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I fanned my wings out, they caught the wind, and I picked up speed, soaring. It looked up to see me, and I saw all to clearly a massive hammer, he raised it over his head preparing to crush me into the ground. I squeezed the hilt of the sword in my right hand, I reered my left back, clawing it. Cold held my whole body, suddenly I was nearly staring the demon in the face and I extended my arm, the cold gathered on the hammer, then down the arm. Only slowing the strike as I flew in, stabbing the creature with sickening effect. The blade buried itself in it's chest, and black ooze erupted, sprinkling across my face and body armour, the bicep and forearm of my right arm.

There was a sickening crack as the ice fell from the arm. I was to close for it to use the hammer. It roared attempting to bash me in the head with an enormous, balled fist. I planted my feet on the creatures abdomen, drawing my wings in close to my back. Then pulled the blade free spinning and kicking away, slashing the fist as I went. I fanned my wings out, catching the air and landing several feet away, gracefully.

I heard curses from behind and turned at the sight of a large piece of rubble that it'd hurled at me. I drew my wings in, doing my best to dodge it, but it caught my left shoulder and I was thrown back by the impact. "Ergh!" I screamed in anger and pain. Suddenly Hellhounds jumped from the rubble, only two, but I was vulnerable. On my back putting pressure on my wings. My left shoulder in excruciating pain. I tried to pull my fingers into a fist on my left hand, to no avail. I'd lost use for a while. The rubble had no doubt caused nerve damage.

One of the Hellhounds jumped at me, looking to clamp it's jaws down on my collarbone. I drove the sword up, burying the blade in it's throat. More ooze covered me, sliding down the blade. Positioning wouldn't allow me to simply rip the sword from the clutches of the throat. The other Hellhound clamped it's jaws down on my left bicep, pulling me. I let go of my sword, balling a fist and striking repeatedly at the beasts left ribs. It yelped but held on. I winced gritting my teeth.

Screaming in effort, I abused my wings using them to prop me up. The steps of the Greater demon could be heard as it walked forth to finish me. I rose, lifting the beast with me. It through me off balance, trying to pull me back to the ground. I snarled, the tips of my right hand fingers turning to an icy hot. I held them out as if they were clawed, thrusting them into the ribs of the Hellhound. It let go yelping spurraticly, and I wrapped my fingers around one of it's ribs. Pulling until it came loose.

I reeled away, pulling my fingers from the beast's body. I let out a savage kick at it's side, and it fell away. I turned to see the Greater demon swinging it's massive hammer at the mass of me. Black demon ichor oozed down it's body. I sprung with sudden strength into the blow, making it ineffective I grabbed the demon by it's horn with my right hand. It retreated a few steps, not sure what to do. I still couldn't quite use my left arm. So I walked up the body using my right hand to steady me. Suddenly it dropped the hammer. It raised it's right hand, grabbing me by the abdomen, it's claw pierced my armour, drawing pale blue blood. I smiled wickedly, pulling my dagger from it's sheathe and in one quick movement. Buried it in the wrist of the Greater Demon.

It pulled it's hand away screaming and I clung to it's shoulder, dropping and wrapping my legs around it's neck. I squeezed at the neck with my knees, grabbing the demon by the horn and pulling, falling back to throw it off balance. I screamed in effort. It was fading, it's eyes flickering, and it weakly attempted to pry my legs. Suddenly it fell, shaking the ground with the impact. It wasn't dead. I winced pulling myself out from under the head of the demon, I weakly pulled myself from the ground.

It was unbearable pain, but I managed my way to the wrist, and I pulled the dagger free. I stabbed at the throat until it was a mess. Until I knew it was dead. I unlatched my armour, letting it fall away. I dropped the dagger, and fell into a deep puddle of water. My body was beaten and broken and I'd need a long while to heal.