Looking for reinforcements (2)

"Ted , we have to hurry and look for help !". The face of Nero showed extreme anxiety as they both ran through the dark alley , navigating their way through the several dead bodies and destroyed structures that littered across the ground.

"Watch out !". Ted suddenly screamed and pushed Nero to the side .

Bang !! part of a building fell to the ground and fragments of broken stones scattered across the ground , stirring up dust.

Cough ! cough !! Nero who was pushed from the exact location of the fall was coughing loudly with lingering fear in his eyes.

If he had been a second slower , his body would have been smashed into a meat paste .

"That was a close call !". Nero breathed heavily as he looked at the fallen structure that already blocked part of the valley.

"Thanks man ". Nero looked at Ted with gratitude in his eyes.

"It's nothing ". Ted shook his head as he tried to climb over the obstacles that blocked the road.

"Let me help you". Nero who was standing across stretched out his hand with the intention of dragging Ted up.

"Your injuries ..?". Ted hesitated to take the hand of Nero because he feared to aggravate the injuries of Nero.

"Don't worry ". Nero smiled and placed his right foot against the piles of broken stones while his left leg was stretched to the back.

Ted gripped his hand and Nero excerted force with his right leg and dragged Ted across the pile of rubbles that heaped in his front.

Ted gritted his teeth and climbed over while holding the hands of Nero.

Phew ! Nero breathed heavily as he picked up his bow that was on the ground. Ignoring the tearing pain in his stomach region , Nero hurriedly said.

"We need to hurry , Vera is still in danger !". Nero immediately rushed towards the end of the alley and Ted followed behind him.

After running for a while, they came out of the valley into another street that was filled with sounds of fighting.

Dead bodies of humans and demons was littered across the street and almost half of the buildings in this street was destroyed by the battle.

"Which side do we go from here ?". Ted asked with confusion as he looked at the right and left side of the street.

Figures of human and demons could be seen fighting in the distance in the right side of the street while the left side was relatively empty and smoke shrouded the lower part of the left side, making it's visibility low.

"Let's go towards the right side ". Nero immediately said.

Atleast , they could see some people there unlike the the left side that was shrouded with smoke.

They could likely encounter danger if they take that route.

Nero and Ted rushed towards the location of the battle with all their strength.

"Damn !". Nero was feeling immense pain from his injuries but he gritted his teeth and ran madly. He was already regretting leaving Vera alone to lure the demon away.

The only thing he could do now was to look for any possible reinforcement and rescue Vera.

"Demon , die by my sword !!".

"Attack from the left side ".

"Stop shooting arrows , damnit !!".

Several voices were shouting loudly as several figures were attacking a lone demon who was already bleeding in several places.

The demon had one of it's hands completely cut off and a spear was sticking out from from back.

Roar !! the demon was waving his remaining hand wobbly as it kept getting weaker that it started to stagger around like a drunkard.

Pooff !! Tall burly man holding a huge axe came from the back and chopped off the head of the Demon.

The head rotated slowly in air , splashing blood before it smashed to the ground.

Thud !! the body fell to the ground with a loud bang , stirring up dust.

"Another one down ". Another man with locked beards holding a long sword grinned widely and said.

Waving the sword that was still dripping with blood slightly , another man standing beside him roared out in anger.

"Hey Roland , watch where you swing your sword !!".

The man that complained loudly had long blonde hair and was holding a bow in his hand.

Dressed in blood soaked leather armour , the man exhuded an aura of fierceness .

A scar that ran across his face gave him a more scary look .

"We need to continue our killing ". The burly holding an axe said loudly as he drew out the spear that was on the body of the demon.

It was this moment that Nero and Ted reached their position while breathing heavily.

"Since when did little kids join in the battle against demons ?". The blonde man exclaimed in a shocked voice tone and everyone looked at the duo with suprise on their faces.

"We need your help ". Nero breathed heavily and said.

"Our friend is being chased by a mortal limit demon ". Ted added and the expression of everyone changed drastically.

"A mortal limit demon !". The blonde man holding a bow shouted with noticeable fright in his voice as he frantically looked across the street with fear on his face.

"Where is the demon ?". The burly man gulped nervously and asked.

"We came from the valley over there and from the valley ....". Nero was still explaining when the burly man suddenly shouted.

"The demon seems to be far from here so we should make escape quickly from here ". He held his weapon and immediately ran towards the other end of the street while the others followed suite.

"Better forget about your friend ". The blonde man shook his head slightly and followed the others .

"Is mortal limit demon that terrifying?". Nero immediately had a bad feeling concerning Vera.

"No ! , we need to go back immediately !!". Alarm bells rang in the mind of Nero as several puzzles came together and he realized that Vera was in extreme danger.

"Nero , a watcher !!! ". Ted suddenly clasped the hand of Nero and shouted , pointing towards a building across the street.

A tall figure wearing a black scaled armour that was shining brightly under the sun stood on top of one of the building motionlessly.

A black hood was covering the face of the watcher and that black hood that had the insignia of two crossed swords identified him as a watcher.

"Let's quickly ask him for help ". Nero smiled slightly as he rushed towards the watcher.

His heart was filled with new found hope .

"Sir watcher ! , please help my friend she is being chased by a mortal limit demon !!". Nero roared out anxiously.

The watcher glanced down briefly before looking away.

"Sir , please help us !". Ted knelt down on the ground and yelled out.

The eyes of Ted were red with tears threatening to come out anytime.

The watcher completely ignored their cries of Nero and Ted as he brought out a circular thing and started speaking into it.

The heart of Nero became extremely cold when he saw this scene and a bitter smile appeared on his face.

He knew that the watcher did not care about their pleas in the slightest.

He was extremely disappointed because he thought that the watchers were keepers of humanity but reality struck him had.

"Ted , it's enough. Stop begging ". Nero stood up from his kneeling position and gripped his bow tightly.

"Let's go back and fight that mortal limit demon . It's better to die standing than kneel before people that are not worth it ". Nero said coldly before running towards the alley that they came from.

The bad feeling in his heart was getting stronger and he increased his speed , ignoring his injuries.

"Please !". Ted muttered tearfully as he stood up and looked at the watcher who showed no intention of looking at him again.

His faith and belief in the watchers shattered this moment.

"What happened to being keepers of humanity ?". Ted roared out before he followed the figure of Nero , rushing towards the alley while wiping off the tears on his face.

"Vera , please be safe ". He prayed silently in his heart.