Chapter 14 – Bandits (1)

"Kyaahhh"

A scream through the night awoke Ender. The scream was faint but still be able to heard. Even with Ender's house being on the furthest west side he should be barely able to hear on most days all the way to the east but the rain must of stopped him. "Something is not right." Ender rapidly thought. "I need to sense what is happening." Opening the window Ender closed his eyes slowly sending a pulse of non-descriptive ether out.

In Ender's mind a scene of village slowly came to view and what he could sense made his blood turn cold. Men all dressed in black were moving east to west knocking everyone out. At the entrance the people on guard duty were knock out on the floor. If they did try to notify anyone it was either too late or they were too slow. Fifty men of at least black core were rampaging in his territory. As a small village not many have awake to use the World's Energy to create ether and even without a proper way to use the world's energy they would not be able to become stronger.

Gritting his teeth so hard they were creaking Ender cursed himself for this. Ender had gotten too soft after being reborn. Gripping his hand blood started to bleed from the cracks.

"Damn, Damn, Damn! I should have sensed them but my fighting instincts have dulled to be non-existent. I have to move quick" Ender badgered himself. Grabbing onto his wooden sword he slipped off the wooden part of sword part fell off bringing out an actual sword out of iron. The black iron glimmered with the light of the thunder. Yes the sword was completely black. So black that it could hide in the dark if the eyes did focus.

This sword was not made by Old Milton but by Ender. Ender had asked Old Milton if he could 'learn' blacksmithing on his free time as well. One day he asked Old Milton if he could borrow his workshop and some scrap iron to practice. Ender then created the sword in front of him right now. The sword was accumulation of the Demon King's knowledge that weigh heavily on the hundred-handed giants and the cyclops. Ender also broke the wooden sword and hallowed it so he could slip the sword inside.

Gripping the sword hand Ender jumped out of the window before yelling at the top of his lungs, "Bandits!" Infusing as much ether he could muster Ender screamed before jumping towards the east.

Using darkness ether Ender cladded himself in a light black covering making himself harder to see sprinted towards the east. Ender's yell woke the villagers up and brought them on high alert. Lights started turning on in the village and a clamor was created.

"Mother and father may worry but saving lives is the most important at the moment," Ender noted as he was currently jumping around moving towards the men.

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In one of the furthest eastern house in the Rotherhithe village two men were currently beating a man on the ground. A woman and a child was cowering the corner. The woman was comforting the child covering his eyes.

One of the men was kicking the man on the ground, "Tsk if the boss did not specifically say we couldn't kill you do you think you would be still alive."

The man on the ground was coughing out blood while groaning out, "Stay away…"

Before the man on the ground could finish the second man kicked the man on the ground in the head, "Just shut up already. Do you think the boss would mind if we had a little taste before we wrap them up?"

The first man shook his head while reaching out for the women, "He may beat us but as long as we get everyone in the village we should be fine. Especially since this lady already has a kid"

Closing her eyes the woman started waiting for the worst to happen. Comforting her child to forget what comes next she started to shiver

While the first man was reaching out a shadow silently entered the door. The shadow quickly slipped behind the second man before a sensation was felt from his back of his neck and his throat. Before he could make a sound his eyes bulge out and he was frozen standing. Without missing a step the shadow rapidly closed on the first man.

"Gerd, you coming or shall I take this woman for myself?" Turning his head expecting to see his friend what he saw instead was a black light closing in on his eyes. Before he could react that black light entered his eyes and exited the other side of his head. The shadow kicked off the first man's body before bolting out of the room not allowing for the people inside to see him.

That shadow was Ender and this was the second house he had enter so far in the village. The first house he visited his hands were shaking due to fear. But after seeing his family friends being hurt Ender body moved without himself realizing. In seven years that he lived in the village he memorized which house had people had people that awaken to the use of World's Energy and which had not. Most families did not have a parent that awoke and even fewer were strong. Only Ender's family was strong only relative to the small village.

"Twenty-five percent ether. Cladding myself continuously in darkness and repelling the water is draining myself and reducing the sound of my steps further will further increase the speed. My Demon King's eyes are the only thing that is allowing me to see. Currently twenty-three teams of two. At most I can kill just under half before my ether would be just run out. There is one man that is emanating high ether and is rapidly knocking people out so I should head the opposite way and kill the as many as possible. If people are going to be just knocked out the more I kill the less others will suffer." Ender's mind ran as his body did not stop moving. "I should go check on Old Milton next as thanks for all he did for us."

The shadow Ender killed eight teams in rapid succession. Like a dancer he moved in the shadows and blind spots missing the bandits line of sights by a hair's margin by wasting energy. Ender did not immediately go into save the villagers right away but waited for a moment for an opening. Seeing that his friends of his family were suffering almost caused him to rush in but he held himself back so that he could be of more help at the last moment.

After ten success Ender he slipped up. The reason being that the family in trouble was Alice's. When Ender entered the house Alice and her parents were unconscious and tied up in a corner. A trail of blood was flowing Alice's father mouth while bruises and red marks were on his body.

Ender blood rapidly went to his head as he pressed his ether to the limit. The two men that were in the house were surprised by the young assailant but quickly drew their swords when they sense the bloodlust slow emanating from Ender. Ender used his rapid speed to zig-zag back and forth to try to confuse the two men. The one of the men slashed down and the other slashed in an angle to where Ender seemed to be going however Ender used ether to kick off the ground and slide under one of the man. While sliding Ender slipped between both of their legs and slashed at their ankle tendons.

The man on the left kneeled down and the other was far enough to be able to jump away. Not leaving the opening provided Ender used the ether at his soles to create foot hold before jumping on the man. The man flipped around his ether cladding the sword, "Die kid." With a swing a sudden pressure overwhelmed Ender.

"I am going to die." Ender knew in his head that being in the air was a mistake. Gritting his teeth Ender cladded his sword and tried to block the strike. When the two swords met the man tumbled while Ender was sent flying hitting the wall behind him. Ender head slumped down.

"I'm going to kill the brat," the man on the floor declared before moving towards Ender.

The second man that did not get hurt chuckled before saying, "And what about the boss's warning?"

"Screw the boss! He would kill the kid too!" The first man was currently over Ender reaching out so that he could choke Ender.

However a black flash flicked before him before he tumbled to the right of Ender. Ender body was in the same place but the hand with the sword was currently in the air. On Ender's forehead two small lumps could be seen. Standing up Ender padded the dust off himself. Ender's skin turned a slight more sickly white.

"I did not want to use Demon King's Descent because the skill is draining but I should also thank you. I can now feel the pressure," A sinister smile rose from the juvenile face of Ender.

The second man quickly went on guard but Ender disappeared in front of him and a cold feeling came from his heart. Looking down he could see Ender's black sword penetrating him. "How?" The man coughed out.

"Ask the god of death when you meet him," Ender coldly responded.

Ender took out his sword before releasing the skill. Ender coughed out blood before slumping forward. Ender used his sword as a cane to keep himself up. There was still more bandits but first he should hide Alice and her family. Ender circulated his ether so he could move. Of the ether left Ender was left at one percent of his total.

Dragging himself he pulled Alice and her parent's before hiding them under their beds. Exiting the house Ender could sense strong ether sensations from the west. "The only strong people on the west side of would be my parents but I still need to insure that at least Percy is safe… I am sorry mom and dad but one more house." Ender confirmed his decision before heading towards Percy's house.