On a largely scorched meadow in the dark of night, a legion of demons battled a contingent of human warriors

  The pervasive stench of blood, smoke, ash and demon taint overwhelmed Luana

  She stood beside her Master, adorned in holy armor and attempting to adjust herself to the deadly aura

  It was her first time on a battlefield and her nervousness was evident

  "Luana, remember what I taught you. Keep calm and find their weak points. Do that and you'll be fine." her Master said to her

  He smiled to boost her confidence, the same smile that had kept her going throughout their harsh training

  "I will, Master Kleuth."she replied

  Charging down the hill, they entered the fray

  Men screamed as the large demons struck them down, yet the monsters fell as well to barrages of blows and arrows

  Luana ducked under the wide swing of her opponent's great hammer and stabbed at his belly, cutting him open and spilling his guts

  The demon roared in pain and attempted to take her with it, but she leaped back to avoid his death struggle

  They were beginning to stem the tide of demons from this area when shouts of another portal were heard

  She turned her head and watched as another hellish portal opened nearby, this one larger than the others

  A gigantic fiend stepped out, with horns sharp enough to gouge through plate and a broad axe with an evil looking serrated edge

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  It easily swept aside the closest group of soldiers that tried to stand in it's path

  Then her Master appeared, attempting to take it's gaze away from the others

  The fiend was more than happy to oblige and the two clashed

  She ran to help but three more demons blocked her way

  Luana stabbed one in the throat, blocked the second's sword, spun and slashed the third across the chest as it attempted to engage

  She watched in horror as the fiend began to gain the upper hand

  It's blows were too great for her Master to withstand for long

  He called upon their God for strength and his blade glowed white

  The fiend blocked his swing, knocked him backwards and began to charge

  Kleuth remained calm, dodged to his right as the dangerous horns sped towards him and stabbed his sword into the demon's side

  The fiend howled in pain and wrenched away, taking the sword with him

  It glowed a holy white and enraged the fiend

  It turned towards her now weaponless Master and swung across with his axe, cutting Kleuth clean in two

  Luana screamed in a mix of anger and horror, as the demons began to surround her

  The man that had raised her from a baby had been slain in front of her and she felt a rage she had never known before

  Not just her weapon, but Luana herself began to shine a bright, holy white

  Nearby demons burned at her presence and turned to ash, those further away began to flee in fear

  The fiend, attempting to pull the blade from it's side, turned at the flash of light

  Without hesitation, Luana charged at the fiend

  Answering in kind, the beast met her halfway

  As the two connected, she slid beneath the goring horns

  When the beast passed over her, she spun and cut the fiend's hamstring, causing it to fall to it's knees with a thunderous crash

  The fiend cried out in agony and swung it's deadly axe in a downward chop

  She dove to the side and the weapon lodged itself in the ground

  Luana ran up to the fiend and ripped the blade from it's flesh, jumped onto the mighty axe pole and leaped at the fiend's head

  Cutting in a "X" shape with her blade and the blade of the man that had been a father to her, the God-possessed Luana sliced the fiend's head off it's shoulders

  The now headless fiend toppled to the ground in a massive spray of blood, it's head hitting the ground with a thud

  No longer glowing with holy might, Luana collapsed to the sound of the soldiers cheers and the brightness of the rising sun