Disclaimer: don't own AS. If I did, Lucifer would be my personal slave....
Stage One: Lucifer's Will
"Sir? Naomi has returned."
Nodding assent to the soldier, Tomo tiredly shoved his shirt dark hair off his sweat-sticky forehead and threw himself into the one chair in his office. More aptly known as the torture chamber, his office was where every plan was suggested, outlined, and then placed into motion. It was also, unfortunately, where he tended to scream himself hoarse at unwanted incompetence.
"Sir?"
"Come in," Tomo said, taking a moment, as always, to admire the girl's fiery hair and slim, delectable figure.
Drawing his eyes away from her dusty, yet enhancing black uniform, he questioned, "Well? What do you have for me?"
"Lucifer is indeed planning an attack."
"I am aware of that."
Naomi continued to look straight ahead in spite of Tomo fiddling with a pencil.
"Did you go all the way over there just for that?"
"Sir..."
"You can tell me. I take bad news very well."
Still Naomi hesitated.
"Have it your way, then." A crackling sound suddenly filled the room, and Tomo's long fingered hands snatched the receiver sitting on his desk.
"Boss."
"Failure..." a voice croaked.
"Ramsey, tune your station, over."
"Failure to apprehend one of the demon clans," reported the man.
"Which one?"
"The Dark Warrior. Lucifer somehow warned them, and they know we've been spying."
"They're demons. They can sense human at a distance of three miles. Of course they know. Over."
"Is Naomi back?"
"Yep. Ramsey, start saying 'over' so I know you're finished. Over."
"Yes sir. Over and out."
"Roger that." Tomo carelessly tossed the black box back on the chipped desk. "You were saying?"
"Sir, Lucifer has persuaded the Alliance to join him."
"The dragons? I've been expecting that. What else?"
"Also... the Celestials have decided that he has a point. Heaven, Hell, and Earth's dragons are all against us."
"Come again?"
"Heaven is allianced with Lucifer, sir."
"WHAT!?!" Tomo shouted. "SMIKE!! SMIKE!!!"
The soldier who had informed Tomo of Naomi's arrival reappeared in the doorway.
"Sir?"
"Send a messenger to Carter in Akira. Tell him the queen has been taken." A grim but determined smile spread itself across Tomo's angular features. "Tell him to prepare for war."
So? Did I do okay? I should let you know that I like weird names...
Lucifer: too late....
Aww, shaddup. whacks him with a book Anyway, review!
