(CHAPTER 24: SUNRISE)

"CRIMSON FIST!!"

The fist burst out, alongside the flame as it clashes hard on the thick hide of the devil worm. But even the strongest attack of mine, only left what seems like a crack the size of a thread on the armor. With a slight swipe from it's gigantic crab claw arms, I was sent flying, crashing into a few trees before finally stopping, almost flinging me out of the mountain area.

"Shit." I walk out from the ruined down trees. That hit didn't hurt that much, but with only a mere brush, I couldn't imagine how strong this being is. "Grrr-" The devil worm stare at me, letting out a low growl as if to tell me to stay out of his way, before turning his head around and dash towards Toby. "Oh no, no you don't" I dashed towards him again, but with another quick swipe with it's tail, I am tossed around once again like a ragdoll.

Fuck

Is this what people say about difference?

Difference in everything.

The unreachable gap.

"I say you hold down!" I leap out once more and ride on it's head. With all my might, I pulled it up from the upper jaw, steering it out of the way barely. But not before it reaches out it's claw and slice Toby into half with a quick snip. "Toby!!" I shouted, but before I could even check out on him, the two of us clash into the forest, leaves and branches slap on my face before the two of us crash into the mountain wall. I finally let go as I fell to the ground, the faggot seems to be dead, or maybe knock out for the moment, I didn't care. I immediately stand up and ran towards Toby, shit he must be dead.

"Toby?" I ran towards him, two of him on the ground. I approached the upper half. "You okay?" I asked him, why the fuck would I ask something like this. He is de- "I am fine." He opened his eyes, I stare at him, didn't dare to approach. I rub my eyes, he is really still alive, staring at me. "Can you, just pass my lower half." He pleaded. I grab his legs and drag it to him. "Ow, be gentle!" He shouted, that is even more gross, he could still feel it?

"Thanks you." I gave him his body, as he place it at his sliced waist. A gooey red liquid started to emerge, mending the gap, and soon enough his body was relinked together. He stood up, walk a bit and does a jump, making sure everything is fine. "Ho-how did you." I stare at him, like staring a walking dead or something. "You can do that?"

He stare at me nodded, he seem to be shocked from all that experience. I guess it was his first time to sliced in half by a worm of death. I opened my mouth once more for more questions, but was disrupted by yet another roar, why people like to cut me off that much. The roar seems to be coming from the forest the worm crashed, looks like he is awake. "Get behind me." Although I knew he is able to regenerate after being sliced in half, but technically I am stronger than him. He stood behind me, with one arm I place in front of him and with another I charged it, a blazing fire form on my fist. My last ditch effort.

Weirdly, the devil worm didn't seem hostile anymore. It just stare at us, and the two of us stare back. The red eyes within his mouth, it is filled with wisdom, one that human have. It is like a being with emotion, not a killing machine. I hear it let out a low hiss and a few more crackle before scurrying his way, digging a tunnel deep underground, leaving the two of us. Staring at the gigantic crater he created.

"Huh." I lower down by fist, before trampling to the ground, breathing heavily. I knew if he decided to charge, both of us would be dead, together. "You good?" I stare at him, his face is still pale like a sheet of paper. "Yeah." He mumbled to me, before felling back and sat beside me. "Yeah I am fine." He barely squeeze out a smile. The both of us let out a gasp, as if a huge burden was lifted off our heart, and laid on the ground, breathing heavily.

It feels so good to be alive.

We look at each other, for some reason he blushed again. The two blushes on his cheeks are awfully attention catching on his pale face. Is he gay? That thought flashes in my mind, I immediately turn my head around, I love ass and tities alright, don't get me wrong. At the east side, the sun started to rise slowly, bringing light to the forest and hope within us. We survived the night, we passed the test.

"Thank you." Suddenly out of the blue, he hugged me from behind. I could hear his whisper from behind, a soft breath right into my ear. My face froze, and so do my mind, as he hugged, leaning his body against me. I am currently praying to any god I know as the two of us lied on the ground.

Shit, he really is gay