Brenhin's Story

A great bellowing laugh could be heard in the deep pits of Hell. Very deep in the pits of a certain Demon King. Wide rivers of fire split the surrounding land and huge plumes of flames reached into the blackened sky, thick with the smoke produced. In the deepest and most unreachable of the great valleys was a great plain in the centre of which was a hill, a large wall of fire created a semi-circle cutting off most of it expect from one route. On the summit of this hill sat a huge Black obsidian throne, roughly cut and backed with fire. On this throne sat the giant Demon King Brenhin, ancient and indomitable.

The Demon King smiled as he watched a large crystal floating on its own power, through it he could see the damage being caused on earth by the Demons let loose, a small amount really compared to what could one day be set forth. With a wave of his hand the image changed and he saw one of the Seven. "So. Our lord and master has brought his children through of their own free will. An interesting plan but I am interested where this will be going." His great angry voice sounded like two boulders falling over a long cliff. He was talking more to himself than to the large amount of Demons gathered on the plain in front of him

He waved his hand again and the view changed to that of one of the Seven, a boy. Though he didn't yet know it the boy in question was call Sebastian. "Yes him. He will be a very useful tool if used right." He lent back into his throne and waved the orb away then turned to a large portion of the Demons. Find him. And bring him." He pointed almost lazily to one of the cliff faces a way a way facing towards the throne. To there, I desire to meet him. The Demons chattered with glee at the thought that they were the ones being given an order and quickly rushed off leaven Brenhin to plan.

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Several of the cars took off, speeding away from the Warehouse fater than the Demons could chase, although this was only a temporary thing, the minor Demons, having eaten everything and everyone inside the Building, and still thirsting for the blood of Exorcists, pursued the Cars down through the tunnel. It was dark in the tunnel, only lit up by the dim lights on either side of the walls, and a centered line of lights stretching along the roof, the entire length of the tunnel.

The Cars easily caught up to the female on the Motorbike, and Deon actually took the time to look at her, now that he had some time to. 'Hmm, not bad, but not amazingly attractive either, maybe I should give her a hand or something?'. Deon pondered this, until something hit the back of the truck, knocking him into reality and annoying him somewhat. He looked up just in time to see the swarm of Demons close in, sticking together and transforming into one to slam into the car once more. The Phoenix Boy had a few seconds to realise what they were doing, groan in annoyance, and kick a door off of the side of the car, before the demons hit again, flipping it over and sending flames flying through the tunnel, incinerating and illuminating Humans, Demons and other Vehicles alike.

"Damn, I liked that Car, and I didn't get to finish my goddamn drink".

If the female on the bike had decided to look up at that second, she would have seen a shadow flying over her, landing on yet another Car, and pull out two revolvers from seemingly nowhere. The figure grinned savagely, leaning into the roof on one of the Cars, before he pulled his head out and took aim. There was a mask covering his face this time, hiding all but the blue and gold eyes, and the vicious smile.

"Now, shall we have some fun? The Executioner has.... arrived!".

The sound of bullets hammering through the bodies of the Demons could be heard by all, echoing mercilessly throughout the tunnel. The attacking gunner seemed to be dancing in the air and on the cars roof, all the while humming loudly, as if he was waiting for something. He felt the powers of his bloodline awaken, and a savage growl arose from his throat. He hated using it as much as the next person, which, apparently, wouldn't be that much at the time, but he needed too all the less. Well, he would've had to, except he remembered something.

The Gunner sheathed his Revolvers, palming himself in the face in a way that said 'How the fuck did I forget about that!'. He pulled something out of his Pocket, and flicked it in his hands a few times. "I'll probably just be able to blame all of this on Illusion, or make somebody else an 'awesome demon-killing dude', but I can't let them know about me yet. Not until I'm more well acquainted with them, and I'm able to ditch the WDL".

The boy pulled his hood on further, hoping that nobody had noticed who it was that had decided to murder a gaint amount of the Demons following them. He pulled the pin and threw it, waiting.

Five.
Four.
Three.
Two.
One.
...

"Did I pull the pi- Whoa!".

The boy shielded his eyes against the brilliant glare, as the holy water and shrapnel burst from the tiny canister, shredding through the hordes of Demonic enemies and leaving their torn, bloodied bodies littering the floor of the Tunnel. The boy grinned as the light faded, and the demons finally relented their attacks. "Damn, if I hadn't remembered my Grenade, I would've been given away. Oh well, it's just a little favor of mine to the WDL, saving their goddamn asses".

The Boy sighed and shook his head, leaping down into the open rooftop window of the limousine he was on. He was angered, and wondering how the hell the Exorcists had even become such, when a high voice, dripping with slight amusement, spoke to him from the darkness.

"I'd congratulate you, Hikari, but I'm not sure I like you yet".

Deon, or Hikari, as the Exorcists knew and spoke of him as, turned to the girl, Illusion, and gave her the bird. He wasn't very fond of her mind games, and the fact that she always eyed him oddly, in fact, he didn't like her much at all, although her eyes were pretty.

Deon thought to Himself. 'Well, she isn't that bad, after all, she's probably just like me somehow. Or maybe... that spark in her eyes betrays her somewhat. And I'm sure that I'll know her when I get my memories back, stupid WDL blocking them! Gah, I just want to fucking murder them, tear their throats out and strangle them with their own organs!'

"But then I wouldn't get them back, and I'd be screwed forever".

Deon reclined in his chair, whilst Illusion mumbled something about returning to the Academy early to sign some enrollment plans... 'Wait... what? Enrollment plans!? I have to go to them WDL's Academy now? As a Student? Fuck that!...Wait, no. This is just what I need, to scope my Sisters and Brothers out, to find and weaknesses and destroy them'.

Deon would've opened his eyes again, but sleep was claiming him, and he fell into a restful slumber.





Illusion vanished from the Limo as soon as Deon had fallen asleep, watching as Arthur sent out the beam that would open the portal to the WDL's Main Academy, and where they Children would be safe, or so they thought. Illusion smiled at the stupidity of the WDL's Leader, Arthur had foolishly trusted her enough to allow her to oversee the Academy, and the occupants. Most of which weren't Demonic, and almost all were fully Human. She closed her eyes, a dark smile on her face, and let the shadows consume her.

"Ahhh, my Daughter, what have you found? You, the embodiment of Lies and Deception herself, have succeeded in your mission?"

"Indeed, I have, my Father, my Lord. Five of your Seven Children have been found. Two are coming to you, and the rest are joining those idiotic Warriors of the Divine Light. Sadly, one of those is also one of your eldest Children. Him".

"That is only troublesome due to his memory loss.... Send for Loki, ask him to see the Council immediately. I shall send you as my representative".

Illusion turned, and with the click of her fingers, and a grin on her face, summoned a Demon, a timid fellow with a life to live and a family to care for. He would work nicely for Loki.

"Find Loki, tell him that the Council wishes to see him and his idiot Brother, and then return to me with news".

The Demon stammered his reply, and left, disappearing to find Loki.

"This is working well, it is. Isn't that right, Deon? Something tells me that Loki will be looking forward to seeing you again".

A smile snaked it's way across her face, spreading until it took up the entire width, literally from ear to ear. A laugh began to slide out of her vocal cords, an unsettling laugh that depicted a young girl ruined and crushed by hatred and rape, of a taste for blood, and her fight for life, and it all ended with nothing but insanity. The insanity that could infect anybody, and had infected everyone at some point, the Illusions of grandure and lustre that proved to be nothing but false hopes and the beliefs of the idiot population. When it ended, she vanished, as if she was never there.

Just like a true Illusion, because they never really are there.

:: Sebastian could still only see the blackness around them as they continued to walk, his head looking around for any signs of activity. "Why can't I see anything?" He asked the wandering eye, who continued to lead the way. "Ah, yes, that is because you are a human. Because of this, you cannot see what really goes on in hell, but you can see what appears in front of you. You see, if you could hear the human souls that have been thrown down here, like I can, then you would know that they are screaming themselves to death. In other words, hell is a horrible place for humans, and until your ready, let's just say your father would prefer you in one piece." It told him, Sebastian nodding in response as he glanced back to hear someone else. "Who's that...?" He asked mainly himself. "Must be a new ally of yours, a 'brother' perhaps? Oh well, your father will send someone to retrieve him." It told him. "Like you?" "No, you are the special one, my boy. I was granted permission to help you since your, well, more unique then the others let's say. Now, what about that woman?" It asked him, trying to hide the obvious laughter that was coming up. "Why do you suddenly care?" "It's a little odd, isn't it? How you took interest in just her and none of the others there, that leader --" "Wanted to shoot him." "-- That girl with him --" "Could care less about whores." "-- Or any of the other children there for that matter?" "They have already proven to be idiots in one way or another, I do not care for them, I would be better off without them." He told the voice, as he could hear it chuckling away now from his response.

"Tell me, does she remind you of anyone?" It asked him. "...Maybe." He said, unsure of himself whether to trust the eye or not, but then, wasn't the eye already a part of him? He was confused, was the eye thing a guide to him, a part of him, could he only see it, could he only tell it even existed? He shook his head, his head hurting as he heard the thing chuckle again. "You'll figure it out." It told him as if it had already read his mind. "None of the other humans will be able to see me, not even the children, but other demons like the demon kings can, or your father. In a way, I don't even exist to humanity, well, except you of course." He felt one of his brows raise in response to something he said. "Demon kings...?" He asked it. "Ah, I forgot about that. The Demon Kings are the people who rule over sections of hell, unlike your father who's considered a Demon God in his own right. In a way, he is, but at the same time, he himself is very limited to what he can do. If it weren't for the first demons, who at the time were in smaller numbers but were stronger and smarter then most of hell, he would of never obtained the power he did over hell. We'll talk about that more later, show me something about why you care for this person."

He remembered that day, the day he had gotten home to his ill mother, who's beauty shined above any human's he had ever seen, it was as if she was an angel in her own right. Running over to sit beside her, he smiled as she touched his cheek, a boy who hadn't even turned six and yet was running about helping his mother. "Welcome home." She said, as he put down the basket beside her head. "Thank you, they look lovely." She told him with a gentle voice that sounded as if she were always singing, birds would occasionally chirp in tune with her, oh how the town was going to miss her unnatural beauty. "Can you do mommy a favor, and hum like she taught you to?" He nodded as he ran over to the window and opened it to let the light in, all the while humming away the only thing he could produce from his throat until he was ten years old, which would be long after his mother was gone. He watched her close her eyes and smile as she heard his humming, seeming to be at peace. Once he stopped, she opened her eyes and sighed out happily. "Thank you. Do you mind washing the clothes for me?" She asked him, he nodded all too eagerly as she let out a little laugh from this. "Such a gentleman." She said to him a little quieter now, as he ran outside while avoiding the terrible thought she would die in her deathbed only three days later. This was how life had been for young Sebastian, even at birth he had struggled against life. In some ways, he is an abomination put upon the earth, but in many ways, he is perhaps one of the most unique of mother nature's children.

"So that's why." The voice rang out as he shook his head, entering back into reality as he heard the voice chuckling once again. "She reminds you of your mother?" It asked him, as he turned his eyes away from it. "Ohh, I see now. it's because you couldn't save your mother that you hold something dear for this woman, as if she were in a similar situation?" It asked him, as he closed his eyes tightly. "Ahh yes, that is it! And you don't want just a mother figure, you want her to be at your side, right?" It told him, chuckling away as he looked back forward to see the strangest creatures he had ever seen run towards him. "There you are!" It shouted to him, the creatures stopping near him as they looked like they had been running for ages. "Speak." The eye said to him, as they looked around for a source to the voice, but could find none. "We -- we were sent here by Lord Brenhin to retrieve you, sir." They said, as the voice chuckled a bit out of this. "Ahh, so we must visit one of the Demon Kings themselves? Fine, but do us both a favor, and go back for another child. Guide him to Brenhin's castle, I will guide the boy." Once again confusion ran amongest them, but they nodded and quickly went off without even so much as another glance at the boy. "What's up with them...?" He asked the eye quietly. "It's hard being a low level demon like them, they even make one mistake and someone may kill them and easily replace them. Like I said, hell is in very bad times, but the Demon Kings make up for that I suppose, even if they are few in numbers now." It spoke out as it guided him through the flames around him.

Once they had arrived at the castle, the flames subsided and left the castle visible to Sebastian. He looked at it with great awe, it was the first thing he had saw in hell, and while the creatures from before had spooked him, they looked more funny then they did terrifying. However, something in here made him shiver, the eye noticed this and drifted over his right shoulder in response. "Stay calm now, my boy. A first impression is always the best, and I do mean that." It chuckled darkly from it's sense of humor, Sebastian wondered if it even had one, hell he thought it might of been serious somewhere in those words. "Go, and do remember not to look him in the eyes unless he gives his word. When he gives his word to you that he won't kill you, only then may you look into Brenhin's eyes." It told him quietly as they approached the demonic castle. "Why is that?" He asked the eye with worry. "Because while you still have your father's blood in you, Brenhin does things on his own at times, even some things that your father has grown most upset about with him, oh, do forgive me if you get confused with this whole father thing, but it is how he must be referred to. Oh, and try not to mention anything about heaven and it's angels or it's ruler, remember this is hell my boy, your views on life will change all in this one day. And do not worry about the woman, I am making sure she stays safe." It told him, as he looked at it curiously. "How can you do that?" He asked, as it chuckled once more. "I am partially to blame for you being here, but I needed to give you a fighting chance. You can only wield one ability, and it won't even be able to be used in your human form. Well, you are full of surprises, so who knows, give it several years and you might get a spark." It chuckled one last time as he entered into the castle of hell. And there he saw before him Brenhin, or who he guessed was Brenhin, sitting on his throne as he could see the gigantic demon's form. If there was anything close to the devil in this place, it was Brenhin. He avoided Brenhin's eyes to the best of his ability as he was told, the eye floating by his shoulder still as it looked up at Brenhin. "Well, someone looks comfy today." It spoke out on it's own, as it floated above the other shoulder. "King Brenhin, I would like to introduce you to one of the children, Sebastian. I hope you aren't trying anything against his father's wishes, after all we both know the last time you spoke out against him, don't we?" It couldn't help but chuckle, knowing Brenhin couldn't harm it without hurting the boy, but it also knew when to stop. "Now then, jokes aside, perhaps you could give a reason why you have the boy here?" It asked him, watching around for any suspicious movements, as Sebastian held his ground, too scared to even try to get down on to his knees, heck he thought it was polite, but then again this was hell, so all he could do was stand like an idiot. ::

The giant Demon chuckled as he turned to look at his younger and much smaller brother. "You never where one for the old ways were you brother." He shifted in his throne. "And since when did you." He pointed at Loki. "Care much for the matters in which I work in, that is unless you are after something." He enjoyed talking the much smaller Demon, despite the difference of appearance they were both quiet similar in their ways.

He Looked around scenting the air. "When you live in a land constantly ablaze you get used to the smell, although I am the one who caused most of the fires here." He then waved at Loki clearly wishing him to be gone. "Tell the council that I will be present at the allotted time, and I wish for no more disturbances until then." He sounded angry which only made his voice even harsher.

It didn't take long for Sebastain to turn up, with some form of guide on the boys shoulder, he smiled to himself and shifted so his chin was resting on his right fist, sparks and embers flew from the contact. "I am not blind I called for the boy to be brought here." It was clear he was talking as if Sebastian wasn't even there. "And don't think me ignorant either lesser creature, besides I was not the one to fall that day, simply one of my weaker brothers hardly fit for the title of Demon King." He then looked at Sebastian as if he had only just entered the room. "My reasons as always are my own, however I will tell you that I find something... Useful in this boy." He snorted in a slight annoyance at the boys lack of any sort of initiative, clearly he had not been taught how to great a better in the Demon world but then again he was only human. "Now then, who are you exactly?" He looked at the eye again. "I would rather you would be gone."

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:: Sebastian was way out of his league here, he felt as if his entire world was collapsing and he couldn't do anything to stop it. Watching the two demons bicker with each other was something that made him feel his heart start to beat within his head, although he couldn't physically feel it happening. What was happening to him? Was hell having some sort of unusual effect on him? He couldn't tell, he had to keep his cool, so he wouldn't get eaten. At this, he felt a hand drop down on his head as he looked over to see Loki, his brows raising as he walked away and went with the other 'child' as they were called. Sebastian may have been the youngest, he thought to himself at least he was, but that didn't mean he was the weakest. Nor was he going to allow himself to be, but this place was no where near where he wanted to go. All he wanted to do was get to know that woman more, he shuddered as he collapsed on to his knees, finally realizing the truth. He knew why he had been sent down here, looking down at his tattoo's, he realized that maybe this was to grant him power to help her. Maybe, in some sick twisted way, hell was actually being allowed to destroy those accursed corrupted holy men who believed they were following god. Was the only way to stop them to join forces with the devil himself? Was he doomed to never see her again, but be like a guardian angel from the sidelines? He refused to become a shadow in the sidelines, he refused to be ignored. He would meet her again, and he would get to know her name, just as she would get to know his. And he would get her to giggle, just once, he would.

The eye watched Loki carefully as he walked over towards Sebastian, watching then as he walked away with Chang. Then it looked over towards Brenhin, seeming to almost hold back a chuckle that was coming up. "Well, looks like your brother's been quite busy, hasn't he?" It asked him, floating above Sebastian's head now as it continued to watch Brenhin. "In a response towards your earlier question, or rather harsh statement about me, I believe I cannot even if I could. For you see, the head master himself, that being devil, has ordered me to be the boy's guide from here on out. I am to always be with him in hell and on earth, so it looks like I'm stuck here. Oh, do you not like that Brenhin?" It taunted him a bit, seeming to chuckle with delight a bit as it floated up a little more so Brenhin would stop having to look down always at it. "Or would you rather I personally call the master himself to your place and we have the meeting here, oh I don't think you would like him to discover what you've been doing, or have him get on your nerves because of one mistake you made, right?" With that, it chuckled and lowered down to the boy's shoulder. "Now then, seeing as how we are running out of time and the boy needs to get use to your, well, rather 'sudden' appearance, I will talk for him. Right, Sebastian?"

He looked over towards the eye again, feeling his chest rise and fall as he kept on his knees now, only just figuring out what was going on now. He gave a short little nod towards the eye, looking back towards the demon king known as Brenhin. Then he suddenly rose up on to his feet as the eye widened a bit at this, watching him as Sebastian regained his breath. "...Lord Brenhin, is it? I would like to know more about hell and my father before I go to meet him. I would also like to know more about what I am... And what it means." He dared not stare into the demon king's eyes, for even glancing at them made his legs shiver, but he stood his ground all the same, trying to look as bold as he could get. He didn't want to appear weak before this demon any more, but at the same time, he also didn't want to insult him, for he knew nothing about a demon king's standards, rules, and things like that. He thought back to the organization simply known as the WDL, and he thought about how they were corrupted and needed to be stopped. If joining with these demons and the devil was the only way to do, so be it. The woman appeared in his mind again, looking at him briefly before walking away, and the chains that suddenly began to wrap around her unnoticed, the collar being slammed around her neck as a dark gate slowly closed before him with three keylocks. That's when he knew he would save her, somehow he would get her out of that hell and let her be free again. He didn't bother to glance over at the eye as he heard it chuckle a bit, probably at what he had just thought, but it didn't matter to him. Even if it was just some stupid crush, even if he was the one who had to be crushed for the price of freedom, the reward would be worth it.

In a matter of seconds, a memory passed by, although it felt like a lifetime ago. He was now alone at the orphanage at the age of ten, a young looking boy now having grown since his mother's death, and how he loathed the fact she would never see him like this. The orphanage had allowed him to stand outside with an empty old cup, as today his clothes were a little dirty from standing out there so long, it had already been two hours and yet he had only gotten three cents. Running over towards a person, he stopped and walked along them as he rattled the cup a bit while looking innocently up at them. But as he tied this, he felt a hand press against his face and push him aside, his back hitting a wall as he felt himself slide down in to a sitting position. He shook his head as he got up and looked at the cup, only to find it empty again, and in a panic he looked around for the three cents, but they were already gone. His hard work had been wasted now, and feeling so pathetic about it, he walked back to the orphanage with a still empty cup. And that's when one of the people saw him and ran out, kneeling down in front of him as he felt his shoulders grabbed. "My child, what are you doing out here still?! You look so dirty, so tired, and so hungry! Why do you do this to yourself?" She asked the young Sebastian, as he looked down at the cup in response and held it out for her. "I'm helping raise money for her operation." He told the woman, her eyes widening as a sad look came across her face, her grip tightening a bit on his shoulders.

"You don't need to raise the money, we only need three more dollars. She'll be fine, we'll pay the three dollars and she'll have the operation tomorrow, and she will be fine." She tried to tell him, but Sebastian felt this was too important. "But you don't need to waste your money, I can get the three dollars. I want to help, please, let me help her." The girl they spoke about was a young orphan girl, two years younger then Sebastian, who had caught a fatal disease, and only this operation could save her life. Sebastian had met her before, the most recent being when he found her in that bed, coughing occasionally into the air, her arms unable to move. He had spoken with her, and how he was finally happy to have another child as a friend, his first real friend in so long. The woman smiled sadly at him, oh how it made him want to cry now. "You have already helped her so much, all you can do now is come inside and wait. You need a bath, and what would she think if she found you all dirty like this?" He smiled at her lightly as she took the cup and lightly took his hand, taking him along inside. Of course, she had the operation and in three months she recovered, all during this time her and Sebastian grew closer together, having so much fun. Then two months later, she was adopted. But they made a promise, that she would visit three times a year, and she almost did. Sometimes, she wasn't able to make it during some visits. Sometimes, it had to be moved to a later date. He remembered the last visit he got from her, only six months ago. Did the WDL intend to kill her off to get to him, did some horrible menace intend to kill her, or eat her? He would not allow it, even if it meant death, somewhere in his heart he knew that by saving the woman and destroying the WDL, he would also be saving a life long friend.

Brenhin shook his head, slightly annoyed at Loki daring to threaten him. He let it slip this time but Loki's time would one day run out, if only I am there to see it, he mused to himself. He chuckled to himself however as he saw Sebastian fall to his knees, so the children can be affected by even my weakest power, good then no-one can stop it save the strongest Demon Kings. His smile faded when the guide was foolish enough to taunt him. He growled deep in his chest and brought his left fist down onto the arm of his throne causing the Demons to quiver in fear of his wrath. "It wouldn't be wise for any involved to continue to taunt me lesser being. Our lord." He said this in a slightly sarcastic tone. "Has had far more important things to worry about than me desiring to talk with one of his children."

The Demon king looked a little bemused at Sebastian's bravery, but that quickly changed. "Lord Brenhin?" He asked calmly. "LORD BRENHIN?! I Am King Brenhin and it would do you good to remmber that." His voice had turned into a roar like the sound of a thousand explosions. The gathered Demons screamed as the angered Demon King rose to his feet, the flames on his body flaring. He glared angrily at them. "Be silent!" He roared waving his hand over half of them, as he raised his palm a jet of fire sprang forth from the ground under their feet, hotter than anything a Human could fabricate with science, and scorched the crowed turning them to cinders in seconds and ending the noise in the room.

He then looked down at Sebastian seemingly calmed down, his voice returned to normal. "Hell... Is like nothing you humans have on earth, in each realm rules a different Demon King, I hold a large swath of Hell known as the land of brimstone for it has more fire than anywhere else, my brother Loki has different lands as far as I know. Your father, my lord." It was clear he didn't enjoy calling someone else his better nor did he call the Devil father like Loki had. "Is different to everyone he meets, as only a God of Demons can be, you will see for yourself but I am sure you have nothing to fear from him." He chuckled to himself as another piece of his plan fell into place. "If you wish for me to tell you about yourself, then I would have to be your mentor and your liege lord only then can I truly teach you about yourself and the power in you blood without interference."

:: Sebastian felt his body shiver as Brenhin roared out with fury, he hated feeling this pathetic when he had such a huge goal to accomplish, but he dealt with it in order to meet his 'father' and he hoped it would be soon. Watching Brenhin just burn his own men like they were nothing sort of scared Sebastian, although he didn't show it, he thought what if the eye had been right? Maybe Sebastian had been sent to hell to make a change of things, to not only help Sebastian, but the demon race as he knew it. It may have sounded stupid to him right now, but looking back over at that eye, Sebastian could see something that felt so familiar within it. Looking back over at Brenhin, he listened while he talked about hell and it's ways, then he heard something about having to acknowledge Brenhin as his superior. His mind was rushing, he had no idea if he wanted to make this choice or not, but before he could, the eye stepped in again.

"Not so fast, Lord Brenhin." It put some emphasis on the word 'Lord' if only to tease Brenhin, a small chuckle escaping from the eye as it spun around Sebastian slowly and spoke before Brenhin could get angry at it again. "The boy has yet to meet his father, and you persist on him already becoming one of your lackeys? I am sorry to say, but I think the master would be most displeased with these results, and I don't think you wish for him to come over here. I think we should depart, unless of course you have any last words you wish to give to him? If not, I believe we shall depart at once." It spoke out as it finally stopped above Sebastian again, watching over Brenhin and his movements, almost as if taunting him to try something, taunting him to summon the devil right in his own home. Looking over at Sebastian, it thought of trying one of it's abilities once they were out of here, although it might take some time. IT also had to convince the devil of it's plan, it knew it had to work, otherwise Sebastian would go mad in hell, and the woman he so desired might be long from his grasp. And that, was just unacceptable right now. ::

The huge Demon King tilted his head, paused and then laughed deep in his chest. The laugh subsided quickly. "You cannot threaten me little thing. I have done nothing against the old laws of the Demon Kings, I have not forced the children into anything any more than our lord has. And I would direct him to my brother, after all he has decided to take interest in more than one of the children." The Demon king then moved closer to the boy. "Know this child. You an I are more alike than any other Demon in this place. You will always have a safe haven in my lands. Unless of course you do something to anger me."

The Demon king turned on the spot and sat back on his throne, the flames behind him had turned a deep blue and the large seeing crystal floated back in front of him. "You may go now child. But do not allow the guide of your father lead you away from your own choices." He chuckled to himself as he looked into the crystal as a larger crowd than the one he had torched filled into the throne room, it was clear it was a great honour among the Demons to be in the presence of Brenhin, despite the dangers.

~ Sebastian's View ~

:: Sebastian could tell he had made something of an impression, but the eye was what worried him. Had it pushed Brenhin too far today? Did it make trouble for him and the eye at the same time? He caught his breath as if he was suddenly tired, looking up at Brenhin as he lowered his head a bit towards him. "I will consider what you have said." He told him, turning around while keeping his head lowered as the eye led him and Sebastian out of there. "Oh, and Brenhin." The eye called out to him with a little mocking tone to it's voice still. "Don't forget to check up on the other child and Loki now, you don't want Loki to use the child to betray you. Then you'll have to kill them both, and that would be such a waste for the great and powerful demon king." With a chuckle it let, setting things into motion as it once again made the fires in front of Sebastian make a path for them.

"Where are we going now?" Sebastian asked after a few moments had passed, the eye now having a tiny black body that resembled that of a starfish, with the eye dead in it's center. "We are going to meet your father, well, if he's in. If not, I shall return to Earth with you and we can catch up on what you need to do." It told him, Sebastian felt the weight of the entire situation rest on his shoulders, the image of the chains crossing his mind for a second, and the eye reacted as if it could feel this. "The WDL is what they are called mainly, and they serve to rid the world of us. But I think there is a bit more to this." The eye spoke to him with caution for the first time, not even around Brenhin had it gone to such lengths. Sebastian was interested now, so the WDL was much more of a threat to the world then Brenhin was? "I believe they aim to control the world, after all, they are being lead by the pope himself. Maybe God abandoned them and they are taking revenge against his actions now. Do not worry though Sebastian, we will have you to destroy the WDL in the end, and in return, you will have that woman you so desire."

Sebastian looked down as he thought back to what he saw earlier, he felt odd as everything passed through his mind. He had barely been in hell for a few hours and suddenly it was on him to save the world? "Can I trust Brenhin?" He asked the eye, as it took some consideration into this before answering him. "Yes, for all his dumb and dull actions, he will make a great ally for you. His brother, on the other hand, you can not trust." It told Sebastian with caution again, suddenly it sounded like having Brenhin on his good side was a good thing to have, maybe it had told Brenhin about his brother so that Brenhin could keep his brother away from him? He shivered, realizing that it may already be too late for the other child who had been sent into hell. "Brenhin has many soldiers under his wing, and the power as well. He may not seem like the best option for an ally, but he is also our only choice, besides your father of course. Even if they do butt heads from time to time..." It mumbled the last part to itself, stopping as a demon came before them.

"The lord is not here right now, you will have to go." It told Sebastian and the eye, slamming the butt of it's spear against the ground before turning around and walking back off into the unknown, somewhere Sebastian could not see. "Oh dear, so we have to go back to Earth now?" The eye mumbled, shaking itself a bit as Sebastian watched it. "Ah well, he will probably want to meet us up there instead of having to come down here to talk. This may get a little tricky, Sebastian, so don't be afraid." It told him, as Sebastian closed his eyes in preparation, but felt nothing happen. When he opened his eyes again, they were outside a town, no one seemed to have noticed Sebastian had appeared out of thin air. "I'm... Alive." Was his first reaction, falling on to his knees and hands as he gasped for air, the insanity hell had left on him was finally starting to catch up. He worried about the other child again at this, could he even come back to Earth without going into a seizure?

The eye appeared again to him, floating over while still in it's starfish like body as he slowly felt his strength returning after what felt like several minutes. He pushed himself off the ground as he groaned a little, shaking his head a bit as he blinked a few times, all the while the eye observed him carefully. "It's a good thing I got you out of there when I did, not many half demons can handle the first time going into hell's depths. You were lucky though, you had me." It told him as it turned around and moved a little forward, Sebastian taking a few steps forward, feeling light-headed but found himself coming back together. "We are close to the WDL, but not too close that we will be spotted out of the norm by the security they have. Come, Sebastian, and I will open the other ability you can use. This time, one that can be used in human form." Sebastian felt a brow raise when it said that, but he found himself moving towards the town, having no where else in the world to go now. So the two began to head towards the town, the next part of Sebastian's journey started here it seemed. ::

~ Michael's View ~

"I am sorry sir, but you are not allowed inside." The WDL guard told him, next to him standing another WDL guard, who kept quiet and merely concentrated on finding any suspicious looking demons around that might be left. "But there was an attack here earlier, was there not? Why was I not noticed?" Michael asked them, out of his entire group, he was the only one the WDL trusted most it seemed. Now, at least. "We could not notify you because were not prepared for this attack, but I assure you, your services will be called once another demon attack has been notified." The WDL said to him, leaving the conversation at that, and Michael was left to walk off towards the van in frustration.

"They did it again!" He exclaimed to the driver sitting next to him, a member of the group who he could always count on when he needed him there. Michael could consider him a best friend even, both were extremely well known by now for slaying demons, although they did not allow themselves to be placed among the exorcists. They were hunters in a sense, serving under god in order to stop Satan's forces and send them back to the depths where they belonged. "Ah don't worry about it man, things happen for a reason." He heard Scott tell him, Michael could feel his rage settling down now, yet he should of at least been notified of the attack. "We're suppose to be heroes Scott, yet people still died back there today! How am I suppose to feel good about myself when people are still dying and making our attempts for justice and peace look in vein?!"

"Now Michael, settle down." Scott told him, keeping his eyes on the road and occasionally glancing to the back view mirror. Once in a while Scott would readjust it, but this did little to help with the situation. Michael's division of the group now was left in charge of handling the other two division's, who no longer had their leaders support and strength, which left Michael more stressed in the end. "We are heroes, but like I said, once in a while something happens that is out of our hands. The people will not blame you for this attack, and I am sure they will be more then thankful you are still there to save them." Scott brought a smile to his face, Michael let out a groan out of his throat in defeat, watching as the town came into view. "So how long before the WDL decides to send me back up to them to make a speech?" Michael asked Scott, who in turn let out a laugh as he stopped the van and parked it.

"Probably not for a few more days, although I would prepare early. You are a celebrity now, so it could be at any time. The year has only just started for them, I'm sure they are waiting for everything to settle before bringing in a big name such as yourself." Michael left out a sigh as he and Scott got out of the van, and began walking towards the town, both wearing clothes that would make them look like they had just come out of college. In reality, this was very true. Despite being part of one of the biggest demon slaying organizations in the world, Michael and Scott still had an education to get, although the demons didn't help any with that. "You think any demons will show up tonight?" Scott asked Michael jokingly, Michael smiling as he looked towards Scott. "If they do, it looks like we get an excuse to get out of studying tonight!"

Both laughed at this, enjoying the time they had before they would once again get separated. They had been best friends since eight years old, grew up as neighbors, but times had quickly changed. One thing Michael knew hadn't changed, they both were still looking for a girlfriend, it was just they had very different approaches on trying to do this now. ::

Illusion grinned as she heard the doors to the Council's meeting chamber slam shut and lock behind her. She twirled around in the familiar sights and senses of the room that was soon to be filled by the masked Council Members and their companions. Demon Kings and Queens of varied type, power level and gender, obviously, would gather here to converse with eachother and talk over recent events and the like, but only a few of the more powerful Demons would sit at the ovular table that sat in the middle of the room. In the center of the table stood a small chalice, and inside that chalice swirled a dark liquid. For a second it looked crimson, but then it would be blacker than the blackest black, tinged with rims of pure crimson and sparkles of violet drifting around in the abyss of nothingness. Illusion stopped her twirling suddenly, as if she had heard something, and quickly danced her way over to the table, until she was able to stare directly into the chalice itself. Her ears pricked slightly, as if she was listening intently to someone speaking to her directly through the chalice. Illusion took a step back, curtsied, and the proceeded over to a table at the side of the room. She opened a drawer and pulled out a pure white mask, and then proceeded over to one of the Wardrobes that was positioned further towards the back of the room. She stepped inside for a moment, and when she stepped out again, she wore a blood red cloak that matched the curtain that hung from the walls. She took a few steps forward, then spun suddenly, allowing a small amount of wind to pick up and join her in her transfixing display of agility. She spun faster, and faster, and continued to spin even as the other members of the council entered the room, surprised at the ferocity of the winds that would have been buffeting them. as they took their places, the figure that spun was still an anonymity, none knew who it was save for the person behind the soon-to-be placed on mask, and as the figure slowed to a stop, face down, the mask slid into place, and their identity had become something that noone would ever find out for a few millennia.

"Ah, greetings to all of you, my brothers and sister of the Council of Gehenna. It is my pleasure to announce that quite a few interesting topics have become a thing of conversation amongst our Demonic populace, and so they will thusly be discussed by ourselves. After all, nothing becomes into the lands of our Father without the watchful eye of the council overseeing their every move".

The figure twirled again, reaching out with gloved fingers and grasping the chailce between them, balancing it in the palm of their hand. The figure spun it around, and then set it back onto the table. It continued to spin itself, the liquid inside remaining still as a corpse, and as whole as the tension in the very room in which it sat. Until it finished spinning, the room was silent. No voice could be heard, no sounds disturbed the tense quietness and nobody dared to move a single muscle. The only person exempt from this rule, was of coruse the spinner of the chalice herself. The chalice has stopped spinning, and lay still on the table, no explosions or discharges of electricity to fry any insubordinate Council Members emerged from its perfectly unbroken surface. Not even ripples dared to betray the perfected flatness of the liquid.

The Demons all looked up to see that the Twirler had sat on her throne, a silver chair that rose a good few meters from the floor, reachable by two seperate straicases, each with about ten steps each. From the position of the majority of the Council members, it seemed like the chair gave the woman a position of power. Something along the lines of Judge, Jury and Executioner.

"Well, now that we are all presented to eachother aside from the protection we wear on our faces to hide and conceal our true motives and lives, we shall begin our... routine". The word curled around her tongue, almost as if it was a poisonous snake, although a snake wouldn't have much effect on a Demon since the poison wouldn't do much. Illusion grinned, albeit it was a silly thing to do since she had a mask covering her face.

Illusion decided to go straight to business. "Okay, shall we begin? Gentlmen? Two of the newly found children of our Father, the Devil. have joined our Hellish Ranks, and three of them have decided to join those brutish Warriors of the Divine Light. Silly thing to do, actually. Anyways, onto the next horrendously boring topic, shall we? Let's see.... Hmm?".

Illusion looked towards the Chalice as a deep voice emanated from it, causing everyone in the room to freeze in fear. Illusion grinned again as she recognized it. "Hello Father, how are you?".

"Always one for foolishly given banter aren't you, my eldest Child? You haven't changed a bit. I have a personal order for two of my most powerful Children. Brenhin, you will go and... entertain... those three whom have sided with those zealous fanatics. If you yourself cannot make it, then send one of your more powerful minions to the Academy directly".

The voice from within the chalice was filled with malice and hatred, and it seemed that it's very being was created from nothing but evil. The voice spoke more, but it seemed that only it's intended recipients were able to hear it, which in this case would have been Illusion. She stood up and nodded when the voice apparently finished and sighed. "Fine then. Anyways, onto the next topic. There is more news to be had, it seems".

Illusion grinned widely when she saw what else had apparently happened. "Ooh, now this seems like a fun topic. It seems like there has been a small rebellion of Demons that have attempted to usurp the throne from our Father. What a shame i missed it, it would have been fun to play some games with them. Anyways, the rebellion has been quelled, or squashed for those of you with low intellect, and the perpetrators will be executed later on today. Publicly".

Illusion looked around the room, trying to find out if anybody was showing guilt or fear, but then she remembered that that was another reason that the Council Members wore masks. It was a quaint little accessory that hid almost anything, but the being that was entering the room via the Chalice could see past masks, or so it was said. But it would be fitting that the Devil's powers were overrated, wouldn't it? Being to contrasting figure to the powerful being that resided in the Heavens, it'd have to be powerful, right?

"Anyways, that seems to be all of the notices for now. Remember Brenhin, our Father will punish you if you keep him waiting. Also, Loki. Would you mind staying back for a few moments after eveybody has left the room? I have something to speak with you about. In private".

After everyone had cleared out of the room and there were no disturbances, Illusion proceeded over to where Loki was. She leaned close and whispered in his ear. "I'm sure that you remember a Human named Deon Morris, correct? Well, when I said that there were three Children that had joined the WDL, he was included. Now, I know how much you want to see him again, since it's been.. Ooh, how long? Too long, right? Anyways, when I leave here I'll be filling out an Enrollment Form for you, my little Otouto!~". At this, Illusion pinched Loki's cheek and wiggled it around, like an older sibling does to their younger brother. "You're soo kawaaaiii!~".

Illusion took a step back and then produced a key from her pocket, throwing it to Loki. "This'll get you into the Academy, and past the security systems. I'll meet up with you later and take you to the Dorm that Deon is in, although he's sharing it with his two siblings. Anyways, you should probably head off now, but you'll see me when I meet you. Just don't piss off the Guards, alright?".

With that, Illusion vanished from the room, leaving Loki by himself

The huge Demon king sighed as he waited for the council meeting to start. The meetings were also very boring to start with, if he could he would have slept but as it was he stood on his own the fire covering his body crackled gently as he looked around. It didn't take long for the meeting to finally start. He pay'd little attention until the voice came from the chalice he chuckled as the others in the room froze, the voice held no power over him. He was glad however when the voice mentioned him, giving him free reign to attack the earth without having to take the blame, perfect just as he had planned. He tilted his head already concocting his plan of attack.

He tilted his head at hearing of a rebellion against the Devil. He couldn't help but remember his brother who had fallen going against the Devil, a simple yet effective plan that one he mused silently to himself. He shifted the weight off of one foot as he felt his leg starting to go numb, he had been standing there for longer than he had realised.

The Demon King twisted his head as the meeting ended and stalked off, leaving foot prints of flame where he trod and made his way back to his castle. As soon as he arrived the great gates unsealed from the inside and swung inwards silently until it clanged loudly against the walls. The Demon King made his way to his throne and settled down in his throne and looked around at the small horde of Demons gathered in his throne room, a good portion of them were equipped with halberds. The Demon King shifted in his throne and roared. "Ansgar show yourself."

In a few moments a large hunched Demon walked into the throne room. It was hunched over slightly with large muscles, it was about 2 storeys tall with 3 foot ram horns jutting from its skull, running down the back of its jet black head was a mane of fire like hair. The large beast had a swagger of one who was powerful enough to be used but not to be expended at a whim. The large Demon knelt at the feet of Brenhin with its right arm under its gut, its left behind its back, its horns touched the floor. The general sign of respect to a superior in the Land of Brimstone. "What do you command Great one?" The Demon's voice was cool and calm. "Our lord has given us the freedom to attack the fools at the WDL without punishment, as one of my lesser warlords I am giving you the chance to make yourself more powerful. Take your war band and be prepared to attack. Do not fail me." The last words were clearly a threat.

The Demon looked surprised at the sudden orders but quickly rose. "It will be done." It jogged out of the room deeper into the castle, there were cheers and howls of joy from what could be presumed as Ansgar's war band. Soon the air would be filled with the sound of war drums and forges, whooping and sparing. The first of the Demons were going to war in far too long. Amid it all Brenhin smiled to himself.

Deep in the castle of Brenhin came chanting and the sound of marching. Before long a line of Demons marched out of the giant gates with Ansgar at their head. The large Demon held a gigantic two handed bearded axe, which rested on his shoulder. The Demons were all armoured in pitch black plate armour unlike anything forged by man. It seemed to suck in the light from around them, each of the Demons had a fearsome helmet, elongated and with jagged spikes along the jaws or mouths. Behind Ansgar came Fire Demons, they too had helmets on but they had a small hole on the top of their helmet which allowed their head-flames to escape and hang out like a plume, they held large glaives in their hands, the blade of which was set ablaze. Next came the ordinary Demons. They wielded curved scimitars and long shields that ran more along the arm than down the body. In total there were 4 dozen Demon warriors in the column with more gathering every minute from side passage ways.

The Demons arrayed themselves outside in a block formation once they were in the plane. Ansgar turned to the Demons and looked along the line. "Demons of the mighty King Brenhin, today we go to war." This was received with a large cheer. "Today, the weakling Humans will know to fear the fire once more." Another cheer. "Today. They will die in their droves." The cheer was louder than the others. From inside the castle a robed Fire Demon shuffled outside with a large orb clasped in its hands and moved out in front of the small army. He released the orb which floated in the air the Demon then let a jet of fire forwards onto the orb, as soon as the fire reached the orb it exploded violently taking the Demon with it.

In its place stood a huge shimmering Hell-gate. Ansgar turned and swung his axe into his grasp, a blue flame suddenly light up around around the blade as the army marched forwards as one. The few steps took them into the gate and they vanished from the Land of Brimstone.

Outside the academy two WDL guards stood looking out into the night, hardly paying attention to their job. Both were smoking and joking to each other when one decided it was a good time to go the the bushes to relieve himself. Whilst at the bushes the man heard a lang Boom but pay'd it little attention. when he felt a sudden heat on his back he turned his head. The last thing he saw was a blazing blue axe head before it clove his head from his neck. Ansgar chuckled as as the man's lifeless body fell to the ground. The attack on earth had began, and it had claimed its first casualty's.

~ Sebastian's Story ~

"Well, it seems you've finally given me a challenge..." He spoke out, seeming to form an ice spear in his hand as he threw it at Sebastian, who spun around and kicked it, breaking it into pieces as the pieces scattered around them. "...Huh." Sebastian then landed in front of him, as he aims a punch at him. The ice demon's eyes widened slightly, as he tapped the ground lightly and made a short ice wall appear in between them. When the punch connected, it caused cracks on the ice, but didn't break through. Placing his hands on the ice wall, tiny little ice spikes began to form as Sebastian leaped back, the ice spikes then shooting out towards him. Quickly, he jumped up as one scratched his leg, as he landed away from the ice wall while glaring at the ice demon. "Not able to talk, are you? Shame..." The ice demon spoke out, before slamming it's hand down and freezing the ground underneath it's hand. It then slide it forward, shooting ice across the floor towards Sebastian. Seeing this, Sebastian rose up a foot and stepped down on the ice as it came near him, but instead of it freezing his foot, he broke the ice underneath it instead. However, the ice demon stumbled a bit, the hole in it's body seeming to come into effects.

"Hmm... That reminds me." The ice demon spoke to itself, forming another spear as it breaks off the top of it and then slides the broken length into the hole Lucifer had created, the ice merging with the rest of his body as he then turned his attention towards Lucifer. "You shouldn't of come, this is personal business." He spoke out, as he saw her glare at him. "Well this is personal too, you know!" The ice demon rose a brow at her. "How so? A friend of yours?" He asked. "You could say that." She responded, preparing another attack, but the ice demon slammed it's hands on the ground as ice went out towards her, forcing her to quickly focus on moving out of the way. When she stopped, the ice demon slide in front of her using ice it had forming underneath it's feet, preparing to impale her when Sebastian rammed his body into the ice demon's, sending him away. Sebastian then glared at Lucifer and let out a loud cry-like roar at her. "Sebastian, stop this!" She spoke, as Sebastian pushed her aside and rushed back towards the ice demon.

Kane, meanwhile, had just arrived and was panting and gasping for breath, putting his hands on his knees. "Come on Kane... You can do this. You aren't a kid any more, it's time to grow up. I can handle this... No prob --" He stopped when he saw Sebastian fighting the ice demon, his eyes widening a little out of surprise. "T-Thomas?" He muttered out, but then a feminine voice spoke out. "No, his first name's Sebastian." Kane turned towards Lucifer, almost jumping at this. "Where did you come from?!" He asked, watching her raise a brow at him. "I've been here. You just didn't pay attention." Kane felt suddenly embarrassed, rubbing the back of his head as she continued to speak. "Listen, you're a good fighter, right?" She asked, as Kane felt confused for a bit. "Uhhh...." Was all he could get out. "Good enough. I can't come into this fight without hurting Sebastian, and well... You seem like the only one who can pull him out of this state." Kane felt like someone had dropped a load of weight onto his shoulders. "W-what?!? How am I the only one to do it?!?" He asked, as Lucifer shrugged her shoulders. "I don't know." She said to him. "How do you not know?!?" She then gave him a serious look in her eyes. "Look, either do it, or wait for one of them to kill each other." She said, as Kane looked back towards the fight, seeing more ice being sent out around the area. "... Oh boy." Was all he could get out now.

The ice demon had resorted to making ice weapons again, trying to throw them at Sebastian, who just moved out of the way of each. The ice demon was about to slam it's hand on Sebastian as he got closer, when... Both stopped. "Prepare yourself, demon!" A voice called out, as both shifted eyes towards Kane, who was running towards them both. "Fear not, for I have come!" The ice demon rose a brow at this. "... Okay, I'm just going to be nice." He said, as he put a hand down on the ground and froze the ground underneath Kane. At this, Kane jumped. "Hah! No ice can -- WHOA!" He landed back on the ice, stumbling about as he came right for the ice demon. "Should of thought of this ahead of time." He said, before Kane rammed into the ice demon and made him stumble back a bit. Sebastian leaped towards the ice demon as he rolled out of the way, seeing Kane coming out with a sword now. "Take this, evil demon!" He cried out, as the ice demon rose a brow and planted a hand on the ground, as Kane suddenly found he couldn't move his feet. Looking down, he saw them frozen in ice, as he tried to pull out of it. "Um, okay, that's enough... You can stop the ice now." He said, as he tapped the ice. "You want me to stop? Okay." The ice demon said, snapping his fingers and making the ice break, as Kane stumbled around and got back on to the ice, making him stumble around. "Whoa, whoa, ahh!!" The ice demon looked back towards Sebastian. "... Where were we?"

However, Sebastian couldn't help but laugh, having reverted back to normal, as he was rolling around on his back, trying to stop himself from laughing anymore. "Oh my god Kane, what are you doing?! Ah-hahahahaha! Oh, oh, you can't fight worth crap! Ah-hahahahahaha!" The ice demon slowly glared. "This is a serious fight, boy. Get up and face me, like a man!" Sebastian, however, was pounding his hands on the ground now, continuing to laugh. "Oh, the way he slips on the ice! The way his voice changes when he speaks like that! The way he -- he --" He was cut off by the laughter, as the ice demon glared at him and walked forward. "ENOUGH!" He shouted, forming an ice hammer as he slammed it down at Sebastian, who quickly rolled away and got up while the ice hammer broke on impacting the ground. "Okay, I'm here. What did I --" He stopped as he looked over at Kane. "Hey, what are you doing over here?!" He shouted, as he tried to run to hep him get off the ice, but found himself slipping on the same ice. "Hey, wait a minute, whoa -- ah!" He ended up slipping and landing on his back, closing his eyes tightly as the ice demon walked forward towards them. "Too easy." He said, before he was stopped by something colliding into him, it's blade nearly breaking his shoulder. The ice demon put a hand over the cracked shoulder to see Lucifer returning from her weapon form again, she found herself shivering after this. "ICE CREAM CONE ON A CHOCOLATE SUNDAY!" She shouted, as the ice demon rose a brow at her. "Er, sorry..." She said, before the ice demon pulled it's hand away to reveal the cracks gone. "Oh, you can heal! I didn't know that." The ice demon furrowed it's brows at her. "Really? Can you, then?" It spoke, forming an ice spear as it throws at her, as she quickly moves to the side and grabs a hold of it... Only to quickly throw it back at him. "AH! My hand's cold, damn it why do I keep doing this to myself?!"

Sebastian pushed himself up off the ice as he ran over to Kane and pulled him off of the ice as well, helping him up. "You okay?" He asked, as Kane looked at him. "I -- I think so. Is anything broken or frozen?" He asked, as Sebastian shook his head. ".... I guess I am then." He said, as Lucifer quickly ran over. "You two might want to get ready." She said, as the ice demon was freezing the ground around him then, the air around them becoming colder as the ice continued to spread around the area, the three being lucky and thankful they were in a spot where the ice was forming around them. "I came on a good day it seems. It seems that none of you noticed that during our fight, I was turning the growing wet area around us into a frozen battlefield. I do hope none of the others mind if it grows to their battles as well... What am I saying? Of course they don't!" He looked over towards a demon who was trying it's best to avoid the growing ice. Around the park, wherever the rain hit the ground, ice would shortly begin to form afterword. First they would appear small, but the more the rain hit them, the more the ice began to grow and expand around the park. For now, it was still in the growing stage, so it wasn't a problem to the others... Yet.

Lucifer glanced over towards the lava demon's position, who easily melted the ice around it as it headed towards a battle. "Looks like I'll be needed here for a while..." She spoke to herself, as Kane looked at her. "What are you talking to yourself for?" He asked, as Lucifer lightly bonked him on the head with her first. "Stop asking questions, idiot! We have to focus!" She said, as she held her weapons in a fighting position. "If we don't end this soon, you realize this will spread all over the WDL?" She said to Kane, who quickly tried to get into a fighting stance of his own, but it seriously came off as weak. "Then we have to stop him!" He said, as Sebastian gave out a sigh. "He nearly killed me... Do I look like I have a choice?" The ice demon furrowed it's brows as it say all three looking at it seriously, seeing them all still try to fight. "Fools. You are playing in a fight that I have the overall advantage in... You have no chances." It spoke, as it dashed forward at them.

~ ??? ~

The demon moved casually through the building, as if it had been many times before. A guard ran up to it, but it's sword was drawn and it's purple glow was seen only briefly for half a second, before the next half second the man's head fell off. Then his body was cut into pieces as they fell into a bloody pile. "How pitiful. That's the 3rd one I've had to kill today." He spoke out, as the other two appeared by his sides. To the left of the figure, a demon's skin glowed with a light blue presence, making it feel like you were observing the sea upon looking at the color, his clothes made him look like he was from an underwear city. To the right of the figure, darkness surrounded the demon as if it was smoke, the demon itself was wearing clothes that made it look like it was royalty. "We have found them Kallos. Just as you predicted they would be."

~ Name: Balarus of Kallos.
Nickname: 'Kallos'
Type: Crystal Demon
Rank: Believed to be a C rank demon
WDL threat level: K.O.S. high danger threat ~

"Good. We will make for the cells they are in at once. Kalhmahn, open the first cell. Yami, open the second cell." Kallos commanded, as Kalhmahn was the first to move. "How pitiful... This cell was only see my work for a split second."

~ Name: Kalhmahn the Graceful
Nickname: None yet
Type: Water Demon
Rank: C rank
WDL threat level: High threat, should be captured on sight ~

At this, Kalh moved his hands through the air around him in different motions, water forming around his body as this happened. Then, the water focused only to move around his arms, as he then spun around and used the water like a whip, breaking the lock from the force of the hit. The water then vanished, returning into his body as he walked away, the cell door bursting open at this. "So hungry..." The earth demon called out, it's gigantic form breaking the walls around it down as it walked out of it's cell.

~ Name: Golem the Unwise
Nickname: Golem
Type: Earth Demon
Rank: D rank(?)
WDL threat level: Very high threat, must be outwitted and captured on sight ~

"Golem hungry. Golem eat pity humans." It spoke out as Kalh looked at it with a brow raised. "You idiot, it's eat these pitiful humans. Were you born under a rock?" Golem looked down at Kalh then, as it opened it's mouth, little pebbles kept flying out of it's mouth until it spoke, making them drop from the sides. "Golem thinks he was. Golem so hungry, Golem must eat human." Kalh shook his head as he sighed out. "Great... I freed the idiot." At the sound of a sword being placed in it's sheath, both turned to look at Kallos. "Enough you two... Let Yami focus on the task at hand."

~ Name: Yami the Sinister
Nickname: Yami
Type: Darkness Demon
Rank: Looked upon as a high C rank
WDL threat level: K.O.S. threat, must not be allowed near any form of darkness when attacked ~

"Yes, now if you would all so kindly shut up..." Yami spoke out, snapping his fingers as the shadows around the cage rose up and formed into a demonic shape, the demon shadow quickly cutting the lock into pieces as it then broke away into shadows and they all went back to where they formerly were. "Come out little one, I will not kill you... Yet." Yami spoke out, as quickly a demon appeared next to him. He chuckled as he cracked his next side to side before flexing his arms. "He-llo world! Who wants to see my skillful moves? My legs will be pump once again!"

~ Name: Bellfoar the Boom Racer
Nickname: None yet
Type: Lightning Demon
Rank: D rank
WDL threat level: Capture on sight threat ~

"I assume you are Bellfoar then?" Yami asked, before Bell went into another pose. "That's right, you have heard right! I am the boom racer, although you may know me more as... The boom boom racer. If you catch my drift." He gave a quick wink as he laughed and reappeared near Golem. "All the ladies love me for my speed, unlike this loud piece of crap! Who kept yawning and ruining my concentration!" He quickly vanished as a rock fell down where he once stood. "Golem hate annoying bug." Golem mumbled, as Bell appeared near Kallos. "Ah, boss man, good to see you came for us. I was worried we were going to be executed after all, but nope! You rescued me, and for that, I am in your debt!" He spoke, Kallos raising a brow at him. "Yes... Well, if you would be so kind, remove one of the locks for us. Golem, free the light demon." He said, as Golem let out a loud groan. "Golem hate bright little thing. Golem wish he could leave him for dead. Golem will do this though." Bell rolled his eyes after Golem spoke, appearing near a lock and kicking it until it broke. "There." He said, but was quickly met with a gust of wind as a demon walked out of his cell. "Hmm... This is amusing." The demon spoke out, as Bell shook his head. "Ah man, the party pooper! If I had known you were in there, I would of left ya to die!"

~ Name: Itzhet
Nickname: None yet
Type: Wind Demon
Rank: C rank
WDL threat level: Dangerously high threat ~

"Only one more to go sir. I hope Golem can --" Kalh was interrupted as a large rock was sent crashing into one of the cells, breaking down the door as Golem let out a loud groan. "Golem hate puny little cells. Golem wishes to crush these puny humans, and then eat them when they are down." Yami sighed out as he looked over at the only demon to walk out with his hands restricted. "This is not good... Why have you freed me?" The demon spoke out to them, looking over with an upset expression.

~ Name: Photos of Light
Nickname: Photos
Type: Light Demon
Rank: Considered B rank
WDL threat level: Capture on sight threat ~

"I will not be a slave for your evil deeds." Photos spoke out, Kallos letting out a laugh at this as he pointed up. "Right then... Gentlemen! It is time to ascend! Let's get out of here!"

~ Sebastian's Story ~

The ice demon at first rose one of it's brows at the sight of the ice. But when it saw more beads being thrown, it quickly used this to it's advantage. The ice quickly grew around it as the beads hit, burning most of them as when the fire was done, most of the ice around it was gone, but it was left unharmed. "I see..." The ice demon said, before shattering the ice around it and then placing it's hands on the ground. "Let's see how --" It was interrupted at this by an explosion coming from the WDL building, as several figures slowly began to come into view. "... Well, the boss finally stopped being lazy." He spoke out, before standing up straight at this. "What? Who's your boss?" Lucifer asked, as Kane was stumbling to quickly stand and get out a new weapon, but was forced to look back at the group coming. "... Oh... That's bad, isn't it?" He stuttered, Lucifer quickly hitting the back of his head with an upset look. "Of course it's bad! It means some damn fool got into the building while we were fighting!"

~ Michael's Story ~

It didn't take long for the three to notice the lava demon coming right for them, Rin quickly preparing for a fight, but Michael had other plans. "Move it Rin!" He cried out, taking a hold of her and Scott's arms as he forced his angel wings to come out and spread into full wingspan before quickly taking off away from the spot as the large hand slammed into where they just stood. He landed away from the lava demon with them both as the lava demon looked at them, ice beginning to cover it's hand, but when it moved, the ice broke and melted away. "Shoot... That thing appears NOW of all times?!" Scott spoke out, but the explosion and sudden gathering of several demons got his attention more. "What the heck just happened?!" Michael asked, as Scott was starting to panic. "It can't be... No, did they just free them?!?" He spoke out loudly for others to hear, as Rin blinked a bit out of confusion. "Freed who?" She asked, before the demons came into sight. "... Crap, this may have just been a diversion! The real action was to get into the building!" Scott said, before Michael realized who they were. "Kallos?! What's he doing here, isn't he suppose to be in Russia or something?!" Michael tried to ask, as Scott shook his head slowly. "Oh man, this is bad..." He said, as Rin looked from Scott to Michael, to Scott, to Michael before finally asking. "What's the big deal about this guy? He's just another id --" She stopped, thinking on it for a moment before remembering. "... Oh, him. Yeah, I'd rather fight the lava demon, thanks. Kallos ruins most of his fights." Scott put a hand on his face for a second. "... You haven't changed."

~ ??? ~

The parts of the robotic servants suddenly found life again, as they all quickly gathered up and formed into one pile, before only one robot rose, but now made from the parts of many. The robot gasped as if just having woken up, looking around with new life in it's eyes before seeing ice forming it's way. "... What am I meant to do?" The robot asked itself, lost without it's leader, and lost without the memory of it's past brothers. "... Why do I need to kill?" It asked itself, but then the explosion came, and a group began to head for the park's direction. The robot coughed out slightly as if assuming it were alive, noticing Kallos as it's eyes widened instinctively. "... Yes." It spoke out, slowly walking forward like a newly resurrected zombie, slowly becoming used to it's new form. "... I must kill." It spoke, before a devilish grin grew, and it's arms quickly shifted. It now had six feet long blades, both were covered with electricity as it then fell into a stance and dashed forward, it's unrealistic speed made it also impossible to see by the human eye. Those with demonic traits could barely see it, but could tell where it was going.

"KAAAALLLLLLLLLOOOOOSSSSSSSSSS!!!!!!!!!" The robot shouted out as it suddenly appeared in front of him, the two meeting eye contact for three brief seconds before the robot sliced it's arms down. "I HAVE YOU --" It started, but then it's arms fell to pieces in just a matter of seconds. "Wha --" It started, as black liquid came bursting out of it's body, before it's torso fell backwards, it's legs falling forward as soon they were all covered in a black pile of liquid. "Ah, so one survived. Pity it was no match." Kallos spoke, returning it's sword back to it's sheath, even though no one seemed to have noticed him drawing it. "Right... Photos, summon it." He said to the light demon, as he was met with angry eyes. "No. I will not allow you to -- AGH!" He cried out as Bell punched him in the stomach. "Shut up and do it. We haven't got much time, and we need to leave at once." Kallos seemed to not care for Photos' concerned expression, as he looked back to the fighting, and then heard the sound of a motorcycle quickly approaching. "Do it now." He said, as Photos closed his eyes, letting out a defeated sigh. "Forgive me, my beautiful creature of the day..." He then clapped his hands together and concentrated, a bright light forming in the sky.

The creature came shortly after, a bright light appearing in the sky as it moved in the form of a snake, it's body shining with such brilliant light that no details could be made of it. A short light followed it, instinctively following it's mother and remaining close for protection. Kallos looked up as the two light demons approached, Kallos quickly pointing to it. Yami was quickly on the move, summoning shadows over it's weapons as it then sent them up into the air, watching with glee as they pierced into the mother's body and sent her beautiful blood scattering onto the battlefield. The baby light demon stopped as it's mother let out a cry in pain, and Yami tugged with a delightful smirk, as the mother came closer to the ground, unable to fight the pain it felt. Then Bell joined in, sending more of the long ranged weapons into it's body as more of it's blood became scattered, before both tugged as hard as they could, watching as the light creature's gigantic body was sent crashing into the ground, a loud painful cry coming from it as it was brought to the group of demons. "Shut up, you stupid creature! You are ours now, you hear me?!" Bell spoke out in a taunt, the baby light moving closer at this, but stopped when it was noticed. "There's the target... Get it!" Kallos cried out, as the baby light quickly darted away, just barely missing the deadly weapons that had gotten it's mother. "Damnation indeed, the blighter's fast!" Bell cried out, before Yami shook his head. "Leave it. We have the mother, it will come when it's ready."

~ Michael's Story ~

Anger. It was the only thing Michael could feel as it saw the mysterious light demon crying out for help and being forced to crash into the ground, leaving a gigantic trail as it stopped by the group. Golem was the one to pick it up, beginning to carry it off as the others began to follow it shortly after. "Rin, why don't you --" He started, but the lava demon's presence was made again as it dragged itself closer to the three, Michael glaring darkly at the lava demon s he had enough of this. "Stop them... I'm taking care of this thing." He called out, as he quickly rose into the air and slammed his hands together to make a thunderous boom emit throughout the battlefield. "SERAPHIM!" He cried out, as a bright light surrounded his form as singing began to emit throughout the entire battlefield. Many of the remaining fire demons caught to this would begin screaming out as their flames began to harden, their bodies quickly turning into stone as they were subjected to the torture. His concentration was only on them though, everyone else was safe, although they could still hear the singing and either run away in terror or be brave and hear the angel's song. Then the song of bells began to emit, and this was when the lava demon would begin to feel strange. It's hands would quickly begin to form into stone, and if it broke them off and grew new ones, they too would begin to turn into stone.

"Damn it Michael, he's risking everything at this point... Rin, go for the lava demon and whatever other enemy got turned by this! If the enemy isn't destroyed while in stone form, they still have a chance to break out. Although I worry... Only demons with a strong will could break free out of this, and he's only turning his attention on the fire demons. I will join you soon..." He said, before racing off towards the demon group. He stopped shortly though, as he fell on to his knees and put a hand over his wounds. "Damn it!" He said through gritted teeth, shaking as ice began to form faster. "... What in the hell could possibly be -- oh..." He stopped when he looked up, finding the answer walking towards it's prey.

~ Sebastian's Story ~

"Come on, come on..." Kane said, as he tried to look for more items to use. "What are you doing, hurry up and use something! Or are you really that pathetic of an exorcist?" She asked, as Kane quickly picked up the pace at this. "J-just give me a second! I knew I had more, I -- I swear I -- oh... No, I lost the others when I fell!" He shouted, dropping to his knees as Sebastian put a hand on his own face in the form of a facepalm. "We don't have time for this..." He mumbled, as the ice demon looked at them. "Indeed, you don't. How about I... Raise the odds?" He spoke, before ice began to form around him. "I don't have much time now, so... Forgive me if this seems rushed." He said, before vanishing in the ice as it formed over ten feet - twelve feet - twenty feet - twenty-five feet. "What the..." Sebastian said, before the giant ice body of twenty-eight feet rose to it's full height. Now with it's new body prepared, the giant ice demon let out a loud roar as the park dropped to even colder temperatures, ice forming more over the park area at a more rapid rate. "... Wow, did not see this coming." Lucifer said, as Kane was too busy picking up beads to notice. "Okay, got you, got you, oh how can I ever forget you?" He said, before standing up and putting his beads away. "I -- OH MY GOODNESS GRACIOUS!!!" He cried out as he looked up at the giant ice demon's new body. "... Well, this takes the cake for the day." He said, before Lucifer hit him in the shoulder.

"Well this day couldn't get any wo --" He started, before the ice demon began to inhale. "Nevermind, nevermind!" He said loudly, before the ice demon breathed out ice at them. Lucifer pushed herself and Kane out of the way, as Sebastian followed them shortly, an ice pillar forming where they just stood. "Does this guy do anything but make more ice?!? I'm freezing my ass off over here!" Lucifer cried out, as all three looked up as the ice demon walked towards them slowly, leaving behind gigantic ice footprints in his wake. "... Well I got an idea." Sebastian said, as he closed his eyes, concentrating. "This is no time to be thinking of using the bathroom, moron!" Lucifer shouted at him, as Kane rose his brows. "The bathroom is way back there, and there are hardly any --" He stopped talking when Sebastian spoke out. "I'm trying to go berserk again, you know, that whole demon thing?!?" Sebastian said, as both Lucifer and Kane said it at the same time. "Ohhhhh!!!!" Sebastian furrowed his brows at this. "Just hurry up and distract him or something! I think I almost got it!" He said, as Lucifer rolled her eyes and dragged Kane forward. "Come on you idiot!" She said, before then letting go of him to slide around a little on some ice as she quickly shifted into her weapon form, piercing through the ice demon's shoulder as she was satisfied when it screamed out, before landing and noticing some ice beginning to form on her. She quickly broke it off as she shifted again, piercing through it's other shoulder as the ice demon let out another scream, she landed again and had to break off more ice. "Do something you idiot!" She cried out to Kane, who nervously slipped and nearly fell. "Oh, sorry, sorry!"

The ice demon formed two ice spears in it's hands as it threw them at Lucifer, who quickly dodged both as they pierced through the ground and made more ice around them. "... Yeah I am freezing my ass now. Idiot, throw some more of that crap at it!" She shouted to him, as Kane tried to nervously do something, but was quickly stopped as the ice demon breathed on him, freezing some of his body as he felt he couldn't move now. "Uhhh.... H-h-h-help me?" He tried to call out, as Lucifer ran over to him. "Oh for christ sakes, let me do it!" She said, and began to break off some of the ice when the ice demon breathed again, and she quickly moved only for her feet to be frozen together. "Oh crap, not now!" She said and started to break it off, but then the ice demon walked over to them both and raised one of it's hands slowly at this. "N-n-n-n-n-n-n-n-no!" Kane called out, and as the ice demon began to slam it down at them, a blast of fire rammed into it as it stumbled back from the hit. It then looked over to see Sebastian with wings again and flying towards it, as it breathed out ice at him, but he quickly flied out of the way of it. "Hold still, you little pest!" It cried out as Sebastian began to fly in circles around it, blasting fire into it as he did.

~ ??? ~

It heard the gates opening as it looked from it's prison of flame, watching as several fire demons who served under Brenhin came to it. "Oh? Now you decide to free me, huh?" The gigantic voice spoke out to them, as they released the restrains on it and watched as the flame started to fire down. The gigantic three story demon walked forward slowly, stopping before the others as it looked down at them, then shrank down to human size as it looked at them. "Why now?" He asked, as the others looked at each other before answering. "Brenhin has orders for you to be released from your cell, without approval from the council or the devil. As such, we wish to interrogate you." They spoke out, as he tilted his head a bit at this. "Funny... I didn't realize the council was so demanding these days." He spoke, and looked over as a sword was handed over towards him. "Your sword, sir." One spoke out, as the demon quickly took it and looked at it. "Ahh... My little angel, tell me what secrets you now contain." It said as it slowly drew out it's sword and glared at the others, a sinister smirk coming over his features.

He slowly walked away from the prison as he sheathed his sword, remaining in human form to disguise himself as the prison slowly broke apart behind him, everyone inside having died, his blade shaking in it's sheath. "Yes, my sweet, feed on the flames you have consumed. Master will be pleased with our return in his ranks." The fire demon spoke out, heading towards Brenhin's castle as no one would of suspected such a weak-looking little thing like him having killed every prisoner, every guard, and just about any fire demon in there he could find. One of the hottest places in hell, one of the toughest prisons a fire demon could be kept in, now destroyed with no purpose but to join history now. "I am coming, master. And I shall bring only suffering under your rule."

~ Name: Eppenos of Flames
Nickname: ?
Rank: Believed to be of C Rank
Overall threat level: Kill. On. Sight. ~

Ansgar grinned as he reached forwards. 'This halfling cant even fight back, the great king will make me his chief warlord after this.' So caught up that he was he didn't notice how he had almost become trapped by the trees. He continued to reach forwards and clasped Deons head in his giant hand. Chuckling to himself as he tightened his grip. There was a crunch and his hand turned into a fist. The warlord threw his head back and laughed.

The lava demon meanwhile had been swinging its arms out wildly, throwing out blobs of lava in random directions, when it noticed its hands had changed to stone. It threw these at its prey only for its hands to change again. The Demon roared and stomped onto the ground, breaking it, then slipped back underground. Where it would turn up again would soon become clear.

Deep back in the bowels of hell Brenhin had been watching via his floating crystal. Watching Sebastian in particular, the Demon king chuckled to himself. "So, you are able to use your powers. You may be of use to me after all then." He waved the crystal away again and reached out with his mind detaching it from his body. The baleful light went out of Brenhins eyes as his mind raced out towards earth. Suddenly Sebastian would have stopped in his tracks as his mind was forced inside himself. Brenhin appeared in front of him. He was no longer his giant form but rather a colossal cloud of black smoke deep in the centre of the cloud was a large embery core with two bright spots which may have been his eyes. The Demon King no longer spoke, but what he wanted to be known was simply transmitted into Sebastian's mind.'So. You now know how to fight with your powers. Come back to me and I will teach you your powers.' Sensing Sebastian's hesitation Brenhin spoke again. 'If you do not join me I shall break the mind of the one you call Ash. They will be turned into a mindless husk, if you do not wish this follow my Demons back through the forest. And do it quickly.' Brenhin then pulled out of Sebastian's mind and returned to his own body.

A few moments later what seemed to be a Human walked through his castle gates and stopped before Brenhin. Bowing in the Brimstonian custom. "Rise Eppenos. You have been gone far too long, you shall soon be returned to the battle in my ranks. Your tower on the eastern side of the castle has remained untouched. Now go." Brenhin waved the smaller Demon off. Before he could fully leave Brenhin spoke once more. "And Eppenos, welcome back home my son."

~ ??? ~

"Sir, we got the demon." Kallos said to seemingly no one, standing at seven feet three inches. He was the most human looking of the group, and also one of the most shady. He wore mainly an outfit that would hide his appearance, his mouth being hidden as something shiny could be seen on his forehead. His violet eyes stood out, but this could only be observed either up close or by experts of crystal demons. "Good work Kallos, now all you have to do is escape. I expect nothing less from a crystal demon such as yourself." Kallos rose a brow at this, but nodded all the same. "Understood, sir. We will discuss the terms of our condition when I return." With that, the demon's communication was gone. "Bastard..." He mumbled to himself, walking with the others as he watched the fights happening around them. "What a perfect day for blood."

Kalh stood at a height of around five feet and nine inches, his blue ocean-like skin was the most that stood out about him. Unlike Kallos, who kept most of his traits hidden by -something-, Kalh preferred to wear something more fitting for his graceful fighting style. His light-weight suit was perfect for this, exposing most of his arms, although his legs would be mostly hidden underneath the clothing. His light blue eyes seemed to look as if they could hide the sky in them, possibly showing how high Kalh set himself. "Are we ready to evacuate?" Kalh asked, as Kallos turned towards him. "Yes, but we still have a ways to go. We won't get anywhere unless we make a distraction happen, and I think one is heading our way." Kalh nodded at this. "As you wish, sir."

Golem stood as the largest of the group, an unusual height of fifteen feet made him dangerous by the WDL's standards. His entire body seemed to be made out of earth, a mixture of rocks and grass, which made him look definitely like a golem. Unlike other golem's though, his eyes burned brightly with life, even if he did have white eyes. He had the unfortunate job of help carry the injured light demon-thing, he wasn't one for names, he just called them as he saw it. Although Golem's deep voice and the way he chose to speak made him look dumb, in battle, Golem was a master. That was all that mattered to him, and that was all that would ever matter to him. "Golem hate carrying light creature. Golem want to rest." It said out to them, but only made Belfoar roll his eyes.

Yami merely followed the group, obviously taking the spot as the most cunning and evil of the group. While his body stood at a good six feet five inches, his dark robes made him look like a magician more then a demon. Yet his darkened skin and pointy ears made him look closer towards a dark elf, yet his demonic yellow eyes clearly gave away the demon traits. His long black hair told years of experience, although he thought about cutting it soon. Unknown to the rest of them, Yami did somewhat care about his appearance, enough to not look like some savage. His nails never grew too long, fingers and toes, his hair never looked too wild and dirty, and his skin always looked nice and clean. He always kept a hand near his mouth, for when he spoke, his sharpened teeth could be exposed, and he hated it when they were shown. Yami, unlike the others, remained quiet and observant of his surroundings, obviously waiting out for some sort of attack to happen. Then, he could have an excuse to kill a bitch.

Belfoar wondered why he couldn't go out and kill some of the pathetic WDL scum who had kept him imprisoned for these many months. Having to sit in a cell where you couldn't use any of your powers that was beside Golem's had really pissed him off. Belfoar stood at a good height of five feet eight inches, being one of the more shorter ones of the group. His hair made him look like a blonde, yet a certain yellow part of his hair stood out in that it looked like there might of been a lightning bolt in the middle of his hair. His hair unusually always stood up, his yellow eyes also giving away to something off about him. Cautiously, no one touched him, and he touched no one. Inside his body was not water, but thousands of volts building up that made up most of what Belfoar was. "Ah, so we get to meet -him-, do we? Heh, what a great day it is for me then!"

Itzhet hadn't spoken since he was freed from his prison back in the WDl building. Out of the demons that had been locked there, he was the most calm. Always meditating, always preferring to stay quiet rather then taunt the guards. Oh yes, he had known they would get what they deserved, and indeed they had. Itzhet's hair was gray, his height was just barely at six feet, yet his skin was pale. This was probably due to the lack of sunlight, you know, with those cells not having windows. He looked around, not being able to determine how old Golem was, but he could see everyone had a particular certain going on with their ages. Itzhet noticed none of them had facial hair, Belfoar looked somewhere to be in the twenties, Yami looked to be in the late thirties, Kalh looked somewhere in his late twenties, but Kallos could not be determined. Either way, Itzhet felt good, and he did not seem worried about whether they were attacked or not. They would succeed either way, he knew this much to be true.

Photos was nearly brought to tears at the sight before him, the light demon he had summoned had been forcibly taken down by the others. It was true, Photos felt weak for loving nature and it's beauty, but he couldn't help it. He had turned himself in for the sins he had committed, and this was the way he got out? The WDL were mean, sure, but they didn't deserve to - okay, that was sort of pushing it for his thoughts. With the ongoing major battles happening and colliding near each other in the park, it seemed Kallos' men had a clear shot of escaping. Photos stood at a height of six feet two inches, his tanned skin showed that even without sunlight, the light inside of him was enough to keep him from going pale. He also looked the most human out of the group, his brown hair and eyes actually looking pretty human, although his robes made him look like some sort of priest. Photos hated himself right now, he was a prisoner to the dark forces approaching, and so was one of the only things that could stop them.

~ Michael's Story ~

Michael watched as the demon fled from the battle, seeming to have figured out that it wouldn't win. He could see most of the remaining fire demons fleeing, his attention being brought back over to the group of demons that aimed to escape. He had enough of this, so he clapped his hands together as he closed his eyes, listening to the sound of bells grow. The land around the park began to shine greatly at this, with Deon's fight over and the ice having almost completely consumed it, he had to act now. The land around the park began to heal, most of the damages done were gone. Although he could not bring back things that were lost like the trees, he knew more would grow in their place. The ground would heal up, that was most for sure. He felt his feet land down on the ground as he suddenly collapsed, returning back to a human form, unaware that Scott had made his way back over. "... You did it again, Michael. You are just full of surprises." Scott said, looking around as he watched the holy light that had come just before fade away. "... Now if only we could do something about this ice problem." He said, before pulling out a communicator. "All Renegade forces, report to the WDL once you have finished off any invading demons." He stopped there, forcing himself to sit down as he sighed and put the communicator down. "... I really hope nothing else happens."

~ Sebastian's Story ~

Sebastian had lost himself in order to gain the power of fire, his tattoo's glowing bright red as he continued to cast fire upon the giant ice demon's body, watching piece by piece melt away. The ice demon seemed to be slowing down, it's giant body unable to concentrate on fighting as it was slowly being destroyed. Only a few more hits, then it would be over. Then, at the worst time, Brenhin entered his mind, bringing him out of the fight and demanding to come back to hell. Well, he thought it was demanding, at the very least. His body stopped as he suddenly fell from the sky, landing down on the ice-covered ground as he reverted back to normal at this. "What happened now?!?! Oh, this is just great!" Lucifer shouted out, having broken the ice free off of her and Kane as they watched the ice demon begin to walk forward towards them. "... Okay stupid, if you got a plan, do it now!" She shouted, as Kane simply stood and watched as the demon grew closer. "Hey idiot, wake up!" She shouted, as Kane seemed to just stare off at the ice demon. "... Oh god, NOT YOU TOO!"

Sebastian, meanwhile, found himself lost within the depths of his own mind. He felt like he was floating through darkness now, he was the only thing that had light. He opened his eyes to look at the darkness, seeming to think to himself. Then, a memory came. The memory of the orphanage. He remembered how he had abandoned it, clearly the words came back to him as if he were speaking them again. 'I'm too good for this orphanage now, do you hear me Rob?! I deserve better then this piece of crap!' He flinched at the words, as another memory came back. The first day he met Ash. The thoughts he had given himself were terrible, he couldn't believe that was him. He had left her, too, it seemed, even though he hardly knew her. So this is how you get me back for my sins, huh God? By sending my own memories back at me. Why? Why do you do this to me, make me someone I'm not. I'm Sebastian, not Inferno. Hell, I hardly know who he is. He's just some guy who got me trapped in hell. He's the guy I don't want to be. Maybe that's why she deserves someone better... What am I saying? It's not like I ever had a chance with her! I'm a pathetic waste of shit, aren't I? ADMIT IT, GOD! I'M A FAILED CREATION! AND THAT'S WHY I'M HERE, ISN'T IT?! YOU WANT ME TO BE INFERNO?!?! IS THAT HOW MY PUNISHMENT FOR BEING BORN INTO A FATE I HAD NO CONTROL OVER IS?!?!

Kane seemed to be snapped back in reality, as he saw the ice demon stop in front of them and looked down at them, raising one of it's arms slowly. He took out two beads that were different from the rest, looking at them as he closed his hand tightly around them. He recalled the last three days, especially this fight in comparison, and how he had only made things worse. His heart suddenly felt like it was on fire, and he rushed forward towards the ice demon's right foot. "IDIOT! WHAT ARE YOU DOING?!" Lucifer shouted as Kane saw the giant ice demon's arm begin to fall down towards him. He closed his eyes tightly as he used the ice to slide towards the leg faster. He could feel bits of ice bounce off his body as he kept full concentration on the foot, he watched it grow bigger, he felt his fears begin to rise up. It was too late now, this would either be a suicide move or a very heroic act. He then opened his hand as he slammed the beads into the ice demon's foot, furrowing his brows as he pushed them just a little further in before being sent flying back across the ice and into Lucifer. The ice demon looked down and felt it's eyes widen in fear as it screamed out in pain, watching the fire begin to break down it's gigantic ice form. "OW OW OW OW OW OW OW OW OWWWWWW, MY HANNDDD!!! MY HAND IS SO HOT!!!!" Lucifer quickly pushed him off as she sat up, sighing. "There goes the brave hero moment..."

Sebastian felt his eyes open as he slowly stood up, looking over at the ice demon, who now struggled as he was back to his original form. "Well, this is unexpected..." He spoke out, walking towards Sebastian as he kept glaring at him. "... I know those eyes." Sebastian said, as he watched the ice demon stop. "... Rob. What the hell did you do?" He asked, as the ice demon felt it's eyes widen at this. "Silence! I am --" He started to say, but stopped when he realized he didn't have a new name. "... Rob, why? Weren't we friends at the orphanage?!" He asked, as the ice demon shook it's head. "We were. You left us though, insulted us... They shrugged it off, thinking it was a 'phase' you were going through, but when you ran away, you broke everyone's heart!" The ice demon shouted at him, as Sebastian furrowed his brows. "... Why have you become the villain?" He asked, as the ice demon shook it's head. "... I am not the villain, you are." It said, as it's body looked mostly human, although it wore a suit similar to the other demons, it had a close resemblance to how Mr. Freeze looked, only without the suit and was much younger. Rob walked in front of Sebastian and looked down at him, he could see Rob was now around six feet. "... It's time for you to die." He said, as he pulled back a hand and struck it into Sebastian's chest.

Sebastian gritted his teeth as he felt Rob pull it out and shake the blood off. "... Enjoy your stay in he -- UGH!" The ice demon stopped as a blade had pierced through Sebastian's wound and into the ice demon's, the ice demon/Rob growled and stumbled back as the blade was pulled out of them both. Then Rob was kicked in the head as he was sent flying back, cracks now appearing as Lucifer quickly shifted and used her weapon form to pierce through Rob's chest. "You BITCH!" He called out, as when Lucifer shifted back to her human form, she didn't know how to feel about finding out that the ice demon was Rob. She remained silent for now, not seeming to notice his struggle. She then walked back over towards Kane, who was happily cheering at seemingly the defeat of the ice demon. "Whoo-hoo, we did it! We finally won!" He called out, but stopped when Rob quickly stood up. "... Uh-oh." Kane said, as the ice demon got up on to his feet and panted. "... UGH! My chest..." He said, as Sebastian walked on over towards him slowly, the tattoo's glowing again as his eyes quickly shifted. He had just enough to defeat him.

Lucy... Rob... Why? I never meant to drag you two into any of this. I never thought it would come to any of this, I never thought that monsters really did exist. Rob, you are the monster now. But you were right about one thing... I was the villain. Sebastian then charged forward as his wings spread back out, Rob's eyes widening as he was kicked into the air and more pieces broke off. "UGH!!!" Was all he could get out, as Sebastian flew up towards him. I was a jackass, I admit. When I met Arthur, I hated almost everyone in the world. I hated even myself. I don't know what the hell I'm meant to do, or why I'm meant to do it, but I do know... I came here for a reason. I came here to see her, Ash! I came here because of her, but... Am I just in some stupid crush?!?! Sebastian then struck a fist into Rob's injured chest as flames covered his arm now, as they both began to descend to the ground. Sebastian slammed his other fist into Rob's chest, as he accelerated towards the ground. If she has anything to do with this... Anything at all, I'll find out. I... Was an idiot. I was blind to the whole thing, I was blind because I thought this was all some twisted dream. I thought this was my world, where I could do whatever I pleased. Now... I don't deserve to even set foot on it. But... Maybe I can change. Maybe I can get rid of Inferno. Maybe... I can find out what to do with my life! Sebastian then pushed him off as he slowed himself down, while Rob was sent hurling to the ground. A great explosion of fire and dirt could be seen by all, as Rob let out an inaudible scream. Once it was over, Rob lay there, seeming to twist as he was knocked out, his body parts melting at a rapidly good rate now. Then, out of nowhere, his body would go 'poof' as it vanished, almost like the robot who had escaped earlier. Sebastian landed on the ground in a rough way, rolling around on it for a good bit before stopping and panting, getting up to his feet, but collapsed quickly on to his knees. "... Well done." A voice called out, as his eyes widened and he looked up. "... But I'm afraid you have disturbed my peace. Therefore, I have to execute you." He looked up, and saw in the distance, the group of elements... His eyes meeting with Kallos' eyes. He felt his heart sank, he felt like he was about to die suddenly.

Meanwhile, Kane and Lucifer watched as Sebastian sent Rob flying into the ground, seeing his body hit it and start to create a hole around himself, the crater starting to form in the ice as Rob's expression was priceless, only pain and suffering. Lucifer sighed out as she thought on how Sebastian might feeling right now, when Kane tried to walk. "Oh no, you idiot!" She called out, and grabbed his arm, but both ended up slipping and stumbling around. "Whoa, watch it!" Lucifer cried out, as both she and Kane began to slide around on the ice. "Stop kicking me!" Kane cried out to her. "YOU WANT ME TO PUNCH YOU INSTEAD?!?! You keep knocking me around, you idiot!" She said to him. "OW! That was my eye!" "GOOD! MAYBE IT WILL TEACH YOU NOT TO HURT A LADY!" "How did I do that?!?" "HOW DO YOU THINK YOU DID IT?!?! I'm freezing my ass off, I have to save some sorry people's asses still, and you are acting like a cry-baby about it all!" "I am not a cry-baby!" "Wha-wha-whaaa!!" "HEY! I said I'm not a -- a.... Ohh, I'm so sorry, I didn't mean to snap like that." "STOP APOLOGIZING!!!" "But it's the nice thing to do!" "UGGGHHH!!!"

The large Demon warlords laugh of victory was cut short by the rapidly incoming attacks. The warlord flailed in an attempt to keep whatever was attacking him. He soon realised that he was heading towards the ground, his axe was gone how had that happened? There was a flash as he took the impact on his back. He looked around in a daze to notice Deon stood above him. "Master!" He moaned. "Aid me!" The Demon pushed himself onto his feet and stumbled forwards, his body was racked in unbearable pain. The Demon sensed rather than heard a mocking booming laughter it dawned on him then that Brenhin had sent him to die purposely, he threw his head back and howled. Slowly the flames from his head flowed down his back and around to his chest forming an orb which broke under its own power releasing a huge wave of flame out of the crater across the park. The trees turned into withered sticks, the streams and ponds boiled away, the animals were cooked alive and all this happened in an instant. Yet strangest of all was what was left of Asngar. Where he stood his body had transformed into a smooth, cool and unbreakable black crystal, frozen at the moment of the explosion. One hand was outstretched slightly towards where the orb was, the other was holding his gut, his face was locked in a roar of fury at his fate. The threat of Ansgar had ended, but at what cost?

~ Eppenos' Story ~

The fire demon looked up to his father as he closed his eyes and concentrated. His form instantly grew back to it's full size, Baphomet increasing with him as it was now several miles long. Eppenos breathed out smoke through his nostrils as Baphomet let out a sinister growl upon awakening. "I look forward to taking it back." The prince fire demon spoke out, as it looked around for a second as Baphomet growled again, Eppenos could tell it was hungry. "Not yet my sweet, you shall have your fill once we done here." He spoke out, as the sword let out one more growl, but this one sounded more like a sigh. "Baphomet has told me many stories of what has happened while I was gone. It has been lonely it seems, being kept away by you and the ruler of this place. Fear not though, it understands why you had to do what you must to keep it safe." His deep voice made weaker demons shudder in fear, he was growing up more to be like his father every day. It had been so long since Eppenos was captured, they thought he had long since died in the flames, but he lived, having grown stronger for it. But his sword, Baphomet, had grown hungry since his capture, and was weaker then it use to be.

"Baphomet tells me an interesting tale of half demon children. It seems a rebellion is being formed against one of the highest people in hell. Rhanksar is the demon being rebelled against... I'm sure you know of him, yes father? After all, Baphomet tells me he is regarded as one of the strongest demons in hell. Neither of us mean offense towards you by this, of course. The last tale Baphomet tells me of is a demon lord you have been in contact with lately, who tends to you his brother... Do I know of this demon, King Brenhin?" Eppenos felt good to be out in his true form for now, although he knew he would have to return back in order to get to the tower he once called home. The devil would pay for sealing him away and forcing Baphomet to starve, but first, another was on his list. One he knew he would have to deal with later.

~ Michael's Story ~

Michael felt not himself, he felt something was... Off. He seemed to enter into a memory... A memory he had not seen for years.

+ Five Years Ago... +

Michael was eighteen years old at this time, still often needing to wear his glasses, to which he was picked on back then for. He had not known about his inheritance nor of his abilities, but he knew he was not completely human at this point. The leader of his division, a Kasha who was very well respected and very powerful at the time, had Michael sit down in front of him as the demon stood out looking over the men working hard to prepare for another demon attack. "Oi, Michael..." The Kasha spoke out to him, having a cigar in the right side of his mouth as Michael sat up at this. "Y-y-yes sir?" He stumbled for his words, as the demon turned to look back at him. The Kasha was unusual from the others, often wearing a hat and coat, but was ultimately seven feet two inches. His strong physical build only hidden by the clothing on him, although he still looked fairly large. His sunglasses rested over his eyes, but Michael could feel those wise and powerful eyes staring at him. It was unknown how old this Kasha was, his human appearance led some to believe he was only in his late thirties. "... How am I as a leader?" He asked, as Michael found himself shaking at this. "Y-you are a great leader sir, one of the best in The Renegade's history! You put others to mere shame just from the mention of your name!" The Kasha smiled at this as best as he could with a cigar in his mouth, and turned back to look forward. "... So they all say. You have done your research I assume then, yes?" Michael found himself suddenly feeling very strange... What was going on? He was just another weakling, so why was a strong leader paying close attention to him?! "O-of course sir!"

The Kasha remained silent for a few, his arms behind his back as one grasped the other by the wrist gently, as Michael felt some suspense now. "... I have looked at your progress reports Michael. And I must say..." The Kasha leader started, to which Michael held his breath at this. "... I am most impressed." Michael let out a sigh at this, but his heart was suddenly racing!? What was going on?! "Y-you are, sir?!" He asked, as the Kasha chuckled a bit at this. "Yeah...I have a secret to share with you, Michael. Actually, a few. Please... Do not tell anyone this until after I am gone." Then fear gripped Michael's heart... Why did he get a very bad feeling about this suddenly? "I am not long for this world, Michael." The leader spoke out so calmly and without care, that it made Michael nearly fall back in his seat! "W-what are you --" But the Kasha leader held up a hand to stop him, letting Michael calm down for a few minutes before lowering his hand. "... I am destined to die in a few years, that is the curse placed on me. I am not sure when this will be... I have kept this secret from everyone for years, but that is what the demon I fought so long ago said to me. Do you wish to know his name?" He said, as Michael nodded a few times, before the man went on. "... Rhanksar." He spoke, as Michael felt his eyes widen. "Y-y-you....? B-but..." The kasha chuckled more at this. "Yeah... It was a great fight. Rhanksar... What a surprising demon if you'll ever find one like him."

The Kasha then turned to fully face Michael, looking at him directly in the eyes. "... I am going to personally train you myself for when you are ready... You will take my place when I die, Michael." He said, as Michael felt his eyes widen again at this. "B-but said... I --" He tried to say, but stopped as the Kasha put a hand on his shoulder. "... Trust me. I have faith you will pull through this." He said, as Michael felt tears begin to gather in his eyes. "... S-sir..." He started, but the Kasha pulled his hand away and stood up then. "Someone bring the new recruit Deon Morris to me at once! I wish to have a word with him as well... Michael will need a partner from now on, and I wish to test his skills myself!" He said, as the soldier he spoke to look very shocked. "Y-yes sir!" He said, before running off to find him. The Kasha let out a sigh at this. "... These have been very hard times, since the Archangels seem to have vanished on us. How terrible... Heaven must be falling apart right now."

+ Three years ago... Two years after Michael was named the apprentice of the Kasha leader +

The four walked, as Michael was being joined today by both Deon and Rin, who had only just recently gotten into The Renegade. The Kasha leader stopped as he held out an arm for them to stop, looking up as he narrowed his eyes. Michael, Deon and Rin all stopped, confused as they watched him tense up. "... Whatever happens, none of you interfere." He spoke out, as he began to walk forward, but Michael felt fear grip him again. "S-sir, you can't..." He spoke, but stopped as the sky above them turned dark red. A loud demonic neigh broke through the calm and peaceful air, as it's hooves slammed into the ground, making all three nearly fall over. "What kind of horse is that?!?" Michael spoke out, not sure what the other two were saying, as a lone figure standing above them caught his attention. "... N-no..." He spoke out, as the Kasha leader stopped and looked up at him. "... So, it is time then, eh Rhanksar?" He spoke, as the omnipotent voice spoke out back to him. "Yes it is... Come then, and fight with only honor and your strength!" The demon spoke out, as the Kasha rushed forward into the inevitable battle. "SIR!" Michael shouted out just before the battle began, the demon's dark and sinister appearance, along with his sinister eyes, held him in place and stopped him from interfering.

+ Present day... +

Scott watched over Michael, then the demon warlord suddenly screamed out as something was wrong with him... Scott's eyes widening as he quickly picked up Michael and ran as fast as he could. "Come on... Come on... I'm not dying yet!" He spoke, as then the supposed suicide attack came out, and Scott stopped as he kept Michael safe, feeling his body being forced back, almost getting sent flying. After this was over, Scott looked over the scene in front of him, and felt depressed as the warlord had done something unforgivable... Michael had just healed the place, now he knew revenge was going to taste sweeter in the future. His thoughts didn't last long as he heard the familiar sounds of Renegade troops come in. All of them were wearing their outfits, as they all stopped before Scott and Michael, saluting as each held a holy weapon in hand. "Glad you came... And glad you all wore your suits." Scott spoke out, as he handed Michael over to them. "Get him healed, now. He needs it... And prepare the medics for more wounded." He said, as they saluted before the ones holding Michael ran back, Scott could hear the sounds of Renegade vehicles approaching. "... At least it's finally over." He said, looking out at the scene before him as WDL soldiers came before the group of demons.

~ Kallos' Story ~

Kallos and his group watched as they and Sebastian were surrounded and then weapons were aimed at them. "FREEZE!" One WDL soldier spoke out to them all. "By orders of our new superior, you are ALL coming back with us!" They spoke out, Kallos giving a slight chuckle at this. "Yami... I don't think they know who they're dealing with." Kallos whispered, as Yami gave a sadistic smirk. "What makes you say that?" He said, before looking at the WDL soldiers. "May I?" He asked, as Kallos gave a sinister grin of his own. "Yes." Yami then quickly summoned two gloves to his hands as he took a hold of them both and placed them on carefully, making the WDL soldiers tense as they all aimed at him now. Sebastian seemed to be confused by all of this, only watching as Yami stepped forward, the dark demonic symbols on both gloves glowing with a dark aura as he smirked at them. "Duck, boy. These gloves were made personally by me, a new weapon you could say... Too bad no one but a Darkness Demon will be able to use them." He said, as he aimed both hands at them, Sebastian ducking down as the WDL guards all gasped at this. "Shadow Sweep." Yami spoke, as suddenly darkness covered over the area the group stood in, this darkness giving off an ominous feeling towards everyone nearby as multiple screams were heard. When the darkness faded away, all the WDL soldiers and guards had dropped their weapons, their bodies becoming more older and weaker as they struggled to breath. "Enjoy hell." Yami spoke out with a sinister smirk that nearly grew more then a human's should have, before snapping his fingers and all of the WDL guards suddenly bursting into piles of dust. "Once again, you amaze me Yami." Kallos spoke, as Yami looked over and smirked. "I do my best." He said, before looking over at where Lucifer and Rin were. "I just saw that girl come near here... Shall I?" He asked Kallos. "Negative. If she comes over here, then you may. Otherwise..." Kallos spoke, before turning to face Sebastian. "... He is our primary target." He said, and gave another sadistic grin to the confused and terrified Sebastian. "Death will be good for you." Kallos said, before giving off an evil chuckle, the others soon joining with him as they all watched Sebastian shake with fear now, too weak to even stand without help.