FARHAYVEN: VENGEANCE by S. K. Ng Read Free Book Online Page A

was going to be the main course, but now I think that I shall be too full to consume her once I am done with the both of you. I think I shall keep her alive and toy around with her a little. I might get hungry again in a few days and I like my meals fresh ! Hmm, Elementhars ! I have forgotten how your kind tastes like,” it says.
     
         The black slit in the demon’s forehead opens and discharges a Dark Orb at Ray. Ray raises his silver staff in defence and the Dark Orb disintegrates and is absorbed by the white diamond embedded in it.  Spirit runs toward the demon and sinks his fangs into one of the demon’s insect-like legs. A crisp, cracking sound is heard and the demon yells out in pain as Spirit bites off a chunk of the demon’s leg. The demon tries to claw at Spirit with its foreleg, but as usual, the wolf is too fast and too intelligent for the demon’s counter-attack. He leaps away effortlessly and circles the demon. Ray thrusts his left index finger forward and a burst of energy, taking the form of a solid, arrowhead-shaped pebble, soars through the air and cuts off the demon’s thin leg that has been weakened by Spirit’s bite earlier. The demon stumbles a little and screams in pain.
     
         The demon turns around and, flapping its wings, hovers in the air while the black slit on its forehead discharges several Dark Orbs at Spirit and Ray. Spirit breaks into an agile manoeuvre that avoids these Dark Orbs easily, while Ray rolls sideway to avoid them. Spirit leaps into the air and upon sinking his teeth into one of the demon’s wings, rips it in half; causing the demon to lose its stability and sends it falling clumsily to the ground.
     
         The demon regains its footing, but just barely, before Ray sends another sphere of condensed flames into its torso and sends it staggering backwards. As it staggers backwards, it sends another Dark Orb towards Ray. Ray sidesteps to his left and thrusting his left index finger forward, sends as series of arrowhead-shaped pebbles towards the demon, embedding them deep into its torso. The demon’s body trembles as it screams in agony. Meanwhile, Spirit leaps into the air and lands a crunching bite into its neck. The demon moves frantically in a meaningless circle as it tries to dislodge the white wolf. Ray raises his right hand to the back of his head and focuses his energy, which flows out of his fingers and solidifies into a long, sharp cylindrical piece of hard stone that looks like a spear of some sort. He takes careful aim and waits. Then Spirit releases his grip on the demon’s neck. Ray then hurls the spear as hard as he can at the demon’s head. The stone spear becomes embedded mid-way. The demon stands still momentarily. Then it screams as its face cracks slightly and tiny fountains of black liquid sprays out of it. It staggers violently before finally collapsing to the ground. Ray expresses a sigh of relief as he and Spirit approaches the near-dead woman and the little girl. Both mother and daughter wear vacant expressions.
     
         Suddenly, the demon leaps off the ground with a loud yell and tries to stab Ray with both its claws. Ray blocks the claws with his silver staff, parries them to the side, and then jabs the demon’s head backward and follows up with a Horizontal Strike to the demon’s jaw and neck, snapping its neck in the process. The demon collapses to the ground again. Ray slams the end of his staff down at the twisted neck of the demon several times, crushing the hard skin until its head is almost severed from its body.
     
         Ray moved towards the little girl. She was pale and her skin was moist with cold sweat. She was in shock and so was her mother. And the woman looked different. When he first saw her, she looked of the age 30. But after the soul-draining process, she looked of the age 60. She has been aged !   Spirit sat there staring at them as well, his expression passive and silent. He felt sympathy for