Grey Army Base, District 1, Dark Nation, England, Mid
Monday, February 11th
12:02pm
"YOU MISCARRIED AGAIN!?!" Grey Leader's voice boomed as Nicole badly flinched "YOU PATHETIC EXCUSE OF A-" as the army leader raised his hand and swung it, Lev quickly stepped in between him and Nicole, raising his own arm and blocking the blow.
They had waited a week so Nicole could properly rest as after that Tuesday last week, she grew a little sick and very weak. Lev had strongly advised she rest before telling her prick of a husband the 'sad' news, assuring her that he'll be by her side when she tells the Grey Leader.
Today, the three of them stood in the command room of the army base, Lev close by Nicole's side as she hesitantly told her husband what happened.
Now, Lev was glaring down the Grey Leader, eyes glowing dark blue as the army leader glared back at him with absolute hatred "How dare you intervene a conversation between me and my wife-" "Yes, how dare I intervene the obvious harassment and abusement you do towards your wife" the seer coldly cut off the leader. "By my knowledge of the army leaders and their rules, the leader's partner is to be treated with the most absolute respect by all, that including you" Lev hissed, reaching an arm around to keep Nicole safely behind himself "And what makes you think you can keep me from my wife?" the Grey Leader growled as Lev's glare harshened "Because I am the Jade Starling" the seer stated. "You can't harm or kill me because you need me alive for something... and you know it" Lev said, the Grey Leader's scowl harshening by the second "I understand that you want an heir, Frank, but disrespecting your wife won't help you" the seer stated "...But I might be able to help" he hesitantly spoke, immediately seeing a glint of both interest and amusement in the army leader's eyes "Go on" the Grey Leader urged. "I may be a seer, but I'm also a highly skilled medic.... the next time you try for an heir, I could monitor both Nicole and the baby, and assist in their care" Lev suggested as the Grey Leader backed off a little, lowering his arm "Right-" "However, Nicole is currently in a bad mental state and is in no condition to try again for another few months" the seer cut off the army leader "You will respect her whilst she's healing and she will tell you when she is ready to try again". Grey Leader raised a brow as Lev continued "Nicole is a human and you are a devil, you have to acknowledge the fact that compared to you, humans heal extremely slow" the seer warned as Nicole held tightly onto the arm he was using to protect her and keep her distanced away from her horrid husband. The Grey Leader thought for a moment before his eyes flicked up and over to his wife who somewhat flinched from the mere sudden eye moment "Do you agree with this arrangement, Nicole?" the leader questioned, voice almost cold as Nicole hesitantly nodded her head "Right then, I also agree with this arrangement" the Grey Leader stated, eyes flicking back to Lev. "But know that if I find out that you are attempting anything such as an escape, especially with my wife, you're a dead soul, Levan" the Grey Leader warned in a cold, harshened tone yet Lev stood his ground, keeping his harsh glare on the leader's eyes before the Grey Leader dismissed himself and walked out of the room.
"Oh my god...." Nicole finally breathed in relief, nearly falling to the ground as Lev quickly turned around and caught her "Thank you, thank you!" she cried, hugging the seer tightly as Lev carefully hugged her back "Don't thank me yet, Nicole... I've only bought you a little time" "He would've killed me if it wasn't for you" she stated, tears rolling down her face as Lev sighed. 'I need to keep the resistance quiet and get my heartstone back' the seer thought, looking down at the crying woman holding onto him 'And now, protect an innocent woman' Lev sighed again, closing his eyes "I won't let anything happen to you, I promise" he assured Nicole whilst glaring at the door 'I need to get back to the cult'.
School Fields, Ego University, Rieannie, England, Mid
Gamer held his hands out, eyes closed as he took slow, claiming breaths as he sat cross-legged on the grass, Seraphina silently sitting in front of him. After a few seconds, a small yet bright orb of light grew and flickered within the palms of Gamer's hands "Oh my god- you did it!" Seraphina exclaimed as the fallen opened his eyes, bright smile of disbelief drawn across his face as he looked down at the light he created.
Death sat at the top of the stands, looking down at the ring that held his soulstone in place.
"You hurt my friend... you deserve no mercy" Death spat before raising his right fist then punching the ground. The whole building shook as if it was being hit with a massive earthquake, and where the ripper had punched the ground, deep horrid cracks shot through the cemented flooring and up the walls...
He ran a thumb over the red stone of the ring
Both Mia and Elisa came to a dead stop as he quickly stood between them and his two friends, horridly growling at them as his hands blacken, his eyes still burning crimson. The sudden action making the two girls unknowingly take a step or two back...
His brows frowned.
"He's bluffing" Elisa stated as Mia gripped onto her arm a little tighter. "He's just standing 'guard dog' and being the overprotective dumbass he is- scaring and siking us out so we'd back off" Elisa stated right before Death's fists started glowing crimson again "That doesn't look like he's fucking bluffing, Elisa!" Mia harshly whispered as he started growling again...
"Hey" the ripper immediately snapped out of thought, lifting his head as Leo climbed the stands and sat down beside him "Everything alright?" the angel asked as Death blinked a few times, looking back down at his ring "I don't know.... a little sketched out, I guess?" the ripper shrugged his shoulders as Leo raised a brow "Sketched out? by what?" he questioned before following the demon's gaze to the red-stoned ring on his hand. "...you talking about your godstone?" "It's more than just the stone, Leo" Death stated "I get so pissed off and that's when I go into 'God Mode'?" the ripper questioned before rubbing his tired eyes "I feel like we're missing something and I can't help but worry about what will happen next" Death stated, lifting his head up and turning to Leo "They managed to kidnap an archangel and injure him- for fuck's sake, we had the chance of getting both the cult leader and Grey Leader, and we didn't" he pointed out "We didn't even get the Jade heartstone back". The rippers eyes flicked over to where Gamer and Seraphina were on the field, their other classmates training around them "...we nearly lost him- how many times am I gonna nearly lose him before-" "Okay, stop" Leo firmly told Death, placing a hand on the ripper's shoulder "Gamer's the Light Spirit, he's immortal" the angel stated as the ripper sharply bit his tongue.
"A nut-job army leader such as the Grey Leader doesn't have the ability to kill a powerful divine like Shadow" Leo stated "That fallen isn't going anywhere" he continued as Death kept his eyes on the mentioned fallen angel.
"Look after him" Michael told the ripper...
"Plus, he's got you looking out for him" Leo took his hand off the ripper's shoulder before nudging his arm "And hey, maybe this is the year you get your chance and become a certain fallen's boyfriend-" "Fuck off" Death rolled his eyes as Leo laughed a little "We're just friends" "More like 'friends with benefits'" the bleddon angel commented as the ripper almost choked. Leo smirked "Oh come on- I saw you two making out at the afterparty last year and to me, it seemed pretty heated- hey!" the angel hiss as Death slammed his heel harshly down onto Leo's foot "Alright, okay- but the hell's gonna happen, huh?" Leo questioned "You've went from a simple kiss to full-blown, extremely heated make-out sessions" the angel stated "What's gonna happen if it starts becoming more than that?".
The fallen slightly gasping as the ripper wrapped his arms around his waist, pulling him even closer. Gamer's hands blindly ran up the ripper's chest, soon finding the back of the ripper's neck and head again as Death's hands travelled up and down the fallen's back, one of his hands moving down the fallen's side, hip and stopping mid-thigh before gently holding it as Death gently laid the fallen down on the bed as he leaned over him. Bodies pushed and held close together, each other's scents and tastes rotting their senses...
Death covered his burning face, head hanging low as Leo's eyes went wide "Wait- seriously?!" "Kinda- I mean, nearly? I don't know!" Death groaned as Leo's brows frowned "What do you mean 'I don't know'? did you do it or not?" the angel questioned "...Michael fucking knocked on the door" Death mumbled, only loud enough for Leo alone to hear. The bleddon angel laughed a little, patting Death's shoulder a couple times "It's alright, mate... maybe next time-" "That's the thing about it" the ripper cut Leo off "I don't know if it was gonna go there or if we were just making out" Death stated "...you guys haven't talked about it?" Leo questioned as Death shook his head. "I don't want to make him uncomfortable, weirded out or scared- I don't want to hurt him" the ripper stated, burying his head into his hands "Talking won't hurt him, Death" Leo told him "I mean it will make him feel awkward, but it wouldn't hurt to at least talk and work it out".
Death moved his hands off his face, eyes meeting the shine of the stoned ring on his finger.
"Who'd ever want to be friends with you?" she questioned as the ripper turned his head back to her "Last I checked... your 'friends' die around you" Elisa stated...
"...what if I still manage to hurt him?" Death found himself asking as Leo sighed "I know you won't" the bleddon angel told the ripper "Because believe it or not, you have a really good heart" he stated as Death lifted his eyes, looking back over at Gamer and Seraphina, the two seeming proud as the fallen continued to show the now stable control he had of his angelic powers "...I hope so" the ripper muttered as a student from another class walked over to both Lucifer and Erik, handing them a white note.
"Akire, you're needed in the principal's office" Erik called to the witchdoctor who gave him both a nod and eye roll before heading over to them and collecting the note, then making her way over to the school buildings "What do you think that's about?" Leo questioned as Death shrugged his shoulders, following the angel's line of sight over to Akire. "Ianthe find out about her teaching Prince potions and shit?" "No- Akire got her permission for it" Leo stated as Death raised a brow "What do you mean- other than that, she's been hanging out the girls and that human" the ripper pointed out "And it's only a couple weeks into the school term-" "Maybe it's nothing bad?" Leo suggested, turning his head back to Death who just gave him a look "...right- it's Akire Shards" Leo clicked his fingers and nodded his head.
Over the three years they have been at EU, Akire had been called into Ianthe's office loads of times, and every time, it was because she had done something that both the Mid Realm and school would deem as 'bad'.
Curses and hexes on students who were either too cocky and up themselves or those who stupidly said something racist about another species of beings. Horrid pranks such as setting stink toads loose in certain people's dormitories, or rigging a narcissistic cheerleader's locker into a bomb that unleashed an awful mixture of glitter, feathers, red and black dye, stink spray and her specially formalised version gorilla glue which quickly proved to be much stronger than the classic stuff after the first twenty-four hours, on going to about two to three more days.
It has become such an occurrence, that whenever Akire's called to the office now, none of them bat an eye at it and when she came back, they'd all bet on theories of what she done before she proudly announced what she was caught for and the entire class had made a fun thrilling game of it. Yeah, they all know they shouldn't be encouraging it but like they could speak, they were just as bad with the things that they all got up to, especially since they're all teenagers.
"She didn't say she was gonna do anything-" "I don't think she has" Death interrupted Leo, glancing back over to see Akire entering the side door of one of the buildings.
Usually, she's smirking and holding back a laugh when she's called to the office, her reaction getting called now was annoyance.
Leo lifted a brow "What?" the angel questioned as Death's eyes narrowed a little in thought "Something's off" the ripper stated.
Student Dorms, Ego University, Rieannie, England, Mid
4:38pm
The entirety of class 1A stood in the boys' floor living room, awaiting for the return of the witchdoctor.
The first half-hour had been spent theorising and making bets yet now, they were all now very concerned.
"What's taking her so long? it's never this long" Asherah was the first to finally speak, majority of the others answering with 'I don't knows' before flinching or jumping as they heard the front door of the house open and close, along with the travelling footsteps that followed afterwards, soon stopping at the door of the living room and everyone turned their head. They were met with the sight of a near motionless Akire; her eyes were red, glassy and tired, face tear-streaked and numb as she held a letter and necklace within her hands. Angel immediately rushed over to Akire, giving her a tight hug as Death's eyes widened, sight setted on the familiar necklace within the witchdoctor's hands. "They... they killed her in her own shop" Akire managed to say, choking back a cry as a good chunk of her classmates covered their mouths "Akire... why do you have Xquenda's necklace?" Death questioned, being met with her gaze as her eyes started to tear up again "...no" the ripper breathed, trying to keep himself from falling to the ground, sadness yet an awful amount of anger climbing up his throat. The witchdoctor took a moment before daring to speak again "Xquenda... she was.... she was the Anyolite Starling, and Hell's oldest starling recorded" Akire stated as now Seraphina fell to the ground, tears spilling out of her eyes as she covered her mouth and clutched her chest. "This... is her heartstone" Akire said, holding the necklace up a little "And she left it to me" she stated, a minute later, her teary eyes narrowed with glaring anger "Xquenda may have not had a family, but to me and my cousin, and a couple other demons, Xquenda was like a grandmother to us.... that fucking piece of shit messed with the wrong family" Akire hissed, eyes glowing a mimicking gleam of hate.
Comments (0)
See all