"If Simply Living Was A Sin, Then We Are All Born Sinful, Condemned To A Fate Which We Never Choose"- Aaliyah
Hell.
The Air In This Universe Was Suffocating… The Crimson Sky, Covered In Dark Clouds. Rivers Of Molten Lava And Demons Walking Around The Desolated Landscape.
Demons Of Every Shape And Size Prowled Through The Wasteland… Some Dragging Chains Wrapped Around Their Necks, Feet And Wrists.
While Other's Feed On The Soul's Of The Damned… In The Far Distance, A Massive Fortress Reaching High Up Into The Sky Stood.
Inside Of The Fortress, One Room Shrouded In Dark Had A Round Table In The Middle, And Seven Seats Around It… With Seven Demonic Figures Sitting In Each Seat. Each With A Mark Etched On A Part Of Their Bodies.
One Bore The Mark Of "Wrath", Glowing A Fiery Crimson Hue On His Chest, Pulsing A Raw, Unconfined Energy. His Figure Was Muscular, Red Eye's And Black Hair… And Long Red Lines Going Through Both His Eye's, Wearing Tattered Black Robes With Black Fingernails, And Pale White Skin.
Another Bore The Mark Of "Greed", Etched Like Gold Onto The Back Of His Hand. His Form Was Slender, Snake Like… His Fingers Each Had Red Rings On Them. Each Containing A "Corrupt Soul" Inside Of Them. He Has White Hair, Yellow Eye's With Snake Slits In Them, Wearing Tan Tattered Cloths And Robes, Black Fingernails.
"Pride" Sat Tall, His Silver Mark Etched On His Forehead, And Stitches All Over His Face, Arms And The Sides Of His Body Where His Black Robes Were Open… While "Sloth" Remained Hunched Over In Her Seat Her Eye's Slightly Closed With Her Mark Etched In The Pupils Of Both Her Eye's… Black Lipstick On With Light Purple Skin And Black Markings On Her Back…
Black Tattered Robes On With The Giant Black Curse Mark Patterned Like A Butterfly On Her Back Fully Visible… Her Hair A Dark Shade Of Purple And Messy, Barefoot With Her Nails All Black… Her Head Resting On One Of Her Fists, And Her Legs Crossed…
"Envy" Glared Looked Up At The Ceiling, Her Expression Unreadable As She Lets Out A Yawn… Her Mark Etched On The Right Side Of Her Neck, Her Eye's Slit Like A Serpent's…
Across From Her "Gluttony" Sat, His Mark Was Etched Onto The Center Of His Stomach… His Finger's Tipped With Claw-like Nails, Twitching As He Mumbled To Himself, Letting Out A Low Growl From His Throat.
And Finally Next To Him The Demon Bearing The Mark Of "Lust" Sat Causally, Her Body Clad In Revealing Red Robe's And A Black Scarf Around Her Neck, Her Mark Etched Onto Her Chest, Glowing A Dark Pink Color, Her Eye's Shimmered With An Otherworldly Allure As She Scanned The Room Lazily, Her Lips Curled Into A Smirk.
Then Suddenly, The Demon Bearing The Mark Of Pride Spoke…
Tengu(Sitting Up, Voice Echoing): It's About Time We've Made Our Way To The Sorcerer's Universe, And Looked For The Child Who Possesses Our Father's Power… Those Sorcerer's Make Me Sick. Using The Power Of Our's, It's An Utter Embarrassment To Our Pride As The Demon's Who Once Ruled Over Them.
Then, The Demon Bearing The Mark Of "Sloth" Spoke Out.
Nakamake(Low-Lidded Eye's Looking Over To Tengu, Voice Low): Our Pride? Speak For Yourself Tengu, Instead Of Worrying About The Little Brat That Wield's Father's Power… We Should Be Focused On Getting Mother Unsealed… Beside's Deimos Should've Handled Father's Vessel Already.
The Demon Bearing The Mark Of "Lust" Then Spoke, With A Faint Smirk On Her Face.
Aphira(Voice Alluring, Looking Around): Deimos Hasn't Been Seen In Two Years… Honestly, I Told You All We Shouldn't Trust Someone Like That…
Ikari Of The Wrath Mark Then Spoke Out…
Ikari(Grinning, Eye's Red With Intensity): Then Let's Go To The Sorcerer's Universe… Though, Father's Vessel Is Mine!
Aphira(Alluring, Intrigued): And Do You Really Think The Boy Is Going To Be An Easy Catch? He's Surrounded By Many Allies Despite His Entire Universe Believing Him To Be The Culprit Of Father's Actions, Alongside Event's From When We Were Born During The Golden Age Of Sorcery, 1,000 Years Ago.
Tengu(Voice Firm, Hand's In Front Of Chin): In That Case, Then It Would Be Wise To Target Those Closest To Him… Such As His Older Sister Selene, His Mother Aaliyah Of The Yamikei Clan… And That Girl, Aria.
Devoro(Eye's Slightly Widened): Aria? Isn't The Girl The Reincarnation Of The All See'r? If That's The Case… Two Years Ago She Awakened Half Of Her Full Power, And Almost Destroyed The Three Universes At Its Release, She's Far More Of A Threat Than The Boy Hosting Father's Power.
Tengu(Voice Firm, Looking At Devoro): Which Is Why You Should Take Extra Precautions When You Encounter Her… If Possible, Avoid Engaging With Her, If You Do By Yourself You Just Might Die…
Devoro(Eye's Slightly Widened, Voice Filled With Annoyance): Why Am I The One Who Has To Target Her? Shouldn't We All Go After Her At Once If She's That Powerful? Let's Not Forget That She's Defeated Father Months Prior To Her Unlocking More Of Her Dormant Power!
Nakamake(Yawning, Looking At Devoro): That May Be True But, Father Wasn't Nearly At His Full Strength… He Had Just Been Brought Back To Life Just A Few Weeks Before His Short Battle Against The Child, And As Time Passes I Can Feel His Full Power Slowly But Surely Returning… So You Should Be Fine Devoro.
Tengu(Looking At Nakamake, Voice Low): As For You Nakamake, You Should Go After The Boy's Sister, The Woman Named Selene.
Aphira(Grinning While Covering Mouth, Voice Soft): Ohhh? Sure That's Wise To Send Naki After Someone As Powerful As Selene? She's Not Even Interested In Anything Regarding Our Plans To Bring Back Father, And Unsealing Mother.
Nakamake(Scoffing, Low-Lidded Eye's Looking At Aphira): You Know Me So Well Sister… I'd Prefer To Not Get Involved With That Woman, So If I'm Targeting Her It Would Be Best If I Could Persuade Her To Just Come Along With Me Rather Than Just Killing Her Outright.
Tengu(Nodding, Voice Low): As You Wish… Aphira, Your Target Is The Boy And Selene's Mother… Aaliyah. With Your Skill-Set You Should Have No Trouble Defeating Her… But Do Not Kill Her, Bring Her Back Here To Hell So We Can Extract The Demon Power The Yamikei Clan Has Been Taking Advantage Of Since The Golden Age…
Aphira(Nodding, Voice Seductive): That Woman Has Piqued My Interest For Quite A While Now… Fine, I'd Prefer To Take My Time With Her.
Tengu(Eye's Closed, Grim): Ikari… You May Go After The Jason, Your The Most Suited To Face Off Against Father's Power, I Will Target That Boy From The Kuronami Bloodline, Kairei…He Possesses A Demon Entity Born From Hell, That Lives Within His Body Symbiotically, And He's Close To Jason And Aria.
Aphira(Looking At Tengu, Voice Soft): Surely The Court Of Angel's Will Be Alerted When We Make Our Way To The Sorcerer's Universe.
Tengu(Voice Firm, Eye's Serious): Which Is Why I Will Go To Heaven, And Slaughter Them All… Then I'll Make My Way To The Sorcerer's Universe, And Capture Kairei…
Ikari Then Stands Up From His Seat, And Makes His Way Outside… A Large Grin On His Face…
As He Gets Outside, He Levitates In The Sky… However He Looks To The Far Distance Toward The Land Of The Damned, Sensing A Powerful Unknown Energy…
Ikari(Looking At The Far Distance, Eye's Squinted): What The Hell?… Nah, I Don't Have Time To Deal With That.
Ikari Then Opens Up A Gateway, And Enter's Through It… Ignoring The Unusual Energy Source.
Meanwhile, In The Sorcerer's Universe… Through The Lively Streets Of Shizuka Village, Children And Women Roam The Streets, While The Monks Do Their Daily Work…
Kairei Sits Inside Of A Temple, With His Eye's Closed In On One Side Of A Mini Carving Of The Queen If Creation(All See'r) With Benjiro And Arai Sitting On The Opposite Side Of Him, Benjiro Wearing Prayer Beads Around His Neck And Hand's Which Are Put Together…
Arai Watching Kairei Closely… As Suddenly A Flare Of Chaos Energy Spikes From Kairei's Body… He Grunts A Little, And Then Jolts Up!
Arai Moves Closer To Kairei, And Holds Him Up…
Arai(Slightly Tense, Worried): Are You Okay?! What Happened???
Kairei(Heavily Breathing, Sweating): …
Benjiro(Standing Up, Looking At Kai): In The Past Month, You've Made A Little Progress…
Kairei(Grunting, Looking Down): It's Not Good Enough! Every Time I Try Tame "It" It Keep's Overpowering Me!
Kairei(Looking Up At Benjiro, Teeth Clenching): What Am I Still Getting Wrong?!
Benjiro(Voice Firm, Tone Serious): "It"???
Arai(Brow Raised, Eye Squinted): What?
Benjiro(Voice Firm, Looking At Kai): Tell Me Something Kid… What's The Difference Between Your Current Strength Now, And Your Strength From When You Were With Your Friend Jason?
Kairei(Eye's Slightly Widened): Wha-
Benjiro(Voice Firm): You Miss Your Friends Don't You?… Arai Told You About How Bonds And Connections Give's One Strength, But Ever Since You've Became Enemies With Jason, Your Strength Has Been Decreasing.
Benjiro Then Begins To Walk Outside Of The Temple…
Benjiro(Voice Firm): Arai… My Daughter, Forgive Me But May I Ask You A Favor?
Arai(Looking At Benjiro, Nodding): Sure.
Benjiro(Slightly Turning Head To Face Arai): Take Kai To See Jason, And His Other Friend Aria.
Kairei's Eye's Then Slightly Widen… Though His Expression Filled With Uncertainty.
To Be Continued, In Chapter 81…