'I have to get out of here. As long as we are surrounded by darkness it will have the advantage. I have to find a way to take this to the street where at least there will be moonlight,' Seth thought as he looked at the door.

Suddenly all of Seth's senses screamed again.

Clang!

This time Seth was faster to block the attack and avoided getting injured by the thirio's claws.

'From behind!' Seth thought as he turned around to parry the attack.

Clang!

Seth was able to parry the attack and threw a kick in the direction the thirio had come from. However, the kick didn't hit anything.

'He dodged?!' Seth thought.

Bang!

He quickly turned around and blocked another attack, however, the sheer force of the attack sent him flying against a wall.

Seth fell to the ground while coughing, the impact had knocked the wind out of him. At that moment the thirio reappeared amid darkness and slowly walked toward Seth.

Seth slowly stood back up and weakly pointed his katana at the thirio, which licked its teeth at the sight of its helpless prey. However, to its surprise, Seth started running toward it. The thirio didn't even bother channeling its ability again.

As Seth closed the distance, the thirio slashed horizontally with its claws.

Swoosh!

As Seth dodged, the thirio's claws passed above him, cutting the air, then he continued running. However, he quickly turned away.

Bang!

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He blocked the attack of the thirio but he let the force of the attack push him back, bringing him closer to the door. Then, he turned back and continued running.

Swoosh!

This time the attack came from the front so he dodged it and continued running. Finally, he was able to get through the door and into the hallway. Without stopping running he headed for the stairs.

Clang!

Seth was barely able to block the thirio's attack, which pushed him back to an area with a big window.

'At least this area is better illuminated,' Seth thought as he looked for an instant at the window from where the moonlight was entering and filling the room.

However, when he looked back the only he was able to see was a black blur dashing toward him.

Shatter!

Seth wasn't able to react in time and the thirio rammed him against the window. The force was enough for him to get through the window, breaking the glass and throwing him out of the building.

The building Seth and the thirio had been in wasn't a very tall building compared to the rest, but it still was a 15-story building. And Seth had just been thrown out of the 11th floor, even with an ability falling from that height was mortal.

Seth quickly reacted and threw the scythe against the wall. The scythe stuck to the wall and the chain stopped his falling.

Clack!

Seth's left arm received the whole force of the sudden stop, dislocating his shoulder.

"Tsk," Seth gritted his teeth in pain.

Then he looked up and saw the thirio looking at him from the hole in the window. Seth quickly tried to find a way to get into the building and saw an open window some meters below him.

Using his right arm, he pulled the scythe out of the wall and started falling again. At the same time, the thirio saw Seth's plan and jumped out of the window.

Pack!

Seth got hold of the window's edge with his right arm and pulled himself into the building again. Just as he was entering through the window the thirio passed beside him, grazing him with its claws. However, even though it missed, it quickly used its claws to stick to the wall and climb back up.

As Seth ran through the hallway the thirio quickly followed him.

Clack!

"Tsk, f*ck," Seth said as he put his left shoulder back in place while running.

As the thirio chased Seth, he arrived at an area filled with all kinds of furniture that were lying all around the room. Just as the thirio was about to be in range to hit him Seth threw his scythe to one side, which stuck to one of the desks that were in the room, and strongly pulled the chain. The desk flew through the air toward the thirio.

Crack!

With one powerful slash, the thirio destroyed the desk, but it still had covered his sight and when it destroyed it, Seth appeared behind it, with his katana ready to slash.

Clang!

The shocked thirio was barely able to block the attack and quickly slashed at Seth. However, before the slash could hit him, another desk came flying in its direction.

Bang!

The thirio didn't see it, and the desk broke apart as it hit it.

Taking advantage of the moment, Seth slashed at the thirio again.

Slash!

At the last moment, the thirio tried to dodge the attack but the attack still hit its eye, blinding it.

Screeeeech!

The thirio let out a loud cry for its lost eye. Then it looked enraged at Seth with its only eye left. Without losing a second the thirio slashed with its claws at Seth.

Crack!

However, pulled another desk between him and thirio, blocking the attack. The desk not only avoided Seth from being hit but also blocked the thirio's sight. However, recalling how the last time Seth had appeared from behind the desk, the thirio quickly prepared to slash again. But, as the remains started falling to the ground Seth was nowhere to be seen.

Stab!

The thirio felt something stab him from the same side as its blind eye

Screeeeech!

The thirio let out another loud cry and blindly slashed with its claws in the direction the stab had come from. The attack missed and the thirio felt how the katana came out of him. The wound had been very deep and the thirio started losing blood.

"Let's see who's the first one to fall, beast!" Seth said as he noticed that he was running out of stamina.