D.E.M.O.N.S: Getting Summoned Weekly isn't so Bad

Chapter 524: OFF WITH HIS HEAD!

*Oh right… um… woops? I mean… I didnʼt forget about the Summoner but I suppose I wasnʼt even thinking that it might be hard on Stone. Even if itʼs reasonable in terms of effort if we take too long he might run out of demonic energy.*

”Sorry, sorry” said Kamiko ”Weʼll get back on track. Though… do you actually know how to deal with her?”

”No I donʼt” said Stone through gritted teeth. ”Iʼll leave it to you both to go through some ideas. Itʼs actually a major pain to speak while speeding up my perception of time so please work amongst yourselves. Sue is safe to come down if she wants. Tap me on the shoulder once you figure out what weʼre doing.”

*What? He can actually talk in slowed time?! And listen too! Thatʼs… that… I donʼt even know how youʼd go about that. Is it a skill heʼs learnt or is it just an ability he got from Ranking up…*

”How?” was voiced, and Kat was actually a little shocked to realise it was Kamiko who questioned it.

”You donʼt know?” asked Kat and Kamiko shook her head in return.

Breaking things up, as always, was Sue, ”Yeah well if you two what stop twiddling your thumbs… Kat, could you come up and bring me down?”

Kat glanced up at Kamiko and jumped into the air before bringing her wings out. The damage to them long since healed. ”Sure thing, but canʼt you glide?”

Sue stepped forward so that she was sitting on the lip of the hollow in the ceiling Stone had made for her. It was an uncomfortable position as she had to keep her head tilted to the side to prevent her horns from scraping the top of the roof. ”Maybe I just want to feel like a princess, carried down within your arms. Itʼs almost every little girls dream to have a prince charming” replied Sue

Kat raised an eyebrow while flapping her wings to stay in place, she intentionally hovering just far enough away Sue couldnʼt really jump towards her because of the ceiling height. ”Fiiiinee” whined Sue ”Itʼs because while I can glide I canʼt really stop properly. I need to use my shield to take the impact of the ground and I donʼt want to waste the energy right now ok? I donʼt want you guys to get hurt, even if SOMEONE” Sue glared straight at Katʼs eyes, though the effect was hampered by the need to keep her neck bent ”was bleeding enough to put three demons in the hospital just a few minutes ago”

*Naw, see thereʼs that heart of gold Iʼm sure somebody thought you had.* Kat flew closer and easily plucked Sue from the outcropping making sure not to hit Sueʼs horns on anything as Kat started to go down. ”Well, I suppose I can be your prince charming for just a bit then. Iʼll make sure youʼre safe when weʼre on the ground as well. Donʼt you worry about that”

Sue snuggled into Katʼs chest to hide the surprise blush that crept onto her face. Sue was currently trying to work out when Kat actually managed to get good at comebacks before realising that what Kat just said was actually so very in character for her it was almost painful. That cleared up the blush rather quickly… but thatʼs no reason to refuse the use of some quality pillows. Sue determined that more hugs would be in her future, weather her future boyfriends thought it was manly or not. While the experience lacked muscles, a definite minus that really couldnʼt be overcome, the tenderness was something that might be moving up on the list of her priorities.

Of course, itʼs not like Sue would ever reveal that. As soon as she felt Kat land… and that was a hard thing to judge, for it was hardly noticeable even when she was looking for it… Sue leapt from Katʼs arms, and said, in the most faux haughty accent ”Thank you my prince, you have delivered my safely from the castle the perhaps evil Stonemason trapped me in. I thank you for your service”

Kat rolled her eyes at the antics and looked to Kamiko. ”Ok, now that Sueʼs here, whatʼs the plan?”

”Well I was thinking…” said Kamiko leaning on her naginata which had both blades hidden at the moment and was practically just a walking stick, ”that instead of taking out the Summoner, we could take out the big Crystal rat. That will free up Stone to take out the Summoner. Iʼm just not sure itʼs safe enough for us to fight them head on”

*Thatʼs not a bad idea. Itʼs certainly much safer then any idea I can think of to take out the Summoner.* ”We can check with Stone attacking it is safe before we try but Iʼm unbored. How will we kill it though?”

”Iʼm thinking we try to chop its head off. I donʼt know quite how much of it is powered by demonic energy or how much of it is biology. Still, even with just energy powering it taking off the head should be a major blow, and then we can work on the neck stump if we need to” said Kamiko thoroughly unconcerned with the slightly gruesome planning.

”How are we taking the neck off though?” asked Sue ”If Stoney boy has to keep it in place and canʼt just kill it outright do we really have the power to do so?”

Kamiko shrugged, ”I have two main ideas. The first is that we use my naginata on the crook of its neck and myself and Kat use as much power as we can to force it in. The other is to ask Stone if he has any pickaxes and maybe just try and go to town on it. Might take a bit to chip away, but Iʼm pretty sure that Stone will have some and if it takes a while thatʼs fine.”

”Might be able to pound it in with my hammer” said Sue ”If manage to stick just the tip in you could hit it with my hammer and that should be able to put more pressure on it slamming it in good. Better then just trying to using your arms”

Despite the slightly crude way Sue phrased it Kamiko nodded along thinking it was probably right. ”Ok, letʼs tell Stone. Anything else before we go do that?”

When the other two demons shook their heads, Kamiko started walking over to Stone, flanked by the same two demons. When she arrived she tapped Stone on the side and waited for him to give a slight nod before outlining the plan.

”It should be fine. Your plan is good. I have spare pickaxes but you should try the sword first if you think its strong enough to survive the stress. The pickaxes I have are old and worn, not in the best condition. Good luck. I can hold this rat no matter the damage” said Stone, with an unspoken ʼfor nowʼ at the end everyone heard fairly clearly.

Three pickaxes dropped to the ground nearby and the girls all picked them up and looked at the giant rat. ”Ok, hopefully this rat isnʼt too slippery for footing.” Mumbled Kamiko who jumped up first.

Kat followed behind and could see the very clear gap between the head and the rest of the body. *That actually does look like a weaker spot. This crazy idea might just work!* Before Kat could get to excited though, ”I canʼt make that jump you guys” said Sue quietly.

Still, Kat caught it and cursed herself mentally for not realising that. The rat really was huge, though she didnʼt think it actually out of Sueʼs ability. Still it was no big deal, Kat simply flared her wings stopping just above the rat and handed her pickaxe off to Kamiko before grabbing Sue from the ground, this time carrying her by her armpits, wanting to be able to put her down very carefully.

It was unnecessary though. Sue found her footing easily and Kat followed soon behind. Kamiko had put the picks off to the side slightly further up on the rat. You could see the wear on them, but they looked to be in working order. No rust or major chips.

Still, Kamiko got out her naginata and placed it in the clear groove before nodding to Kat. When she put her hand on Kamikoʼs weapon it jumped up slightly as the blade came back out. The pair looked at each other and Kamiko raised the weapon as far as she was comfortable. ”On 3 Kat. Use mental acceleration on 2, we go together.”

Kat nodded.

”One”

”Two”

Katʼs mind slowed, she focused on Kamikoʼs voice and the fact she wasnʼt pushing down just yet. Then the next sound came. Kat watched as Kamikoʼs muscles tensed and copied, as soon as she felt the slightest downward force Kat joined in, letting her perception return to normal as the blade dug into the rat with the sound of breaking glass.