�What purpose have you here?�
�We are not but travelers here. Please let us pass,� Knives said, his voice quivering a little.
�Harhar, likely story,� laughed the monster as it picked up Knifes by his cloak with two of its claws. It turned him over and the maps fell into its hands. �Eh? What�s this? Ahh, here is your purpose. So you want to reawaken that thing do you? Well too bad, I won�t let you. If you can kill me and get through that door before the rest of the demons in this realm kill you, then you can awaken him, but you can�t beat me,� It said boastingly.
�Alright, if that is what you want. I do hope you�re ready because I am not pulling any punches,� Knifes roared as he powered up.
�Harhar, you might be strong, but I you�re still no match for me,� The monster chuckled. He was getting ready to say something else when he was halted. Knifes had punched him in what looked like his stomach, it was hard to tell in the darkness, and knocked the wind out of the monster. �Maybe I underestimated you, but I will still crush you,� The colossus said, getting his breath back. He lifted his foot and slammed it into the ground where Knifes was standing. He lifted it only to reveal that he had missed. �Hmm, fast bug aren�t you. Well, then if I must I must,� said the creature as it started to shake. Soon after Knifes heard the popping of many bones and wondered what the monster was doing. This was soon answered. �Ahh, that felt so good. Sleeping for three thousand years tends to make your bones stiff, now, where were we? Ah yes. Try dodging this!� It said as it slammed its foot down again, but much faster this time. He caught Knifes off guard and almost succeeded in crushing him, but Knifes had forced his Trianchu through his out stretched hands and stopped the foot from killing him. It was then he realized how strong the creature was, the thing had started to push down with his foot. Knifes arms started to buckle under the strain, but he forced himself to not let go.
�Eh? What�s this? The runt has a bit of energy in him eh? Well, I commend you for being able to hold off my strength for as long as you have, but sadly, this must end. Now, I shall tell you my name, since you are the only one who has ever held me off this long. I am Garthicon; remember that name well young one, as you die,� Garthicon ushered as he put all of his strength into slamming his foot down. Knifes felt the insurmountable weight and strength of the fiends foot as it steadily pushed him farther and farther into the ground. Garthicon�s foot had finally slammed to the ground, trapping Knifes under it; devoid of oxygen and soon to die. Then, when all was thought won, Garthicon�s foot started to shake. A beam rose out of the titan�s foot, the light from it lit the room. Garthicon howled in pain; his foot had been run clean through by a small, but powerful, blast of Trianchu. �What in the name of Khial was that?� Garthicon yelled. Khial is a place in Hell for demons who have sinned against Satan and it is the most dangerous part of Hell. Knifes arose out of the hole, looking for better or worse revived by the fresh air. He strode up to Garthicon and uttered with a sneer,
�Ha, is this the mighty Garthicon that I have read about? I felled you with a single shot to your foot. That is pathetic. Now I shall kill you, I have other things to attend to,� Knifes help his palm up to Garthicon�s forehead and as he did so, his arm began to glow with a feverish light. In the next instant, with a flash, Garthicon was turned to ashes.
�That was amazing, My Lord,� the mercenary said, his voice quivering with excitement, for he had never seen such a power as his master possessed. Knifes said nothing, but he looked worried about something. Then he saw it; Garthicon�s heart was not yet destroyed. Knifes jumped away from the ashes as they began to spin around the heart.
�Harharhar, nice try kid, you almost had me there, but you forgot to destroy my heart. Now, let�s see what you really can do,� Garthicon said, as his body was being rebuilt right before Knifes eyes. He was going to have a harder time then he thought. He turned to the mercenary and said,
�Alright, now it�s your turn, I need to rebuild my power, that last attack drained a lot form me.� The man nodded as he pulled out two of his four swords.
�Hahaha, now lets get this party started!� the man yelled insanely. Garthicon saw that these were not normal swords; they had an evil look about them. Something was not right, those were demon swords, yet a mortal had them. He decided that this was going to get very interesting. He readied himself for the man that was now approaching him. Garthicon was getting ready to smash him when he vanished. He could not sense him anywhere.
�Well, now what have we hear?� he said, glancing around the room for the missing man, �Fast cockroaches, aren�t you humans?�
�But I am not a human,� said a voice from behind him. Garthicon felt four swords ripping savagely at his back. He extended his back spikes and turned to see that the man was in fact a demon, but he was a neutral demon; one that would work for humans, angels, and demons alike, for the right price. He had sprouted two more arms and now had all four swords unsheathed. His aura had changed too; from blue to black. Garthicon realized that this foe was just as strong as the last one; or so he thought. He had no idea of Knifes true powers. This new foe was faster then the last and, to Garthicon, he was stronger.
�Four Sword technique; Ganshig!� Garthicon knew this attack, but it was much faster then he remembered. The mercenary held all four swords up and in a great gale, he had sliced off the monsters arm again, which reformed a few seconds later.
�I just had to make sure. Now, you should know who I am Garthicon, heh. I am Hetilous!� he said with a smirk.
�What?! You�re that demon?! Oh oh oh, harharhar, have I got some retribution to take out on you boy! For killing my daughters and wife, I will more then kill you, I'll diminish your soul to nothing!� Garthicon howled, his body surged with power and Knifes had to shield his eyes as the creature began to glow; he was about to use one very powerful attack; soul killer, the worst of any attacks that he knew. It literally kills the soul of the person it is used upon; it is a true death. �Now! Soul Killer!� Garthicon shouted. Hetilous didn�t even dodge the attack. �Harhar, gave up did you�wait�what�s this?!!� Garthicon shouted as he saw that he was still there.
�Ha, you old fool. Did you really think that would work on me? I gave up my soul when I killed your family. Now, it�s my turn. Quadra sword!� Hetilous shouted as his swords merged. �Alright, Quadra sword attack; Final Night!� this attack was so fast that not even Knifes kept up with it. In a split second, Hetilous had sliced Garthicon into eighths; his heart was abolished as a result of the Trianchu that was pumped through the sword.
�Nicely done, you got me, the first person to ever beat a demon of my linage in over two hundred thousand years,� Garthicon gurgled as his body fell into a pile of dust. Knifes sternly looked a the demon and said,
�You know that I hate demons, yet you chose to join me�why?�
�Because I knew that you would not kill me if I agreed to help you. You only hate the demons that try to kill you or one of your friends and since I have done neither you won�t hurt me,� Hetilous replied, un-melding his swords and sheathing them. Knifes smirked, it was a good enough explanation for him. They took one last look at the hell they had just traveled through and stepped outside, one riddle closer to their objective.