Stozu the Grizzly Charms Vs. John Losthoist the Cross Brigands of Purifying

This is the story of the battle between the pangolin devil Stozu and the hero dwarf John Losthoist.

Stozu the Grizzly Charms Vs. John Losthoist the Cross Brigands of Purifying

 * Losthoist delved deeper and deeper into the forboding cave, unsure of what to expect. As he reached a long expansive room, wide as it was tall, a deep, inhuman voice began to speak. "I am Stozu the Grizzly Charms, bane of humanity and reincarnation of murder! Prepare to die!". Immeadiatly, Stozu breathed fire at Losthoist, but the legend dodged to the right, still running at the demon. Again, fire was blown in his direction, but this time John faced the threat head-on, blocking it with his steel shield, allowing him to move close enough to land a strike. The Pangolin grabbed Losthoist by the rope reed fiber glove on his left hand, threatening to tear it off. John quickly countered with a stab to the left upper arm, which was dodged masterfully by the demon. The demon lost it's grip on his glove, allowing Losthoist to charge foward, colliding with Stozu, running him into a wall. The two both fell over, falling together, as the demon blew more fire. The hero rolled left, while slashing the enemy in the lower left leg, catching him by surprise. The demon's tendon was cut through the scale, causing it to lose it's ability to stand. As it fell to the ground, more fire was breathed, but this was blocked as well. Losthoist now had the upper hand in the battle, hacking away at the outer scales of the Pangolin, weakening it's defenses. The demon, sensing it's downfall, went for a desperate move, grabbing the left hand of John in a lock. Losthoist struggled in vain to escape the hold to no avail. In one swift move, John's left hand was broken, stunning him temporarily, allowing for the demon to make another move. The evil beast opened it's mouth and bit down on Losthoist's left hand's thumb, tearing it off entirely, then spitting it to the side. Taking advantage of the stunned hero, the demon breathed more fire, which was blocked by Losthoist's shield, but sent him flying back, hitting a wall. The demon began to crawl towards the fallen legend, taking his time to recover from any wounds he sustained. Since his left hand had broken, his bronze short sword lay on the ground several feet to his left. Knowing he would need it to kill the megabeast, John leaped foward, blocking the blast of fire blown at him, and punched the demon in the chest, bruising the muscle and bruising the heart. The demon was completely stunned, falling onto it's back. Losthoist then ran to the sword, and picked it up in his right hand. The demon had recovered from the blow to the heart, but was bleeding internally. Having to abandon his shield to use his sword, the Cross Brigands of Purifying charged foward, diving to the right to avoid the sudden blast of hot breath, then cutting up with a slash to the upper torso. The sword penetrated the artery, rupturing it. John took the demon's momentary disbelief that he had been mortally wounded to stab straight through the stomach, furthering the already heavy internal bleeding. The Pangolin Devil fell foward, landing on it's face, dead from the massive bleeding it had endured. John stood up and grabbed his shield, along with his trophy, the devil's head. He walked towards the upwards slope, ready to return to the world that awaited him. The battle that had taken place would be engraved on many walls of fortresses to come, it would be told throughout the land, continuing the legend; the legend that is John Losthoist the dwarf.