Chapter 10 Into the Lion’s Den Part 7

As the battle between Jake and Judas Sullivan raged on inside one of the mansions so did the battle between the former maid Gilda and Nefertari Sullivan on top of the main mansion's rooftop, the battles raging on could lead to a golden opportunity not for jake or Gilda or even for any of the Sullivan's but for the small fries caught in the middle of all this. The four other slum children that came to this estate with Jake and now because Jake unsheathing Tsubaki the darkness that erupted from her sent them flying they laid in the field coughing groaning and bruised but they weren't worst for wear.

"Shit!"

Came from Porcha.

"The hell was that did jake really use that sword."

"Yeah, he did I don't know how but I do know this is our chance"

Said Tone, a small cut was on his face and even though it was minuscule it was leaking blood profusely.

"Chance… for... what boss…"

Asked Roach laying spread eagle on the ground gasping for air.

"To get the fuck out of here, have y'all forgot where we are."

Actually they had through all that went down with the arrival of the harpoon wielding Sullivan, to the giant to Jake whipping out a darkness emitting sword for a brief moment they did forget where they were, but Tone jogged there memories, made them remember that the Sullivan's had arrived and if they didn't get the fuck out of there they were all dead meat the fear of the potential harm the Sullivan's could bring them, gave them a shot of adrenaline. They shot to their feet gathered their spoils and made a mad dash towards the speed boat, Tone made sure to pick up the dagger and the polearm jake dropped not wanting to miss out on a single bit of that pay day, they hauled ass as hard as they could.

"What about Jake!"

One of them asked but none of them knew who exactly, but Tone answered regardless.

"Who gives a fuck either they get one of use or all of us better him then us!"

It was such a typical mindset of those born in the slums but the mere mention of him seemed to be like a magic trick, because Jake and Judas crashed through another wall entering back into the courtyard, still locked in brutal combat if Judas was fighting any other unexperienced fighter his slashes would have killed them ten times over by now. If he was still fighting the single-minded boy, he was a moment ago the victor of this battle would have already been decided by now, but Jake was different not completely but slightly he was listening, listening to the female voice that was in his head, he followed her directions and they allowed him to stay in this fight if only barely, when Judas released a downward slash jake heard.

So, he moved to his right then slashed Judas across the chest, it was Jakes first time wounding the large man, but he had no time to be cocky for the slash wasn't deep in the slightest but still it was impressive and many of the Sullivans with their bird's eye view thought so as well Judas released slash after slash, he was starting to come at Jake more aggressively. No matter how ferocious his attacks were the boy dodge each one, down right left right jump backwards now move forward for a strike, whatever the voice told him to do Jake did it without question this constant listening lead Jake to slash Judas again on the chest it was just as shallow as the first, but the boy was gaining ground on the man. Judas for the first time since the beginning of their fight jumped back, he needed distance and time to breath and the moment he jumped the voice called out to Jake.

It spoke.

The order confused Jake, but he didn't disobey he did exactly what she said stomping his leg down hard on the ground, when he did a shadow appeared on the ground the shadow started to spread itself closer to Judas's position when the man's feet were about to touch the ground. One of his feet touched the shadow that was spreading to him and when he touched it his foot sank into it, it was like the man had stepped in deep mud and was being swallowed by it this was the first time the Judas was caught completely off guard, not only did he loose his balance he lost focus and his defenses were wide open and that's when the voice screamed at Jake.

Jake charged the man faster than ever before, he prepared his swing this time he wanted this swing to not be shallow he aimed not just to cut Judas's neck he was aiming to behead the man, in this moment Jake was experiencing something new something foreign he was in the zone Jake gave everything he had in this next swing and though this cut wasn't shallow at all and it did cut Judas deep it both cut his flesh and his pride but it didn't hit its mark. Judas saw the boy charging him and he knew his next attack would be much more lethal than the others, he knew he didn't have time to block with Beowulf for the boy was about to slice his head off in seconds Judas knew the boy was going for his neck he was going for the kill, Judas knew that in the position he was in and with the little time he had no matter what he did his blood would be shed but he didn't have time to die.

Coming to terms with his predicament Judas reached out his massive hand toward Jake as the boy was commencing his attack, he aimed to grab the boy's arm and stop the swords momentum, this action led to two of his fingers being sliced off, but he managed to grab Jake's arm he held onto it tight, and him grabbing Jake changed Tsubaki's trajectory it missed his neck but it did slice his left eye. Even though judas was a hardened member of the Sullivan family, even though he was a soldier a warrior he couldn't help but to howl in pain, his screams sounded as if thunder fell from heaven this surprised everyone Jake the Sullivan's, even tone and others while running away couldn't help but look back gazing at the sight of this moment. Judas didn't do anything after crying out in pain he held his head down gasping for air, but he still held on tight to Jake's arm and the boy couldn't do anything about it, not because he couldn't but because he was stars trucked by his own actions.

He didn't behead the giant but he did deal him a significant blow somewhere inside Jake's heart he felt a twinge of pride in himself, but that pride would shrivel up and die the moment Judas lifted his head, rage a look of pure rage was on Judas's face and that look terrified Jake to his very core, Judas even though losing two of his fingers still had a tight grip his hands were a bear trap and Jake was the bear being trapped Judas increased his grip strength so much that he broke Jake's right arm. Jake screamed in pain, but the man wasn't satisfied he didn't know pain he thought, but he will Judas would make sure he would know what true pain truly was the large man lifted his sword Beowulf, high in the sky so high that the sword blade glitzed in the moon light then, he brought it down slashing Jake across the chest. Judas was no amateur not like Jake this slash across the chest wasn't shallow it was deep, Judas had cut the boy deep blood started spurting out of the wound seeing this the slum kids tried to run faster, fearing they would all receive the same treatment now. Satisfied by his own attack Judas loosened his grip on Jake's arm and in turn Jake lost his grip on Tsubaki Jake couldn't scream anymore it was so painful nothing would come out of his mouth; all he could do is fall backwards and hit the ground covered in his own blood.