THIRTY

I came at Ban the same time he came towards me. My nails were at their demon length. I came down on Ban, but my attack was blocked. Spinning around I came at Ban again. Everything that I threw at him was blocked time and time again.

I did have him on the move, that was more than I could hope for. It was more than I had gotten in the past. That had to do with my new found powers. They coursed through my veins strengthening me and helping me in this fight. I could feel it, for the first time I would beat him.

Ban ducked out of the way. He rolled and flipped around as he avoided or blocked my attacks. I wasn't giving him a chance to get any of hits in. Of course, Ban wasn't on to be on the run. He came after me again throwing out punches of his own.

We both flipped around blocking as we matched each other hit for hit. I ducked out of his way my hand swinging as I cut Ban across the jaw. His black blood rolled down his face to stain the white collar shirt he was wearing.

Reaching up he touched his blood. This was the second time today that I made him bleed. I was breathing heavy taking this chance to get a second wind. I knew this was going to be the hardest fight of my life. I couldn't lose though. I made him bleed. That was a confidence booster.

Ban backed away, but I came at him from the side and stabbed my nails into his shoulder. He looked at me as if he couldn't even feel it. My nails have broken his flesh before. It has always been doing sex. This wasn't sex, it wasn't even foreplay this time. This was me killing Ban.

He had looked me in the eyes before he gave me his famous half grin. In a moment, he punched me in the gut. I backed away touching the place where he punched me. His fist felt like a ton of bricks crashing into my stomach. One punch wasn't going to slow me down.

I wasn't giving up, I went at Ban again. He was ready for me. This hand to hand fast pace fighting wasn't likely to kill Ban. I knew he could dish out as much as I could take. This wasn't about beating him though. I wanted to feel his blood on my hands.

I wanted to punch him for every life he took from me. This fight was personal, it was painful and not just the time that he hit me. My heart hurt as I fought him. It was heavy with the lives I carried inside of me. It was conflicted because I could still believe he loved me.

I wanted to kill Ban, I was going to kill Ban. Still I knew that I miss him after he was gone. That didn't stop me from rushing towards Ban again. I kicked him in the stomach jumping out of the way of his neck attack. Ban held his hands together before slowly pulling them apart.

Ban's energy was visible in the form of black lighting. It crackled in his hand as he pulled his hands further away from each other. I could feel a panic rising inside of me. I had fought Ban tons of times in the past, but I never saw an attack like that before.

He gave me another one of his smiles. It was as if he could see my fear, maybe he could. Maybe he could hear, smell, and taste the fear inside of me. I tried to still my mind. There was no need for me to fear him, there was nothing that needed fearing. Then he released it, it went out in the form of a ball of dark lightning and it was coming straight for me.

I gasped in pain when I was too slow to avoid the attack. It hit me in the shoulder. I could smell my own blood as I reached up touching wound. This wasn't the time to give up. I couldn't ever give up. I had to fight harder. I had to be better.

The door to the roof bust open. I saw Rai, Ayase, and Fang come onto the roof. I smiled happily to see that they all were okay. They survived their battle with the lesser demons. Of course, this battle was nothing like the others.Fang seemed to have taken a moment to get an assessment of what was going on. In another second the Hell Hound jumped over my head going towards Ban.

Ban backed up a little then jumped in the air. He kicking Fang in the ribs and I could hear the crunch. Fang made a whimpering noise like a kicked puppy. Hitting the ground, he rolled some going back into his human form.

Ayase rushed passed me. Her hand were lit with a blue flame as she rushed for Ban. Throwing punches at him, I could see that she was missing him by a hair's breath. He grabbed one of her fists when she swung at him again. Her flames should have burned through his hand, but instead he put out the fire.

Ayase looked at her extinguished hand she seemed so shocked. Raising her foot to kick Ban, he grabbed her. Frowning she went for him with her other free hand, and he picked her off her feet slamming her into the ground. Where she hit dented the roof. Ayase let out a cry as Ban kicked her away from him.

"Die," Rai yelled her veins coming out wrapping themselves around Ban.

"Stand down!" I yelled but when has Rai ever listened. She moved forward towards Ban senselessly. The veins around Ban grew thrones stabbing into him. He didn't seem worried about Rai, she was the weakest of us here so there was no doubt that Ban could handle her attacks.

He grabbed a hold of her veins using them to pull her closer. When she reached him Ban fingers wrapped around her throat. He lifted her up off the ground. I watched as Ban's left hand turned into a blade. It was silver, sharp, and I knew this attack. I had seen him use it once before. My eyes widen as I watched frozen to the floor. Ban thrusted the blade forward stabbing it through Rai's gut.

My mother laid on the floor. Hunks of her flesh were missing from different places on her body. I had to sit in the chair that he re-tied me to. I had to watch as this monster ate my mother. One limb at a time he devoured her in front of us. My father was bleeding from the many wounds he received over the last few hours.

My sister was spared the pain and killed hours ago. Tears swelled and poured from my eyes. I didn't want to die. I would give anything in order to live. I wanted to live more than anything else in this world. His touch I could endure, I even enjoyed it. I could enjoy it for as long as he wanted me to. If that meant, I got to live I would go to hell with him.

I heard the screams of the dying. I saw the fear and the pain that death brought. I didn't want that for myself. I didn't want to feel that kind of pain in my life. My heart started to race as Ban walked towards me. Leaning down Ban pressed his bloody mouth to mine.

Not for the first time tonight I could taste the blood of my family in my mouth. His tongue twisted with mine as my eyes closed. The pleasure that came from his touch. I didn't want to want him. If wanting him kept me alive I would want him.

His hand moved down my body as he pushed my legs open. I knew what was coming. The pleasure of him touching me, of being inside of me. Ban moved his hand rubbing his bloody fingers against my hole. He pressed on me slightly and I moaned. His fingers entered me and I bit my lip. The way they felt as they moved in and out of me was pushing me higher.

"You're so tight, Natsu," Ban whispered in my ear. I moaned louder as his fingers quicken. Ban stood behind me giving my father a good view of what he was doing. I didn't understand why he kept doing this in front of my family. Maybe it gave Ban pleasure to embarrass me.

My hips moved as best they could in the chair. I think I stopped caring that my family was watching hours ago. When he wasn't touching me, I was scared of him. I was scared that all the awful things he was doing to my family he would do to me next. Above all else I didn't want him to do those things to me.

"More, please, give me more," I begged him for it. I wanted it. Ban grabbed a hold of me stroking my length. My moans deepen as he touched both places. His tongue flicked out touching my neck. A shiver went down my spine at the touch.

I could feel the build of my release. He seemed to enjoy making me climax. If this gave him pleasure, maybe he would keep me around longer. I swallowed another moan as he continued to touch me, to pleasure me. Why was this man so good at everything he does?

"Ban . . . Please, I can't hold back." My back arched as I exploded. Sinking back into the chair I panted as my father watched us. I wished that I could end his suffering. I wish there was a way for both of us to get out of this. I just didn't see what that way would be.

"You're such a dirty boy, Natsu." Ban licked the blood and semen from me. I gave another moan when his tongue ran over my tip. He was good at this. I wondered if all demons were good at sex. Or maybe Ban just had a lot of practice. Looking up I could see the rage on my father's face. I could see the anger and the shame he held. There was something else there as well. Something under it all that I couldn't read.

"Get off of my son!" My father yelled and Ban looked at me and then at my father.

"I don't hear him complaining," Ban replied and I could see the rage flare inside of my father again. "Or maybe you're just jealous that it's Natsu getting all of my attention and not you." Ban voice held a tease. I watched as he walked towards my father.

"Most fathers would look away. Emma and Amber couldn't bare the sight of me touching Natsu. But you, you kept right on watching." I shook my head I didn't want to hear what Ban was saying. It was all nonsense anyway. "You can't have him you know, Natsu is mine."

Ban hand started to glow with a dark light. I watched as slowly a blade form. From his elbow down there was a long silver blade where his arm and hand once were. He walked behind my father's chair as he held the blade to his throat. "You enjoyed my show." Ban reached down yanking at my father's pants. He was erected. I didn't want to think about what that meant.

"Go to hell," Father hissed at him. Ban sighed tapping the blade to his throat. What was it that he wanted my father to say? My father looked towards me. His eyes locking with mines. I could see the tears that slipped down his cheek. "I'm sorry, Natsu." I shook my head. He didn't have to say that to me.

"I love you, dad." Ban swung his arm. It sliced through my father's neck. I watched as his head came off in one clean motion. It rolled towards where my mother was. I was the only one left. My family was dead. All killed by Ban.

The air whooshed back into my lungs. Ban had dropped Rai and now she was bleeding on the floor. My whole body was glowing with the black flames that surrounded me. Blood tears fell from my eyes as I looked at Ban. He smiled as I went into my demon form.

This form changed since I got my newly found powers. Black letters crawled up my arms and neck twisting and moving as if they were alive under my skin. My eyes shifted to the others. They were all moaning in pain. Soji was still as he laid unconscious.

My eyes slide over to Rai. She was still moving, moaning in pain front the wound Ban caused. My left eye was red as the right was golden. The third eye opened on my forehead as I growled again. My wings flowed from my back, the left as black as night, the right as red as blood. I was ready. Ban laughed moving his hand as if to call me to him.

I moved towards him. My speed had increased yet again. I was across the roof in a matter of seconds. I kicked Ban and he went flying across the rooftop. I was behind him before he got there and punched him in the face. He slammed into the roof going through it.

I jumped down to follow. He was watched waiting for me. When I got down there, Ban punched me in the face. My head snapped back as my nose broke. I could hardly feel the pain of it as I reached out. My nails stabbed into his shoulder as he growled at me.

Ban sidestepped me getting behind me. He slammed my head into the floor making us break through to the next level. He was on top of me punching me again, and again until I was starting to black out. I grabbed his shirt trying to push him away. I felt him kick me in the head. Everything went black.

Don't give up. Kill him.

Don't give up. Kill Ban.

Don't give up. Save us all.

Don't give up, Natsu.

My eyes snapped opened again and I jumped up. My wings flapped as I rose back to the rooftop. I looked around for Ban until I spotted him. He was near Soji. He picked the white mage up by the hair tossing him back onto the table. My heart was racing as I thought about what Ban would do. Rushing across the roof I crashed into Ban moving him towards the edge.

"Why are you fighting me on this, Natsu?" He should have already known the answer to that since when have I not fought him. Ban was at the edge, I could see the portal below us. It was closing each second that passed. Soon it would be gone and this chance would be wasted.

Ban's feet were planted firmly on the ground. I couldn't move him over the edge even if I tried. Also, it was dangerous to try to fight him here. He would just toss me into hell and laugh. Gritting my teeth, I tried to think of what Ban would do if he were me. A demon never fights fair. That was what Ban would tell me.

His back was to the portal as I stood in front of him. He was smiling as he looked at me. Ban was so strong. I couldn't beat him. I now understood that. He never shifted into his demon form and yet he always beat me. He wasn't some S-Class demon. He was something in a class of his own.

Reverting back to my human form I looked him in the eyes. He was watching me as well. What did he see when he looked at me? I saw that he was beautiful. That I always thought so. I also see the blood that stained him. There was so much blood.

"I love you, Ban," I spoke it softly, but I knew he heard me. Moving closer to him I could see his guard lessen. He never had much need to put his guard up around me. What could I actually do to Ban? My lips pressed against Ban's as my fingers came up to his chest.

I could see them, all of the faces of those who I lost. I could see them flashing before my eyes. All of the people who Ban hurt I could see them feeding me their strength. Then I pushed, as hard I could I pushed Ban. He stumbled backward losing his footing so close to the edge.

My breath sucked into my lungs as I waited. It felt as if an eternity passed before Ban fell over the edge. Even as he fell, I could see him smiling at me. He looked . . . proud of my actions. Soon he was swallowed up by the portal and I exhaled the breath I was holding in.

Turning from the edge something grabbed my leg. It tripped me making me face plant the ground. Then I was pulled over. My heart was racing as I fell towards the portal. My wings snapped out trying to take me back to the top. Whatever had my leg tangled itself around my wings.

What was this? What was pulling me under? Looking down towards the portal I could see black tentacles around me. Why was I being dragged to hell? Was this Ban? Maybe he wanted company. My eyes shifted skyward. I could see Soji's small face looking over the edge. His hand was outstretched towards me.

He was too far away to actually reach me. He was screaming at me. I couldn't understand his words I could only see his mouth moving. Able, Ayase, and Fang were grabbing him trying to pull him back as he hung dangerously over the side. I reached my hand towards him though I knew it was impossible.

'I love you,' were Soji last words before the portal closed and I was trapped in hell.

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