Chapter 9 - Twilight Zone LilithSamuel reached out for my wrist, gripping it tightly so he didn't lose me to the crowd that swarmed us when we exited the tunnel leading out of the room of Pride. I didn't fight him as he weaved us through the sweat-covered bodies; all seemed lost to the music. I hadn't noticed it before, but as I took in the expressions of the people we passed, many of them looked like they were seconds away from passing out from exhaustion. Their skin was so pale, and their movements were sluggish. I swore I saw blood staining one woman's toes as she danced, which could only have happened if she had been stuck in her high heels for days without rest. A body bumped into me, and I was forced to look away from the strange people, moving around the person who was clearly so lost in whatever drugs or alcohol they had been consuming to even notice our encounter. "Where's Kylie?" I shouted over the music. Nothing sounded the same as it did before my head hurt, and I co
Chapter 10 - Deja Vu Lucifer "You idiots," I growled as I stormed into my office. Five of my brothers were seated in front of my desk. The sixth one, Winston, was nowhere to be seen. Typical of the hot-headed asshat. Though, in hindsight, it was better that he wasn't here. Another Lilith related had him rolling with anger, and the chaos he made in his wake wasn't worth the headache right now, not after what had happened last night.I reached my chair, rolling toward my desk and resting my elbows on the surface. The cherry oak table top was handcrafted for me as a form of bribery by one of the souls who was hoping to reduce their sentence. I gladly took the desk and then added an extra three centuries to his five-hundred-century conviction for trying to bribe me into letting him go early.It always brought me great joy to see the hope fade from my victim's eyes. Because of that loss of hope, I had given my brothers strict orders to leave Lilith alone until I returned from my trip. Ev
Chapter 11 - Obsession Lilith I lay on my bed staring up at the ceiling, the dome-shaped chandelier casting shadows on my walls. The sound of people talking and light music had now faded to nothing, the funeral reception ending just over a couple of hours ago. My cheeks now aching from the constant smile I had to force on my face whenever someone came to speak to me. Even though the day went smoother than I had hoped, I couldn't shake the feeling that the nightmare from last night wasn't actually a nightmare. Too many things didn't add up, like how I knew who Lucifer was even though I had never met him before or how I constantly felt like someone was watching me. I also couldn't shake the annoying sense of Deja vu that had rooted itself in the back of my mind. As time slowly ticked on, I found myself questioning more and more things. And all the answers pointed back to the one thing I dreaded more than anything: that once I closed my eyes and fell asleep, I would wake up to relive
Chapter 12 - PreyLilith My stomach turned, my blood running cold, as sweat beaded down the back of my neck. I sprung from my bed, my hand covering my mouth as I ripped open my door, barely dodging my dad as I made a beeline for the bathroom. The door slammed behind me, and I slipped up the toilet seat, throwing up whatever was left in my stomach from the night before. The world felt like it was spinning on its axis as I continued to dry heave. I pushed off the toilet, my back pressing against the cold wall as I slid to the floor. I tuned out my father as he banged on the door, demanding I answer him. His voice was laced with concern, but I was too disoriented to answer.How was this happening?How was I here again?I had to leave, get out of Teivel as fast as possible. Though a small part of me wanted to laugh at the thought that this was another trick planned by Eve like she was still somehow fucking with me from the afterlife. My mind was filled with the images of Perseus with
Chapter 13 - Nightshade Lilith Sleep clung to me how frost clings to the grass on a cold November morning. My brain felt sluggish as I slowly tried to piece together the events that happened before I fell asleep. I didn't remember falling asleep, I didn't remember anything, actually, and that had my heart thumping a frantic beat against my ribcage. Slowly, my sense returned to me, a burning sensation flaring through my shoulders the closer I got to consciousness. I forced my arms to move, seeking relief from the discomfort, but was met with resistance and the faint sound of metal rattling. Panic gripped my heart, squeezing it tightly as I slowly peeled my eyes open, raking in the horror before me. A large mirror was placed in front of me. I looked at my reflection; my arms were chained above my head, and my legs were connected to chains secured to the concrete floor. The smell of bleach and soil burned by noise forced me to breathe through my mouth. I turned my head to the side,
Chapter 14 - Power Samuel I had always been the most cautious out of the seven of us. I stood in the back of rooms during parties, lurking in the shadows. Watching and learning, I was a social outcast, always reading and studying. Some deemed me lazy and unreliable, but I begged to differ. Those people were fools because it was when no one thought anyone was watching that they revealed their true selves. It was how I gained secrets and the upper hand in the underworld. Lucifer and Winston may be one of the top princes in Hell for their cutthroat ways, but I was at the top for my ability to claim secrets and blackmail, unlike any other. I was as cunning as I was invisible. It had worked for me well all these centuries. It was what also saved me from the wrath that was Lilith and made me one of her closest allies in Hell, that was until she decided to kill my brothers and take the crown for herself.Her betrayal was why I had supplied Lucifer with the information he needed to kill h
Chapter 15 - Fraud LilithI gasped, shooting up from the bed I was now lying on. Long gone were the chains and the cold concrete room that smelt of bleach and damp earth. My heart pounded in my chest as I greedily inhaled the air around me. I frantically searched my body for bloody wounds coming up empty. I felt no pain but knew without a shadow of a doubt that what I had experienced was real. 'Maybe you're dead.' The voice in my head suggested. And as I scanned the new shirt and leggings I was wearing before moving my attention to the unfamiliar room I had been placed in; I was starting to think I might be. But if I was dead, then how could I still feel my heart beating in my chest? With a shaky breath, I swung my legs over the edge of the bed. The room didn't smell like a hospital, and no harsh chemicals or the feeling of death clung to the air. Instead, warmth enveloped my bare skin, and the smell of fresh snow and lemons greeted me. I took in the large bay windows. A large fore
Chapter 16 - GamesLilith Winston let out a roar of anger; the chair he occupied now flipped over as he charged at me. The promise of my death filled his eyes. The hazel colour of his irises was now replaced with a black so deep it looked almost as if they could pull me in like a black hole. His hand wrapped around my throat before anyone else had enough time to react. I grunted as my head slammed against the stone wall of the fireplace. Another thing I missed when entering this room from hell. My lungs burned as I tried to gasp for air, but Winston held on tight. I knew he could snap my neck with the slightest flex of his fingers, but he wasn't going to. No, that would be too easy of a death, for the woman poisoned him and then ripped out his heart and fed it to the beasts of the underworld. He wanted to watch me struggle to breathe. He wanted to watch the panic fill my eyes as the realization that I was going to die set in. He wanted to watch the light fade from my eyes as I slow