Chapter 44: Keep Holding Back
"There sure were a lot of you...but if this is all that you're capable of even with these numbers, then you're no threat to us," Remarked Raven, as he lifted up the last remaining Inquisitor by the throat, he and Celia having killed the rest in no time.
"D-damn, you...!" The Inquisitor began shakily as he tried to pry Raven's hand off his neck, before a loud crunch rang out as Raven sharply tightened his grip, snapping the Inquisitor's neck.
Raven then pulled out a dagger that was lodged in his forearm, wincing slightly before tossing it away and healing himself, the wound steadily closing up.
"G-get away from me! I...I refuse to be slaughtered like an animal, especially at the hands of lowborn trash!" The Cardinal's voice rang out from the corner of the church.
Raven turned his gaze that way, to see Celia approaching Cardinal Bain Garnet, who was huddled by the corner of the church, holding a dagger and waving it out in front of himself frantically.
Celia swiftly swung her right foot out, striking his hand and knocking the dagger away, which hit the floor with a clatter and skidded away.
"Come on, show some dignity...is this really how you wanna go, screaming and crying like a little child?" She inquired icily, before swiftly raising her fist, the Cardinal flinching and shrinking back in terror as tears welled up in his eyes.
"Finish him off already, this is just pitiful," Sighed Raven, staring at the Cardinal disdainfully.
"N-no, please! Spare me! I-I'll do anything, I'll give y-you everything I own!" He cried in desperation.
"Wow, how generous...if only you'd shown that generous spirit to the people of this city you were supposed to protect, you wouldn't be in this situation in the first place. Now, [Exploding Fists]," Chanted Celia, a dark red glow shining out from under her gauntlets, before she drove her right fist down towards the Cardinal's head.
"W-wait...!" He yelled in despair, before being abruptly cut off as Celia's fist slammed onto the middle of his face with a loud crunch, breaking his nose and knocking out several teeth before a fierce explosion burst out, blood bursting out and splattering across the wall as she smashed his head in.