Reiya narrowed her eyes at the demon, and a low growl escaped her throat. “I’ll kill you if you touch him.”
Mephisto chuckled as he eyed his prize in front of him. “I look forward to taming that spirit of yours.” He reached for Reiya, but a bright light illuminated her.
He took a few retreating steps backward and then sneered at the light in disgust.
“You are about to cross a dangerous line. This child is MINE!” a woman’s voice boomed.
“Meddlesome goddess. Have you not learned your lesson? Stay out of my business.” Mephisto growled at the light.
“You are going to make the void spin out of control again. I won’t allow it.” The woman’s voice hissed out.
Another figure walked in, a woman with black hair, pale skin, and black, beady eyes. “I see you have finally decided to reveal your hand to us.” The woman sneered.
“Selene and Kali, back at meddling in the world again. Balance doesn’t exist. It’s an unrealistic illusion that you’ve set up in your mind. There will always be one side that is stronger.” Mephisto sneered at Kali in disgust.
“Strength has nothing to do with balance. Balance is about the order that is maintained. And you are disturbing that balance. The balance we have been working hard to restore,” Kali spat at Mephisto angrily.
Mephisto smirked at Kali. “It doesn’t matter what you do. You can’t get Endymion back. You might as well just hand this world over to me.”
Kali glared at the demon with contempt. A bright light filled the dark room as a woman with blonde, shining hair materialized. “This world does not belong to you. This is Endymion’s world. And I’ll never let you taint it with your disgusting filth,” Selene said scornfully.
Mephisto grinned evilly at Selene before giving her a fake, sympathetic frown. “It’s just such a shame that Endymion is no longer here to take care of this world.”
With those words, Selene’s light began to rage out of control. She was going to destroy Mephisto herself.
“You can’t! Selene, you mustn’t,” Kali snapped quickly, reminding Selene of everything they were working to accomplish. If Selene was to kill Mephisto, she would be disturbing the balance. No, he needed to be destroyed, but in the chess match they had been setting up over the centuries.
Mephisto then redirected his gaze to Reiya. He read her energy, studying her more deeply. There was a reason these two meddlesome women were protecting this girl. There was a reason they’d revealed themselves before they got to deal their hand. He curled his lip, clicking his tongue in disgust. “You truly are a meddlesome woman,” he growled at Selene.
“You do know you’re being used right?” Mephisto said matter-of-factly to Reiya. “You’re just another part of this game they are playing.”
“Who is playing games?!” Kali spat out bitterly.
“Talking to the girl.” Mephisto clicked his tongue and shook his head. “So rude.” He then smirked evilly. “They are going to use you to get what they want. They are planning to risk your life to get what they want. Oops.” He feigned innocence and held his hand up to his mouth, as if he’d let their secret slip. “I gather she wasn’t supposed to know that until it was too late.”
Selene and Kali glared quietly at Mephisto. He sneered at the two and shook his head. “Same game, just different pawns, I see. Well, you all have a lot to catch up on.” He looked at Reiya once more. “I’ll be seeing you real soon. You belong to me.” He winked at her with a cruel smile before he began to fade.
Reiya watched as his figure vanished from her mind, yet she remained trapped with the two women, who both turned to faceher. They met her gaze, and Reiya waited for them to explain themselves. There must be something to what the demon was saying, since they never refuted it. She wanted to know what they wanted of her. And how dangerous it was going to be.
CHAPTER SIXTY-ONE
“So I got rid of one crazy half-demon who was after me, and now I have an original demon claiming I’m his. Forget the dragon pheromones … it’s demon pheromones I have, or something.” Reiya sighed in frustration. Mephisto had a strong, menacing power coming from him. He was every bit as powerful as her Lee. She could sense it. What he didn’t know was that, if he killed Lee, he would kill her as well. And she didn’t plan on giving him that bit of information. If that got out, then anyone wanting to kill Leviathan would just go after her, since she wasn’t as powerful. She wouldn’t have to worry about living without Lee. But she could still be captured. With a demon as powerful as him, she was sure he had an arsenal of weapons and plans.
Reiya looked at Selene, who she had met before, and then at Kali. She didn’t know who this other woman was.
“Do you plan to tell me what your plans are with me?” Reiya finally spoke up.
“It’s complicated,” Kali said tersely.
“This is the dark priestess, Kali. I won’t lie to you. What we’ll be asking of you is very dangerous. We were going to wait to tellyou, but given the circumstances, you should probably hear it now.”
“Wouldn’t it be easier to bring the other two involved here as well?” Kali waved her hand casually, and Xander and Hunter immediately appeared.
Hunter turned and saw Reiya and Xander in a dark room, then noticed the two women standing a few feet away from them. Xander and Hunter both approached Reiya protectively. Xander was the one to put his arm around Reiya first, lifting his amber eyes up to the women.
“Well, I guess you’re all involved, so you should know as well.” Selene looked at Kali who only shrugged. “This is the dark priestess, Kali, and I am the Moon Goddess, Selene. We have brought you here to explain something very important.”
“Are you the ones who pulled Reiya in here?” Xander growled out in agitation. They had been on the other side, worrying because she wouldn’t wake up. Then suddenly they appeared here, he and Hunter more than likely leaving their bodies in the same condition as Reiya’s.
