Blood Testament

Asura gripped the bodies of the bandits who did not let Arya stand up. He burned their faces and bodies to ashes. 

Fortunately, the bandits chose to back away from Raka's body. They all trembled at the sight of a tall creature with a hideous appearance. This was the first time they had seen the true form of the devil. Some of them even fell to the ground with their mouths wide open.

"What do you want?" Asura turned to his friend.

Arya Santanu hugged his brother's body tightly. His tears fell like raindrops. He screamed and kept calling for his younger brother. He realized everything would change when Raka died.

The original purpose of life to make his brother happy had turned into the seeds of revenge. The buds grew as Asura's whispers echoed in Arya's ears. He had the choice to kill all the bandits. 

"Asura, join me. Give me your power. Make me the strongest warrior, then I will fulfill my promise to kill Maghanada Indrajit and king Kala Karna. I will also make sure your other brothers die at my hands." Arya's eyes were filled with vengeance. But his gaze was blank. He still could not accept the bitter truth.

Fresh blood flowed from Arya's palm. She stabbed her palm to make a contract with Asura. 

With his blood, Arya Santanu carved a symbol right on Asura's palm. A symbol that showed Asura as the demon lord of fire. Then slowly the symbol melted and turned into red flames that burned Asura's entire arm. The red flames spread to all parts of the many-armed demon's body. 

"Get ready... we begin the merging process!"

Asura held one of Arya Santanu's shoulders. He transformed himself into a blazing red flame. He slowly entered Arya Santanu's body and merged his own energy with that of the young man.

The bandits who saw Asura entering Arya Santanu's body chose to flee. They all scattered like sown rice. Some rode horses in a hurry. There were also those who stayed in place while watching the unification process. And there were some other bandits who also ran into the forest to hide.

"It's time for revenge!" 

Arya burned her own brother's body. He let Raka's body become ashes and was covered by the ground. Arya Santanu's breathing was so heavy, the vapor of her breath had a very hot temperature. 

"Die ...."

Arya Santanu moved very quickly. With one hand, the young man grabbed one of the bandit's faces. Slowly his hand turned into a demonic hand. Hot steam emerged from the cracks in his hand. The demon hand looked like flowing lava. And the lava came from his blood that changed shape.

ARGH!!!

A loud scream echoed out. The bandit groaned in pain as Arya Santanu's demonic hand burned his head. The red flames ignited more flames until they finally burned the bandit's entire body. The bandit's body quickly disintegrated into black ash that eventually fell to the ground. 

"Who's next?" Arya Santanu turned to the other bandits.

Those who were stared at by Arya Santanu immediately chose to leave. But quickly, Arya Santanu stabbed one of the bandits with a demon hand from behind, then caused the bandit's entire body to burn to ashes. He then moved back and finished off the other bandits. His face showed no anger, he was just silent and flat, as if his feelings had disappeared. 

"May I kill the bandits who have escaped?" Arya Santanu asked Asura who had become part of him. 

"Of course you can, I felt the energy of the existence of the ten people who were in the forest. Then there are ten more people who escaped on horseback towards the city. Which one do you want to finish off first?" Asura asked back.

"Those in the forest deserve to die. Let's kill them!" With a flat expression on his face, Arya Santanu quickly turned himself into fire, then disappeared in the air. 

Some of the bandits who ran into the forest tried to find shelter. Many of them chose to hide behind tall bushes and large trees. There were also those who chose to continue running until they climbed the Kulon hill. 

"Gotcha!"

Arya Santanu immediately swung his demonic hand and beheaded one of the bandits hiding behind a tree. The bandit's body slowly burned like mosquito coils and continued to turn to ash. 

"It will be very difficult if we chase after all of them. Don't you have a weapon to burn them all in one fell swoop?" Arya Santanu asked the demon Asura for advice.

"Damn, you're asking too much!" Asura taught Arya Santanu to summon Wijaya's arrow. 

By concentrating fire energy in his left hand, Arya Santanu formed Asura's magic weapon, the bow of Wijaya. The bow was a gift from the God of the fire element. With this weapon, Asura once destroyed the war army of the Gods. 

"Bow Wijaya, on behalf of Asura, I command you to shoot arrows. Kill the bandits who are running away from me. Don't let them escape and breathe. Burn them all!" While pulling Wijaya's bowstring, a red fire arrow was formed. The beam of energy was extraordinary. 

Arya Santanu raised and pointed his bow towards the sky. Quickly, the red fire arrow shot upwards and split into nine pieces. All of them shot towards every bandit hiding in the forest. 

"What?!" 

"ARGH!!!"

All the bandits were reduced to ashes after the fire arrows pierced their chests. 

"Thank you for giving me this power." Arya Santanu looked very relieved.

Wijaya's bow disappeared slowly from Arya Santanu's hand. He owed Asura for his help.

However, Asura did not consider it a debt. A promise in blood had been made. The two of them will continue to be bound to each other until all promises are fulfilled. Asura would use Arya Santanu as a puppet to avenge him.

"Don't thank me yet. We have just begun the hunt for the demons. Remember your promise. Remember our agreement. And remember your revenge for Raka's death." Asura smiled. He who lived in Arya Santanu's subconscious felt comfortable and happy.

"We must go to the east. Many demons and demon-faced humans must be burned, right?" Arya Santanu closed her eyes. A moment later, when the young man opened them again, Arya Santanu's eyes had turned a deep red color.

The asura had merged perfectly with the host's body. Arya Santanu's body became the perfect host for the fire demon.

"Arya, we must retrieve my fire cloak at the volcano in the southern region. We must combine all my armor to release the seal that locks my original power." Asura directed Arya Santanu's mind to look toward the large volcano in the southern region of Kulon Anyar. 

"Alright, let's go." Arya Santanu made two wings from red fire. They were shaped like the wings of a dove. He flew southward.

Elsewhere, demons named Rahu & Ketu sensed the energy of their brother. Ketu used Mayasha's mirror to see Asura's presence.

"Is this serious? Rahu! That crazy creature has come out of his prison!" Ketu looked worried.

"He's headed south, what's he doing there?" Rahu was curious. 

"Should we follow him?" Ketu turned to his brother.

"Prepare an army of undead. Tell them to head south. Take a thousand troops there, general." Rahu spoke to the general who was an undead created by the two demons.