I had to say something to distract him, and it worked instantly.Sam's face scrunched up like he didn't understand my words, but the pure rage left his eyes, and the demons around us calmed down straight away."Human blood... Human blood is completely different." Samael eventually said, his attention shifting now that he was explaining something to me. "To taste something so innocent... So pure... It's completely different from demon blood, which can sometimes even taste polluted, like it's contaminated with poison. Like it has some sort of disease in it. Not human blood. Human blood always tastes... Like you're fucking and devilling an angel from heaven."I raised one eyebrow.Samael leaned closer to me. "Especially yours, Fay. That's why I will be drinking it tonight."His fiancé snapped her head toward us, her eyes filled with nothing but pure hatred."No, you won't." I said to Samael, my eyes going back to him. "What about your fiancé? Can't you drink her blood?" I asked, shifting
Without uttering another word, without providing any further explanation, I leaned back, taking my wrist with me. Samael appeared perplexed and bewildered, gazing down at his hand with furrowed brows.As the crowd erupted in cheers for three new demons about to engage in combat, Sam shook his head slightly and turned his attention forward, away from me."So," I interjected, recapturing his focus, "Who's going to win?"I folded my hands in my lap, shielding my throbbing wrist from any more attacks. My gaze remained fixed on the three demons entering the fighting ring, confident that my question would divert Samael's attention."Of these three?" Samael asked, not saying anything about our little moment. "Fuck, they all look pathetic.""Choose one. Let's make a bet," I half-commanded, my eyes still fixed on the three demons preparing themselves with murderous glances at each other. I could sense Samael stealing a sidelong glance at me. "What are we betting on?" He asked."My king," Quiri
I chose to ignore that when the bald demon slashed the skin of the braided one, cutting across his shoulder. The braided demon showed no reaction and instead swung his axe with force, forcing the other two demons two steps back.As the fight intensified, Samael's hand gripped my leg, reflecting his excitement.My chosen fighter retaliated, angrily slashing the bald demon's stomach, causing blood to instantly drip out. The crowd erupted into excited cheers, and I strained to sit up straighter for a better view. Samael's arm around me tightened, but he leaned forward, drawing me along.My heart raced as my fighter turned towards Samael's chosen demon. Sam's demon swung his axe, but my fighter was quicker, launching his razor-sharp sword towards the back of the demon's head. The braid of the demon was cleanly severed."Oh my God," I whispered, watching the strands of hair fall to the ground. Samael's hand slid to the inside of my leg, and I felt his rapid heartbeat against my back. "Thes
Sam's hand left my leg, and suddenly, my demon let out a piercing scream of terror, collapsing to the ground, his face contorted in agony. Confusion washed over me as I instinctively leaned back, scanning my surroundings for any signs of an attack."AAAAAAAAAHHH!" The demon's agonising cry echoed through the air, assaulting my ears. "What's happening?" I asked, bewildered, desperately seeking an explanation.Sam's demon lunged forward, brandishing a knife he had retrieved from his chest, and plunged it directly into my demon's heart. A chilling realisation began to sink in. "You're losing. That's what's happening," Samael sneered in my ear. I was utterly confounded, disturbed by the unfolding events, rendered speechless as I watched the scene unfold before me."But... But he was winning." I murmured, blinking my eyes slowly as if they were deceiving me. My demon had been on the brink of victory. And now he was on the floor with no visible wounds, screaming as if he was being skinned a
"They do not get a peaceful afterlife. I make sure of that. As the devil, I can do with them whatever I please." He declared while I kept my gaze fixed on him."Fair enough." I said in a simple tone.Everybody looked at me. The males, Guirita, Shea, Samael."A human agreeing with what we do? Interesting." The male next to Guirita said, looking away again. I shrugged my shoulders. "If my child got raped, I would want them to end up in hell." I said truthfully. "But you're human... You're supposed to be all fair and square, and against any violence." Burta said."Not all humans are the same." I stated with another shrug. "No, we found that out quickly when we were in Lust." Burta retorted.Lust. Elle. Adrian. They had to know I was here. Somehow, they just had to know I was here. I was so close to my best friend, so close to my freedom."Right, this conversation is over. Fay, you'll join the hunt tonight. Clothes will be prepared for you. Burta, Janson, come with me. We need to discuss
I watched as Samael disappeared around the corner, still clutching the knife he had given me. Once he was out of sight, I turned and decided to explore the gardens in hopes of finding a way out of the castle grounds. If the hunt was outside castle grounds, there was a way out of here. If I could just make my way to Lust, I knew I would be safe with Adrian and Elle.God, did I miss my friends."Hello." I said to the first demon I came across. He froze, looked at me, quickly looked away and walked off without saying anything. "Hello." I said to the next demon I came across. He didn't even look at me. The demon just sped off in the direction he came from and didn't look back.The garden was empty. Everything that bloomed here, bloomed high and some points were even like a maze."Hey!" I happily said when I found a demon walking around, a big sword in his hands. He also looked at me as if I had gun pointing at him and took a step back. He looked like he was patrolling the grounds and sudd
She led me back into the gothic castle and the cool air caressed my skin almost lovingly, like it invited me in.I would have preferred to stay outside.We walked through the castle, passing numerous demons dressed in various outfits, some guards, some maids, all avoiding eye contact with me. Some even turned to face the wall, and I couldn't decide which was worse - being openly stared at or this strange behaviour. The demon woman who was leading me through the castle didn't look over her shoulder once. She knew I was following anyway, my steps were loud enough.I would definitely make a terrible spy.She guided me back to my room. Probably a good thing because I wouldn't of have had a single clue where it was.There was a new outfit laid out on the bed and I sighed at the lack of fabric one again. But anything was better than this skimpy dress. The demon woman stood in the corner, her gaze fixed on the floor. I knew what I needed to do. I had to change into another revealing outfit.
Samael stood on the other side, dressed entirely in black. A black tight sweater with long sleeves, black pants and heavy boots. No crown, no Wrath jewels, nothing to indicate he was the king.But he didn't need that. It was very, very clear he was the king here. There was almost a sort of aura around him, one that exuded danger and power. One that I didn't want to be near at all.As I entered, Samael looked up, his gaze fixed on my Lara Croft outfit.Fuck. I felt nervous.The demons remained motionless, the only sound being the crackling of the fire. Despite not being close to it, I could still feel the heat emanating from the flames. Samael nodded towards his side, indicating for me to come. Slowly, I made my way around the circle of demons towards their king.I walked behind demons and had a feeling they didn't like someone so close to their back, even if I was a human. One wrong move or look and Samael would deal with them. They had to ignore their instincts to attack whoever got