Chapter 313 - The Unexpected Shadow Visitor (2/2)
A large bird engulfed in flames, no, saying it was engulfed would be simplifying it. More accurately it was as if the flames were the bird itself.
A long fiery tail which had the appearance of a whip. Long blazing wings, which appeared to ignite the air around it. Strange glowing scales on it's c.h.e.s.t and a fiery peck which had a weird magic circle around it.
They were left speechless at the sight. Some had frozen completely still as they wondered whether or not they were going to have to fight that too.
”DON'T GET DISTRACTED!!!” A Voice shouted as it dashed right past them.
The instant this happened, the lesser demons in front of them, all suddenly froze up before breaking into tiny pieces as a cold gust of wind passed by them. They weren't able to see who it was, but they recognized him.
”That voice… That's the guild master!” Said one of the Adventurers who's opponent had been shattered
”Wait… If the guild master is here… Than that means we're safe…”
Or so they thought, but just as the thought of resting passed by their minds, they heard an unfamiliar voice
”Safe? Most have evacuated into the refugees which are being guarded but why not just destroy it? The guild master can't be everywhere” Said the voice
The attention of the five adventurers there turned to the source of the voice, and from there, they saw a man who walked straight out of the shadows
Short spiky black hair and a straight lined scar going down his right eye straight to his mouth. He wore a black cloak instead of a robe despite all the cold. On top of that, he had a strange pattern on his forehead. It seemed like a strange square with spikes flowing out of it. But the more you'd stare at it, the more it'd appear to change.
He looked over at his pocket watch before giving a quick look around. There were more lesser demons which were starting to surround them yet again, even though they had just finished the others.
”*Sigh* I lost the bet… They're working perfectly… F.u.c.k… Why'd I have to gamble so much money…?” Asked the man as he closed his pocket watch
”H-H-Hey!! W-Who are you!? D-Don't you know the village is under attack!? Unless you're an adventurer, get to safety!”
”Yeah! Get out of here!! We'll hold them off for you!!”
Ignoring the warning of the two adventurers, the man looked at the sky and a smile replaced the bored look on his face.
”Whoa… What the f.u.c.k is that?!” He said with an excited look as he stared at the sky
A large bird on fire which was flapping it's wings. Each time it flapped, more and more fiery feathers would be formed beneath it. It had been stacking up feathers to the point where it had reached a surreal amount.
”It's saving them all up for an all out attack… Looks like things are about to get fu-”
The man was interrupted by one of the adventurers who grabbed his shoulder. He was a rather tall and bulky adventurer with a magic sword gripped tightly onto his right arm. He was definitely strong and didn't seem any weaker than a B rank adventurer.
”Didn't you hear us just now?! We told you to-”
However, before he could even finish his sentence, he suddenly stopped. And in that instant A spine chilling sound could be heard as spikes flowed out of him, ripping and tearing through his flesh as if they were looking for freedom.
*Crunch* *Spurt*
His blood spurted before his body was engulfed and devoured by the man's shadow. Yet it wasn't over. Dark swords were formed above the shadow, before piercing it like some sort of killer coffin, finishing his already finished body off.