Tanya channeled her demon power within her. But she couldn’t fuse with it. There was something within her that still refused the Chaos.

Bash leaned back further in his throne. "She still doesn’t understand. She thinks that there is a cost for her demonic power. Give her a few words on my behalf."

"Yes?" Solarix said.

"No regret."

Solarix’s voice echoed in Tanya’s mind.

Tanya was pushed back by Maximus and Perseus. Perseus thrust his trident at her shoulder. Tanya was able to deflect it but the tip of his trident still grazed her.

Maximus swung down from above. Tanya blocked it with her wrist. He was too close. Dodge was meaningless.

Tanya screamed. The audience became more chaotic.

The former princess stumbled backwards. Her left hand dropped on the ground, blood shot out from her empty wrist like a fountain. Her entire body was covered in blood. She breathed heavily.

"I guess you will be the first to go, Tanya." Maximus aimed his sword at her.

"It’s not personal, princess. This is just business." Perseus said.

Tanya laughed. "I want to ask one question."

Maximus and Perseus looked at each other.

"Ask it then. Don’t keep the audience waiting."

"Don’t you afraid of dying?" Tanya said.

"No." Maximus said. "Death comes for us all. Why afraid of something inevitable?"

"No." Perseus said. " What I’m afraid the most is already behind me. Death is just a friend."

Tanya laughed louder. "I’m a Half-Blood Demon. I thought your kind was savages. I thought that you are less than men. But I understand now."

She exhaled. "We are just rage incarnation.

No regret."

Tanya’s demonic power rose. A thick red mist covered her.

Maximus and Perseus straightened up.

"Pause?" Maximus said.

Perseus licked his lips. "Killing a weak human is boring. Let her transform."

They weren’t arrogant. They knew that they could die. But they let her finish her transformation anyhow.

Because they were too proud otherwise.

"Ignorant fools." Bash smiled.

His words were harsh but his expression wasn’t. He respected them. Gladiators were demons that had nothing else to lose and live by the edges every day. They knew the risk and they did it anyway.

That was the nature of an Infernal Demon.

"Put their names on the Hall of Fame after the match." Bash said.

"As you wish, brother." Solarix nodded.

A wave of Chaos and Hellfire washed over the field. Tanya had reborn.

Her horns were still small. They were Half-Blood horns after all.

But her skins changed. She had red demon scales all over her body. A tail burst out of her pants and squirmed behind her. The tip of the tail looked like an arrow.

Tanya’s empty left wrist regrew. An entire new demon hand had replaced it.

The Elyria Spear rang loudly. It had finally been convinced of its master’s nature. The power of demon flowed within it.

The gold spear had red veins running on its body. Hellfire pulsed on its surface.

"Much appreciated." Tanya said. "For letting me finish my transformation."

"No worries. It will only be boring killing you as a human." Maximus said.

The demon removed his chest armor. He forwent his last line of defense.

Perseus laughed. "I like what you’re thinking."

The other demon removed his upper body armor as well. "No defense!"

Tanya smirked. She snatched her light armor away. "To the death!"

"Everyone for themselves!" Maximus roared.

They jumped into the blender. Each demon fought for themselves. There was no alliance, no tactic, no strategy anymore. Only pure demonic blood lust.

Perseus thrust at Tanya with his trident. Three column of Hellfire shot at her.

Tanya slammed the Elyria Spear on the ground. A faint barrier appeared before her, blocking the Hellfire.

Maximus took that chance and jumped at Perseus’s back. He sliced his huge sword on Perseus.

Perseus spun and caught the blade within his trident’s teeth.

Tanya threw her Elyria Spear at Maximus, throwing him away.

"Damn you!" He cursed and smiled.

Perseus turned back but he was too slow. Tanya caught him and locked his arm. She threw him and the trident to the ground.

Maximus was already recovered. He gave up on his sword and transformed into a Hellhound and jumped at Tanya.

"You can do that?!"

Tanya was pushed to the ground and clawed by the Hellhound. She defended herself at best he could.

Perseus clenched his fist, ground shot up and punched at both Tanya and Maximus.

The fight of the last three demons became a brawl of pure violence and instinct. They did everything they could to hurt anyone in front of them. It was visceral. It was barbaric. And it was exactly what the audience of the Colosseum expected it to be.

The crowd went even wilder. Their screamed echoed across the entire Red River.

"Got you!" Perseus got Maximus from behind. A large black thorn shot out from his palm and pierced into Maximus’s neck.

"You cunning demon!" Maximus breathed and smiled.

Tanya kicked the place between Perseus’s legs, causing him to crumble.

"Why’s that place?!" Perseus’s face distorted with pain.

They extended their distance. Each had mortal wounds on them. Maximus had a plunging blood hole on his neck. Perseus with his entire left rib being carved out. Tanya’s left eye was destroyed and her right leg was broken.

They stood by the pure force of will.

Tanya arched her back. Two wings shot out from behind her. She was a winged demon after all.

The girl shot up from the sky. A ball of Hellfire formed within her hands.

"Infernal Rays!" Tanya shouted.

"Oh? She did learn that spell after all." Solarix smiled.

Maximus slammed the ground. Dense Chaos energy wrapped around him. "Hellfire Rage!"

Perseus inhaled. "Demonic Blade!" A large chaos sword formed in his hands.

The three executed their final and strongest attack. The entire battlefield sank down a few level. The Colosseum was shaken.

When the dust settled, all three of them lay motionless on the ground. The audience stood up. Silence befell the grandstand. Even Bash stood up.

Tanya moaned in pain. She struggled to stand.

"Are you entertained?!" Tanya raised her fist.

The crowd went wild.