Hey everyone. This chapter starts from the part where the door slams shut. This is the story of what happens on the other side. It is a little short but the next one will be much longer, so please R&R.
Chapter 9
"I will be back for you, I promise" – Lilith yelled to her sister. She didn't want to leave Marcie there trapped, but she knew that if she doesn't get Jeff out of there now, she will never have the chance again.
"Let's go" – She said to Jeff and helping him to the portal.
"Why are we leaving her? I won't go back without her, they will kill her" –Jeff shouted at Lilith, as much as he could.
"I am not leaving her, I am going to come back for her as soon as I get your sorry wings out, so you can either go back home and raise the alarm and then come and rescue her or you can stay here and be ripped apart. They won't hurt her, they need her. Don't you know anything? "– Lilith said to him.
Jeff thought about it for a minute and when he heard the yells and shouts of demons running their way, he took one last look at the door and then started walking towards the portal. He wasn't strong enough to walk on his own, so Lilith had to help him.
"Good choice" – She said when they were halfway there.
"If anything happens to her, I will find you Lilith" – He said to her.
"Counting on it" – She said back with a smirk on her lips, when they had reached the portal, "Now, go and raise the alarm, I must go back".
"Be careful, both of you" – Jeff said.
"Where would the fun be in that?" – Lilith asked and pushed Jeff into the portal.
She stayed there for a moment to make sure that he had actually gone through it and is not coming back, then turned around and started to walk back. She knew she had to be careful, if anyone even for a second thinks that she might be involved in all of it, she will be in big trouble. She had just rounded a corner when she ran into the guards who were supposed to be guarding Jeff.
"What is going on? Why is the alarm ringing?" –Lilith asked, with all her authority, pretending she doesn't know anything.
"Master wants to see you" – The guard said, not even looking at her.
"I'm sure he does, well let's go them, can't let him wait" –She said, her tone playful and free.
They walked down the long corridor and the stairs and that's when Lilith started to suspect that maybe not everything was fine. The only time she would come down to the dungeons in the past was to torture others, mostly traitors and if she was going there now, could that mean that her plan has failed? She was thinking a lot about it. Could she have somehow failed? No, she didn't fail, she couldn't have. She always covers her tracks and she knows she can get out of any situation without any problems.
When they had finally reached the last room in the dungeon, the large wooden doors opened to reveal the man everyone feared, the master of demons, the man obsessed with an angel named Marcie, but Lilith saw one thing, a man she hates and wants nothing more than to destroy him, a man named Dante Deadwood.
Dante was standing in the room with his back towards Lilith so she couldn't see his face.
"You wanted to see me?" – Lilith asked when he didn't acknowledge her presents.
"Yes, stand over there, Lilith" – He said and pointed to a spot near the wall.
She did what she was told and when she took the position, metal clamps rose from underneath her and kept her in place by her feet. Then the guards put chains around her hands and tightened them on the wall. When they were done, the clamps on her feet were removed and Dante finally turned to face her.
"What is the meaning of this?" – She asked visibly angry.
"This is just temporary. The worst will come after, depending on how well you answer my question" – He said to her, stopping and inch away from her.
"And what do you want to know?" –Lilith asked, voice seeping with acid. How dare he do this to her? How dare he humiliate her like this? Couldn't he just ask her like a normal demon does?
"Why did you let the angel boy escape?" – He asked her, studying her every feature.
"I didn't know you wee the only one allowed to play with him" – She said and rolled her eyes. If he thinks that she will just tell him everything he wants to hear, well he's got another thing coming.
"Lilith, why must you be so difficult? I have always been good to you, even when you didn't deserve it. Don't make me hurt you, just tell me who you work for and we can move on from this" – Dante asked her sweetly, but Lilith heard the lies woven into his words.
"Why don't you just kill me? I am not saying anything" – She spat.
"You always were more than just a common demon, haven't you?" –He asked her and she stiffened, "Yes, Lilith I know. I know your secret".
Lilith didn't know what to say after that revelation, she just stood there frozen. Is he going to hurt her? Is he going to hurt her sister? Will she survive whatever he has planned for her? Those were the thoughts running through her head.
"What have you done with Marcie, Dante?" – She asked when he stepped back from her.
"You don't need to worry about her no more. When she wakes it will all seem like a bad dream and she will finally be mine." – He said with such power in his voice, then turning to back to face her, "You on the other hand, probably won't till the morning"
"What are you going to do with me?" – Lilith asked, through clenched teeth.
"Well, I can't kill you, so I'm thinking little torture to remind you who's side you are on" – Dante said and left Lilith standing there.
She slumped on the floor, her arms above her head. It's all up to you now Jeff, don't screw it up!
Jeff on the other hand didn't land in heaven like he was supposed to, no; he landed in human world, right next to Grace.
"Jeff? What are you doing here?" – Grace questioned him.
Jeff looked around, and when he realised where he was, he fell back on the ground holding his hand over his eyes. "Oh not again" – He groaned.
"Jeff?" – Grace asked again.
"Yeah, it's me. " – He said and got up from the ground, "I can't stop and talk maybe some other time, and I'm really in a hurry, so …"
"Wait, maybe I can help?" – Grace called after him when he took off.
"I don't think so Grace, you don't want to get involved." – He told her.
"I can make my own decisions, Jeff" – Grace almost yelled at him.
"Fine, you want to help? I'm an angel, and so is Marcie, she has a half sister Lilith who is also a demon and now Marcie is stuck in hell so I need to get to a portal so I can get home and then try to save her. So what do you think? Can you help me with anything?" – Jeff said to her, thinking that if he will just come out and tell the truth, she won't believe him because humans had this weird thing where they believe the lies and not the truth.
Grace watched him for a moment and was taken aback when he spoke of angels and demons. He couldn't possibly be telling the truth, could he?
"I know where the portal is" – She finally said and it was Jeff's turn to be shocked.
"How? Wait, you believe me? How? What?" – Jeff was asking her and even he realised that he wasn't making any sense, so he tried again, "I mean, how do you know where the portal is and why do you believe me?"
Grace laughed at him. "I know because I am one of you, well I am something but I'm not an angel obviously"
"What are you?" – Jeff asked, intrigued. He had never met anyone other than just his kind, and maybe a demon or two in his captivity days.
"I'm a werewolf" – Grace said calmly and watched Jeff's features change from interest to disgust.
"You work with the demons, don't you? You knew Marcie was taken. Who is your master?" – Jeff yelled at her, holding her by her shoulders.
"No, it's not like that. Let me go, you're hurting me" – Grace yelled. They both new that she could easily get him off her, but she felt guilty over what had happened to Marcie, so she welcomed the pain.
"I cannot believe I thought you might be normal. And Marcie, she trusted you, you were her friend. How could you Grace?" – Jeff asked.
"I didn't have a choice, I'm sorry. I didn't mean to. Please, let me help you, I know we can get her back" – Grace begged him, tears falling down her face.
"It's alright, I know how they work. I can't think about anything other than Marcie, so tell me, how can you help?" – Jeff asked.
"I can get you to the portal, so you can get home and bring help, and then I can take you back down there, so you can save her" – Grace explained.
"Sounds like a plan, but won't that mean that you are betraying your master? It could have very bad consequences for you" – Jeff asked her.
"Don't worry about me, focus on saving Marcie" – Grace smiled and Jeff returned the smile, "Come on, I'll take you".
Jeff still wasn't in the best way but he was slowly recovering from the beating and was able to stand without swaying too much on his feet. The walk was silent. Jeff was thinking about Marcie and Grace was thinking about what Lilith will do to her when her master finds out that she helped Marcie escape, not knowing that her master was trying to do that same thing.
"Hey, you had a brother right?" – Jeff asked.
"No, but I do have a cousin, what about him?" – Grace asked back.
"I was thinking that maybe he could help us as well, you know the more people we have the better are our odds" – Jeff suggested.
"Are you out of your mind? Jack isn't one of us, he won't be able to help us, plus have you seen your face? If they did that to you, I don't want them to do worse to him because he is just a human. You don't know what they do to humans down there. No, I will not allow it, no, we will just have to find another way" – Grace said almost hysterically.
"Alright Grace, breath. It was just a suggestion, we don't have to use him" – Jeff was trying to calm Grace down.
"Oaky, sorry, I get like that sometimes" – She was saying and holding her head with one hand and breathing heavily.
"I will make sure that you don't over exhaust yourself in the future" – Jeff said with a smile and Grace was returning his smile.
"Well, here we are" – She said when they reached a small water fountain in the park, away from everyone.
"Here? Are you sure?" – Jeff asked looking around.
"Yes, I am sure. I know it doesn't look like much but it works and it will get you to wherever you need to go." – She said.
"Alright, I trust you on this" – He said, taking his position, "I will see you at your house, should be back in an hour".
"I will be waiting." – She said and watched him disappear.
