So the love experts or the trolls appear here. Like I said, Grand Pabbie has some news to tell the others that could very well lead to disaster for Vergil's part and happiness. What could this news be and did Anna, Kristoff, and Olaf finish their little meeting? Vergil and Elsa now feels comfortable with each other but they are still new at this whole love thing and true they have been having wet dreams about the other but refuse to get things any further but primal instincts always override reason. Read and Review! It's much appreciated.
Chapter Ten – A Demon Haunts Us, A Demon Among Us
'This is the life.'
Elsa and Vergil woke up with their arms around each other. Elsa yawned cutely and rubbed the sleep out of her eyes, Vergil did the same but shook his head instead of rubbing his eyes.
"Have a nice sleep, my love?" Vergil asked softly at Elsa who giggled and nodded her head in response.
"I did, thank you; I had a very comfortable pillow." Elsa sighed and nuzzled into Vergil's strong and warm chest, feeling his chest rise and drop with every breath and the thump of his steady heart made her smile in contentment.
"That's good. I wonder if they're done with their planning." Vergil said as he sniffed Elsa's hair. The devil inside him purred in peaceful bliss, his devil now came to see Elsa as mate true mate, one that could be his and he hers for all time.
"I hope so because I don't think I want to help in their planning any longer without you." Elsa said softly and looked into Vergil's steely eyes that held only love for her. She was feeling needy towards him; she wanted him to take her, to make her his and he hers but she was afraid of what will happen when they did. Lord knows that she desired it dearly but did not know how. 'I love you Vergil and I want you to make me yours but I just don't know how.'
Vergil too was having conflicting feelings about this. For one thing, he wanted her and could see that she also wanted him. That was enough reason for his devil but not for him. He wanted her to be fully ready and she was not, as was he. He wasn't ready to be coupled with her because during his quest for power and vengeance, he spurned every carnal desires he had so that left him inexperienced and, as humiliating as it sounds, a virgin. 'Even though my devil screams to take you, I cannot. Not while we are like this.'
They kissed each other on the lips innocently and got up from the couch. They stretched and saw that it was late evening. They have been asleep for hours, which surprised them.
"Wow, we slept for that long?" Elsa said shocked that they had slept for over five hours and did not even notice it.
"It happens when you sleep comfortably, my queen." Vergil said casually that made Elsa giggle sweetly.
"I suppose so; I guess this is goodnight Sir Vergil. I'll see you tomorrow." Elsa said smiling at her beloved Vergil.
"Yes, may I escort the queen to her chambers?" Vergil asked as he held put his arm for her to take.
Elsa smiled beautifully at him and linked her arms with his. "You may, Sir Vergil. You may." And with that, they went to their respective rooms and went to a blissful sleep, dreaming about the other.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Four Days Later~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Elsa and Vergil went down to have breakfast with the others. Both were content about these past few days. Their romance was blossoming beautifully and they could not wish for any more. They loved each other fully but Elsa and Vergil still had not shared a bed because Elsa had her fears about their coupling and Vergil still hasn't told her of his demon heritage.
'One way or another, I have to tell her, I must tell her.' Vergil thought to himself as they entered the dining room.
"Morning guys." Olaf greeted warmly. Elsa smiled at the snowman and Vergil nodded his head in acknowledgement and took their seats by the table.
"Good morning to you too, Olaf." Elsa greeted back just as warmly.
"Elsa, Vergil, we're going to the trolls place. You can come with us if you like." Kristoff suggested and took a fork of his bacon and hummed in delight at the crispy slab of meat.
"We'll go, but have you two finally planned your wedding? I can't stand anymore noises at night." Elsa groaned irritably. Ever since Elsa and Vergil were there with the planning, everything ran smoothly, and when they were not present, it all went downhill, so to speak.
Anna and Kristoff blushed and chuckled nervously at the two. "Sorry 'bout that, but we had it all planned out yesterday." Anna said as she rubbed the back of her head in embarrassment, as did Kristoff
"Of course." Vergil said casually as he took a sip of water from his glass.
"So when are we going to the trolls?" Elsa asked and the two just shrugged their shoulders. She wanted to see the trolls again and wanted to ask Vergil something for later.
"After breakfast." Kristoff said and Vergil and Elsa nodded in approval. After they finished their breakfast they sat there for a little while to let the food they ate be digested.
"So when's the special day?" Elsa inquired. She wanted to know the exact date so she could make the necessary arrangements; that was not going to happen if Anna and Kristoff were still arguing about it.
"We've decided on October 17." Anna said smiling that they finally decided on a date for the wedding.
'At long last.' Vergil and Elsa mentally sighed.
"Okay, now that that's settled, I can finally work on the preparations." Elsa said sitting further into her chair, happy that they finally got something finished that doesn't involve in any arguments.
"Can we go to the trolls now?" Olaf asked eagerly at them.
Elsa chuckled and nodded at the enthusiastic snowman. "Alright, let's get ready. We'll meet up in the stables." Elsa said and Anna, Kristoff, and Olaf went off to get ready for the visit to the troll, leaving Elsa and Vergil still seated in the dining room.
A comfortable silence occurred between them, it was not out of awkwardness but they just want to enjoy the silence before getting ready. After a few peaceful minutes, Vergil spoke up. "We should be getting ready, my queen." He said walking up to Elsa and extending his hand for her to take.
"Of course, Sir Vergil." Elsa giggled sweetly and took his hand into her own. They walked leisurely upstairs for them to prepare. Well, Vergil was all ready to go; he was just waiting for the others to be ready and was just escorting Elsa up to her room.
Elsa, however, was really nervous about Vergil coming up to her room. 'Get a hold of yourself. Even if you fantasized about sleeping with him, he would never do that – at least not right now.' Elsa scolded herself but it was still not enough to reduce her anxiety. She loved Vergil very much but she wasn't ready for making love yet, but she knew that Vergil would never do such a thing, she trusted him.
When they got to Elsa's room, her heart was jumping out of her chest. Would he come in? Would he take her? In all honesty, Elsa had no complaints about being taken by Vergil and would actually initiate it if given the chance.
Vergil kissed her on the forehead instead of the desired outcomes and caressed her cheeks that made Elsa purr in delight.
"I'll meet you at the stables, my love." He said tenderly at Elsa and walked back outside with coat-tails flowing behind him, leaving Elsa a little dazed.
Elsa entered her room and closed the door behind her gently. She leaned against the door biting her lip, she was feeling a little disappointed but relieved at the same time. Elsa was sure that Vergil was going to come in but he didn't.
"You're a good man, Vergil Sparda." Elsa whispered and smiled at her dark knight. She began to get ready.
Vergil waited for them in the stables, feeling content. He now had a home, a loving mate, peace – things that were nonexistent in his past. His past, Vergil didn't know how to tell them what he was and the carnage he had committed. If it were years ago, Vergil would have no problem showing them why he was called the Dark Slayer, now with all that has happened, he was not so sure about what to tell them
'They have to know. Elsa has to know.' Vergil thought decidedly. In due time, he knew he had to tell her but how would she react to the things he had done; cower in fear, look on in disgust, or just run away. Vergil would rather suffer all the tortures of hell than watch his beloved Elsa cower in front of him.
As Vergil was contemplating on what he should do, Anna, Kristoff, Oaf, and Elsa joined him in the stables.
"Are we ready to go?" Olaf asked and everyone nodded.
"Yeah, let me just get Sven." Kristoff said and went to go get his trusted steed.
"Sven?" Vergil asked to Anna who just shrugged her shoulders.
"Sven is Kristoff's reindeer." Elsa answered causing Vergil to raise an eyebrow at her. When he was about to ask again, Kristoff came in with his jolly reindeer, Sven.
"Hey Sven how you doin'?" Olaf asked and hugged Sven warmly. Sven was licking up the snow falling from Olaf's personal flurry.
"Sven, I'd like you to meet Vergil. Vergil this is Sven." Kristoff said smiling, trying to introduce Vergil to his beloved reindeer.
Sven looked at Vergil in the eyes and cringed away, he looked at Kristoff with uncertainty. "He looks scary." Kristoff said in his Sven voice.
"Aw, come on Sven, He's just a little hard on the outside but he's really cool once you get to know him." Kristoff said patting his reindeer's head and Sven nodded nervously.
Vergil saw this little exchange and couldn't help but think 'What the fuck?' He looked at Elsa with an eyebrow raised and she just giggled at his confusion.
"Yeah, I've been trying to figure that out since." Elsa said quietly. She herself didn't know why Kristoff and Sven were talking like this; she just gave up a long time ago.
Sven approached Vergil cautiously and met his cold stare. Sven stopped for a moment and still moved towards Vergil. Kristoff was watching carefully as Sven was walking up to Vergil; he looked pleadingly at Vergil not to kill his oldest friend. 'Please God, protect Sven.'
When Sven was in front of Vergil, he sniffed the Dark Slayer's hand. Vergil had no problem about Sven sniffing him because he always had a soft spot for animals. He didn't care about killing people and demons, they could be replaced; but animals were not sentient enough to be killed.
Vergil lifted his hand, making does present tense up. 'Uh, oh.' Elsa thought, she was about to go there and hold Vergil back but what happened next was something she did not expect.
Vergil rubbed Sven's head warmly and Sven was enjoying his touch. 'Dammit.' Vergil growled. No matter how much he denied it, he was becoming warmer. He then pat Sven's head and withdrew his hand and Sven snorted in protest because he wanted to play with Vergil.
Sven sniffed Vergil's coat and found something he did not smelled before. Without warning, he drove his head into his coat, making Vergil growl and everyone gulp loudly. When Sven pulled his head out, he was holding a green star – a vital star that made everyone curious.
Vergil took the star away from Sven and saw that it was covered with saliva. 'How disgusting.' He thought and looked at Sven and back at the vital star.
"Keep it." Vergil said annoyed, giving back the vital star to Sven, which he gladly took and started chewing the outer shell.
"What was that, Vergil?" Anna asked curiously, as she looked at the strange star that Sven was happily chewing.
"It is a vital star. It can heal any injury in an instant." Vergil replied casually while looking at the unusual animal that was in front of him.
"Where did you get that?" Elsa asked.
Vergil was now at a disadvantage; if he told them that it was made by demon magic, he would reveal that he was a demon himself because no one not even a lunatic would meddle in something demonic in nature.
"I found it." Vergil said, hoping that they would not ask any more questions.
"Oh, okay then. Well, I think we should be on our way before it gets dark." Kristoff said as he carried tied his sled to Sven and carried Anna and Olaf on-board.
"Yes." Vergil said and Elsa guided him to two horses. One horse was hers, Cobalt, is a bluish – white mare with brown eyes and had grey socks at her hooves; her mane was finely brushed and shiny. The other horse as a dark stallion; his mane was not as long as Cobalt's but it was at a decent length, his color was a little dark grey enough to be assumed as pure black but can easily be differentiated up close.
"This is Cobalt. She is my horse. Hey girl, you miss me?" Elsa cooed at her horse and rubbed her sides. Cobalt neighed in delight at her master's touch.
Vergil was looking at the other horse, the dark horse. There was something about this particular stallion that interested him. For whatever reason it was, he was instantly fond of this horse.
"Elsa, what is the name of this horse?" Vergil asked as he walked up to the dark stallion.
"His name is Belial, I think." Elsa replied as she strapped her saddle on Cobalt, making sure that it was comfortable for her mare.
"Belial, how fitting." Vergil said when he was in front of the horse. When the horse faced Vergil, it snorted and moved forward to greet Vergil. Vergil rubbed a hand on Belial's head and the horse neighed in delight. Smirking, Vergil handed him an apple and Belial took it with greed. When Belial was done with his apple, he neighed welcomingly at his new master.
Elsa was looking on at Vergil and Belial's interaction with one another and couldn't help but smile. Like Vergil, Belial was a little dark – not as dark as Vergil was but still dark. But now he had found a master in Vergil and accepted him warmly.
When Vergil and Elsa mounted their horses, Elsa couldn't help but think that Vergil looked like a dark knight when he was mounted on his new horse. She giggled slightly at what she thought, he was already her dark knight and he would stay that way until the end of time.
"Ready to go, Sir Vergil?" Elsa asked sweetly at Vergil who smiled back at her that made Elsa blush.
"After you, my queen." With that, they joined Anna, Kristoff, Olaf and Sven, and went on their way to the trolls.
"Tell me, how did you come across them Kristoff?" Vergil asked the mountain man as they were travelling to the trolls' place.
Kristoff just shrugged in response. "It's a long story. I followed Anna and Elsa's parents where I met the trolls; they were trying to help them by the way." Kristoff said softly and Vergil nodded in understanding.
"They found me and the rest is history. They took care of me, raised me even." Kristoff continued and felt Anna's hand on his and gave him her sweet smiles and Kristoff did the same with her.
"I see." Vergil said coolly and turned his attention back on the path.
"Vergil?" Elsa asked him. She was nervous about asking him this but she wanted him to see her ice castle and the wonderful things she did with it. Elsa wanted him to accompany her and just the two of them no one else.
"Yes?" Vergil asked looking at her.
Elsa blushed at first but sucked it down. "Will you accompany me to the North Mountain?" She asked softly as to not let the others hear.
Vergil was curious now. Why did she want to go to the North Mountain? From what he could see, there was nothing there except ice. "Why?" He asked curiously.
"Well, I kinda want to show you something. Will you come with me?" Elsa asked hopefully at Vergil. She wanted to show him her Ice Castle and just him and her for a brief time of peace.
Vergil was skeptical about this. 'What are you planning, Elsa?' He didn't know what she had in store but he wasn't about to disappoint her especially if she looked at him with those puppy dog eyes.
"All right, I'll go." Vergil sighed then saw Elsa's face lit up from happiness.
"Oh Vergil, thank you." Elsa said and leaned in to give Vergil a small kiss on the lips. She was ecstatic that Vergil would be going with her. Elsa didn't plan on sleeping with him, just a tranquil day with the man she loved on the palace she owned but there was no guarantee that it won't happen.
Vergil merely smiled at her in return and kept riding Belial to the trolls' home.
"We're here everyone." Kristoff said and wake a sleeping Anna and Olaf. Anna was sucking on her thumb like a baby and Olaf was snoring very loudly that it made Kristoff and Elsa chuckle at their position.
"Oh, how I would love to get a picture of that." Elsa snickered at her sister's sleeping form. To get a remembrance of Anna sucking her thumb was just too much to ignore but she had no means of doing it.
"Are we there yet?" Anna yawned and stretched her arms.
"Yeah, we're here feisty pants." Kristoff chuckled and picked her and a still sleeping Olaf from the sled. Kristoff gently set Anna down on her feet and kissed her tenderly on the lips that made Anna fully wake up and kiss him back.
"Good morning, Kristopher." Anna said playfully making Kristoff slightly glare at her name calling him.
He grabbed her hips rather roughly and massaged them making Anna moan. "It's Kristoff." He said in a sultry tone.
Vergil and Elsa were not paying mind to them because they were getting married of course and the fact that Anna and Kristoff have shared a bed as lovers every single night. Though Elsa couldn't help but feel a little tingly in her core as the two were cooing at each other. 'Okay, this is getting harder to ignore.' Elsa said to herself while eyeing Vergil who she could see a very faint blush on his cheeks. 'So, he has been thinking about me.' She giggled and got off Cobalt to join the three.
When Vergil saw Anna and Kristoff's strokings at each other, he was a little flushed, so to say. He had always dreamt of touching Elsa that way but he could not, not until he told her the truth; and if that were to happen, he could only hope that she accepted him as he accepted her. He tied Belial to a tree and gave him an apple that he took straight away.
Chuckling at his new pet, Vergil went to Elsa and helped her off Cobalt, which made her blush madly because he was holding her at her hips. "Thank you, Vergil." Elsa said softly once Vergil sat her down.
"You're welcome, my queen." He said as he lightly tied Cobalt next to Belial.
"So here we are." Kristoff said waving his arms around but Vergil saw nothing but rocks and moss everywhere.
"Hey, how's it goin'? Nice to see ya' buddy! How's the misses?" Kristoff asked random rocks that made Vergil stare at him as if he was a madman. 'And I thought Dante was foolish.' Vergil mumbled to himself while shaking his head.
He looked at Elsa, Anna and Olaf; he was confused that they were smiling at the rocks. What in the name of fuck was going on?
After a few minutes, the supposed rocks were rolling towards them. Vergil tightened his grip on Yamato when they rolled towards them. He was ready to attack but they stopped dead in their tracks that made Vergil quirk an eyebrow. 'What is this?'
Then they unrolled and out came the trolls that Kristoff was talking about. Vergil was at a loss of words when they did but withdrew his sword when Elsa, Anna, and Olaf were greeting the trolls warmly and attached Yamato to his belt, realizing they were no threat and were friendly.
"Oh, Kristoff welcome back son!" A troll said happily and hugging Kristoff tightly. Vergil figured that she was a female judging from her voice.
"Yeah, it is. Where's Grand Pabbie? We have some news to tell everyone." Kristoff said smiling at the prospect that he would be able to see their reaction that he and Anna were getting married.
"He's meditating. But what's the news Kristoff? Finally got Anna pregnant?" Another asked that made Anna and Kristoff blush even redder than before. So much so that it made Elsa and Vergil snicker softly.
"Not that Cliff!" Kristoff exclaimed shaking his hands and head in a dismissive gesture.
"We haven't got to that." Anna would've added a 'yet' but then they would be jumped again like the last time they were here.
"Well if it's not a child, then what is it?" An elderly voice asked that Anna, Kristoff, Elsa, and Olaf immediately recognized.
"Grand Pabbie!" They all said at the same time and hugged the elderly troll warmly making him chuckle in delight. Vergil stepped back and let the others have their moment; he would come in when he felt like it, which was never.
"It's good to see all of you again. Queen Elsa, it's a pleasure to have you here." Grand Pabbie said bowing.
Elsa also bowed at him in respect. "The pleasure is mine but we're here to tell you something." She said barely containing her giggles.
Pabbie and the other troll were now curious about what they were about to say. "Then what is it?"
Anna and Kristoff looked at each other and smiled, knowing that this is where things get a little wild and loud. "We're getting married!" They both said and the troll just stood there with blank.
After a few seconds, the troll blinked and one screamed. "They're getting married!" And all at once, they all screamed in happiness. Anna and Kristoff held their ears lest they go deaf from the collective shouts of the trolls. After the screams died down, the trolls swarmed the soon – to – be – wed couple.
"Wow, I never thought I'd see the day that our little Kristoff will be getting married." The female troll started to cry, as did a male troll.
"Bulda, Cliff, it's alright. I thought you guys wanted me to get hitched to old feisty pants over here." Kristoff chuckled and pointing a finger towards Anna who then promptly whacked him on the head.
"Yeah, I know. It's just we're finally gonna have grandchildren." Bulda squealed with eagerness that left Anna and Kristoff blushing again.
"So when is the wedding and we'd better be invited." Cliff asked in a half-humorous half-serious tone.
"It's on October 17. We wanted it to be in autumn because that season suits us better." Anna said, giving Kristoff a quick kiss on the lips that made the trolls go 'oooohhhh'.
"Splendid, I do hope that we would be invited." Grand Pabbie said at his adoptive grandson and soon – to – be daughter – in – law.
"You're all invited. Elsa is planning out the guest list and the wedding will be held somewhere open like the courtyard." Anna said and the trolls cheered in delight that they were invited. They had hoped that Kristoff found a wife and now they got their wish – a princess no less.
"Yeah, and we wouldn't want Elsa and Verg-" Kristoff was about to say when he saw the very deadly glare he received from Elsa but also the extremely cold and menacingly grim stare he got from Vergil and saw that a shiny glint can be seen from the hilt of his sword. Kristoff wisely shut the hell up.
'You had better keep your big mouth shut if you don't want me to kill you.' Both Vergil and Elsa thought. After the little display the trolls put, neither wanted to participate; especially after they heard what the trolls did when they assumed Anna and Kristoff were a couple.
Elsa blushed at the memory of Anna and Kristoff getting married by the trolls and couldn't help but put Vergil and herself in that position. Elsa blushed even more that she thought that she and Vergil being wed. The thought put a smile on her delicate face. 'I know I shouldn't be thinking of marriage but I just can't ignore it.'
"What were you going to say Kristoff?" Cliff asked at his adopted son, Kristoff. He was still shaken up by Elsa and Vergil's collective glare – mostly Vergil's, so he settled for not telling them unless he wants to not see his beautiful bride walking down the aisle.
"Nothing. So what's new here? Any new mushrooms growing on you little buddy?" Kristoff asked a little troll. He was struggling to even lift the small troll because an adult troll weighed around four hundred pounds, the little ones weighed two hundred pounds, and Kristoff was still struggling.
When Kristoff fell flat on his ass, Elsa and Vergil chuckled at his clumsiness but unfortunately, it also caught the attention of the trolls. 'Uh oh'
The trolls looked at the queen and the young man next to her. They were skeptical at first but Bulda decided to be the first to break the ice.
"Uh, Elsa who is this young man?" Bulda asked towards Elsa who was wracking her mind for a suitable introduction without giving away that Vergil was her lover.
"Um, he's my…he's my…" Before she could answer, the accursed Olaf answered for her.
"Vergil's Elsa's boyfriend!" Olaf said giggling earning a mental growl from Vergil and a mental groan from Elsa. 'This day just got a whole lot harder.' Elsa thought as she prepared herself for what was to come. Personally, she didn't mind their little escapades but Vergil would not be so understanding.
The trolls including Grand Pabbie looked at Elsa and Vergil with shock that worried Anna, Kristoff, and Olaf. After a little over a minute, they started screaming more ferociously than before. So much so that even Vergil had to cover his hypersensitive ears.
"AHHH! This is so wonderful! The queen has finally found true love!" Bulda squealed happily while clasping her stony hands together. This made Elsa blush.
"Oh yeah, and she sure picked a good one! Would you look at him, he looks like a god! Wonder if he and the queen have been getting it on at night." Cliff wondered out-loud that made Anna and Kristoff burst out laughing at the faces of Vergil and Elsa.
Vergil and Elsa went wide-eyed and their mouths were hanging open at what Cliff just said. 'What The Fuck!' They both thought at the same time.
"No! That's not it! We weren't doing those things at night!" Elsa said frantically while shaking her head and Vergil was still standing there with a blank expression on his face but he was a little flustered about what the troll said.
"This calls for a celebration! Let's get the wedding under way!" Bulda commanded at the other troll. Anna and Kristoff already knew where this was going and smirked triumphantly at the two idiots.
"Wait!" Vergil said holding up a hand that made the trolls cease what they were doing and look at Vergil curiously.
"We appreciate that you guys would throw Vergil and me a wedding but uh, we really don't want that." Elsa said blushing. She would've said a 'yet' but that could wait in the future.
"I agree. I have no intention of marrying Queen Elsa." Vergil said casually that made everyone gasp. Elsa, however, was stunned beyond all belief.
'Vergil…why?' Elsa thought somberly. Vergil didn't want to be with her, he didn't want to marry her, he didn't love her truly. It was all too much for her to bear that her beloved Vergil lied to her. All the hope that she held for him were suddenly shattered into pieces.
She looked at Vergil with tears threatening to escape and he looked at her. What did she deserve to suffer this much pain? She had loved Vergil entirely and now he said that he did not intend to be with her, as a lover and maybe as s husband to Elsa.
Vergil looked at her and saw that she was about to cry, it made him groan inwardly. 'Did she not understand secrecy of a relationship?' He thought to himself. Elsa can be a little sensitive for her own good that he was aware of, but this was just ridiculous. Vergil gave her a smirk and a wink, signifying that he was only hiding it from the others what he was truly planning.
Elsa saw the wink Vergil gave her and instantly knew that he was just hiding his true intentions. She felt like a fool for jumping to conclusions so easily without seeing it through different angles but the knowledge that Vergil had only been playing, made her heart mend and instantly fill with hope.
'I'm such an idiot. Of course he was just hiding our relationship, knowing that the trolls will be jumping us.' Elsa thought with a sigh of relief that Vergil still loved her.
"All right enough, we're here to celebrate Anna and Kristoff's marriage not to wed Queen Elsa and Vergil." Grand Pabbie said and waddled over to Elsa and Vergil. He already knew that what Vergil said was just a joke; he initially believed what Vergil said but knew better, when he saw Vergil wink at Elsa.
"It's a pleasure to meet you Vergil." Grand Pabbie greeted warmly and bowed at Vergil.
Vergil bowed as well. 'At least this one has some common sense not to annoy me.' Vergil thought. "The pleasure is mine Grand Pabbie." Vergil said.
"It is wonderful that you two are getting married but there is something amiss." Grand Pabbie said while walking back to the center. Anna, Kristoff, and Elsa were worried that something could concern Grand Pabbie. Vergil was not concerned whatsoever and just crossed his arms over his chest.
"What is it, Grand Pabbie?" Elsa asked to the old troll. If something could trouble Grand Pabbie so much, it must be important.
Grand Pabbie turned to them with a serious stare that made everyone and the trolls listen closely to what he was about to say.
"Do you know Orius the Black Wizard?" Grand Pabbie asked the five and they all tensed up at the mention of his name with the exception of Vergil.
'That fool? What was the matter, he was not even worth my time.' Vergil mentally scoffed. Orius was nothing compared to him even before Vergil gained full might.
"Yes, he's one of the most powerful sorcerers there is." Elsa said still feeling a shiver going down her spine. Orius' power was a match for her own and she knew that if Orius attacked, it would mean a battle to the death between them.
"Correct." Grand Pabbie said nodding to what Elsa had said
"Well, what is it Pabbie?" Kristoff asked as he held Anna tighter in his embrace. He knew Orius ever since he was a boy because the trolls told stories of Orius to him, and from the trolls' stories he was not very nice.
"Orius is dead." Grand Pabbie said grimly but the four were breathing a sigh of relief to what Pabbie had said. Orius was dead, that's a good thing…right?
"So what if Orius is dead? That's a good thing right?" Anna asked curiously. She didn't know much about the Black Wizard but knew enough that he was not to take lightly.
"It is a good thing that he is no more but the cause of his death is what worries me." Grand Pabbie sighed. Though he was relieved that Orius was no more but what came afterwards was something far more terrible than anything he had ever seen.
"Tell us Grand Pabbie, please." Elsa pleaded to the elderly troll. She was glad that Orius was dead but if Grand Pabbie had sensed something that was a greater threat than even Orius, she had to know.
"Orius was killed, by something far more powerful and far more evil than even him." Grand Pabbie said with dread that it made Anna, Elsa, Olaf, Kristoff and the rest of the trolls tremble in fear, but not for Vergil because, unbeknownst to them, he was the one who killed him.
"W-what killed him?" Elsa asked shakily
"I don't know but I will tell you this. The nature of its power is not ordinary dark magic, it's demonic magic; near – unlimited."
"Y-you mean w-whatever k-killed him was a d-demon?" Elsa stuttered at what Grand Pabbie had just said. 'A demon? We are in seriously deep shit.'
"Yes." Grand Pabbie said with terrible confirmation that a new more dangerous threat had just appeared right out of nowhere and now they were left to deal with it.
"What do we do? If what you say is true then what are our chances on stopping it?" Anna asked as she clung to Kristoff who hugged her back. They were getting married in a few months time and now they weren't so sure if they will ever be together anymore.
"Nothing." Vergil suddenly said making everyone jump in surprise at his cold tone.
"What do you mean nothing?! A demon is out there and you expect us to do no-" Anna began to say but Vergil cut her off.
"I have dealt with demons in the past and in their world I am known as the Dark Slayer for good reason. I will prepare wards around Arendelle and here so he cannot enter." Vergil said as he moved to the center of the circle and drew a very powerful protection spell on the ground.
The others watched with utter fascination that Vergil had dealt with demons before and even more interesting is that he procured a title from them: The Dark Slayer.
"What do you mean that you have dealt with demons before?" Grand Pabbie inquired as he watched the young man draw an unfamiliar circle on the ground. 'Who are you really?'
"In the past, my father hunted demons as well. When I escaped Mundus, demons came after me because I am the son of Sparda. They came after me by the thousands and they fell by the thousands." Vergil replied calmly and unsheathed Yamato from its place and put the blade in the palm of his hand. The ward requires blood, demonic blood.
Elsa saw this and went to stop Vergil. "What are you doing Vergil?" She asked grabbing her lover's arm in desperation.
Vergil sighed as he removed Elsa's hand off his own. "Elsa, the spell requires a blood sacrifice and only the one who cast it is the one to give the blood." Vergil said calmly as he put the blade back in his hand.
"Don't overdo it, Vergil." Elsa pleaded and went back beside Anna and watched worriedly at her Vergil.
Vergil slowly moved Yamato downward and everyone could see the flow of blood coming from his hand and were tempted to look away. Vergil grunted in pain when he suddenly slashed through his hand spluttering blood backwards and from the cut, blood flowed freely on the circle.
Elsa had to look away as Vergil's blood was spilt onto the circle. Blood made her sick especially if it was from the people she cared about, and right now, that person was Vergil.
When the ward had enough demonic blood, it glowed with bright gold and surrounded the entire kingdom in a golden dome with a very powerful protection ward from any demon or devil and more importantly, they would know whose territory they were entering. The dome suddenly disappeared and it was done.
The ward was a success and the whole of Arendelle was protected and marked by the magic Vergil had put but a feat like that can temporarily weaken any devil that performed it; Vergil was not an exception and collapsed on one knee with Yamato falling from his grip.
The others saw Vergil falling to one knee with a pained expression on his face and rushed over to help him. "Vergil!" Elsa exclaimed once she reached Vergil who was breathing hard.
Elsa was now extremely worried about him doing something like that. Even though he did it for their protection, he endangered himself in the process. "Are you okay, Vergil?" Elsa asked softly as she cradled Vergil's face to hers.
"Let me take a look at him." Grand Pabbie said and placed a hand on the boy's head. Grand Pabbie was powerful but even he could not do a spell that potent like what Vergil just did.
"He'll be all right, just let him rest, he has earned it." Grand Pabbie said as he caressed Vergil's head. 'You are the demon I speak of but why did you protect us, Vergil?' Grand Pabbie thought. When he touched Vergil's forehead to check on his condition, he saw all the things that Vergil had done and all that he was but decided to keep it to himself because the Vergil now was different from the Vergil then.
Everyone released a very big sigh of relief that Vergil was going to be fine. 'Man, Vergil you had us worried there.' Anna thought as she looked down at a weakened Vergil.
'Wow, Vergil. I was wrong to be afraid of you, you're really cool.' Kristoff said to himself as he smiled down at his friend and helped him up to his feet.
'I told you not to overdo it, Vergil, but thank you for protecting us again.' Elsa thought gratefully at Vergil as she looped his arm around her shoulders trying to help him up.
"Olaf, could you get his sword." Elsa requested at the snowman who looked worriedly at his new friend and nodded at Elsa's request.
"Okay." Olaf said and grabbed Yamato from the ground and went to Elsa to give her the mystical sword.
"Here Elsa." Olaf said handing Vergil's sword to her.
"Thanks Olaf." Elsa said and placed Yamato in its sheath and helped Vergil to stand up.
"There you go, Vergil. Easy now, the spell you did was no laughing matter and took a lot out of you." Bulda said as she and the other trolls helped to support him further.
Vergil felt a little dazed from the protection spell he had just performed; he had done wards like that before but none were this powerful and wide spread that could cover an entire kingdom. His power was temporarily drained but nothing like a little vital star can't fix.
"Vergil? If you can hear me, nod your head." Kristoff said that made Vergil groggily nod his head in response; his strength was sapped from him, what would anyone do.
"Wow, Vergil. Just wow." Anna said. She still couldn't believe what she had just seen minutes ago; Elsa's ice was beautiful but a golden light that spread over the entire land was just breathtaking.
Vergil took out one of his vital stars from his coat and crushed it in his hand and a green light engulfed him and the others backed away, all of his strength came back to him and healed his wounded hand. When the light died down, Vergil stood there looking very refreshed from thanks to the star.
"Vergil, what was that light?" Grand Pabbie inquired curiously.
"That was a vital star. It can heal and rejuvenate one's wounds and strength." Vergil replied as he turned his head to get rid of a creek in his neck.
"Well, are you all right now?" Elsa asked as she gently held Vergil's face with hers only inches away. "You had me worried."
"I am now." He replied as he caressed Elsa's delicate face making her purr in pleasure. She kissed him innocently on the lips before embracing him tenderly. Vergil embraced her back.
Anna, Kristoff, Olaf, Grand Pabbie and the rest of the trolls watched lovingly at the two lovers and sighed at the two. Vergil had protected them twice already and the last one nearly killed him, they deserved some time alone.
"Ahem, sorry to interrupt but I think we need to go." Kristoff suddenly said and Elsa and Vergil slowly let go of each other and walked towards them.
"I must say, you must be very powerful if you can execute a spell that powerful and live, let alone stand properly." Grand Pabbie said to Vergil, he was impressed of the young man's knowledge considering he was the demon he was talking about but now he knew that he was no longer the demon he once was.
"Thank you. But I suppose this is where we go home." Vergil said and the others nodded in agreement.
"May I have a moment with you, Vergil?" Grand Pabbie asked. Vergil raised an eyebrow at the old troll. 'What could he possibly want?' He mentally thought, annoyed that he was being dragged away for something.
"You may." Vergil replied bowing. Grand Pabbie led him to a clearing where they could have some privacy on what they would discuss about.
"What do you think it is?" Bulda asked and the others and the rest of the trolls shrugged their shoulders in confusion.
"I don't know." Elsa said as she watched Vergil following Grand Pabbie to a clearing. Even though Vergil had healed completely, she was still worried about him.
"So, have you two been really getting it on?" Cliff once again asked that made Elsa blush, and Anna and Kristoff snicker loudly. 'Hurry up, Vergil.'
When Vergil and Grand Pabbie stopped at a nearby clearing and seeing that the others were a fair distance away, Grand Pabbie turned to Vergil with a solemn gaze. Vergil just crossed his arms. 'What is it?'
"Vergil, I know that you're the demon I was talking about." Grand Pabbie sighed and Vergil tensed up. He didn't want anyone knowing that he was a demon, especially Elsa; he would tell her when the time was right.
"I suppose it was only a matter of time before someone finds out." Vergil said turning away from him. He mentally growled in anger that this troll had figured it out. 'You are wise as you are old.'
"It is, but why did you kill Orius and why did you protect us?" Grand Pabbie asked gently as he went closer to Vergil. He knew he stood no chance against a demon that easily killed Orius and treaded carefully.
Vergil just sighed and looked at Elsa. Grand Pabbie followed his gaze and it landed on Elsa; he smiled at Vergil. He once thought that demons were evil beyond reason but Vergil was indeed a demon but at the same time, he was not.
"It is because of Elsa , isn't it?" Grand Pabbie asked and Vergil turned to him with his arms at his side, defeated.
"Yes." Vergil confirmed quietly. He kept his gaze on her, one last look on his beloved snow angel before she was taken away from him like his mother before her.
"You have found love in her." Grand Pabbie said and Vergil nodded in response to his observation.
"You must tell her of what you truly are, Vergil, only then can the both of you find everlasting peace." Grand Pabbie said as he held Vergil's hand in a consoling manner. A demon in love with a human was unheard of, but here was one now. The most powerful being present was in love with the Snow Queen, a devil in love with an angel.
"I know, but for the first time, I am skeptical if she will accept a demon as a lover." Vergil said, turning to Grand Pabbie with a cold stare but on the inside he was sulking.
"From what I can see, Vergil, she loves you dearly. Tell her the truth, and she will understand you. You have accepted her fully when she showed you her powers; I have no doubt that she will do the same with you." Grand Pabbie said and waddled back to the others leaving Vergil behind to consider what Grand Pabbie had said.
"Today. Today, I must tell her. Better now, than suffer the pain later."Vergil said to himself and walked back to the others.
Elsa saw that Vergil was returning, she walked up to him, relieved that she no longer had to answer the trolls' lewd questions about her and Vergil.
"So what did you talk about?" Elsa asked
Grand Pabbie's words still echoed in his mind. 'You must tell her of what you truly are, Vergil, only then can the both of you find everlasting peace.' He now know what he must do, later today, he would tell her.
"Nothing, only about my knowledge in magic. What I had done peaked his interest." Vergil said casually and Elsa nodded in understanding. The two walked back to their horses where the others were waiting, having abandoned Elsa to the trolls.
As they were walking back to their horses, Elsa nudged Vergil with her hips to get his attention.
"What is it, Elsa?" Vergil asked softly.
"Do you still want to go to the North Mountain? I mean, considering what you did, you could use the rest." Elsa said softly as to not let the others know what they were planning.
The North Mountain is perfect; he would have no problem in telling her there. The only obstacle was how he was going to tell her.
"Of course and before you say anything, yes, I am feeling fine." Vergil said coolly as Belial and Cobalt walked side by side.
"Are you sure Vergil? I don't want you to strain yourself more than is necessary." Elsa said, worry clear in her voice.
"I am sure, but how do we ditch them?" Vergil asked motioning his head towards the others.
"Simple, we ditch them." Elsa giggled and galloped Cobalt up the way to the North Mountain. Vergil looked at her from behind and a small smirk formed on his lips and shook his head. 'Silly girl.' He thought before commanding Belial to give chase.