Death, he said

" You'll soon die of blood loss so, out of respect for your bravery I'll tell you my name. Ethan Edwards "

The man now known as Ethan said, as he began to walk out of the forest, pushing his hair back with his hand, sighing a bit, feeling tired and in need of rest

" Get back here you asshole, I'm not about to lose a fight because of a small cut "

Shu said as he began to stand, blood spilling out of his body like water out of a broken bucket, making the nobleman smile, seeming almost happy that the boy could still stand

" You still stand I see- "

Ethan couldn't properly utter his words, because the moment he turned around to speak, Shu was already in front of him, with a leg risen as high as it could be

" Shit "

Ethan grunted, putting his hands up in an attempt to block, causing his body to instinctively create a shield of energy, but it was useless in front of Shu's foot, because the moment the two made contact, the shield broke, and Shu's leg crashed against Ethan's arms, almost breaking his bones completely but luckily for Ethan his ability had taken effect.

A huge slash covered Shu's chest, causing his blood to splash everywhere, covering the white snow in a dark red color

" I'm not done! "

Shu yelled, clenching his teeth as blood squirted out of the gaps between them

" Sixth Form: The devils Diaballein! "

Shu screamed as his blue energy surrounded his entire body, before shattering into thousands of pieces, revealing Shu's awakening, which startled Ethan, who seemed to not recognize what Shu had just done

" What did you- "

The man tried to speak, but he couldn't as he was met with a barrage of punches to his abdomen, which rose him up into the air, causing him to spit out blood

" The devils Diaballein!! "

Shu yelled again, as if indicating that these movements were part of that technique.

Not wanting to stop hitting the man Shu would focus all of his energy on his arms, making the aura that was covering him spin around his limbs like a tornado chasing away villagers.

The attacks became more fierce and deadly, creating shockwaves the more Shu punched. The ground below them began to break apart as the boy continued, endlessly punching the nobleman, with plans of ending his life

" At this point I might actually die "

Ethan thought to himself as he looked down at Shu who's face was almost unrecognizable; he had this demon of a face, covered by his hair and the blood that Ethan's abdomen dripped all over him.

With no useful plans that would help him escape, Ethan began to form small shields of energy across his abdomen, but, unforgiving for him, the moment Shu broke those it only caused small cuts across his forearms and abdomen.

" Fuck, I wish I could control what fucking injury to deal "

Ethan thought to himself as he grunted, closing his eyes shut whilst clenching his teeth

" Let it work dammit!!! "

The nobleman yelled, and the moment he did a giant hole pierced through Shu's right side of the stomach, that caused the boy to spill a bottles worth of blood out of his mouth before falling down on his knees, his eyes and hair color flickering, indicating that the current injury was draining all of his energy

" I'm one lucky bastard aren't I? "

Ethan questioned, panting as he held onto his stomach, grunting a bit before standing straight, taking in a deep breath and looking down at the boy

" That should be enough to kill you "

Ethan said before taking in a deep breath, closing his eyes before moving his face up to the sky, opening his eyes a few seconds later, staring at the sun with a look of relief and victory

" You've lost yet again Shu, all because you're weak "

A voice echoed across Shu's head as the boy simply panted, struggling to breath, unable to respond to that voice

" You denied me my freedom, so all I want for you is suffering, but not death, if you die I die, and I don't have plans to die yet, so for the sake of my future, I'll allow your body to process demon blood "

The voice said, as a black figure appeared in front of Shu, a figure only he could see, the figure had no features, it was just a figure with the shape of a man, the only thing that could be seen on it whats it's devilish smirk

" The blood will grant you twenty percent the capability of a demon's regeneration speed, enjoy it. It's my present to you "

The voice added, before patting Shu's shoulder causing the boy to look up at the figure's face, his pupils flickering, almost as if his life was vanishing, but, to his surprise, the moment he was tapped on the shoulder by that figure all his wounds healed.

" What the fuc- "

Ethan whispered, as he looked down at Shu, seeing the hole in his stomach being filled by blood before it healed completely, though he couldn't finish his sentence because the moment he caught a glimpse of what was happening, Shu's fist had already reached his chin, uppercutting him to the sky.

" Even though I healed, the places where I was injured still hurt, not to mention my energy hasn't replenished. Let's just hope what I have left of useful energy is enough to end this "

Shu said to himself, as he looked down at his right him, taking in a deep breath before his black hair turned back to its normal color; white, whilst his shining eyes stopped glowing and the small blue aura he had surrounding his body wrapped around his right fist like a bandage

" My legs are hurting, so I'll use my fist instead "

Shu whispered, closing his eyes and taking in a deep breath, before quickly opening them, seeing Ethan already next to him, it seemed as though the man was simply falling from the sky to where Shu was standing.

" Bringer Of Punishment!!! "

Shu yelled, punching the man right on his face, using all the strength and energy that was left in him, causing a giant shockwave that leveled the entire forest, leaving only a crater, not only that but Ethan's body had been shot flying across the air, crashing and bouncing against the ground, causing some of his muscles to break before he landed in the middle of the village for all the inhabiters to see

" Did Shu win? "

Tristen said to himself before he was startled by a loud crash; something had landed next to Ethan, causing a mantle of dirt.

The moment the dirt vanished, it revealed who was the one who crashed; of course that person was Shu, but the most surprising thing was that the boy was holding Ethan by his neck.

" Time to atone for your misdeeds "