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but then turned his head to see Venom still standing there. Venom shook his head and Nightmare took a step back.
    “Enough bullshit. Let’s see if either one of you can back up what you’ve said. Everyone make your way to the labyrinth entrance.”
    Shadow went to Leech, who was finally regaining consciousness. Leech looked up and smiled.
    “You kicked his ass, didn’t you? You barely look hurt.”
    “I got more punches in but he landed a good shot to my stomach. Still hurts a little.”
    “Is he laying face down somewhere?”
    “No. Venom stepped in and broke it up.”
    “Well that sucks, Shady. You find a good partner for the labyrinth?”
    “No. I’m pretty sure the demon I picked is going to be more trouble than he’s worth.”
    “Who?”
    Shadow smiled.
    “It’s you, dumbass. Now help me get my armor on and we’ll see what we can do about getting you some better equipment.”
    Leech looked shocked and bowed on one knee.
    “I really appreciate it, Shady. I won’t let you down.”
    “You can’t. I couldn’t think any less of you than I already do. One punch from Nightmare and you’re out cold?”
    “That asshole sucker punched me.”
    “Well redeem yourself then. Armor. Now.”
    “Sure. Right away.”
    Leech opened the bag with Shadow’s armor and polished it with his cloak. He then helped Shadow secure his armor and handed him his sword. Leech saw that there was still some extra gear in the sack.
    “Can I just go ahead and um... take what I want?”
    “Have at it.”
    While Shadow watched Leech put on a belt and attach a pair of daggers to it, he couldn’t stop thinking. Why the hell had Cain given him a scythe when he knew it would be taken away? It couldn’t be just for style points and making enemies.
    Shadow decided to look at the sword so he would at least better understand his new replacement weapon. As he looked along the blade, crimson writing started to appear and extend along the surface of the sword.
    “ Recite the story of the first murder and this weapon will become your salvation. ”
    The writing disappeared shortly after Shadow read it and he had no idea what it meant.

CHAPTER 3
    T wenty minutes flat. It was a new record for the labyrinth. Nightmare must have either run past everything in there or crushed everything in his path. For the first time since he arrived at the trials, Shadow felt a little nervous. He shook off the feeling and tried to replace it with confidence.
    Venom smiled and put his hand on Nightmare’s shoulder.
    “Well done! That was definitely worthy of the offspring of a major demon. Where’s the demon you went in with?”
    “Couldn’t protect him. The most powerful thing in the labyrinth got him shortly after we entered. There was no saving him.”
    “Well it is what it is. Don’t get cocky because there’s still two more to go. I wouldn’t enjoy having to hand your dead corpse over to your father because you got overconfident.”
    “That will never happen.”
    Nightmare was swarmed by the other demons-in-training. Everyone was eager to hear about what he met inside. Nightmare fabricated all sorts of creatures and Shadow was pretty sure he was lying about most of it. Nightmare made his way over to Shadow and Leech and flipped them off.
    “There’s the proof that I’m the most powerful demon here.”
    Shadow smiled in response.
    “So you ran screaming like a little girl from the labyrinth? I’ll bet you’ll get points docked for not killing anything.”
    “I killed everything in the maze. I left nothing alive.”
    “We’ll see what you left alive when the scores come.”
    Shadow started approaching the maze and signaled for Leech to follow. Nightmare crossed his arms and was shortly swarmed once again by the other demons-in-training. Venom waved his hand and two demons came forward to inspect their weapons. After checking Shadow’s sword and Leech’s daggers, they nodded their approval to Venom. Seeing that everything was satisfactory,