Chapter 169: The Gate

I slammed my fist up into the jaw of the second demon but had to immediately block a kick that sent me sliding back. The second demon, coming out and seeing that I was just a human fighting with my bare hands had tossed his hammer aside. The charred and burnt skin flexed and cracked to heal again before they both started laying into me.

I wasn't doing great, but I wasn't losing. That shithead drunk that was my father had been great for prepping me with fighting skill, and I had warded all of the major strikes. I had taken a few blows, but my body absorbed them, and I used my moment to fight against them. More than once I made them run into each other, making them have a little spat about something in the demon.

I used this time to catch my breath and stretch out a bit more. There was no point in trying to run, these things were faster than me, and only my strength and training were keeping me on my feet. 

I braced my feet, and weaved to the right, dodging a punch from demon one, then I twisted and the football kick was narrowly avoided. I spun in the air and landed just out of their range, but I had to block a kick the second my feet touched the ground and I was knocked back, still in the air. Not good, but I was airborne, so I turtled just before the other demon appeared beside me, landing a brutal sidekick that broke many ribs, but my body tried to repair itself.

No good, I smashed into the ground twice and then into a build, feeling my body get cut up. Without being able to activate any healing magic, I was stuck with a slow innate healing that was nowhere near what I needed right now. The demons were in the house with me, I could smell their burnt flesh.

I looked up to see glowing smiles and eyes, lustful red, staring down at me. The two demons raised their feet and both brought them down on me. 

Snap!

[The Gate] Requirements have been fulfilled.

[The Gate] First Gate Activated!

Both my hands shot up and caught both feet that were trying to crush my skull. I could only stop them, even with one gate opened, these ones were tough. I took a small moment to admire how long I had lasted against the literal demon, but then I exert my will on the system, this was my power, GIVE ME IT!

Snap!

[The Gate] Second Gate Activated!

I shoved the demons back, making them both stumble as I slammed my hands into the ground, springboarding myself to my feet. I didn't hesitate, and ran forward to the first demon, tackling him. I locked my hands around the thing's necks and squeezed hard, roaring out in defiance. 

"GIVE ME MORE POWER!" I roared as I squeezed.

Snap!

[The Gate] Third Gate Activated!

I ripped the head of the black demon off its shoulders as the other demon punched me in the head. I didn't budge, instead, the hand broke, and I punched two holes in its chest and then ripped off its head. That was the only clean way to kill these things, and I had dealt with some in the past, but now it was time to find MainFrame, but there was no chance that he would still be around.

No, Reginold and his partner would leave and regroup, but I would have loved to see the look on his face when I unlocked my power. Still, now it was time to go deal with the Pure Vampires, but I closed the gates. I was cracking the ground where I was standing on, and I would make a mess walking through the palace like this.

That was quite the ass-kicking I took there, but it was always worth it. Nothing beat raw power, but now I would have to fight something even stronger to unlock more of the gates. That was par for the course in my life, and I headed up to the palace. On the bright side, it should only take a year of skilled workers to get the courtyard back into tip-top shape.

I walked through a pair of large ornate and walked into a big open room, with another pair of large doors. These ones were even fancier, and thankfully after a twenty-minute walk and six more doors, I reached what I assumed to be the throne room. Inside was all red, and three people were standing with two women.

I had never met either of the women, but from what I had heard, the brown-haired beauty was Kalita's mother, the Queen, and the other the captain of the exploratory vessel that brought the three bloodsuckers back. I wasn't sure what to do, so I just continued to walk forward.

"Stop!" The Pure Vampire shouted at me, but I ignored him, looking at my grandmother.

I snapped open all three gates as the three vampires rushed me. I grabbed one on each side and then sandwiched the third with the other two, holding them all in place. I was sad to have to crush them to dust, but I couldn't use my magic here, so I forced my hands together in a guillotine snap. The bodies fell from my hands in piles of dust, and a darkness lifted from around everywhere, as a light had just entered the room.

I looked up to the two women who had surprised looks on their faces and I dusted my hands off as I walked over to my mother-in-law, offering her my hand. She took it with a smile.

"So, now that you have saved my kingdom after hundreds of years of slavery, are you going to take my hand in marriage?" The Queen of Ratiha asked me.

"Sorry mom, I am already married to your daughter! We have a lot to talk about before she gets here!"