The Slayers: The Black King [Book 1 of the Slayers series]

Chapter 15: We return home safely

Chapter 15: We return home safely

Part 1

I saw Ceture's expression morph from one of content to alarm and fear, as I deflected his balls of black energy again and again with my bare hands.

"What the hell! How did you even get so strong? You were at my mercy just a few seconds ago!" Ceture cried out, backing away from me as I walked towards him.

It was a strange feeling. It was like my conscious was far away, yet right here at the same time. The power flowing through me was incredible, and I most probably was able to do a few hundred push ups at one go,  but my focus was only on Ceture. The only feeling I had was anger. Okay, maybe hatred too.

"Damn you!" Ceture yelled, summoning a huge ball of black energy which was easily two to three times my size. "Disappear!"

He hurled the ball of energy at me, but I raised my left arm and shot a concentrated beam of light at the ball, blasting a hole right in the center of the sphere and dispersing it immediately.

It all came so naturally, like instinct. I was pretty sure I was not normal now, since it was not possible for the usual me to just counter such a strong attack. But my feelings were getting the better of me. If I had this power, I could kill Ceture.

Now the demon in front of me looked so pathetic he was like some five year old being bullied. His leg had given way and he sat on the floor. With each step I took, he scurried away from me even more. This was really unsightly. Where was the cocky third-seated Pillar a while ago?

I grabbed him by the collar, and he gave a yelp of surprise and fear. I pulled him up easily, like he was as light as a feather, and lifted him off the floor.

"Do you know how much harm you have caused my friends? Because of you, my classmate was dragged into this? Her life will never be the same again!"

My grip was so strong Ceture's uniform started to sizzle. He tried to pry my fingers open so he could be released, but it was a futile effort. It only burnt his hand and made him cry out in pain.

I threw him onto the ground, hard. The tiles cracked and shattered as the impact caused a small crater on the floor. Ceture's mouth open, and blue blood spurted out. He trembled on the ground, trying to get up.

"Get up," I said in a low tone, commanding amd dangerous. It was quite a different voice from mine, but I was too mad to care.

"Don't---don't fuck with meeeeeeee!!!" Ceture screamed.

The black aura around him exploded as he released his true power. Even I was pushed back. Taken by surprise, I almost fell onto my butt. But I held my feet down and the friction between my shoes and the floor caused me to slow down drastically so I would not get thrown of the floor.

In the midst of the black energy, I could see Ceture's form change slightly. His horns grew bigger and longer, and his body became bulkier. The uniform he was wearing started to stretch, but did not tear. His eyes grew into slits, even more menacing and redder than before. Yeah, this should be the case! Become stronger! Become stronger so I can kill you with satisfaction! So that I can vent all my frustration and anger on you!

"I'll really kill you now, Raymond!" Ceture threw me a murderous glare, his fingers and sharpened nails curled into a claw.

He leapt from his position, covering the distance between us. Before I could react, he slammed a fist into my abdomen, and I flew. Really flew. I crashed into the building behind me, with the windows and all shattering as I tumbled into a room. It was dark, so I could not see clearly. So it came as another surprise when Ceture came right at me again, and this time he kicked me upwards, sending me crashing through a few floors of the building until I was in the air. Below me, my enemy jumped up until he was above me, and his leg collided with my chest, causing me to smash into the roof of the building.