Monarch of Darkness

Before Steve could do anything,her sister got hit on belly. She landed flat on ground powerlessly.Blood oozed out of her mouth and nose without control.

Steve stood there in a daze. He couldn't accept the reality for a moment. But soon he went and crouched down nearby his sister.

He held her sister in his hand and said while chocking on his own tears,

"Big sis,why have you done this?"

For a second Steve forgot about his surrounding and the body of his sister lying in a pool of blood was the only thing he had in his mind.

After some time Steve shed his last drop of his tears. He muttered," Big sis,Watch over me with our parents. I will avenge you no matter what."

By this time The fearsome beast had already left. Steve looked at its fading figure with a resolute expression with deep hatred in his eyes.

After that day Steve could not be found in the daytime anymore. Even sometimes,he went into wild in night.

He started to kill any chaos causing beast,that came across him. He went through many life and death experience and became the strongest warrior of his village.

Old village chief came and requested him to be new chieftain. Steve refused him politely.

He started to adventure out to nearby villages.

He started to emit a suffocating bloody aura,even most fearsome animals ran away whenever they saw him.

Villagers started to feel safe as Steve was killing the strongest of ferocious beasts like a mad lunatic. Everone in the nearby villages started to respect him and he became the role model of many warriors in villages.

Many village chieftains wanted to give him the hand of their beautiful daughters but he refused. No one except his neighbors in his village understand why he was so cold!

Sometime Steve would look at the distance horizon where stood a gigantic mountain whose top seemed to touch the dome of heaven.

His eyes would grow more resolute as he would gaze at the illusory peaks of mountain which seemed like existed in same height as the stars.

One-day Steve returned from his adventure and returned to his old wooden hut. A simple white stone slab was erected in the courtyard.

Steve knelt before the stone slab and stayed in his position untill the orange coloured morning Sun appeared.

Steve stayed in his hut for seven days. After the seventh day passed and ever active morning sun reappeared, he knelt again infront of the grave of his sister. He muttered,

"Sister,watch over me, I am going to slay that beast no matter what. I always wanted to become a strong warrior but now that I am a strong warrior, I miss you."

Steve left without saying anyone goodbye.

His obsession made him more cold and he became distant from others.

He started his journey towards the majestic mountain beyond which lied his target. It had been years since that incident but Steve never forget about his promise on that day.

He started crossing one village after another.

Finally he reached a pointed from where only wilderness remained. Wilderness full of large trees and short bushes filled the whole area.

He made his way through the wilderness. In his way he found many powerful beasts and fought with them fiercely.

Gradually he reached his targeted place. He reached the foot of skyreaching mountain.

He looked at the mountain whose top could not be seen in naked eyes.

He felt a bit emotional,afterall this was the target he was aiming for in his entire life. Once he climbed this unsurpassable mountains,he could search for the fearsome flying beast and avenge his sister by slaying it.

Many people warned him to not try climb this mountain. Many warriors across ages tried to climb this mountain,but no one ever succeeded. Many had even lost their life in wilderness even before they could reach the mountain.

But Steve had never lost his way,his obsession was the drive,which supported him to reach the foot of mountain.

Steve rested for two days and adjusted himself to his peak condition. Then after replenishing his supply of meat and water,he started to climb the mountain.

He climbed for two days straight but still he could not see the tip of mountain. The surface of mountain grew stiff and harder as he climbed higher. Steve understood the reason, why previous warriors who had tried to climb the mountain, failed in the end.

"This mountain is like a hard steel and up here it is so stiff that anyone can't find a grip to climb higher. My swords and Spears can't even make a dent in this hard surface. How I should climb from here on",Steve murmured.

After frowning for a while he thought about a idea and his eyes lit up. He looked at the spear like structures growing out of his elbow and shoulders,which were the unique symbols of Shadowspike devils.

He started to climb by stabbing his spikes on mountain surface. As the surface of mountain grew stronger, blood oozed out of the spear like structures. Steve felt a deep pain and burning sensation by the wounds. But Steve gritted his teeth and climbed towards top.

Gradually some spear like structures uprooted from his skin due to heavy pressure but Steve still climbed like a madman. By now he was almost numb towards pain.

Finally Steve saw the top of mountains. Almost all the spikes from his body got uprooted due to this journey but Steve still went upward with the help of remaining spikes.

He reached the top of mountain finally and found the nest of flying beast there. He didn't started to fight hastily and adjusted his condition first.

Then he started to fight with the gigantic beast. The gigantic beast attacked him with it's sharp claws and spiked tail. But Steve was already a experienced fighter who spent a long time fighting in wilderness. He dodged every attack of the beast.

Soon he uprooted teo nails from it's claw and used them as swords. He climbed on the gigantic beast and attacked it fiercely with it's own nail. Although Steve could not damage it much but it's own sharp nails caused it pain.

The beast tried to shook Steve out of its body by flying rapidly in sky but Steve held on. With the help of its sharp nails he caused numerous wounds on its wings.

Blood seeped out from its wound and it was forced to land on top of mountain. By now it was mad and it shook Steve out of its body by rolling in ground and then attacked Steve fiercely.

Steve also got hit sometime and one of his left hand bones broke but Steve still fought courageously and stab it's eyes with the nails of its own talon. After a bloody fight,Steve finally own and the the body of the beast lied on the ground lifeless.

Steve was also gravely injured but he still smiled and shouted,"Big sis,I have finally averaged you. Wait for me, I will join you soon." His conciousness started to fade due to tiredness.

He awakened after a long sleep but he found himself lying on a lava pool. A multicolored light was protecting his body from being melted!