Chapter 7
The devil had been up all night explaining his thoughts to Ludwig, how he can feel Feliciano begging for release, how he just wanted freedom and all things to go back to the way they once were. "As much as I want to fulfill that wish, I cannot do it alone. I need help, Feliciano has begged me not to bring in the other countries for he fears what their thoughts on him now would be. Every time I try to explain to him that they would still care for him that damn curse gets in my way and turns everything I said around." the devil snarled, That curse was causing a lot of trouble in talking with the Italian. Ludwig frowned as he heard what this thing was doing to his friend. He could not stand it, he wanted to rip it from him so badly but had no idea how to. "Then what do we do? How much time do we have left? How do we attack the source?" he looked into the devil's eyes, hoping he would have an answer. The devil lowered his head, "That I do not know, I tried to take on Russia alone and he began to pull the curse out, the closer I get to that jerk the more powerful the curse gets. I need to be able to confront the bastard with out the curse freeing itself." Nocte leaned back in his chair crossing his arms, he was at a stand still with how they could stop this damn curse.
Ludwig nodded in understanding, "We will find a way. I know we will." The devil smiled a bit and nodded, "I know, it is going to be a hard battle, but I think we can do it." Ludwig smiled, he felt happy knowing he could bring some comfort to his new friend. Suddenly two small devils came rushing in happily. "Mr. Feli!" they cried happily. Ludwig jumped as they rushed by him and jumped onto the devil giggling. "Ciao boys~" he chuckled holding them close and tight. "Where have you been?" he asked with a smile. "We have been finding out information for you like you asked!" one smiled brightly, "We figured, seeings how this curse feeds off of your anger and hate, why not address those who supposedly cause such feelings?" the other said. He jolted, his eyes wide. He feared confronting them, along with the promise he made not to. "B-Boys...I..." he stuttered before being cut off. "Mr. Feli! You have to confront them, how else will you know if they truly felt that way?! Maybe we can turn the curse on our side if he sees the lies he is being fed!" they said crossing their arms. The devil took a deep breath and looked at them. "You are right...you are absolutely right..." he said standing up. He then walked to a wooden chest and pulled out a few things, "Beni, Lio...You and Ludwig will accompany me to the other countries...we must travel by night." his bright yellow eyes gleaming as he spoke. The young devils nodded, "At sun down...we head to our first ally...the last one we approach you already know." he turned his glance to them. They nodded and gave a salute, "Yes Mr. Feli." they said with a giggle, the devil smiled and turned a glance to Ludwig. "I promise, you will have your friend back Ludwig...I swear on my life." he smiled softly.
Ludwig nodded, he knew he could trust this devil. "So where do we head now?" he asked curiously. Nocte began packing a few things and turned to him, "To the one country that knows anything and everything about spells and curses. England." he gave a soft smile. Ludwig was a bit skeptical about talking with England, they were not on good terms, but he would do it if it would help Feliciano. "Alright, but England and I are not the best of friends." he stated. The devil chuckled softly, "You may not be the best of friend with each other...but...you both are good friends with Feliciano, am I right?" he said in a soft tone. Ludwig gave a slight smile and nodded, "This is very true." Nocte nodded as he heard the German agree with him. "Alright then, as soon as the sun sets we can make our leave, We cannot travel by day or else we risk of being seen by those who would bring us harm." he said handing Ludwig a bag. He gently took the bag and then put it on. Nocte wasted no time in preparing for their trip, the ending of the day seemed to come quickly. With one last look around Nocte blew out the candle that lit the room and lead everyone out of the house. "We can reach England in a few days if we play our cards right. Which means, no wandering from the path." he said looking back at the others. Beni and Lio giggled with a small salute to him. Ludwig nodded in agreement, the devil smiled softly as he lead them farther away from their home. The night was cool and quiet until they reached a nearby city, "Well this is going to be hard to get around with out being spotted." the devil said slightly annoyed, he had forgotten that the cities were just about everywhere.
He gave a heavy sigh and looked back at them, "We must find a way to get through the city without being spotted." Ludwig looked around to see if their was anything that could be used, he then located a few scooters, "How about those?" The devil turned to see where Ludwig was pointing. "Those could work." he said with a smile. "Good thinking Lu." Ludwig smiled a bit. Nocte then lead them over to the scooter, he was never a fan of stealing but, they kind of needed these. Nocte then sent a small surge of power into the scooters to start them up. His ears twitching as he heard the owners coming for them. He rushed the others on to the scooters and drove off, the others followed close behind. "This is good, with these we might get there earlier then planned. Which is a good thing, I don't know how long I can hold out anymore." he thought to himself as they drove of into the night.