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She remembered how anxious and stiff she had gotten as well as how sore her ass was as a result of sitting for so long in one position. She stood and stretched as she easily slipped into movements she practiced over and over again with Mel during their time together. She pivoted when she found her arm grabbed and pinned behind her. Reacting on instinct, she spun, stuck her foot behind his and reversed the hold. Twisting again slightly she flipped her attacker over her shoulder to land at her feet.
    Xon sputtered as he sent an energy bolt towards her from his prone position. Clarissa dove, landing near the tree that supported her back only a few moments ago. She quickly rose to her feet, her mouth slightly agape at the monstrous demon that stood where she was just minutes before.
    Xon was huge, eight and a half feet tall and pure muscle, with puckish green skin, a sharp barbed tail and brown pointed horns. He sensed her gaze and his bright yellow eyes turned towards her. She swallowed at the imposing figure he made.
    Guardian and demon stared at each other briefly. Xon then spoke, his voice resonated throughout the woods, “You can beg, you can plead, you can say please as much as you want. You’re not getting it back, Guardian.”
    She looked at him, trying to find her voice, before her fury boiled over at the damage he had done thus far. Her friends and her place of employment had all been damaged or threatened because of Xon’s greed. She stood before him with resolve, strength and stubbornness. “I’ll do none of the above. You stole my property and you will give it back, dead or alive. The choice is yours.”
    Xon laughed. “Then I choose death. Yours!”
    Xon threw a fire ball at her which she dove to dodge, only to land near his tail. He slashed the barbed appendage at her and it sliced across her chest, her blouse shredded. The barbs were poisonous and she felt the toxin seep into her open wounds as it slowly paralyzed her. She struggled; her breathing became raspy as the demon slashed at her again. She deflected his tail the second time and stabbed his ribs with her weapon, giving him a deep cut. The first bout of venom oozed into her body, weakened her and Clarissa knew she would be unable to avoid his next attack until she was unexpectedly pulled back out of harm’s way.
    Mel moved in front of Xon as he gave the demon a foul glare while fear for Clarissa ripped through him. “Stay away from her! What the fuck is it with you assholes? Do you have some book on demons which state you all have to be fuck ass ugly and stink to high heaven? No amount of bleach can get rid of that smell.”
    Xon gaped at him. He would have been fearful of the judge if not for the partial power of the gem that was still within his clutches. “Fine then you can die first and she can watch as I take you out.”
    “Close your mouth, your breath is even worse than your stench.”
    The executioner lifted both hands and before the demon could move, he sent an energy blast that caused Xon to fly fifty feet away into a group of trees and shrubs. Mel didn’t stop to see where he ended up as he went to check on Clarissa worriedly. Waving his hand over her wounds, he healed her, pulling all of the toxin out of her body. She was still breathing heavily, trying to recuperate from the poison, yet grateful to him for his assistance. She scrambled unsteadily to her feet and stood beside him as Xon stormed back towards them. Both Mel and Clarissa prepared themselves for battle and her vision was dead on. Standing next to the handsome stranger fighting the demon to retrieve the stone as it had been foreseen.
    Clarissa used her telekinesis and called to the portion of the gem that Xon had, watching as it came to her. Xon tried to grab it back into his possession but Mel tackled him to keep him away from the stone and the Guardian. Although immensely smaller than the demon, Mel was ancient power. He wasn’t called the executioner for nothing. In the