10 Preparations

Everette.

"You're a bastard." Asmodeo spat in annoyance. "Thanks to you, I have to go to the human world."

I look at him with annoyance, reminding myself that he is my friend, because if I forget him I can turn him into a cockroach and crush him for eternity.

"Remember that it was you who assured them that I was the best candidate to go, I wasn't going to let you leave me all the suffering." I shrug my shoulders.

He sighs and plops down on the back of the couch he is sitting on.

"When are we supposed to leave?" he mutters angrily. "Who will take care of my playhouse? There are some bastards who are eagerly waiting for me to leave so they can find a way to win, you know better than anyone else that nobody ever wins in my playhouse."

"Aisha is already very irritating, don't add yourself to the list." I roll my eyes with annoyance.

One of my slaves materializes a short distance from where I stand.

"Great dark master." he bows. "Your father wishes to see you."

"You may leave." I indicate.

My slave disappears and I run a hand through my hair in frustration. I feel that lately everything is getting very complicated,

I need to put things in order quickly.

"Hurry up, you know Diablo hates waiting." Asmodeo reminds me.

"I'll be back soon." he nods.

I concentrate on transporting myself to my father's palace, once there, I locate his presence in one of his galleries of human corpses, I walk at a fast pace and watch him caress a decapitated head.

"It is much better to admire humans when they are dead." he comments.

"I am aware of that." I assure him.

He laughs, still not looking in my direction.

"How is your human soul?" he asks playfully.

If anyone knows how to piss me off, it's my father. After all, the Devil is in the business of bringing out the worst in us.

"She's a little overwhelmed by the intensity of my mark." I admit.

He paces, his hands clasped behind his back as he analyzes a picture that was painted with the blood of traditional witches, then slowly turns and smiles at me in a challenging manner.

"I bet you're very possessive." he raises an eyebrow.

"I inherited it from you." I say in a playful tone.

He laughs in annoyance as I fail to fall for his provocative game, instead, I remind him how in love he is with my mother and how stupid love makes him.

"Your mother is well." he informs me, changing the subject.

"I'm glad to hear it." actually, she's always fine when she's with my father.

"She wishes to see you." he warns.

"The gates of Hell will always be open to receive her."

"I believe she intends for you to go to the realm of the Celestials."

I laugh wryly and deny.

"Mother always hopes for things that will not happen." my father laughs at my comment.

"I knew you would say that." he approaches me. "I am well aware that your tolerance for Celestials is quite limited."

"I am your son after all."

He smiles with pleasure and pats me on the shoulder.

"You really are a being full of evil and discord..." he analyzes me. "I couldn't be prouder."

"Do you think that pride can persuade you to cancel my trip to the human realm?" I ask hopefully.

He denies with regret.

"You know that everyone trusts you to be the most capable of catching our beast."

"But I am the least able to tolerate humans." I rebut. "Father, you know that those beings...."

"They're pathetic." Complete pathos for me. "You haven't lived with them since the beginning of their existence, you don't even know how stupid they can be."

"I think I have an idea..." I narrow my eyes.

He laughs.

"I just wanted to inform you that you are free to bring those who you think might be of help to you. "

I nod reluctantly.

"My trip will be very soon, I will do my best to return as soon as possible. "

"I count on that." He nods formally. "May darkness meet your path."

"And guide my destiny." I answer before I materialize far away from his abode.

I decide to show up at Shameena's home, I enter the huge crystal building with a relaxed step, the usual atmosphere of sophistication floods me, she always has several of the most recognized demons as guests, so there are always many present.

"This is a surprise." her voice says behind my back, I smile mischievously and turn around to meet her, who practically rapes me with her eyes.

"I am well aware that my presence is always welcome." I say confidently.

"I couldn't refuse." she shrugs her shoulders and smiles flirtatiously. "Where is your soul?"

I immediately remember that Aisha is in my abode resting, I curse under my breath when I remember that Asmodeo is there as well. It's only a matter of time before he goes and annoys her.

"For the moment I needed a rest, so I decided to come and ask you for a favor."

She tosses her hair back and crosses her arms expectantly at my request.

"What can I do for you?"

"I need you to come to the human realm with me."

She raises her eyebrows in surprise, and no wonder, the fact that I am going to the human realm is already something very unusual.

"Why would we go?" she asks confused.

I get closer until my lips brush against her ear, and I notice how her body tenses with that simple touch.

"One of the hell beasts escaped that way." I whisper.

She pulls away abruptly.

"How is that possible? The beasts are guarded, they cannot simply escape."

"Actually everything is very complicated, it is suspected that a Celestial has been corrupted, most likely he plans to use the beast to generate disturbances and thus cast doubt on the ability of the demons to control it."

She puts a hand to her lips and caresses them thoughtfully.

"And to think that the Celestials always boast of their perfection." she rolls her eyes.

"You know that even the purest strength can be corrupted." she smiles mischievously.

"Why do you need me to go with you?"

"My father authorized me to take with me anyone who might be of use to me. You are quite used to dealing with men."

"You know my relationships with humans are different." She laughs flirtatiously.

I bet they are.

"Somehow, you're familiar with it, so you'll come with me and Asmodeus."

She grimaces.

"Why are you taking that useless guy?" she asks irritated.

I laugh, I know very well that Asmodeus and Shameena have a very strained relationship, however it is still considered a friendship.

"He was the one who got me involved in all this." I inform her. "And as you know, I couldn't let him get away with it. "

She laughs and nods.

"I guess I can go with you."

I smile with pleasure.

"Great, get whatever you need ready, we'll be leaving very soon." I turn to leave the place. "May darkness be on your way.

"And guide my destiny." I listen to her reply before walking away while dodging the crowd.

Once outside, I remember that Azael asked me to pay a visit to the realm of the fallen, he had to talk to me about my journey. I decide to soar and fly to his domain.

Once I get close to the border, I can see him, so I decide and walk until I am in front of him.

"I plan my departure to be prompt, so I came at your call." I inform him.

He nods gratefully.

"Are you absolutely sure you can tolerate humans?" he asks nervously.

It's no secret that when my patience is completely exhausted, bad things can happen.

"I consider these creatures to be created for destruction." I shrug my shoulders. "However, my goal is to return the beast to its place."

He holds out a transparent sphere.

"Lilith forged it." he explains. "She said that when you need to remember Hell, you can use it. "

I laugh at how complicated she makes things. My family loves drama.

"I thank you for tolerating her request." I smile slightly.

"I couldn't refuse the orders of the specter of the night." he assures me.

"She can be very persuasive." I nod in agreement.

"When was the last time you visited the human realm?"

"About a century ago." I say, remembering my last tedious visit.

"Things have changed a lot." he warns me.

"Don't worry, I am well aware that humans get worse with the decades."

He sighs but nods.

"You know I am at your disposal, but bringing in the armies of darkness will create chaos."

I am aware that the Infernal armies are trained for complete destruction, bringing that to the human realm will be very entertaining but catastrophic.

I laugh and give him a pat of thanks.

"I know very well that your work is tedious enough as it is, I will take care of everything."

"May the darkness meet you on your path."

"And guide my destiny."

(...)

The human kingdom, I understand perfectly why everyone feels so dismayed by my visit, I am one of the many demons that consider humans a mere speck in the world, something that is not worth doing anything for. Although my discomfort will be very great, what worries me most is to take Aisha, I know I can't leave her, firstly because she is still very vulnerable, and secondly because I would go crazy being so far away from her.

But I have concentrated on eradicating humanity from her thoughts, taking her would mean going backwards in the little progress I have made so far. But I know that my duty is to maintain order in Hell and it will not be until the beast is imprisoned again.

Fortunately I arrived before Asmodeus had the idea of going to prey on my soul, after a few hours discussing details of the journey, he went to supervise his playhouse.

Just now I find myself sitting with my eyes fixed on Aisha, she is sleeping peacefully, her lips are much pinker than when I arrived, so her strength has increased. Something inside me stirs, I can't believe I have managed to spend so much time in someone's company for so long. She is the most insecure and fearful girl in all the realms, of that I am sure.

The mark of a demon begins to consume her little by little, first with the overprotectiveness that becomes possessive, and I am more than sure that we are about to enter the phase of desire.

The sight of her lying there in a satin nightgown makes me want to rip off anything that keeps me from seeing her completely. I watch as the valley of her breasts peeks out, I immediately stand up and back away a little.

I'm turning into a fucking psycho, and not in a good way.

She lets out a sigh that is akin to a moan, my breathing quickens. I walk slowly towards her, every part of my body screaming at me to wake her up with a breath-stealing kiss and makes her mine in every way possible.

It would be delicious to hear her sigh under my body...

I run a hand over my face with exasperation and quickly move out of the room, if I stay any longer, I am sure that she herself will not stop me from doing what I wish, but I do not want to let myself be guided by the forces of my demonic mark.

"Master, the weapons you requested are already in your room." my slave speaks as he appears in front of me.

I nod and he disappears.

I think it is never too much to take a few weapons to a good house.

I have too much tension in my system, I want to end this once and for all, but something inside me has a bad feeling, it seems crazy that a Celestial has been corrupted.

What could tempt him to do something wrong?

Celestials have unwavering morals, they really are content with the simple pleasure of doing good.

Boring.

But in this case, I feel that something really peculiar is going on, there is something that no one has seen, neither the most powerful Celestials, nor my father, is something that I have to discover, and I am more than sure that this will require my presence in the human realm for a long time, the simple idea repulses me, but I don't have too many options.

Something tells me that someone wishes to have access to the demonic forces of Hell, these are dark powers that consume to the point of delirium, the being that comes in contact with it, ceases to be himself to become dark energy.

That will not be good for any of the kingdoms.