William feels compelled to give in to this voice, but Edlic Jiza won’t let him even wobble as he turns to face the voice.

Down on the far end of the road, is a man in a golden cowboy hat, a red vest with a golden star pinned to his chest, black pants, and golden boots. He holds a golden rifle in his arms, aimed right at William.

“Howdy, Avatar of Justice. The name is-” the Stranger says confidently.

Edlic Jiza interrupts him by firing six shots right at him. The Stranger smirks and holds a hand out.

“Stop.” he commands confidently.

A golden aura surrounds the holy bolts, and they stop in mid-air. Edlic Jiza growls angrily.

“What’s going on?” William asks nervously.

The Stranger holds his arms out, rifle in one hand, walking forward proudly.

“As I was saying! The name is Charles Downdry! And it’s time for you! To be! Put! In! The Dirt!” Charles shouts with proud anger.

Edlic Jiza clicks his tongue, annoyed. He aims his revolvers at Charles, and large balls of holy light appear on the end. They begin to spin rapidly.

Charles smiles at this, stops in place, and aims his rifle at William once more.

“Stop fighting. You can’t beat my Power.” Charles orders confidently.

William’s arms lower for a second, and suddenly literal flames burst out from his arms as he’s forced once more to aim them at Charles.

“Heh. If I didn’t know better, I’d say this Avatar is beginning to wear thin already. This should be easy.” Charles says confidently.

Charles brings his lips close to his rifle. He whispers “Don’t miss”, and fires at William. A bullet surrounded in a golden aura flies out, and smashes into William’s aura. It struggles to pierce through, seemingly stuck in place inches from William’s body. But William can see it’s coming closer. He tries to move away from the bullet, but it moves with him.

Charles sighs and shakes his head.

“Really? Your death appears to have been delayed. I’d almost call you lucky, whatever your name is, Vessel.” he says annoyedly.

William is compelled to rush forward while firing at unprecedented speeds. He crosses a hundred feet in the time it takes Charles to fire again. The bullet smacks uselessly against William’s aura once more, becoming stuck just like the last.

Charles hastily commands his rifle “ Hit harder, dammit!” Then he opens fire once more.

This time the bullet has grown in size and flies even faster than before. Edlic Jiza makes William’s body leap high over the bullet, but the bullet curves in the air and flies up after him.

“You fucking cheating bastard!” Edlic Jiza curses angrily.

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The bullet hits the aura around William as he falls back to the ground. They clash against one another, golden and white sparks flying off one another. Then-

William feels the pain of a three inch wide bullet flying through the side of his body. He yells in pain as he crashes into the ground with a loud thud and a dust cloud erupting around him.

William isn’t allowed a moment of rest as he is forced to stand back up. Holy flames erupt around his new wound, cauterizing it. And soon, William feels an incredibly itchy feeling as his body seems to grow back.

“You poor fool. I’ve had a good meal, it’ll take more than that to take us down.” Edlic Jiza says with proud bloodlust through William’s mouth.

Charles smiles, and tries to fire another shot. But William and Edlic Jiza act in unison, allowing them to make a very accurate shot. They blow Charles’s left arm clean off.

Charles barely reacts beyond a soft gasp. He looks down at the bleeding stump that is his shoulder.

“Replace yourself already.” he commands calmly.

A bright golden light erupts from Charles’s bleeding stump, and becomes the shape of an arm. Then Charles aims and fires once more. Another big bullet flies out, and Edlic Jiza responds by leaning William’s head forward. Then he takes a deep breath, and exhales a fierce storm of white, holy flames that melt the bullet in the air.

When Edlic Jiza is done and the flames dissipate, they find Charles gone from their sight.

They look around, confused. But not for long as Charles opens fire from the rooftop of the Sweet Mary Ann Saloon.

“Halt!” Charles commands firmly.

William is compelled to stop once more, and white flames erupt all over his body as he’s forced to leap high into the air, flying towards Charles. He fires large holy bolts at Charles, who becomes incredibly nervous at the sight. Even breaking a sweat.

“You, trade places with me!” Charles commands desperately.

Suddenly gold energy surrounds Charles, and his body is replaced with a fleeing woman. The holy bolts wash over her like water, without leaving so much as a cut.

Edlic Jiza smiles with amusement. He lands a few feet away from the woman.

“A true innocent in this hellhole. I’m impressed. Keep up with your morals please, good woman.” Edlic Jiza says warmly.

The innocent woman backs away, fearful of William. And honestly, he does look strange now. Covered in white flames, his left arm’s veins burning white with righteous rage. And a face that seems to be firmly enjoying this rampage, it occasionally flickers to a man who wishes to stop.

William is compelled to keep fighting though. Edlic Jiza turns them away from the woman, and finds Charles with his left arm wrapped around a woman’s throat, using her as a human shield.

“So it’s true! You can’t hurt innocents! Now stop fighting me or I’ll kill this woman. Her blood will be on your hands!” Charles yells with desperate anger.

Edlic Jiza grins.

“That woman committed adultery.” he condemns confidently.

He fires two shots at them. Both bolts pierce through the twos’ chest, leaving behind two foot wide holes. They fly back several feet, the woman crashing into Charles like a ragdoll.

Charles tries to keep standing, and commands his wounds to heal. But Edlic Jiza fires another shot at his throat, vaporizing it.

Charles glares at Edlic Jiza for one brief moment. Golden energy manifests around William, and Edlic Jiza sighs.

“His death curse is gonna sting, William.” Edlic Jiza warns amusedly.

“Die!” Charles commands furiously.

His voice comes from the golden energy, not his falling corpse. The golden energy compels William’s body to shut down, and William feels his eyesight leave him. His body turn cold. And his body becomes rigid.

Then Edlic Jiza creates flames within William’s body to revive him. It burns away the golden energy seeping into William’s body, and pulls him back from the grips of death.

For a brief moment, William sees the Grim Reaper. He breathes out a few words of pity.

“Shame. The puppet continues to burn for Justice.”

And William is back in his own hell. Edlic Jiza is breathing in Charles’s sin, and his power seems to erupt. William’s left arm grows in literal size, gaining a foot of length. His fingers thicken, and his arm becomes incredibly muscular. He can sense this arm is capable of superhuman feats.

Edlic Jiza tilts William’s head back to the sky so he can see the moon. And he sighs with pure satisfaction.

“I can feel that this town has been purified. We can get a good night’s sleep now.” Edlic Jiza says happily.

He spins William on his heel, and marches him back to Dan’s house. They enter confidently, and William can sense a different air about the home. Things were missing, and items were strewn about wildly. But William doesn’t think the place was robbed.

“He ran out of town.” William thinks sadly.

“A shame, but who cares? This place was terrible anyway.” Edlic Jiza says annoyedly.

He marches William to the guest room he slept in before. And William is freed from the flames. It is a welcome feeling to be free of the pain.

William sighs sadly.

“Now if only I was free in general.” he thinks sadly.

William feels an invisible hand smack the side of his head.

“Go to sleep already. We have more work to do.” Edlic Jiza says firmly.

William is compelled to lay down, and close his eyes.