The blinding golden pillar slowly disappeared leaving a demon with melted limbs and exsiccated fur and feathers

The weakest parts of its body had been melted and bent in impossible shapes and revolting formations

Its maw had been melted shut and its eyes were attached through strings of flesh

Opening its eyes with difficulty the strings of flesh ripped and snapped clearing the way for the eyes to see once again

Its eyes were crimson red

At first I thought it was its natural color but looking closer it had been dyed that way due to blood, either its own or from the bodies it had slaughtered

Its nightmare like body shifted and moved as flesh puffed out and sucked back in allowing its entire form to transform seamlessly

The burnt flesh and broken limbs retreated into its body and new limbs formed using the damaged materials leaving a large scaled, humanoid wolf with only two arms

Its body was thin but it had thick forearms and a bulky head almost like a lizard

fur peaked through the thick interlocking scales and a large pair of blinding wings made out of roughly formed glowing red triangle like formations adorned its back allowing it to hover just off of the ground

Its melted shut maw shifted and changed allowing the damaged tissue to sink in and allow the thick mouth full of massive fangs to emerge

While it was changing its enemies did not stay still

The fire of the burning suns funneled together forming an arrow bigger than the spear that aimed at the demon and the frozen air turned into harp needles to pierce the gaps between its scales

The rivers of blood raised into the air taking the growing body masses with it as they formed into an army of monsters and living liquid all staring at the demonic beast from all around it as the ash and dust formed abominations and weapons for the living monsters

The world crackled with energy as hundreds of millions of perfect triangles formed of golden energy came into reality looking perfect unlike the creatures roughly created wings

The triangles were all identical to the ones that made up the demonic beasts new pair of wings

These triangles formed a sky that all threatened to fall upon the monstrous beasts as the darkness below shifted and changed extending tentacles to grip its feet to make it an easier target for everything after it

'Its like reality itself is against that abomination!'

The sight was horrifying to watch as everything in existence threatened him

Gazing upon the onslaught his maw creaked open revealing rows upon rows of sharp fangs resembling a rotating incinerator

Confused I watched as it raised its head towards the sky as if in defiance

"RRRAAAAAAARRRRGGGGHHHHH!"

The scream shaked the strings of the world itself as the elements momentarily faltered and froze unable to decide what to do

Taking this opportunity the demonic beast disappeared from his place and reappeared in front of the arrow before it was trapped by the shadows

His forearm expanded and thick streams of burning steam exploded from the expanding gill like gaps between the scales before he clawed at the arrow and suns

Cutting through the air the balls of fire were split into five separate parts and the arrow was thrown to the side causing the sky itself to disperse and tear

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Bringing its claw back it looked down at its hand to find its claws bent backwards and the scales covering the entire arm ripped apart revealing the mended bones and muscles that looked as if they were struggling to keep their shape after enduring the physical strain and burning steam

The hand quickly started mending itself but the demonic beast didn't wait for it

It appeared in front of the army of blood back near its original position

As it was about to attack, the energy blades shot towards it striking the hard scales and imbedding itself into the blood creatures thanks to the ice needles that had been embedding themselves between the scales

Momentarily caught off guard by the rain of energy the blood creatures began to attack the creature on every side using their claws of blood, mouths full of teeth and blades of impossibly strong ash

Being held down by the different oppressive forces, new suns were created in the sky and all merged into one massive hand made of ever changing golden flames

As soon as it was complete it fell down onto the mountain of bloody and fleshy creatures and swallowed everything whole

It was absolute chaos

Even after the flames the beast continued

The demonic creature destroyed and murdered everything again and again until finally the blood dried up, the fire was snuffed out and the land itself had been irreversibly altered

All that was left was the triangles made of golden energy and the stones that formed different weapons although much smaller and rougher than previously

There was only a few triangles of energy left in the sky showing the damage that the demonic beast had done to its enemies

A triumphant but evil smile adorned its face as the defiant elements finally gave in and nothing attacked it anymore

Reaching out into the air it dug its fingers into the space itself tearing it to reveal a pure white sanctuary

Inside the sanctuary was a half blonde and raven haired woman that seemed to be impossibly bright but also shrouded in pure darkness

She was on her knees breathing heavily as hundreds of 'eyes' that peered through space to the battlefield that the demonic beast had stood on earlier

The 'eyes' resembled the hole I was sucked into earlier when I met the 'caretaker'

Gazing at the 'eyes' that looked through space it proudly saw the destruction it had caused

The broken land and destroyed continent before turning back towards the stunningly beautiful lady that looked up towards it

Her eyes were pitch black and here irises were blinding orbs of golden light

Kneeling down to her eye level they began talking

I couldn't understand anything that they were saying

Suddenly the demon stopped and lifted its head slightly

In the next second its head shot towards me staring directly into my eyes

The second its blood soaked eyes met mine the space itself shrank back and the world shattered around me causing me to fall back through space and find myself back in my room

As soon as I was thrown back into the room time resumed, the papers, sleeping bag and my collected treasures fell back to the floor

Instead of falling down onto the floor I slammed into the back of the room and hit my head

Before I knew it I was thrown into a void of darkness

I laid there unconscious, the black crystal still clutched tightly in my hand

Energy slowly weaving its way through my fingers causing changes within my body

...

My eye lids seemed so heavy

My ear drums felt submerged in water

My throat felt clogged

And yet I could still see

Still hear

Still breath

A voice was calling out to me

A force was shaking me

A sight inspecting me

My eyelids slowly creaked open like rusted metal letting me see what was in front of me

"Lucas!"

Charlotte knelt there, tear teeming on the edge of her eyes as she desperately shook me trying to bring me back to life

"Please"

She was so desperate she didn't notice my eyes opening for a few moments

"Lucas! Oh, my god, Lucas"

She pulled me close resting my head on her shoulder hiding her own face from view

"You fucker! Why-why can't you just avoid trouble"

As she continued to hold me close to her in fear of me being hurt somehow I simply sat there

My mind was too foggy to really think of anything

My body was to numb control it

After what felt like an eternity a new person came in and calmed Charlotte down

It took me considerable time to recognize him but I eventually did

John looked to me

"Lucas, how are you?"

I spoke but no words came out

I opened my mouth but no muscles moved

I tried to explain but I couldn't

I couldn't move or speak no matter what I tried to do

It was horrifying to be trapped within my own body like a observer

noticing the look of fear in my eyes he made sure Charlotte was calm

"Let's take you to the infirmary for now ok?"

"Why? Why isn't he speaking? What did they do to him!"

"Charlotte! Let's take care of Lucas for now, ok?"

She froze at his sudden outburst before realizing why he had been pushed to yelling at her

"P-please take care of him"

She bowed her head almost begging John

"Of course, what're friends for?"

His cheery smile reassured both of us as he moved to my side and reached under my legs and behind my back lifting me into a comfortable carry

Standing up straight he slightly shifted me a few times before finding a comfortable position

Turning towards the doorway he carried me out

Charlotte following a few steps behind