Chapter 2. What Kind Of Hero!!

In the dark corridors of the dungeon, the group traveled with no strong opposition. Any door guardians they faced couldn't resist the planning and insight of their weaknesses that the strange boy had. Maria's eyes were glued to his back as heed the party deeper and deeper into the core of darkness.

She had always found the boy strange, to say the least. With his exception, the squad was originally assembled by the Urman Empire under the command of General Rohad to subjugate Lord class demons and beasts. It was on one such subjugation against Gathorn the murderous that made his first appearance.

Gathorn had blitzed the Eastern corner of the empire, bordering the wild lands. No one expected such an event as that area was defended by the Strongest war clan in the realm. Though little was known about them their strength was of legends, defending the borderland for over a thousand years. The elf king was always fond of praising them. Yet after their subsequent failure and slaughter at the hands of the murderous beast of demons, the king blotted their name from the history books.

The disastrous blitzkrieg Gathorn executed left poisonous fangs pressed against the neck of the empire. The demonic forces pushed deep into the empire, making a stronghold at delta lake which fed leviathans river who flowed through the capital.

General Rohad with his thinly spread forces defending the advancement of the demons to the northern and western fronts sent heroes to slay the insidious mind known as Gathorn. The demon army not prepared for any surprise attacks was devastated by Rosario's chant of heavy dreams. Though Gathorn was startled the four armed asura waited elated to be served the new blood to shed.

The crimson flames in his ram's head burned with murderous intention as the beast fought. Though the elite team fought with the ferocity of a mother bear. The asura had no openings shields in his first pair of hands blocking all advancements while the bladed staffs spun countering in return. His scaled dark green tail smacked Rhock's head, concussing him. With their tank out of commission, they were like a glass canon.

With his giant left foot stomping his chest, the staff's blade was brought down on his neck. A small blue blur slid by the giant's right foot. Black blood burst from its Achilles and it fell back to one knee. A little blue boy appeared in front of the giant pointing an obsidian katakana." Gathorn I have come to help you mitigate your gall! The audacity to lay a hand on the hero's party will to your fall." Rhock's eyes did their best to escape his sockets as he had already regained consciousness.

'Follow this hero's orders and you will live to fight under this hero another day.' A snotty voice entered their heads.

The fight that ensued was nothing short of unbelievable. They followed the blue stranger's orders and the demon was unable to defend against the onslaught. Ordered to aim for the monster's imperfections while the boy initiated sneak attacks with his crossbow or katakana. It became obvious to Maria that they were poisoned with sloth saliva and nectar of fragility.

Gathorn unable to tolerate such humiliation roared in indignation as the flames in his sockets began burning purple. The thorns covering his scaled body lit aflame, but before he could finish his transformation a huge wolf jumped from the shadow of the boy who was hiding behind him. Its massive fangs crackling with electricity bit the back of the neck of Gathorn. Two massive stingers leaking with poison grew from the wolf's paws, stabbing into the asura's back, immobilizing him.

The blue boy ran up the beast's back, atop the shoulder of the giant, and silt its neck with his katakana. The fire in Gathorn's eyes extinguished, and the boy's shadow grew to encapsulate the giant's body as it sunk onto it along with the wolf." Make sure to refine it thoroughly Meladoras."

Boog breaking out of his stupor gazed strangely at the place where the demon fell." I wonder what would happen if he finished is transformation...."

"We'd be dead." The boy shrugged as he moved on to slaughter the rest of the demons. Maria frowned at the boys looting everything in sight.

" What are you going to do with the corpses anyway?"

A smirk stretched across the boy's face." Upgrade that trash you call weapons of course. The hero's companions can't just be battle with sticks. It would bring shame unto him."

Maria signaled to Rosario and Rhock." I don't trust him." Rhock lifted his visor and began twisting his mustache." Well, we'll have to take him to the capital and report his deeds to the king..."

Boog had walked up to the boy and smacked him upside the head." Hey kid I don't like liars, prove to me you're a weapon Smith by improving my bow." Zwart pointed his axes at the boy while giving him a death stare. Sparks fly at the brothers' glare clash, as the oy crouched over rubbing his head.

Maria's eyes began to twitch.

' How do we not know he's a demon who specializes in trickery? What kind of hero specializes in poison cheap shots.....'