Old flame

Chose between the two roaring fires in your life

It was a bright, sunny peaceful day. Mundus was sealed away in the demon world and humankind was safe once again thanks to the dark knight known as Sparda. Some demons do appear now and then but that can't be helped or at least not yet.

Sparda and Eva were enjoying a nice peaceful walk on the beach but the dark knight's thoughts were somewhere else. There were just so many things going on in his life. There were dealing with any demon attacks, protecting Eva, Mundus' warning was the most important but the one thing he thought about the most was Nevan. Ever since her visit yesterday, he couldn't stop thinking about her and the way they used to be.

"I love Eva and Eva only." He would think to himself. That would almost get the image of Nevan out of his head but then it would come back all over again. Eva looked at Sparda's face and knew that something was troubling him.

"Sparda? What are you thinking about?" Eva asked.

"Bats…," Sparda answered, lost in his thoughts then he quickly came to his senses.

"I mean there seems to be a lot of bats around lately. Very unusual."

Eva laughed. "This is coming from a guy who hunts demons."

Sparda forced a laugh then looked into the ocean and saw a large serpent coming up from the water. He knew what he must do but with Eva around and ruin this perfect day for her. He decided to come back and deal with the demon later. Eva sighed and stared at Sparda.

"I feel like going for a swim. Don't you?" she smiled.

"Uh…We can't. I can't swim." Sparda answered nervously.

"What are you talking about? Yes you can." Eva answered.

"I don't swim." Sparda responded and saw that the serpent was heading towards them.

"Yes you do. You love to swim."

Sparda grabbed Eva by the arm and led her off the beach. "Don't talk, don't turn back. Just run."

He looked back at the giant serpent that had decided to sink back into the ocean. He felt sick to his stomach for running away from a demon he easily could have vanquished but it was all for Eva's safety. Although he loved protecting Eva he sometimes wished that she could take care of herself. She stopped and released her grip from her boyfriend then took a deep breath.

"Sparda you didn't have to do that. You could have stayed to defeat that serpent demon." Eva said, disappointed.

"You knew?" Sparda asked, surprised.

"It wasn't hard to miss. Plus I can tell from the way you were acting," Eva kissed Sparda. "You go do your job. I'll wait for you."

The dark knight smiled then ran back to the beach to have a little fun. It didn't take long for Sparda to kill the demon. It barely had the chance to put up a fight. After the easy battle Sparda was heading back when he was stopped by a crowd of bats. They were the same bats that appeared at his house before. He knew who was here to see him once again.

"What do you want from me Nevan?" Sparda said, sternly.

The bats formed together to make the woman known as Nevan immediately and she strutted up to him again.

"Busy at work again I see." she smiled.

"Why do you keep following me?" Sparda said, raising his voice.

Nevan got closer to him and held while stroking his chest. "You know I can't resist you and you can't resist me so why hide it?" she stroked his white, spiky hair slowly. "Come back to me sugar. I know you don't feel for that human girl."

"You can't change my mind. I'm with Eva now." Sparda answered.

"Oh really?" Nevan said silently then kissed him, open mouthed. Sparda couldn't resist and kissed her back. The feel of her lips up against his own brought back wonderful memories of the past. He stroked her body as he kissed her, moving up her body to her hair then moved down slowly towards her chest. It was exactly the way she held Eva when they kissed. The image of Eva suddenly popped into his head. Her smile, the way she held him and how she could handle herself in tough situations and she was understanding. He quickly moved away from Nevan before things could go any further. Without saying a word he left her by herself and returned to Eva. Nevan was happy with herself, knowing that Sparda was one step closer to being with her again.

X XX

After returning to Eva and escorting her back to his house he flew to the spot where he would get in touch with his deepest thoughts. This spot had the perfect view of the mountains. Now things have become even more complicated for him. He was starting to have second thoughts about being with Eva and going back to Nevan. He couldn't do this anymore. It isn't fair to both women. He knew he would have to choose but he didn't know who. He would have to explore the pros and cons of both of them. First would be Nevan. Pros, she the most beautiful demon of their world, she's someone to relate to, she's your own kind and she knows you almost more then anyone because of how close she was to him in their past relationship. Now for the cons, she doesn't seem to enjoy human activities, everything they did seemed to lead to something sexual and she's kind of possessive. She also finds enjoyment in torturing and killing humans which he is completely against. Next is Eva. Pros, she's the most kind, beautiful, caring and understanding human he knew, she doesn't seem to fear anything and she knows every fun thing to do in the human world but most importantly she was the first one to respect him and see him for who he really was when he first came here as a demon. The cons, she's only human. She's fragile, weak, and her life can only get shorter. Sparda could live forever without aging but Eva will grow old and die leaving him alone until he dies.

The choice is very difficult. Suddenly he heard something coming towards him from behind.

"SPARDA!" he heard someone roar. He turned and saw a giant creature fall over him. It lifted him up and squeezed him in his arms. "Long time no see! Oh how are you?"

"Fine. Just fine Beowulf. You can put me down now!" Sparda yelled. Beowulf let him go laughing happily.

"Sparda! You defeated Mundus. You're amazing and yet you are sad. What's wrong?" Beowulf said.

"I'm choosing between the two people I love and it's so hard!" Sparda said. "Nevan and a human girl, Eva"

"A human? You were dating a human? That's the most vile thing I have ever heard. I eat humans for breakfast. If you want my advice, I say ditch the human. You're a demon. Know your place!"

Sparda patted Beowulf's arm and left the area so he could return home. When he entered the mansion, he noticed that something was strange. Eva wasn't anywhere to be found.

"Maybe she went out with her friends." Sparda said to himself.

"If only that were true." said a voice that echoed through the whole house. Sparda grunted with surprise.

"Who's there? Show yourself!" Sparda demanded. A fully armoured demon wielding a sword shaped like a drill came out of the shadows.

"Hello Sparda. Long time no see." said the demon.

"General Naga. Mundus's right hand man," Sparda glared. "What are you doing here?"

"Oh just checking in on my favorite warrior. You have a nice place here but it's missing…a women's touch."

"What did you do to Eva?" Sparda demanded.

"Oh we just went for a walk. A very long painful walk. You know how delicate humans are." Naga smirked.

"You bastard! If you lay another hand on her I swear I'll make you pay." Sparda reached for his Yamato.

"Oh don't worry. I'm taking very good care of her but she could be better. If you ever want to see her again come to the old mill."

"Which one? The East, The West, or Central?"

"Central."

"I'll be there!"

Naga disappeared into the shadows while laughing maniacally. Sparda burst into his demon form and flew out of the mansion towards the old mill. It was completely run down and seemed that it was about to fall over any time soon. If Eva was really in there he had to get her out fast. He cautiously walked inside and looked around the dark room. He could barely see a thing because it was pitch black in there. Suddenly the lights came on and Sparda could see everything inside. He grunted in surprise when he saw Eva bound, gagged and strapped into a chair. He ran to her but without warning he was knocked by a powerful force that knocked him to the ground.

"What the?" Sparda said in surprise. He looked above as Naga landed from above in front of him.

"Oh Sparda, you should to think before you act," Naga smirked and backed away towards Eva. He grabbed her by the hair. She screamed in pain but it was muffled by the tape over her mouth. "Is this what made you act so foolish? This human that can easily vanish with the snap of my fingers? Oh Sparda what have you become because of the wench."

"Shut up…" Sparda said as he stood tall.

"Well if it's this human that made rebel against your own kind then I guess I have to get rid of her, don't you think so, Sparda?" Naga pulled harder on Eva's hair.

"SHUT UP!" Sparda roared as he transformed into his demon form and rushed towards the general. Naga released his hostage and jumped away from the dark knight. He grabbed his drill sword and swung towards Sparda as he attempted to release Eva. The knight quickly responded, grabbed Eva and dodged the sword. He quickly cut Eva's bandages.

"Are you alright?" Sparda said. Eva nodded. "Good. Then get outside. Things are going to get messy."

"Oh I agree." Naga nodded and pointed his finger at Eva. His finger nail, firing like a dart pierced through her shoulder. She fell backwards and hit the ground. Sparda yelled in anger and fear as he ran to his girlfriend's side. Eva was bleeding uncontrollably. She was groaning in pain with her hand over the wound trying to stop the bleeding. The enraged dark knight stared at the woman he was in love with in deep pain then he roared in ferocious anger into the air. Out of no where, he was up in front of Naga and punched him. He continued to do so without stopping even when his demon punching bag fell to his knees. He finished off his barrage of punches with a powerful uppercut that sent Naga crashing into the wall and dropping his sword. The whole mill shook and rumbled as it was about to collapse. Sparda, still in his uncontrollable anger, took the drill sword and stabbed it deep into Naga's shoulder. He shrieked in pain and laid motionless. Sparda then quickly took the injured Eva out of the crumbling mill then released a powerful demonic blast that destroyed the mill and set it aflame. Breathing loudly, he was starting to calm down and tended to his injured girlfriend.

"Eva? Eva? Speak to me." Sparda said, holding her tightly. She gave him a bright smile before responding with a nod.

"I'll be okay…Let's go home." Eva smiled. Sparda lifted her from under her legs and began to carry her home when the mill exploded in a raging inferno and multiple demon blasts came from the flame. He quickly covered his body over Eva and took the impact of all the blasts, gasping in stinging pain.

"Sparda! No!" Eva screamed.

Well that's the end of chapter 2. I hope you've enjoyed it. I'm trying to put in more chapters and more drama between Sparda, Eva and Nevan. It should take only a few days or so or maybe a week I don't know. Please excuse any typos, grammar and spelling errors. Well till next time, folks. Please review!