The Married Life Of Immortals

As they descended, Bane wafted the air towards his face, taking in the heavy floral scent assaulting him. "So, what are we fighting? What are they like?"

"His name is Zibblefritts. He is a high ranking demon. I am not sure what kind, but I do know he is powerful," Misery explained, making Bane roll his eyes.

"I don't care what Jibblebits name is, or his position. What does he look like? You called him an Arm Demon, but what does that even mean? What else do he do besides ripping your flesh off one pinch at a time?" Bane asked, and Misery shuddered at the thought.

"I don't know."

"What? How the fuck can you not know?"

"A Demon Chief can change their appearance and abilities to fit the situation," Misery explained, and Bane shrugged.

"Whatever. Just stay out of the way. I need you alive so we can track down more demons after this," He explained, but then paused as he noticed the tunnel finally opened up. "Stay here."

Misery didn't protest, but she did wonder if the creature knew what he was getting into.

Bane walked out into the massive cave, and like all the others, the ceiling was shrouded in darkness, but his eyes were drawn to the massive mound in the center. It was a 30 foot tall pile of demons, but the sight did not match the smell. In fact, there was barely a smell coming from the pile at this point, and it was actually kind of pleasant.

"You sure have a fucked up sense of decorating," Bane said to the room, and a deep laughter answered him.

Looking up to the top of the pile, Bane spotted something that looked like a giant brain with eyes and a tubular mouth hanging below. It was bad, but the thirty or so spindly arms coming out of the brain body just made it worse.

"You have come to me all on your own, and even brought me another snack with you! Now, I shall devour you, just like all the rest, little one. If you can get up here, that is!" Zibblefritts cackled, and a good number of his arms started to shake violently.

Bane put his hands on his hips. "I refuse, ugly. No, you will have to come down here if you want to fight me."

The tubular mouth smiled. "With pleasure!"

The Demon Chief suddenly rushed down the mound of corpses, its arms a flurry of moments, and in a split second was in front of Bane. Zibblefritts swung its three arm tentacles at him, and while Bane's reflexes were amazing, he wasn't able to avoid the attack. Knocked into the air, arms shot out to cover Banes arms and legs, and then his limbs were twisted in all different directions.

Bane gritted his teeth, but a scream escaped his lips despite himself. There was no denying the pain he was in, and it was nothing like anything he had been through yet. He would even take the bugs at this point.

Zibblefritts laughed, and then pinched off a single piece of flesh from Bane's chest. The demon dropped Bane's mangled body and was about to put the flesh in his mouth, but the piece he had vanished.

"Ow, that one really tickled," Bane groaned as his body healed, and he was able to pull himself back up to his feet to roll his shoulders. "But, as far as massages go, I wouldn't say it was that bad."

Zibblefritts just stared at the pink demon that was back to standing like nothing had happened. "Why are you standing?"

"Because I don't like sitting?"

"No. You are supposed to be crying, and begging me to end your life!" Zibblefritts shouted, and then pinched Bane's leg, but the flesh vanished before he could get it back to his mouth.

"Come now. Little girls pinch, bitch. Put your scrawny dukes up, or I'm gonna punch you in the eyeball!" Bane laughed, and rushed forward, punching the demon in his tube-like mouth that stemmed from its brain body, and causing him to cry out. "Haha, got your hose!"

The Demon Chief screamed as its mouth started to pour out blood, but this was hardly enough to stop a creature of Zibblefritts's quality. With a defiant roar that sprayed blood at Bane to his disgust, Zibblefritts swung several arms down, each one grabbing Bane's arms and legs, and then began to pull.

Bane felt his flesh start to stretch, and he knew the demon was going to rip him in two. So, instead of resisting, he relaxed his body, focusing on the general area of each of his limbs connection. Converting demonic energy in to wind mana, Bane cut his body from the inside up to the edge of his skin. In the next instant, all of his limbs were torn off cleanly, but before Bane could hit the ground, new limbs had fully grown.

"Ta-da!" Bane laughed with his arms spread as his limbs turned to golden ash in Zibblefritts hands.

"What?"

"Did the cat get your tongue?"

"Why did you not cry out in pain? Why did you not beg me to stop? And how can you grow your limbs back so easily?!" Zibblefritts roared.

"If I told you, I would have to kill you... But I am going to kill...?" Bane said in a questioning tone while tapping his chin, but then shook his head. "Nah, I still don't want to tell some side character my skills. You are just more cannon fodder in this world's script!"

"You dare talk to me like that, you little worm?!" Zibblefritts roared and threw a flurry of pinching attacks at the small demon, but Bane laughed and started to weave in between them like he had only been playing around before. Even if an arm grabbed him, Bane would just cut internally above where the hand grabbed him, lose the limb, and then grow a new one.

It was clear that Zibblefritts wasn't even hurting him, but the demon couldn't figure out what was happening. It was like the little demon had no nerves, or any pain receptors in his body, so the demon decided to step things up.

"I'm bored. It's time for you to suffer!"

With a flash, the Demon Chief vanished, and the entire cave began to shake. Bane was a little disoriented, and then a 7 foot tall humanoid demon with red skin and six arms appeared. It was covered in muscle, but the only features its face had were burning red eyes with long black hair.

Bane nodded with a grin, putting up his fists. "Sweet. You are finally going to take me seriously? I am getting tired of the comedy act of regrowing my limbs, so let's settle this like men, okay? No more of that girly pinching shit!"

Zibblefritts's burning eyes narrowed and the demon's voice entered Bane's head. 'Fine. Let's see if you can handle a real Demon Chief!'

"Bring it!" Bane laughed and took a boxer stance.