“Come on, Satan. We’re going on vacation,” Lilith cheers before she and my father portal out of Hell.
“You’re going to be an absolute fucking nightmare, aren’t you?” Toth questions, looking at me, his expression filled with suspicion. I wish I didn’t find his paranoia so hot.
I blink and give him puppy dog eyes. “Nope, I’ll be an absolute angel.”
“Even worse. Let’s go train.”
Perfect, let’s tire him out so he can’t chase me around later… wait, no… actually, that sounds pretty fun. We’ll put a pin in that idea for later.
* * *
Toth is preoccupied in the banquet area with some demon that has an issue of some sort, and it’s finally presented the perfect opportunity to leave the manor. I quickly go into my father’s room and feed Lilith’s cat, Doom, who is supposed to be a prick, but the small black cat is only adorable to me.
I’ve heard that Blair has a snake. Clearly, I need a pet. If it’s something all the powerful women in Hell have, then I need my own. I’ll make sure to bring this grievance up with my father when he gets back from vacation.
If Toth had given in to any of my advances, I would have no problem lounging around the manor with him this entire weekend, but he hasn’t. And a demon girl has needs; a demon girl with a brand new flashy body has even more needs.
It’s not even just the fact that I want a connection with someone outside of the manor. It’s the fact that, for the first time, I’m left to my own devices without a watchful eye. As much as I want to fully give in and be the spawn of Satan that everyone wants me to be, I need to know for certain everything he’s told me is the truth.
I’m not sure how I can tell, but I just know my father is lying about Beelzebub, and I’m ready to get to the bottom of it. Seeing as Beelzebub is the one who supposedly lied about my existence and maybe possibly groomed me to work with the angels to overthrow Hell, I can understand why my father wouldn’t want me in contact with him. But Beelzebub was all I had for so long, and even though everything he filled my mind with is turning out to be lies, I would still like to confront him personally.
I just need solid evidence of who I can trust, where to go from here. Is it so bad that I just want someone I can completely depend on who will never let me down?Maybe it’s impossible.
Focusing back on the task at hand, I realize I have a bit of a problem. I have no issues with portalling itself, but with portalling you have to picture your destination, and I don’t know my way around Hell. I can visualize the front gates, though. I can see those from the window in my bedroom.
I portal to just outside of the gates and start walking, portalling as far as my eyes can see. It takes me a while until I reach the city. Toth and Lilith gave me a rundown about souls and blah, blah, blah. This town is boring, and all these ’people’ look creepy as fuck.
I’ll probably come back here at some point, but I know the adventure I’m wanting isn’t here. The answers I want aren’t in the city.
It takes more walking than I would like, but I’m finally on the outskirts of where the souls live, and I see the massive, creepy-as-fuck building in front of me.
Bingo.
My boots slap the pavement as I walk right into the pit of Hell and begin exploring the halls. It’s very sketchy here, in the best way. There’s blood splatter on some patches of the walls and the floor. There’s a plethora of weapons in some of the rooms that I poke my head into, while others are filled with lifeless bodies. I can’t help but be drawn deeper and deeper into the pit. It’s like something or someone is beckoning me, and my confident steps take me down some stairs. The temperature grows hotter the further down I go, and the light becomes more scarce. I can see my hand in front of my face, but that’s all. There’s a flicker of light about ten feet ahead, and when I take another step, I hear a deep, delicious voice.
“You don’t belong here, little princess.”
“I think I do,” I say into the void with complete confidence.
“Leave,” he grunts.
“Mmm… I think not.”
There are loud, heavy footsteps that come closer and closer to me. When the owner of the voice reaches me, I have to tilt my head all the way back to see his face. His strong body is smeared with blood, and his masculine face is handsome in a brutal way. His white-blond hair is in a bun and speckled with blood. I swear his ears are pointed, but his face is too far away from mine to tell. He’s the biggest man—being—I’ve ever been around.
I’m immediately intrigued and turned on. This is exactly the type of demon who should pop my corporeal body cherry.Sorry for your loss, Toth.
“You shouldn’t be here, princess,” he reiterates, and his dark, deep voice does something to me. Something similar to the cute way Toth tries to boss me around. But this one… he’s deadly, and I like it.
“I’ve got a better idea,” I suggest, putting a finger on his rock-hard abdomen. Toth doesn’t like to play, but maybe this huge beast of a man will be more fun. I’m not sure if he’s calling me princess because he knows who I am or if it’s a cute, little pet name for me. If it’s the latter, then I may actually be in love with him already. “I’m going to run through these halls. If you catch me, I’ll do what you say.”
He grunts, and I think he’s going to tell me to fuck off, but the only thing he says in his deep timbre is, “Run then, little princess.”
I don’t have to be told twice, and I let my feet carry me through the unknown halls. My hands stay out in front of me so I don’t bump into any walls as I run deeper towards the center of the pit. My skin is covered in condensation, and the heat of the pit fills my lungs. It’s refreshingly ashy and spurs me on to run faster.
I’m sure my boots are covered in blood and whatever other substances line the floor of the pit, but I don’t care. All I care about is feeling alive and pushing this body to its limits.
My heart races, I’m sweating, and besides the thundering in my ears, the only other thing I can hear is the giant’s echoing footsteps behind me. He doesn’t say anything while he hunts me down; he doesn’t taunt or make any promises of what will happen when he inevitably catches me.
