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Chapter 43 - Chapter 43 ‘the hunter and the hunted’

"Let's do Walpurgis festival." Duke said with a smile. 

"Walpurgis festival?" Charles asked in a confused voice. Looking at Duke with shock as well interest. 

"Yes all those who are much weaker all attack their master allowing them to see why their master is their master but if the ritual is done right it will allow the minions to get a strength boost." Duke said with a smile on his face. As Charles bore a wide smile. 

"It was a ritual born from Demon sects." I said muttering under my breath Charles seemed to hear his smile widen. 

"Let Walpurgis begin at midnight yet rest and eat till our bellies are filled." Charles announced with a smile on his face. "Duke you shall gather all of the material for the ritual." Charles said with a small smile without warmth. 

"Yes sir I will need an axe." Duke said bowing with his eyes closed. Charles snapped his fingers. 

"You two show him that slotted axe." Charles said with a small frown. The two that showed Charles the slotted axe seemed to jump. As they both nodded. 

"Yes boss." They both said at the same time. Leading Duke away to the axe. He picked it up with a smile on his face before disappearing into the forest. The other two looked confused. Charles shrugs his shoulders. Shaking me almost made me fall. 

"How many times have I asked to stop shrugging?" I asked Charles. Charles shrugs as a response. Shaking me again. 

"Well we wait for the ritual, let's hunt." Gabriel said with a calm look on his face. As Charles let out a laugh. 

"That's my line." Charles said with a smile on his face. As he slowly walks into the forest. As the snow crushed under his weight he took about a dozen more steps. 

"What's wrong, a crazy strong Chaos Beast." I said sarcastically. 

"I wish it's oil chuggers." Charles said with a snarl as I heard beeping it was too in sync. As three more robots had surrounded us. 

"Exterminate! Exterminate." One of the robots said as its arm opened showing a cannon like structure it glowed a bright like. I quickly got off his shoulder and up into the air. It caused a huge amount of smoke to be kicked up. As I hear coughing. 

"Damn you must have gotten weaker." Charles commented on their strength. As then Charles ripped off that one arm. Smashing it into the ground. 

"Look like you defeated one of them." A robot voice said hearing a stomping side behind it was a towering over Charles. 

"What the hell is that?" Charles asked, looking at the towering robot. 

"It's called a Bastion. It is much stronger than the drones you have been fighting." The robot said its voice sounded both robotic and human. Bastion had a huge tower shield and mace in hand. 

"What the hell do you mean it's only another Clanker?" Charles said with a frown on Charles face. 

"ARC: Shock Mace 50%." The Bastion said as the mace crackled with electricity. As Bastion slammed it mace into the ground. Causing electricity flying at Charles. Charles barely dodged out of the way. 

"Damn that thing is stronger than the other metal munchers." Charles said with a slur. I swear he is sensitive to people being racist to Demi-humans but hates these robots. 

"ARC: Shock Chain." Bastion said with a robotic voice. Electricity bolted from the mace. It hit the floor then it bolted back up then leaped up. As Charles rolls out of the way. But then the lightning leaped at Charles. 

"Oooooooocccchh!" Charles screams in pain. Electricity course through Charles. As Charles coughed. Wiping some saliva from his mouth. Charles started to snarl. 

"Exterminate! Exterminate." Many robot voices are like dozens of drones. At least a hundred of them. 

"Great more of these wire backs." Charles said with a snarl. 

"I swear you hate these guys but love Demi-humans." I said under my breath. I thought he did not hear. 

"Well one of them didn't explode when they were defeated. One of them is organic and human-like." Charles snarled with hatred in his voice. Looking at all the drones around him. Bastion had a long pillar coming out of his shoulder. The drones charged at Charles much faster than before. 

"Well what if it's a cyborg?" I asked as Charles smashed the head into the ground. 

"Then they are weak for not accepting their loss." Charles commented. Destroying another one was so fragile compared to Charles. 

"Interesting it seems as if your body is changing." Bastion spoke. I forgot it was there. It seemed to more human than a robot. 

"Shut up!!!" Charles roared out as his teeth turned into fangs. His fingers sharpen like knives. The lower parts of its eyes were filled with yellow. He grabbed his head. 

"Exterminate! Exterminate!" The robots started coming out of the forest. 

"Starlight: Whirlwind." Charles howled. It whipped out around him destroying all of the weaker drones. 

"What an interesting person." Bastion spoke with something like respect. "Clearing the board." He commented moments after a few seconds. It covered itself with a shield. 

"I will tear you apart. You socialist rust bucket." Charles said with hatred. His claws glowed with starlight. 

"ARC: Shield Missile." Bastion said as it put its shield between it and Charles. Several dozen missiles flew at Charles. Most of them hit Charles.

"Gggggrrrr." Charles snarled at the robot. Looking at the massive robot known as Bastion. It mace raised over its head. It slammed down into Charles; he was barely blocking it. As the mace started to crackle with electricity. 

"ARC: Shock Mace 100%." Bastion said. Electricity burst out like a storm. Charles gritted his teeth. 

"Starlight: Constant Heal." Charles said as he healed himself from the electricity coming from the mace. As Charles was forced to one knee. The electricity was crackling around him. "Damn it." Charles swore under his breath. 

"Charles, come on, fight through it." I said looking down at their clash of power. 

"What do you think I am doing?" Charles sarcastically said. 

"No need to be rude." I said why does he have to be rude?

"ARC: Commander Call." Bastion screamed out. As the destroyed drones came back online. They were back together again. The drone's eyes were glowing bright red. Bastion knocked Charles back. 

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