He arose

"How did you enjoy my package specially prepared for you?" He asked

"What package?" I asked trying to hide my fear.

"The trap zone. I'm sure you were not informed by anyone and least expected that package. You must be a well calculated and clever human to be able to scale through that area." He said and laughed out very loudly.

"What are you a gargoyle or a crow scarer" l asked cautiously walking towards it.

"Does that really matter? Do you really want to see me? Then here I am." he said then to my shock appearing right in front of me seeing his face l assumed he was an extremely handsome illusion probably there to scare me from going to the innermost chamber. "That is not who I am" he said replying my thoughts "You probably want to see the real me."

He began to transform and in few seconds he was nothing but an ugly beast in human form.

"This is the real me and I originated from the pit if hell and I'm here to drink up the content of that your cup and let you go back peacefully" he told me.

"You mean you're a demon" I thought not bothering to speak anymore since he could read my mind.

"Yes." He replied. "If that is what you wish to call me

"Then you have to pass through me because you can't get it without a good fight with me"I thought again not knowing where the courage came from. l dropped the cup on one of the platform where I noticed a dusty figure which I knew was a gargoyle lay.

"Who said you will pose a great challenge to me?" He asked as he began to raise me off the ground with his hands but without touching me."

"Do you ever do anything without cheating? Play fair demon. Fight me without your supernatural powers demon." I challenged

"I like you wits" he commented. Then began walking steadily towards me since he was not even slightly scared of me whilel charged at him.

He began attacking me while I swiftly dodged his attacks and after a few while he stopped attacking and I saw it as my chance thinking he was already tired. I kicked him hard on his leg but felt more pain and staggered while he did not even seem to notice.

Picking up courage I began to more attack more ferociously this time but he blocked my attacks with his fingers and without stressing himself.

"Fighting you is so easy l can easily predict your next ten move even before you think of it and attack me" he told me to my frustration."

When I got tired of attacking he too began to attack and I again resumed dodging his blows and kicks. He threw his hands to punch me and I tried to hold it but it pushed me to the ground but I quickly stood up. I realized it was better to dodge his blows than to catch it. We continued this game for a while without him getting tired. Then all of a sudden he vanished into thin air. I saw this as an opportunity, took up the cup of salvation and raced to the innermost chamber ignoring and passing through beasts and humans of illusions which kept blocking my way especially in the innermost chambers. On getting there I leaned towards the gargoyle to empty it's content inside his mouth but was lifted off the ground and brought back to the first chamber by the demon. "Do humans ever play fair? Play fair human." He told me and all the illusions began to scream it all over the temple.

Amidst this noise he said as he began to squeeze my body tightly. "Since you did not play fair hand the cup over to me." Now I was caught in a do or die affair. If I did not hand the over the cup I would be killed by the demon who will still drink the content of the cup which is the only remaining portion then humanity will be doomed. Then if hand the cup over to him I will forever be mocked by everyone who cannot understand what I went through and humanity will still be doomed.

I turned to the gargoyle who lay nearest to me and he had his mouth wide open and unlike other gargoyles who faced the walls, he lay down facing the pathway.I then turned to the demon who was still speaking. "I will close all my eyes and count ten with the seconds of the earth's time if by then you are not willing to hand it over I will rip your head off and still take the cup."

"One, two, three, he began to count I knew that if I did not act fast humanity will be doomed and this was our only chance. I turned the content of the cup accurately into the mouth of the gargoyle but even when I finished he did not move or stir. "Ten!" the demon counted and opened his eyes.

"I will hand the cup over to you"I said almost screaming.

"Then do." he said as he gently dropped me down smiling evily I hesitated for a while.

"I'm getting impatient human" he screamed and I put the cup forward and it began to float to him. I ran outside as fast as my legs could carry me but stopped when I reached the valley of illusions.

I heard a loud yawn and turned back to see the demon kneeling on the ground weakly. I raced back to confirm my suspicion but before I could reach the temple a flying beast picked me up.

"You awoke me right?"

"Y-ess"I stammered