— Oh, shit… said Igris as he tried to get up, pain piercing through him.
The demon glowed strangely, its body slowly regenerating. Its organs were still visible due to the burns, but it remained standing.
With a hateful growl, it said:
— You... I'm going to kill you in the worst possible way.
Despite his injuries, Igris clenched his teeth and pulled out a modified Swiss army knife, now resembling a small dagger.
With a determined tone, he declared:
— Come at me, filthy demon! Let's see who's going to die, bastard!
Enraged, the demon charged at him, screaming:
— FILTHY HUMAN!
As soon as it grabbed him, it plunged its claws deep into his stomach.
Igris screamed in pain, coughing up blood. But despite the agony, he gritted his teeth and drove his dagger into the demon's jugular.
The demon howled in pain and growled:
— You got lucky that the spotlight weakened me... But you're still going to die!
It slashed Igris's stomach and delivered a powerful punch.
Igris collapsed to the ground, unable to move.
The demon slowly approached and muttered:
— After you, I'll take care of your mother and your brother, the one who gave you those damn bombs.
Igris's eyes widened.
— DON'T TOUCH MY FAMILY!
In a final burst of strength, he slashed the demon's leg with his dagger, then moved behind it and stabbed the knife into its back, pulling downward to tear through its flesh.
The demon screamed in agony, grabbed Igris, and sank its claws into his back, ripping through his skin and coat.
Igris clenched his teeth, refusing to cry out.
Then, he saw that the demon's organs were still exposed due to the burns.
Seizing the opportunity, he drove the knife straight into the demon's heart.
The demon froze, its eyes filled with shock and fear.
With a dying voice, it murmured:
— H-how… How did you defeat me...? This... this is impossible...
Igris, weakly smiling, replied:
— Hey, giant lizard… We agreed that if I won, I'd take your power, right? So… Die, and never come back.
He pushed the knife even deeper into its heart.
The demon coughed up blood and, before dying, whispered:
— Kid… You're getting yourself into something way beyond you… I've seen a glimpse of your future… And believe me… You will cause… unimaginable things… A real… boubou...
(Boubou = psychopath in the demon language.)
Then, it took its last breath and collapsed.
Igris, staring at its corpse, murmured through the pain:
— I did it…
Then, all of a sudden, an unbearable pain surged through his body...