Not Anymore

Chapter 2

(Authors Note: I'm very sorry for the long wait! I quit writing completely for a tremendous amount of time because I didn't get very many reviews. Actually a total of 2 from my stories. I'm not sure if anyone actually reads these but, I do love to write! Thanks and Enjoy this especially long chapter!)

As Diablo walked through the portal to the Mortal World, he was stopped by his older brother Mephisto. "Diablo! What do I owe this unusual pleasure?" he had a certain twinkle of curiosity in his eyes. Diablo thought for a moment. What DID he want to do here? He had no idea but he would soon find out, so he simply replied "I'm unusually bored brother." Mephisto looked up and down his brother. He grunted and let his brother go. Diablo never really had a great relationship with his brother Mephisto. Matter of fact he didn't have a great relationship with anyone. They always cowered in fear of him. He did like to see them squirm before he ripped them limb from limb and slowly torture them. Since today he wanted nothing but to see things squirm under his power, fear, and strength. He walked along the marble floors of the temple. There were demons everywhere. As soon as they caught wiff of him though, they all cowered behind eachother. Maybe he was going insane well he already was but you catch my drift but, he didn't like being cowered from anymore. He kept to himself as he walked to the exit. As he walked down the steps he realized he hadn't had anything to eat since dinner last night. He walked into the forest hoping to find an unsuspecting deer, or if need be, a demon. He walked through the small abandoned village to the edge of the forest. He stared into the dark dense forest, smelling. He caught wiff of a deer and sprinted after it. He jumped and dodged past trees. The flowers, bushes, and trees flying past him. Upon reaching his prey he jumped landing beside it and broke its neck. In the split second he jumped to break its neck it made a noise and SNAP! Diablo sat there a moment and looked at the kill. "Why do I regret this? Why did that noise sound so Goddamn sad!" he thought angrily to himself. "What the Hell is happening to ME!" he screamed outloud. He gave in. "I'm sorry creature of the forest. I do need your lifeforce and I thank you for your sacrifice." he said before chowing down ripping the flesh and feasting upon the corspe. It tasted... Odd. Not normal to the deer he usually ate. "Was it sick?" he thought. No. That didn't matter for demons. He tried to ignore the difference in taste. After finishing the kill he wiped his face and burned the creature. Out of all the demons he was surprisingly neat. He hated leaving a fresh kill just lying about, he always "cleaned" up. Everything was done. Belly Full, Kill cleaned up, and now its time to find out why the hell he was even up here in this hellforsaken realm. He headed towards the nearest town.

Rose got up from the bar walking over to the two men. She sounded both confused and interested at the same time. "What do you mean 'Something is out there'?" Her rump planting on the stool next to them. Her flowing maroon hair and head leaning onto her hand as she looked at the two. "Theres no game out... We hadn't seen a single deer, duck, or even rabbit out there. Birds were arwy and spookin'." The bearded man said. "Aye. It was like Diablo himself scared them all away." The man looked serious. 'Diablo?!' If this was true she was in deep deep shit. The woman got up quickly staring at the two. "Where?!" She asked sternly and demandingly. They gave her odd looks before answering. "About 20 miles North from the abandoned village. Next to the river." The bearded one said turning around and taking a drink of his ale. "Wh-" He turned around trying to ask but Rose had already bolted out of the Tavern headed for the spot the man had told her. Her speed was unbelievable compared to humans. Her stamina never faulted as she ran, she didn't sweat, and she didn't NEED to eat. Although it was so nice when she did eat. The soft chirps of nearby animals as she flew by slightly disturbing them. The soft patter of her leather boots as she ran against the stone and grass. The river came into view as she reached the peak of a hill. A slight smile ran across Rose's face as she looked back towards the city she just left. It was a small blip. She ran over 15 miles in just 10 minutes. She turned back around scanning the area. The forest lay to her left and the desert plains to her right. The slight roaring of rapids down river and the splash of a fish here and there. It was a decent spot for a camp just incase she needed it. Which she knew she probably wouldn't especially since her feeling was growing stronger every second. Her hand went to her hair scratching and ruffling it as she walked looking for sticks as to put on the fire. Every now and again she found a rather big stick and a few rocks. The forest to her right now was quiet. Alittle too quiet you might say as she kept focused on her task at hand. While almost done she was getting alittle paranoid as she could have sworn she saw shadows moving in the dark of the forest. She glanced back to the forest after picking a few up, she saw movement of maybe shadows. She looked back at her pile of sticks and back to the forest. She sweat dropped a bit. "Thats enough sticks I think." She spoke quietly to herself. The pile of her work quite large and a basic pit made already. Rose looked at the pile. "Ugh... Gunna need a bit of Tinder." Her gaze quickly going over the small area she called Home at the moment. There was some dead leaves and tall grass near her so she walked over and picked it. 'This will burn nicely' she thought as she turned around. Rose gasped and dropped the tinder she had just collected as she could have sworn by the lord she saw a dark figure on the edge of the forest, no, She KNEW she saw it. Her hands frantically trying to pick them up as she saw it was gone. The tinder now in her grasp she quickly walked to the pit, dropped it in, and grab two rocks hitting them together sparking an ember. It slowly built to a decent flame as she sat down making a make-shift bed. Her eyes slowly fell. She quickly opened them. Was she tired? In the afternoon? Her body felt weak all of the sudden. Her eyes barely had enough strength to stay open. All of her effort to stay awake failed as she slowly fell back into the cot. Sleep engulfing the world around her.

AN: All Done! I hope you enjoyed that longer chapter. I know I had some trouble writing it! I got passed Diablo's part but got stuck on Rose's for the longest time. Anyway, I'm glad I finished and I hope you guys enjoy.