Pride

"Have you ever felt true pain?"

My whisper echoed throughout the darkness, shrouding me in an eerie silence.

I knew that my body was battered and broken, yet I stood my ground, gripping my Katana tightly.

My Golden eyes met the green ones that brightly shone in the abyss around me.

For a moment there was no response or movement, but the Demon kept gazing into my eyes with a wicked grin as if trying to paralyze me with fear.

"Human... you have no idea what true pain is..."

It spoke with pauses, its voice carrying a cold and calculating tone.

"But... don't worry... I'll show you..."

With a sudden movement, the Demon lunged forward, its eyes glistening with glee and malice.

Swish...

Its claws grazed my shoulder, ripping away flesh and cloth, leaving a searing wound that would have caused any normal person to scream in agony.

However, I was not a normal person.

Clank...