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REVISED
Chapter 7
UNDERWORLD
"Father, I've been thinking, perhaps this isn't the way to do things."
"What do you mean?" demanded Satan.
"I mean, why with this war? Can't we compromise? I'm sure they'll understand."
Satan's stare, for anything that could stand it, was like a searing hot laser, "They'll understand will they, you seem so sure." Darien shifted his weight. "The only way anyone understands us is through power, that is how we get things done around here that is how any world turns. They will never understand my vision, our vision, they see nothing."
"Maybe you're the one that's blind!" Darien yelled, not knowing where it came from, immediately he shifted his weight into a defensive position, many have died challenging the Devil, but being his son had leniency but he didn't want to push his luck. Darien is the heir after all and he wondered if all he ever was to his father was a weapon of value, and not a son.
"Darien, I thought we had the same view, you are young, in time with the takeover you will see more clearly."
"No," stated Darien, he had never in his long life ever used that word with his father. What was he doing?
"No? No….what?" said the Devil with a sly smile, one never knew what he was hiding underneath those smiles.
Darien stood before him frustration and anger showing on his face. His father, he was so difficult, so deceiving, why hadn't he seen that before, even his own son was a pawn to be put into motion. Brainwashed since birth. He wondered how people could be so blind as he was before now, live their lives in ignorance because they would prefer a pretty lie than the horrible truth that reality is all about. Afraid of the truth but not anymore because Darien has chosen to accept it, whatever that may be. The truth. Serena was all about the truth, she was trying to help him before and he pushed her away. The one person who truly loved him and one person who saw something in him. The one person who believed in him and wasn't willing to give up on him. The person who said she loved him and this person was the one he was now thinking of in past tense. Darien was the one that was blind but now he sees. He suddenly found courage coming from a hole inside of him he never knew was there; he put his hand over his heart. He almost couldn't believe he was about to say this, this taboo of a subject.
"What happened to my mother?" he said haltingly.
"Your…mother?" said Satan in a coy and deadly snake-like voice. "Darien, I have nothing to fear, I have no fear even of the truth. Since you want it so badly I'll tell you what happened….I killed her."
He said matter-of-factly, as if it was an afterthought. Darien could feel himself coil up inside of himself, the truth Darien had been suppressing, the truth he believed in subconsciously all along was now revealed. The hole in his heart gave way it was a deep chasm now. And the only thing he could respond with was,
"Why?" he said in almost a whisper trying not to show his weakening. He has always believed the lie he was fed as a child, that Serena's God had killed his mother.
"Lilith was weak, it was my mistake really, I guess humans are truly the most worthless creatures that "god" ever cared to create, quite stubborn really…and such panicky-" Satan didn't finish his sentence, Darien wasn't listening anymore, he had his dagger out the dagger that was forged with his own blood and destined to be Darien's. He was storming toward his father. Darien pounced, and with a furious cry he stabbed at his father. He was stopped immediately by a red force field the surrounded Satan.
"Coward!" Darien screamed, breathing hard.
"Tsk, tsk, you have greatly disappointed me, Darien. This was a test and it seems you have failed. You are just as weak and foolish as that human mother of yours. What a shame. You could have been so useful to me. Not all is lost; you still have a choice, my son. I shall forget this incident once we take over the earth, now leave."
Darien stepped back and looked his father in the eyes. The hurt and confused and powerful emotions that were now showing through Darien's eyes were the only thing that pierced the shield through to the Devil. Darien almost saw a hint of fear, almost. Darien saw how he was referred to as a piece of property all his life.
"I was never yours to begin with." And with that Darien shimmered away.
