Oh yeah! It feels so damn great every single time this power overflows in me. My body feels so light that it seems like I could do anything. I am all ready to go for a little exercise!

“How dare you resort to dirty tricks?” 

I yelled at the old hag who thought she was quite pretty just because she has a womanly body. Although she transformed to what resembled a siren, she did not look any younger.

“Oh? You have a demon inside you as well? You really are an interesting boy.” The hag stopped her singing and responded with a smile. 

“Heh, are those your last words before you die, you old hag?”

“Old hag? You really are a cheeky one, aren’t you? We are all prepared in case a possessed like you gets in the mix, you know?”

The bartender, a waiter and a waitress who pretended to be asleep got up then started to transform. 

The bartender became a plant like man and his arms became elongated as if there were no longer any joints in his elbows. His hands became similar to mouths of carnivorous plants and his skin was grainy and green. 

On the other hand, the waitress’ lower half became that of a snake. Her fangs also grew sharp and her tongue became long. She resembled a snake woman with curved blades attached in her arms. 

Lastly, the waiter became something like a werewolf but his fur, tail, and ears resembled that more of a fox. He bared his black fangs and claws which seemed like it could rip a pig in half. 

Even a demon like me might be in trouble if I am to face four demons in one go. I guess I am just lucky that these guys before me are nothing but trash of lesser demons. I am sure as hell by the energy they give out. I guess killing four industrial wastes will be a decent enough work out.

“A siren, a plant, a snake, and a fox. What a lovely collection! How cute!” I provoked.

“You really haven’t realized your situation, don’t you?” The plant replied.

“We have you outnumbered.” The snake added.

“You cannot escape!” The fox growled.

“So boy, how about you surrender already? It feels like what you possess is a major demon. Yet even with that, we still have the advantage. Why don’t you just join us? Together, we will be unstoppable!” The siren declared.

“Oh please! I am already unstoppable alone. I do not need heavy burdens like you leeching off me!”

“You really are full of yourself! Teach him a lesson!” The siren commanded.

The fox rushed in first and attacked me. He used his right and left claws alternately but his movements were so dull and easy to read that it was no problem dodging them at all. 

The snake then joined the fray. She used the blades on her arms to try and slice me up but just like the fox, she just alternated left and right swings that it was painful to watch. These guys are not used to fighting, not at all.

“Hey, hey, hey! You guys are but a bunch of noobs!” I insulted them as I continued to evade their attacks. “I’ll show you guys how to fight!”

The fox attacked me again with his right claw. I dodged it by swaying my body to the right then kicked his abdomen. The time when he flinched, I grabbed his right arm then threw him to the snake that sneaked behind my back. The fox collided with the snake which sent them crashing to a table. 

The plant guy joined the scuffle from afar using his long disgusting arms. He tried to chomp at me using the large right mouth hand which I dodged then countered with a kick, knocking it away. 

The left mouth then started to chase me. I grabbed a table from beside me and chucked it inside its mouth. It swayed wildly to get rid of the obstruction but it was not able to get it out. Judging by the expression of the plant guy, he also felt the pain his mouth hand was experiencing.

“How about it old hag? See the difference in power?” I asked while I stretched my arms.

“You should have killed them when you had the chance. Underestimating us to this extent is your own doing,” she replied. 

The siren then sang again but it was not a slow song like the first one. It is more like a fast dance type of a song, a tune where you can do some jive maybe?

The plant guy who was struggling with the table in its mouth was somehow enabled to easily chomp the blockage to pieces, breaking it free. While the fox and snake stood up as if nothing happened. 

The fox rushed at me again but he was way faster this time, but still not too fast for me. He slashed me using his right and left claws which was easy to dodge but then he mixed a kick in his simple combo which I did not anticipate. I used my arms to block the kick which knocked me back for a bit.

After a distance between the fox and me was made, the snake then attacked me to not give me a single moment to rest. She was also way faster than before as she used the blades on her arms to attack me. 

She attacked with the left, then the right, then the left again while swerving her body. I was able to avoid it all when she suddenly tried to constrict me using her snake tail. I was able to get free from it by jumping up.

As I was in mid air, I was met with the mouth arms of the plant guy which tried to swallow me whole. I spun in the air then kicked the right mouth arm, deflecting it away. The left mouth arm then tried to get a go at me. 

I was able sink my claw on its lip part that enabled me to ride above it. As I was riding the mouth arm, I did not notice that the fox was behind me, he gave a kick to my back which sent me back to the ground.  

I landed face first into the surface, destroying the tables and chairs in the landing area. It would have hurt so much if I was in human form, but it just felt like an ant bite in this manifestation. I stood up to get back to the fight but the snake girl was already around me before I noticed, constricting me tightly with its body. 

“Hey, I wouldn’t mind you doing that if you are on you human form, you know?” I teased the snake girl but then she tightened her grip which made it harder to breathe. “Urgh!”

“So boy, any last words before you die?” The siren stopped singing then asked me.

“Argh... Can I at least know... why you are doing this?” I struggled to talk due to the snake’s constricting grip but I was still able to get my words across.

She paused for a moment then gave me a condescending glare. She looked fierce and all powerful from where I can see her. After a second, a small smile formed on her lips.

“I guess I’ll let you know since you gave us quite an entertainment.” 

The siren then ran her fingers across her long hair then resumed talking. 

“We are merely lesser demons, we won’t survive if we join the war of those they call kings yet we are also meant to go berserk one day even if we don’t. We are just looking at the silver lining of this curse, to use it for our sake while we are still alive.”

“So you... have accepted death?” I asked.

“We will die sooner or later anyways with or without the curse. Men are meant to die. The only thing that varies is when and how. So before it happens, we are taking the opportunity to live life to its fullest!” 

The woman declared as she opened her arms widely. It was as if she was savouring every moment of the scene where she could show me her superiority. She was unlike me who was only fighting to survive, she was clearly enjoying it. 

“Plus human flesh gives you a taste of heaven once you are used to it.” She uttered as she licked her lips.

“Got it... Now I have something to.... report.” I uttered

“Report? To whom? Your dead parents or something?” the plant guy laughed.

“No no no, it might be the benevolent being they call God! But where is he now? Will he save you?” The fox leaned forward as he tried to provoke me.

“ Death is the finish line boy. You have no one and nothing to report to,” the snake girl added.

“Then welcome to the… finish line,” I replied then a huge grin appeared on my face.

  I used the power of Forcas that I recently got. I enlarged my right arm which caused the snake’s body to burst out in pieces. I used the enlarged arm to grab the surprised fox and crushed him with my palm and fingers. I quickly returned my right arm to its original size then grew my left arm and used it to pierce the plant guy’s body using my claws.

“It is you guys who should have killed me when you had the chance!” 

I laughed as I gazed at the room that is newly designed with crimson. Killing all of them instantly like that when they thought they won was so satisfying!

“What?”The sole survivor uttered in shock. 

The siren who was smiling mightily just a while ago had a twisted look on her face. It was a mixture of fear and confusion as she was covered with the splattered blood from the exploded snake girl’s body.

“What a beautiful face that is!” I burst out in laughter.

Her face was very fun to look at that it almost sent my heart pounding. That was priceless! On the verge of victory then suddenly crushed into defeat in just a second. I better do this more often.

I walked closer to her as I lick the blood off from my palms to my claws. I even made sure to lick the back of my hand to make sure I taste it all. As I close the distance, the siren’s eyes were on the verge of tears. She even fell from the chair she was sitting on.

“No, no, no, no!” She crawled away in fear while screaming. “I’ll serve you! I’ll give my whole life to you! I’ll do what you want! Please don’t kill me!”

“Oh? I thought you guys already accepted death? I am just a messenger to give it to you!” I playfully smiled.

“Please, no! Please! This was not supposed to happen! We were supposed to be able to take down a major demon together!”

“It just means you did not accept death. You lied to me. You are just using it as an excuse so that you can act all superior to the weaker ones when you are merely trash yourself!”

“Alright! I don’t want to die! I am trash! Just please don’t kill me!”

She was selfish and had no pride at all. I have no use for ones such as her. But the way she pleaded just looked so entertaining! I should have brought a video camera to record the whole thing!

 I was directly in front of her as I laugh to my heart’s content. This is fantastic! Utterly amazing! I could get used to seeing this damned face every day! 

“But you lied to me, so you clearly deserve a lesson. Let me punish you a little, okay?” I uttered.

I used my claws to slash at her legs and arms that she was so proud of. I made sure that the wounds I left was deep enough that I was sure that it will leave a scar. Then I slashed across her face, four diagonal wounds are now located from her forehead to her chin.

Her screaming as I ravage her all over was the most beautiful music I heard in a while. It was even better than her singing!

“You! Why you!” She uttered while clearly in pain.

The siren’s eyes which were previously coated in despair were overcome with anger as she touched her face and saw blood on her hands. 

“You are just a bottom feeder like me! A demon like you will also not survive! You will meet despair! Even though you are a major demon, the kings will kill you by a flick of a finger!”

I just laughed like a madman at her speech. This girl is a fantastic example of an ideal prey!

“What’s so funny?”

“I would have loved to eat your heart, too bad you are just a lesser demon. You are too weak to give me even a speck of power.”

“What are you rambling about? Just kill me!”

“Eh? But you were pleading for me not to kill you a while ago!” I leaned towards her.

“I’d rather die than serve a maniac like you!” she shouted.

“I’ll kill you alright, but I want to correct something you said before you die.” 

I moved my face closer to her so I can take a full picture of her disgusting face. 

 “I am not just some major demon,” I whispered. 

Her eyes widened upon hearing my last words before I pierced her chest using my claws, finally deleting one more trash from breathing the same air as me.

“Aw, the party ended so soon!”I said in disappointment after I licked across my palm, all covered in blood which soothed my tongue with an extraordinary flavour.