Azrael
The answer he had received from Cerbin weighed heavily on the Demon Kings mind. So my daughters an exorcists how ironic a mirth filled smile dared to play at the corner of his lips. By that time he was back in the throne room and had thrown off the cloak. Thus resulting in his illusion to shatter and revealing a regular demon. Leaning his head forwards so that his hair provided a curtain to hide his face, Azrael's shoulders began to shake slightly until finally it turned violent and a low laugh escaped him. Then that too changed in tone as his laugh began to sound crazy with its crackling sound. However just as soon as it had started it ended with the coming of a surge of power.
Straightening up, Azrael peered through his fingers a cold look in his eyes. "What in Hell's name was that?" The power spike was familiar, one he had felt only a few times in his short life. Bringing his hand to clutch his chin, he began to rub it absent-mindedly while trying to remember. "Bah! This isn't the time to worry of that now. I need to get ready to deal with the Princess when she comes."
Bavol
With Yeu having taken his leave, and the remainder of her day offering very little in the way of amusement and entertainment - at least for the time being - Bavol realized that perhaps now was a wise opportunity to pay a visit to Satan and delve into the reasons behind their prompt return to Inferno. Although by no means was being in the presence of Satan a complete joy for the young female - mainly due to his intimidating nature and high authority over her - a chance meeting with their leader without the continuous squabbles of the other two princes was something that the girl could not pass up easily. Or at the very least she hoped the boys would not be present. With this in mind the princess dismissed herself from her circles promptly, making herself look presentable beforehand, and began to make her way over to where she knew to find Satan.
It wasn’t difficult in locating the demon. After all, Satan was rather easy to find in Inferno.
Upon entering the room which housed their ruler the princess cautiously walked across the room and slowly approached the powerful figure as he sat. On first glance the demon seemed away with his thoughts momentarily, causing Bavol to wisely think before daring to speak to the intimidating older male.
“Satan,“ She spoke with a soft tone, her eyes gradually raising their stare to briefly glimpse at the other demon. When about to continue she paused suddenly, hesitant at first, before a cheeky smirk edged it’s way to her lips. “So… a little birdie told me you wanted to see me?“ Allowing only a mere moment of silence to pass between the pair the young female opened her mouth once more and continued with, “I believe the sudden departure from the human realm was a little uncalled for, Sir. Everything was going well and working out for us, and there was so much more we could have done… if given time.“
Though seemingly spirited and confident in her words the princess knew not to over step her mark in regards to Satan. The demon was unpredictable in his ways, a trait which unnerved the female to a degree and gave her reason to worry. And yet, regardless of the feeble attempts to shelter the truer emotions of which she had now come to feel towards the human world it was rather evident in her approach how much the girl wished to have remained longer within said world.
His eyes flickered to where the Princess stood. The corners of his lips curled slightly, realizing the girl’s intentions of expressing herself. It was quite obvious how much she wished to have stayed longer in the Human realm but he cared not for her newfound interest. Rubbing his fingers against the bridge of his nose, for a moment he let it show of how tired he was. “I see, so you’re saying me bringing you back was uncalled for. I’ll take that at face-value but I have my reasons some of which do not concern you.” Turning his head to look at her directly with a look of boredom, he continued to speak. “Tell me, what else could you have done besides killing the Lesser’s. I did ask that you bring them back alive something you failed at doing, but I guess your first assignment to the Human realm didn’t go without its merits.”
Rocking forwards, Azrael stood up from his seat and crossed the small dial until he stood in front of the Princess. Looking down at her, he kept his hands behind his back and passed her by. Walking to the doorway, Azrael stopped, looking over his shoulder at her with something of an irritated look. “Well are you coming or not?” Leaving the door open for her to pass through, Azrael continued to walk almost aimlessly through his home. Finally they reached a balcony that looked up at the blood streaked sky. Placing his hands far apart on either side of the ledge he breathed in then out. “I’m sure you felt that surge of power from earlier.” He paused long enough for his statement to sink in before continuing. “I may have an assignment for you Princess of Air, but whether or not you choose to take it upon yourself to get to the root of the problem is up to you. I want you to travel to the Human realm and find the source of the power surge. It wasn’t something a mere human could conjure, not even with a summon or if they were half-lings. Find the source, watch it, and report back to me, is that understood?”
Bavol stood somewhat anxiously as she quietly observed the small gestures that the older demon demonstrated, the figure seemingly giving off a hint of tiredness about himself, if not perhaps boredom. To his response however, and with little thought, the princess merely offered, “We could have done… so much more… possibly…“ Towards the end her voice faded to barely a whisper upon the realization of the pointlessness of her own argument. “Fair enough, Satan.“ And yet with the subtle hint of a compliment the girl sweetly smiled to herself knowing that it was perhaps the most amount of praise she’d receive from their ruler. Perhaps he is not the big bad ruler that many have him down for. She amusingly thought.
It had took the princess a few slow moments to finally acknowledge that Satan had moved from his seat and positioned himself over by the doorway - passing the female in the process. It was only when he spoke that the girl finally snapped into action and promptly shuffled herself over to his side before the demon continued on his way. “Of course I am coming.“ She assured before following on closely.
A short amount of time had come to pass until the pair had reached a balcony of some sort that stood beneath the sky above. Walking over and leaning against the frame Bavol gazed somewhat dreamily towards the red heavens that loomed over her and all the while listened keenly as Satan spoke. In response she offered a simple nod and said, “Yeah, I felt it. Though I wasn’t really thinking much about it.“ Curious as to what their ruler was meaning the young princess shifted her stare and focused on the figure beside her, although her eyes soon widened with both excitement and confusion to what he said next. “You really want me to find the source of the power? Well… I mean… I would be thrilled to take the assignment!“ Despite her initial doubts the girl had seemingly overcome such issues rather quickly - perhaps the thought of revisiting the human realm was simply too appealing to refuse. “But how will I know what caused the power surge or what it looks like… then again I suppose that is the point of the assignment, isn’t it? I‘ll have to figure that out...“
When turning and readying to depart Bavol stopped suddenly, turning her head to face Satan once more. “Oh, how long would I be expected to be in the human realm for? And should I find the source of the power surge should I interact with the subject? Entirely for information gathering purposes… of course.~“
If he wasn't Satan, Azrael may have smiled at her ethusiam. " That would be the point." Azrael watched her as the Princess turned ready to depart but something stopped her and she faced him once more. Bringing a hand to his chin, while the other supported his elbow it was obvious he was thinking. "I'll give you a month but I expect you to send reports of your progress every week. Upon finding a lead I'll give you extra time."
Pausing for a short moment, he continued, "You may interact with it, however I will be entrusting you with the decision to destroy the subject if they prove to be harmful to Inferno. Find its weaknesses, its strength so that we may know how to deal with it if it ever does become a problem. You will be leaving the day after tomorrow, and you may bring your servant if you wish. Just know you will be responsible for any actions he takes as you will be representing Inferno in this matter." Turning away from Bavol it was clear from his demeanor that he no longer wished to speak with her.
Once she left, Azrael stared out into the red sky hoping she wouldn't come across his daughter. With a tired sigh and a bow of his head he began to mumble to himself. "Hanael what are we going to do with our daughter." Letting his shoulders fall, Azrael walked to his chambers for the night.
Every now and again Bavol would offer a mere nod in rhythm with the words of Satan as a sign of showing that she was paying close attention as the older demon spoke. This certainly seems more of a big deal that I originally thought. I mean I knew it was somewhat of the importance but Satan is really putting effort into this assignment… meaning I cannot really afford to fail. With a slightly uneasy sign the princess gave a final nod of her head before bowing to the male. When it became apparent that he no longer wished her presence Bavol quietly muttered, ”I understand Satan… I‘ll do as you wish.“ Not really desiring to linger around where she was not wanted the princess took her leave at that moment and made her way from the balcony quietly without disturbing their ruler.
As she left the princess had already decided to proceed onward and continue on her way back to her own circles once more, allowing herself some time to think over the assignment and what would be required in completing such a task. Since she still had over a day or so until departing for the human realm the princess figured she could afford to take her time and even discuss the assignment with Yeu once he returned from what it was he was doing. In the mean time however, until further required the princess had opted to retire to her bed chambers and take yet another well deserved rest for now. Upon entering her circles she immediately ventured to her lair of slumber and quickly grew comfortable a top her bed sheets.