voice "Gord, Mage, District, Inn, Of, Mana and Hurry!"

"Damn can't that boy keep out of trouble? Too bad and here I thought I was going to have a simple day."

Great pain surged through Samths entire face and felt a watery sensation on her face. It was blood. She opened her eyes to be standing on a roof overlooking the battle below.

"Ah good a second too late and you wouldn't have your forehead."

Samth turned to see a man much taller than her look at her with his white dead eyes. Head to toe in bandages the knight that tried to kill her was left confused as was every other person.

"Good timing Haya!" Espex shouted as he stabbed a knight in the stomach with his small runed dagger.

"Damn you Haya! Men attack Haya as well he is wanted by our nation!" Anger burst from Kruem.

"Haya grab Samth and go, you know where to go! Stay with her till I return!" Espex shouted almost an order.

"Right!" Haya the mummy grabbed Samths slim arm and they both seemed to just disappear. Samth had no time to complain or argue. She was on a roof and the next she was in a field looking at an old building made from stone. All around no sight of Gord the great white city only grass. Grix lying on the ground seemed to also just disappear.

"Just you lot and me now, Kruem! Are you ready for the main event! Last time we fought I left you with that scar. This time I will take your life." Kruem laughed mocking Espex. "You all dared to raise your weapon at my friend. Prepare yourselves! This is why I am called Demon Walker!" Espex screamed in anger he now stood in the middle of over thirty knights all armed and ready. He slammed his hands to his chest. "Tharrek Fuzjoni Tal-Gisem!" great screams came from Espex. The sound of snapping and tearing came from his torso and body. Blood splat out of his mouth and his eyes started to bleed. "You...Are.....All....Going To....Die!!!" more blood spewed forth from his mouth. Not one of the knights dared attack not even Kruem; he wanted to see what was to be feared from Espex. Teeth hit the floor in front of Espex but with his screams newer larger, sharper ones replaced the old. His skin ripped off his face revealing a purple underneath. It was scaled and the more it came out the more his previous skin came off. His face now gone his new improved one emerged. Purple scales all over his body, purple eyes larger and more like a cats. His teeth sharp and vicious, he had horns for eye brows and his purple hair was now large spikes that went to his neck. Espex had grown a good couple of feet making him tower over the knights. His once small hands now huge and clawed scaled, purple like the rest of his demonic form. The cloth trousers stayed intact but his feet now large and clawed also. "Are you ready men?!" Espex demon voice was low and terrifying. He aimed his hand and a few of the knights "Occidere!" All the knights' heads within the hands aim exploded blood spraying everywhere.

A wide eyed Kruem screamed "Kill him!"

"Bring it Knights of One!"