Chapter 23: Sweet revenge and a new threat?

Lucian looked like a demon as he stood before the group of men responsible for Ron's murder.

I hope you are ready to feel my wrath!" He shouted as he pointed his free hand at Kain.

"Fuck this I'm out!" one of the men shouted as he turned around and burst into a sprint.

"Where the hell are you going, coward!" Kain shouted.

"I don't think so!" Lucian shouted as he jumped into the air before landed in front of the one fleeing.

"N-no!" The man shouted as he watched Lucian turn to face him.

"He did it! It was all him!" He shouted pointing at Kain.

Lucian's eyes glowed red as he raised his hammer into the air, not caring about anything the man said.

"No please!" He shouted as he fell back onto the ground.

Lucian dropped his hammer with such force that even the ground shook from his blow. Blood splattered all over the area and Lucian slowly looked up to his next target.

"I'm not dying like this! No fucking way!" Kain shouted as he tightened his grip on the hilt of his blade and roared.

"TAKE THIS!!!" He growled.

Charging in like a madman Kain jumped into the air and dropped the entire weight of his attack down on Lucian.

Lucian raised his Warhammer to block the strike and was surprised by the force behind it as the blow pushed him back.

Kain landed and thrust the tip of his large sword towards Lucian's throat with expert skill.

Lucian was too quick though and stepped to the side avoiding the strike.

Kain pulled his sword back and suddenly started spinning around, becoming a tornado of razor-sharp swings as he jumped at Lucian.

Lucian blocked the first strike but was forced to jump back to avoid the rest as there was too many to thwart.

Taking a quick look at Kain's stats he could see what he was up against.

Name - Kain

Class - Human Barbarian.

Skills - Two-handed sword expert. Rare skill -Brute force

Rank - 7/20 - Steel rank.

States - Strength 8/10 - Speed - 5/10 - intelligence - 4/10.

Magic - 0/8.

Active effects - Brute force: Boosts the power of two-handed weapon attacks when enraged.

Lucian smiled a little as he could see that Kain had a rare skill called Brute force. He had seen it last time he checked his stats but didn't know what it did.

Kain also had the skill two-handed sword, expert which meant Lucian would have to be careful not to exchange blows of skill with him.

"Alright boss take him out!" The other man shouted in the background as support.

Lucian could see that he was also trying to reload the flintlock pistols that his teammate had used before.

Lucian wasn't worried about that for now and instead parried another attack from Kain. His swordsmen ship was indeed impressive and he was fast for his size.

However, Lucian was faster and stronger. Parrying another attack Lucian used his free hand to grab Kain's wrist, squeezing tightly.

"Arghh!" Kain screamed as Lucian's grip almost broke his wrist.

"What the hell are you!" He shouted as he countered with a big headbutt that hit Lucian's nose, busting it from the force.

Lucian's head rocked back from the force and he was a little surprised.

"Fucker..." He thought as his anger boiled once more.

"You Fucker!" He shouted as he smashed his own head into Kain's face, sensing him flying back from the force of his headbutt.

Kain's nose had broken and blood was dropping out of it all over his torso. He quickly scrambled back to his feet and dragged his sword up with him.

"Arghh!" He shouted as he ran back toward Lucian who did the same, charging at Kain like a madman.

-Gunshot!-

Lucian's shoulder suddenly ripped open as he felt the bullet pass through it. The sudden surprise attack gave Kain just enough time to counter with a clean blow to his stomach landing a massive side swipe attack.

"Die you dog!" Kain shouted as his attack launched Lucian into the air before he crashed onto the ground.

"Alright, did we get him!" The other man shouted.

Kain took a moment to catch his breath, leaning on his sword as he stuck it into the ground.

"No way he's getting back up from that. I bet I split his belly in two..." Kain said with a small smile.

Lucian has felt the pain of the sword slice into his body as it sent him into the air. He felt as if he was weightless for a brief moment before crashing back down into the ground.

"Are you really going to let that mutt put you down like this?" Satan's voice said in the darkness.

Lucian slowly opened his eyes and could see his health bar flashing red. It wasn't the first time this had happened to him.

He slowly looked down to see his body covered in blood. Kain's powerful blow had cut through his armour and almost cut him in two.

"No..."

"I'm not ready to die..."

"Get back up."

Get back up and fight!" The demon lords voice cried out.

Lucian felt a sudden burst of power as his wrath ability fired up. His regeneration kicked into overdrive and his health bar started going back up at an incredible rate.

"Boss look!" Kain's lacky shouted in horror.

Kain turned back to look at Lucian to see him stand up. He then watched in horror as his body healed all of its wounds, watching as Lucian's flesh stitched itself back together, making it seem as if the wound had never been there.

"What the hell are you..." Kain said not believing his eyes.

Lucian stood to his full height. His body had become enveloped in blue flames and two black horns had grown on his head, giving him a demonic appearance as his red eyes locked on to Kain.

Kains lacky dropped back in fear at the sight and started trying to scramble up as he ran off.

Kain didn't even bother looking back as all of his focus was on Lucian and the power he was ascertaining.

Kain blinked and as he opened his eyes again Lucian was gone.

"What?" He said as he turned around, looking for him in all directions.

"Arghh!"

Kain turned as he heard the scream from his former teammate. Lucian had moved so fast he couldn't even see it.

Lucian picked the man up by the throat with one hand and suddenly his body was engulfed in the blue fire as it burned turning into ash.

Lucian slowly lowered his arm as the ashes of Kains lacky blew away in the gentle breeze and his gaze fell onto him.

Kain dropped his sword to the ground and looked up to the sky as he took what he knew to be his final breath.

"Looks like the end of the line." He said with a small chuckle.

Lucian watched as Kain seemed to accept his fate. He didn't want to kill him quickly. No. He wanted him to suffer.

Taking a quick look at his magic bar he could see that he had used half of it already and focused on retaining control over his anger.

Slowly his wrath ability faded as the flames distinguished and his horns retracted back into his skull.

Lucian could feel the after-effects of using his wrath ability, but this time they were no way near as bad.

Lucian raised his hammer aiming at Kain who still hadn't realised what was going on.

"Now!" Lucian shouted as he threw his hammer with all his might.

Lucian's hammer hit its target which was Kains knee. Getting the desired reaction Lucian was after.

"Aargghh!" Kain screamed as the hammer shattered his knee dropping him to the floor in agony.

Lucian slowly walked over to him as he rolled around crying from the pain.

"I hope you can feel just a little bit of the pain you made Ron feel," Lucian said as he drew a knife from his hip.

Kain was still in shock from the pain of having his knee shattered by Lucians warhammer and Lucian could tell that he would be wasting his time trying to torture him.

He had never imagined torturing anyone before he came to this world. But the harsh reality of this place had made him cold.

Kneeling down Lucian placed the knife against Kain's chest as he pinned him to the floor.

"I hope you burn in hell," Lucian whispered as he slowly slid the knife into his chest.

He could feel the muscles and bones resisting the blade as it entered Kain's flesh. Lucian pushed harder until the flesh and bone gave way to the cold steel, allowing the tip of the blade to reach Kain's heart.

Lucian watched as Kain's face twisted in pain and fear at the same time until his very last breath left his lips and the light left his eyes.

He was now a killer. A murderer. A monster... He thought as he looked at Kain's lifeless body.

"Well done little hero..." Satan's voice said snapping him out of his pitty.

"They got what they deserved," Lucian said to himself.

"How does it feel? How does it feel to get your revenge?" The demon lord asked?

Lucian had to admit.

"It feels good." He said as he wiped the blood from the blade before sheathing it.

"Very good... Very good indeed..." Satan said.

"Master!" A voice in the distance shouted, getting his attention.

It was Hestia. She had finally caught up with him and she looked exhausted.

"Master!" She shouted as she dived at him, wrapping her arms around his head.

"I finally caught up to you! Don't leave me like that again!" She shouted as she pulled his face out of her breasts.

Lucian had almost suffocated in her cleverage again and gave a small smile at the sight of her.

"Hey Hestia, do you mind, I can't breathe." He said as she had pulled his head back into her chest.

"Oh." She said as she let go of him.

She took a quick look around at his handy work and noticed that all of them were dead.

"Looks like you didn't need my help after all." She said with a wink.

Lucian smiled.

His ears suddenly picked up on movement and he turned around to see that the barbarian he had punched was waking up.

"Want me to finish him?" Hestia asked looking at the man and then back to Lucian.

Lucian looked at the man's stats.

Name - Unkown.

Class - Human Barbarian.

Skills - Two-handed sword experience - Water bullet - Magic sense.

Rank - 5/20 - Bronze rank.

States - Strength 6/10 - Speed - 4/10 - intelligence - 4/10.

Magic - 1/8 - Water.

Active affects - Dazed: Lowers speed and ability to react.

Lucian was still surprised at the display of one's stats and ability and so he decided this was a good time to test his theory.

"No. I've got this one," Lucian said to Hestia.

"Aw no fair!" She shouted as she crossed her arms.

Lucian walked over to the man as he slowly got back up to his feet, rubbing his jaw.

"Aw man, my head..." He said before standing to his full height taking a look around.

As he took in his surroundings it seemed to jog his memory as he started to panic.

"Oh shit." He said as he turned around to see Lucian walking over to him.

He stumbled back a little before holding his hand up as if aiming it.

"Stay back! Water bullet!" He shouted as he suddenly formed a small ball of water in the palm of his hand before firing it at Lucian.

The water shot through the air at an incredible rate and hit Lucian in the chest. The force of it knocked him flying back and he hit the ground hard.

"Ha! Take that!" The man shouted as he turned to run away.

Hestia moved at an impressive speed and appeared next to him closing the distance in no time.

"Stay back!" He shouted as he tried to prepare another water bullet.

However, Hestia was too close and smashed her foot into his leg, breaking it with the force of her kick.

"Arghh!" The man yelled as he dropped to the ground in pain.

"Master!" Hestia shouted as she turned to look at him.

Lucian was already up and his body healing from the magic attack.

"I'm ok Hestia, he just caught me off guard was all," Lucian said a little embarrassed.

Still, he couldn't help notice the force behind that magic attack. The water bullet hadn't priced his flesh but the force of it was strong enough to knock him down.

"Please don't kill me!" The man pleased as he clutches his broken leg.

Lucian took another look at the number above his head.

Name - Unkown.

Class - Human Barbarian.

Skills - Two-handed sword experience - Water bullet - Magic sense.

Rank - 2/20 - Not ranked...

States - Strength 2/10 - Speed - 2/10 - intelligence - 3/10.

Magic - 1/8 - Water.

Active affects - Broken leg: Left leg is broken, causing pain. Is unable to walk.

Lucian was surprised to see the stats change so drastically from Hestia's attack on him.

"What's your name?" Lucian asked.

The man looked a little surprised but answered the question.

"I-its Hornby. Please don't hurt me!" He said.

Lucian took another look and could see that the stats screen now displayed his name.

"How interesting," Lucian said out loud.

"Hey, Hestia how about..." Lucian said as he turned around, shocked at what he saw.

"I'm sorry master..." Hestia said as she fell to the ground unconscious.

Lucian suddenly felt a dagger thrust into his ribs, looking down he confirmed it and swiped his arm at whoever had stuck it there.

"Woo big guy... Now, now you mustn't move around too much like that." The man responsible said.

Lucian fell to his knee as the pain from the wound ignited in his brain.

Lucian clutched the dagger and pulled it out as he tried to catch his breath before looking at who he was dealing with.

"Colin... But why!" He asked shocked at what was going on.

"That's enough out of you!" Colin shouted as he appeared before Lucian and kicked him in the face, dropping him to the floor.

Lucian was stunned by the force of the kick and he could feel the pain in his ribs was still there.

"There is only silence in death," Colin said as his hand suddenly became engulfed with black smoke.

"What in the..." Lucian said as his world suddenly turned black.