A/N: Just like chapter 5 , this chapter will not include a song due to having info about the supernatural world that Chris is apart of .
Disclaimer : I do not own Chris Harris or any other WWE or TNA Superstars . All of the songs that appear in this story are owned by the band Red . I do own Raven Fireheart and the story itself .
Chapter 8 : Human Emotions
Hotel - Following Morning
Raven finally had her stuff packed and ready to go to the next town after Amy did her usual double check to make sure nothing was left behind as a knock came at the hotel door .
" I got it , " Raven peeking out the hole to see Harris .
" Who is it ? " Amy asked .
" Its Wildcat , " Raven opened the door .
" Hey , you about ready ? " Harris asked .
" You take care of her . " Amy glared at Chris and then went back to double checking the room .
" I will , what are you doing ? " Chris asked .
" Amy ' s the double checker around here . " Raven said .
" Don ' t want to leave anything behind , do you ? " Amy asked .
" Nope , " Raven said as her phone vibrated .
" Now what ? " Amy asked .
" Jericho said if you are through double checking our room go and check Jericho and Jay ' s room . " Raven said .
" Yeah , because Adam ' s the only one out of them who can take care of themselves around here . " Amy shook her head .
" Why should we when we have you around to take care of everything and everyone , Ames ? " Raven winked at Chris while smiling .
" Don ' t start with the sarcasm , " Amy smacking Raven on the arm .
" Hey , you scratched me , " Raven said .
" Cat fight , " Chris said .
" Cat fight , where ? " Adam stuck his head in the door .
" Amy scratched me , Adam . " Raven said .
" Well if there ' s one thing I learned being around the locker room , you don ' t break up a disagreement between two ladies or else you might get nailed in the process . " Adam said .
" Sounds like the TNA Knockouts . " Chris said .
" Amy , Jericho said to report to his and Jay ' s room . " Adam said .
" I ' m going , Raven , do you have your room key still ? " Amy asked .
Raven handed it to her .
" Alright , let me go help Jericho and Jay . " Amy said .
" And I ' ll help Raven get her stuff in my car . " Chris said .
" Sure , its not that much stuff . " Raven said looking at her bags which were soon loaded into the Wildcat ' s car .
" Not that much , huh ? " Chris asked .
" If I still had my gear from the rodeo it would have been worse . " Raven said .
Once check out was complete Raven got in the car with Chris .
" Watch out for her . " Adam said .
" That goes double for me . " Glen said as he and Mark walked out .
" I will take good care of her . " Harris said .
" Good , " Mark said .
" Raven , you want this ? " Jericho bringing her coffee .
" Thanks , man , " Raven said taking a sip of the coffee finding that Jericho got it the way she liked it .
" You need that ? " Chris asked .
" Oh yeah , you don ' t want to be around Raven when she missed her morning coffee . " Adam said .
" Yeah , she turns into the grouch . " Jay said .
" That ' s only because you made me spill it , Jay . " Raven said .
" Alright , I guess we better get going then . " Chris said .
" Yep , " Raven said , "
Chris and Raven then left the hotel knowing they would see the others in the next town .
On The Road
At first Chris was kind of frightened having Raven in the car with him due to the possibility of Asmodai resurfacing , but he had to admit she did put him at ease with how she was able to keep the demon at bay .
" You are deep in thought . " Raven said looking at him .
" Its just what I read last night in those books . " Chris said .
" What about ? " Raven asked .
" Why is there an Angel of Death in a book about demons and then in a book about angels as well ? " Chris asked .
" First of all the Angel of Death you ' re talk about that is associated with the angels is the same angel who brought about the tenth plague of Egypt the one which killed all the firstborns of those who did not have the blood of the lamb covering their doors . The blood was there to show that the ones were true to God and they would be safe from the Angel of Death . But , this angels name for whatever reason does not appear in history just his image . " Raven said .
" What image ? " Chris asked .
" A black , lethal fog , it was considered to be the ultimate punishment for disobeying God and this angel only appeared once in any type of history . " Raven said .
" An the Angel of Death in the book about demons ? " Chris asked .
" That would be Sammael , who has stirred up great controversy for those who have studied the supernatural world in the past . " Raven said .
" How come ? " Chris asked .
" People use to believe just like with being born that death is just part of the natural order of life and the way things are without anyone or anything governing over it , like an angel or a demon . But , that is in fact false , while for most part , God is the only one who can allow life to be taken away , there is a demon who is consider to be an Angel of Death who controls the flow of death . " Raven said .
" Flow of death ? " Chris said .
" Yeah , he carries the souls of people to where ever they need to go after death , but he is also the demons said to punish those who commits suicide here on earth due to him being the who rules over Eternal Darkness . Sammael is also said to be the reason why the last two layers of Hell are completely dark due to his darkness keeping the light from reaching that far , of course his darkness has been seen on Earth before . " Raven said .
" What ? " Chris asked a little spooked knowing he would have to meet this demon some day face-to-face .
" During Medieval Era of Earth in Europe , it is said that people became so corrupt that God allow Sammael to punish them for their wickedness . So , Sammael along with Astaroth , Demon of Pestilence or Disease came and brought about the Bubonic and Pnuemonic Plague to all of Europe by allowing fleas that had previously bitten black rats that carried the plague to bite humans . Both plagues together killed thousands of people due to both sanitation issues and being easily transmitted , bubonic plague is said to be transmitted by touch while pnuemonic plague is transmitted by air . Bubonic plague victims normally have blood filled blisters on their bodies where pnuemonic is considered to be the severest form of pnuemonia one could get . Today if you don ' t live in a third world country or area , you won ' t ever get it and its treatable in the more modernized societies like here in the US . But , in medieval times it was said that in the morning the victims would eat with the families and by night dine with their ancestors meaning by nightfall anyone who had the virus would be dead , the Black Death they called it and it was probably the worst time in human history as far as epidemics go . Although some say before the world ends that there will be something far worse than any virus or disease we ' ve seen today that will effect the human race and a corrupt government will hold the cure for the virus only giving it to his most loyal followers . " Raven explained shivering at the thought .
" Who could corrupt a government that bad ? " Chris wondering if this was what Leviathan and Lilith mentioned a year ago about taking over Earth .
" An entity that serves Lucifer without question , he will come at the beginning of the last days on Earth appearing as salvation during the dark times to come . But at the same time he will take in everything as his own to rule , he will unite all media for his control to keep an eye on those who would speak out against him , he will deceive every government into a false sense of peace that they will destroy all of the nuclear weapons except the ones he controls , he will unite currency in order to control how one spends their money on certain products that he controls , and he will even try to unite all of religions into one that is false in order to establish himself as lord , but he is far from it . " Raven said .
" And this entity is who exactly ? " Chris realizing he was much like this guy now in the services of Asmodai and the demons .
" The Anti-Christ . " Raven shivered again .
" Not to say I ' m scared , because I ' m not , but can we talk about something less creepy ? " Chris asked .
" You are a little scared , " Raven seeing Chris ' s face turn white like he had seen a ghost .
" Okay , maybe a little , " Chris smiled .
" We can stop , " Raven said .
" So , uhm , I have something for you . " Chris said .
" For me ? " Raven asked .
" Yeah , check in glove compartment and there should be a box inside . " Chris said .
Raven pulled out the box and looked at Chris .
" Its not what you ' re thinking , babe , " Chris said .
Raven opened the box and saw a locket with My Angel engraved in it .
" Wow , Chris , its beautiful . " Raven said putting it around her neck .
" Good , it was made for you . " Chris said .
" Why would you do this ? " Raven asked confused .
" Because , you saved me from going crazy when I thought I had no reason to live at all , Raven . When I was sinking due to the heart problems and being taken away from what I worked hard to build in my life , you pulled me out of the deep water I was drowning in and I want to thank you for doing that for me . " Chris said trying not to break down into tears in front of her , but he could feel them stinging his eyes .
" You ' re very welcome , " Raven said whiping away the tears falling down his cheek .
" You getting hungry ? " Chris asked .
" Yeah , eating would be a good idea at the moment . " Raven said as both of them heard her stomach growl .
" Mmhm , you are definitely needing food , " Chris said making both of them laugh as Raven ' s phone vibrated .
" Jeez , they can last a day without me , " Raven pulling her phone out and seeing the text message from Amy .
" What happened ? " Chris asked .
" You don ' t stick Jericho in car for to long without stopping or else he gets agitated and apparently Amy is having to put up with him . " Raven said .
" Yeah , " Chris said as he pulled into a fast-food restaurant as Raven got an email from the WWE office .
" Good I was hoping I could deal with her . " Raven said sending a text to Amy to let her know the news .
" Deal with who ? " Chris asked .
" McCool , for sticking her nose in my business last night . " Raven huffed as she got out grabbing the empty coffee cup and throwing it away .
" Alright , " Chris chuckled knowing he would have responded the same .
They walked into the restaurant and ordered lunch then sat down at a table together to eat .
" Six hour drive , " Raven said .
" Its not that bad . " Chris said .
" Really now ? " Raven asked .
" No , its not , " Chris said .
" Okay then , " Raven said .
Raven watching a couple bickering about something and she sighed shaking her head .
" What ? " Chris asked .
" I don ' t get it , " Raven whispered so she would draw attention to them .
" Get what ? " Chris looked at the couple bickering .
" How you can bicker and fight with someone you love . " Raven said .
" I thought you said your parents weren ' t together . " Chris said .
" Yeah , but its not like they ever fought , at least not infront of me . " Raven sighed .
" Some people fall into a false love or something they think is love and then realize that they were wrong about the idea . " Chris said .
" I see , " Raven said .
" Alright , I need to go to the restroom , so , don ' t get into trouble . " Chris said spotting an imp waving at him .
" We ' re in a restaurant , so , how can I get into trouble ? " Raven asked .
" For wrestlers its very easy . " Chris said .
" Sure , " Raven laughed as Chris went to the restroom .
Men ' s Room
Chris was the only one in the Men ' s Room when he started felt something on his back and looked to see the imp .
" What do you want ? " Chris asked .
The imp handed him a paper that said for Chris to contact Leviathan the moment Asmodai woke up .
" No problem , here , and the next time one of you has a message for me try and stay away from people seeing you . " Chris held out the piece of hamburger meat .
The imp shook his head and wrote something on the back of the paper that had Leviathan ' s message .
" I ' m the only one who can see you imps at the moment ? " Chris asked .
The imp nodded his head and screeched before leaving Chris alone in the restroom .
" I guess that ' s a relief . " Chris sighed as he left the men ' s room .
Back On The Road
" Raven , " Chris said .
" Yeah , " Raven looked up at him from the magazine she was reading .
" Can demons reproduce ? " Chris asked .
" From what I read they can , but I know some people don ' t believe they can . Some of the people like me that think demons can reproduce with each other also believe that demons can reproduce with humans and create demi-demons . " Raven said looking back at the magazine .
" What are you reading ? " Chris looked at her .
" PWI , " Raven said .
" Really ? " Chris looked at Raven .
" Yeah , they did an interview with Road Dogg . " Raven showing Chris a picture on the magazine .
" So , you like the Road Dogg , huh ? " Chris asked her .
" Yeah , the New Age Outlaws were a huge influence on my career . " Raven said .
" Uh huh , " Chris said .
" Yep , " Raven said making Chris laugh .
" You ' re trying to be funny . " Chris said .
" Maybe I am , maybe I ' m not . " Raven smiled making Chris laugh again .
" So , can angels and demons feel emotions ? " Chris asked .
" Yes , they can and Mark once told me that depending on the emotions coming from a human it can either help or hurt a demon or angel that ' s close to a person . " Raven said .
" How so ? " Chris asked .
" Well , negative human emotions like anger , hate , and depression can help a demon do to them feeding off of the wicked emotions of those who punished in the Pit for their bad deeds here on Earth while it hurts an angel . But , positive human emotions like laughter , joy , and the strongest being love hurts demons due to them not being able to take the feeling from a human while it helps angels due to them being around goodness in Heaven and around God . " Raven said .
Chris realized at that moment that it was the love between him and Raven that was keeping Asmodai at bay inside of him , and it was this power that Leviathan didn ' t want Chris to know about when they spoke the last time . This power was what Raphael and Gabriel would give him the answers to and wanted him to learn for himself , which would also be why the archangels wanted him to keep his anger down at the beach house .
" Chris ? " Raven noticing how quiet he was at the moment .
" I ' m fine , I just never realized that emotions could be that powerful . " Chris said .
" Just remember that love is the most powerful emotion to defend against evil , " Raven said .
" I will , " Chris said .
