"Arrrgahhh"
The child's cries of pain made Valerie feel nauseous, her blood ran cold as if she were in a cold snowstorm. She didn't want to see what was happening to Toby, but she had to.
(I won't leave you alone!!) (Valerie)
Valerie gritted her teeth and, after breaking the last branches blocking her path, reached a small clearing in the forest, with no trees, the light of the sun illuminating the entire area.
*Falling among leaves*
The scene was so disturbing to Valerie. Toby was trapped in the hands of a small creature with blood-red skin. He was thin, with skin clinging to his ribs and a sunken abdomen. It looked like he hadn't eaten in several days.
Large bat wings sprouted from his back, and his tail was long and hairless, like a rat's tail.
"Arrraaagahhh!!!!" (Toby)
Toby continued to scream in pain. The unusual thing about this imp was the upper part of its body: it had two identical heads, although most of the time they had different expressions, one cowardly and the other always angry.
"What are you doing? Let him go!" (Valerie)
Valerie acted immediately, picking up a thick branch from the ground and running towards the Imp. She took a running start and held her makeshift bat with both hands, raising it as high as she could. She would only have one surprise strike, so she had to hit as hard as she could.
*Thud*
"I'm serious!" (Valerie)
"Hihihihi, another snack came to me all by itself, that's FABULOUS!" (Imp)
"This scrawny little boy isn't enough, but I'll have some fun with him before chewing up every last bone in his body!" (Imp)
Valerie's attack was useless. The thin Imp was able to stop the branch with one hand, his words spoken with delight as he narrowed his bright yellow eyes with pleasure.
"Maybe it wasn't a good idea to come alone." (Valerie)
"I assure you it wasn't, dear!!" (Imp)
Both heads looked at Valerie, and finally released little Toby. His arms and neck were covered with dozens of small bloody bites, each one very close to the other. He was bitten again and again, none of them deep enough to endanger his life, but a few more minutes of this and something in Toby's heart would be broken beyond repair.
(Run! Run! Run! Run!)
That's what Toby told himself, but the sharp pain from his wounds and the fear inside him prevented his legs from moving. All he could do was crawl backwards through the mud until his back hit a tree.
"Now I'll give you a little taste" (Imp)
"Get away from me!!" (Valerie)
Valerie spun around quickly, wanting to run away from that place, call for help, and never return.
The Imp stood up and spread its two large wings, rose into the air and swooped down right onto Valerie's back, who fell face first onto the ground. The Imp couldn't care less, tearing the fabric of Valerie's trousers with its sharp claws.
"Aaaargh!"
(He should be here by now.)
Valerie screamed in pain as she felt the Imp's two heads' fangs tear her skin, cut her flesh, and pierce some veins.
*¡Slurp!*
(This is much better than that screaming brat.) (Imp)
The Imp greedily sucked Valerie's blood, while Valerie dug her nails into the ground, searching for something she could use as a weapon.
"Take this, bitch!" (Valerie)
"Eughhh"
A blow from a rock the size of its head stunned the Imp but was not enough to kill it. It was merely irritated and crawled on all fours over Valerie's body.
"You'll pay dearly for this!!" (Imp)
The Imp's claws grabbed Valerie's neck and shoulder, and its jaws expanded as far as they could after tearing through its own cheeks that were holding them back.
"Looks like I got here just in time." (William)
A second before half of Valerie's throat disappeared from its place, a powerful kick sent the Imp flying through the air before crashing into a dry log.
"We should surrender, Anger, swear allegiance to him!!!" (Fear)
"Shut up, Fear, I'll take care of him, without his spear he's nothing!!!" (Anger)
"You can feel it, Anger, it's stronger than us, it'll only get us killed!" (Fear)
"So you speak English. The ones I met before spoke a strange language." (William)
William was amused by the argument between the two heads. It seemed that each had a name and a personality biased towards an emotion: Anger and Fear.
"We woke up before the others, my king. The blood of the Trasgo king dripped onto us as we rested in our cold stone prison, and we were freed." (Fear)
"What happened to the Trasgo king?" (William)
William asked curiously. He had exterminated the Trasgo horde and their queen, but he never found the Trasgo king.
"What else could have happened to him? We devoured him. So many years had left us hungry!" (Anger)
(So it wasn't him who was hit by the Nevermore bus). (William)
"How did you learn the language?" William tilted his head. He found it interesting; this kind of thing didn't appear in books.
"It happens when we devour a brain..." (Fear)
"Enough! Do you want to sit down and have tea with him?" (Anger)
Anger had complete control over his body. After silencing Fear, he bent his legs, his muscles tensed to the max, and his large wings spread out fully.
(I'll make a hole in you before you can even blink.) (Anger)
"Stop, Anger, you're hurting me! Our legs can't take that much pressure!" (Fear)
Fear's face contorted in pain. He could feel the pressure on his bones and muscles. They wouldn't hold out for long if they were forced like that.
"I've seen that technique before. Is it the Imp King's?" (William)
"This will be the last time you see it." (Anger)
With those words and a burst in the air, the two-headed Imp disappeared from his spot. William did not panic, he just took a defensive stance as he always did in fencing, aligning his body to reduce the area he had to defend, one foot in front of the other and one hand on his back.
It was a matter of a second. The Imp disappeared from its place, and in the next moment, William's sharp, spear-like claws pierced its chest and crushed its heart.
"I admit that you managed to match the Imp King's speed for a moment." (William)
A drop of blood trickled down William's cheek, a slight scratch that disappeared almost immediately, made by one of the Imp's claws.
*Crushed dry leaves*
William threw Anger and Fear's bodies to the ground before pressing his foot down on Fear's chest, which now had a new bloody hole in it.
"How long do you plan to keep pretending?" (William)
"You know it, Anger. We should have surrendered." (Fear)
"Shut up, Fear. This is all your fault." (Anger)
"Stop... Anger, you're hurting me." (Fear)
"Why are you still alive? I made sure to aim for the heart." (William)
"We have two hearts." (Fear)
"You don't have three, or something like that, Andreus mentioned." (William)
"I told you to shut up!!" (Anger)
Anger blamed Fear for the whole thing, that one of his two hearts had been destroyed and he was now at the mercy of the enemy. Anger couldn't take it and attacked Fear, tearing off Fear's nearest ear with his fangs and spitting it onto William's shoe.
"Well, I think Fear is willing to talk. I don't need you, Anger!" (William)
*Pop*
By the time Anger realised his mistake, it was too late. William's hand wrapped around his head and with one squeeze, it exploded.
"Now let's talk. Do you have anything interesting to tell me that might make me spare your life?" (William)
"Y-y-y-you like treasures, don't you? I can see you're carrying a lot of them..." (Fear)
"I can tell you where there's a very powerful one... perfect for you... my lord." (Fear)
Fear stuttered when he spoke. His brother, his other half, the one who was always by his side, when Fear was too weak to do anything, Anger took control and did it for both of them.
(And now he...) (Fear)
Fear showed his emotions on his face, William could more or less tell how he was feeling now.
"Where?" (William)
"This powder will guide you to the fairy sisters who live in the old oak tree. They know where the hunter's treasure lies!" (Fear)
Fear did his best to give William a small purple cloth bag filled with powder that he had tied to his tail.
"Is that enough, my lord?" (Fear)
"Yes, it's more than enough." (William)
"You'll let me go!" (Fear)
"I don't think so." (William)
The pressure of William's boot on Fear's chest increased little by little, blood dripping from his eyes and mouth, as well as from Wrath's neck.
"Why... WHY!!!" (Fear)
"Your expression disgusts me" (William)
Fear had a smile from ear to ear since he crushed his head in anger. It was unpleasant how he felt pleasure to the point that his tail rose in his crotch area.
*Broken bones*
"I need to hug something soft, fluffy, and that smells really good to get rid of this bad taste in my mouth" (William)
As if it were fate, multiple messages arrived on William's phone.
[Where are you, Will? Are you feeling sick? ❤️.] (Enid)
[Where are you? Did you meet a cute girl?] (Divina)
[Will, I saw something I want you to win for me.] (Yoko)
[Where are you, mate? It's weird being with the three girls on my own.] (Ajax)
"It'll be tricky to reply to them now" (William)
William looked at his bloodstained hands. It would be difficult to type and reply without getting his mobile phone dirty.