Thump thump the sound of them kneeling rose up like a chorus, it was a grand scene an army of thousands kneeling to one person at the center.
"what a grand scene" suddenly a voice spoke.
Looking he saw a purple haired, gentle man in a black butler suit, his haired let loosely behind him,
"Santanas, what are you doing, here" Eli asked.
"simple I was supposed to stepup if something went wrong, plus you're still in your learning period and Lucifer didn't want you missing on your lessons even during missions" Santanas answered.
"that awfully concerning of him"
"you to be his emissary in the world above, plus he is grooming you to be his general, can't have his general just swinging and dodging widely without grace can we, now that would be disappointing" Satanas replied.
"now lets do something about your ungraceful display "he added.
" But first kneel, and don't get up until I ask you to " he said with a mighty Aura spreading out of him, Eli could feel his breathe catch in his throat, gulp~ his throat felt dry he was starting to understand how truly weak he is, before this presence he felt like nothing, this wonder if his Surbodinate were this powerful how powerful was Lucifer himself,
Flap, in a flash wings appeared behind Santanas before disappearing, with only a single feather on his hand, he gently placed it on the floor, feathers were supposed to be light but immediately he dropped it to the floor it sank a few inches, like the floor couldn't bear the weight of that single feather, looking at the feather he placed on the floor Satanas nodded before speaking.
"alright let's go " he said turning his head and walking away, Eli turned back to look one more time before turning away and chasing after him.
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They walked for a while passing through, the skeletal trees hills until they came upon a barren plain, not like the whole of hell isn't barren but there sparse skeletal tree growing, but this place has non, in fact looking closely he could see it was sinking with crack like fissures spread about, and the further he went the deeper it appeared, they walked until they were right in the center, they stood facing each other a mere meter apart.
" now lets try to do something about your ungraceful form" Satanas said, Eli stared at him with a frown.
"what you think I am wrong, the Goblin leader from earlier you could have brought it down the first time it swung an hammer on you" seeing Eli still looking at him with a defiant gaze he added.
"then I would show you, come I would not take a single step from this spot if I move you win" motioning with his finger in a provocative manner Eli took a deep breath, gathering the flame energy beneath his feet concentrating, compressing it with a Boom~ he took of moving so fast his shadow hadn't even registered he moved before he was upon Satanas, his fist whistling through the air flame trailing behind it, with a simple tilt of his head Eli swooshed passed him.
Cough~ Eli clutched his throat weezing he could not even tell how he was hit, or when he was hit all he remembered was him tilting his head and his swooshing passed him and that was it.
"you leave to much gap when you attack, when attacking always think of when you fail, now come we are only just getting started " Satanas said gesturing for him to get up, getting his bearing together he didn't rushed at him like before this time he kept his distance watching and observing,
" Good not rushing head on into the fight is smart but, pacing without attacking is useless, it gives your opponent enough time to observe you all the same and figure a way to attack like this" with a stamp of his feet to the ground, it shattered with a kick he sent pebbles whistling through the air striking various parts of Eli's body, Eli felt his strength live his body, with a start he collapsed.
"the right approach would have been to circle and harrass not just circling and waiting for a gap a gap wouldn't come unless you make it now up" Eli took a different approach this time choosing to dive in and withdraw, circling Satanas and sometimes going for attack, and quickly pulling back, he was about to dive in for the attack again but immediately he stepped into Satanas attacking range again he was met with a punch to the face, but this time he was prepared, he lifted his hands to block but the punch still threw him back.
Satanas let a smile spread through his face,
"great you are learning"