Chapter 11
Breaking Points
Warning: This chapter contains an attempt of rape. Don't read if you don't feel comfortable with it.
With a loud gasp Scott woke up and quickly sat up. Sweat had emerged from the skin on his forehead. He could feel his heart pounding in his head and his mouth was dry. Looking around, the Archdemon realized where he was; he was in his bedroom.
Wiping the sweat from his forehead, Scott let out a sigh. He had a nightmare. Possibly the worst nightmare he ever had. But before recalling the subject of the nightmare, a hand touched his bare chest. 'Master Scott... are you awake?' a female sultry voice asked. Looking next to him, Scott saw the owner of the voice. It was a female Demon with flaming red hair and a light purple skin. She was fully naked and seductively smiled at him. 'Oh, he's awake alright...' another voice said as another hand touched Scott's chest. It was another female Demon with the same skin color as the other, but her hair was blonde.
These Demons were from the circle of Lust. The winds of the storm had driven them mad with desire, turning them into mindless sex machines. They would try to seduce every male creature, no matter how they looked like, as long as they could satisfy them with their desires. That night when Scott had left the dungeons, the female Demons had emerged from the shadows and offered him 'company'. Scott had accepted their offer, but not because he was horny. Sure, he hadn't gotten laid in quite a while, but he had accepted their offer so he could get his mind off Nody. He enjoyed the pleasures of the flesh that night, it helped him to forget about her... but not for long. When he was done, he felt wretched. This was just another night of meaningless sex; he had never screwed anyone out of love, only out of lust.
Two pairs of hands caressed him as the Lust Demons moved closer to him. 'Master Scott... now that you're up, can we comfort you more?' they asked seductively, nearly begging. 'Please, master Scott! Please!' The Archdemon felt a headache occur, and these bitches only made it worse. 'No.' he curtly said, rubbing his temples to ease the pain. 'I can't. Get out.' But the Lust Demons kept on whining and begging, increasing the headache. 'I said no!' he furiously yelled, his red eyes flaming with anger. The headache had reached its highest peak. The Lust Demons stopped whining and widened their eyes in fear. 'Get the fuck out, right now!' The lustful creatures knew they would be in big trouble if they angered Scott more. Screaming in fear, they jumped out of the bed and ran out of the bedroom.
When the Lust Demons were out of his sight, Scott let out a sigh. The headache was less worse now, but it was still there. Rubbing his temples, Scott remembered the nightmare. The day was there. It was the day the moon eclipsed and Satan was stronger than ever. The ritual had started and she was there. Nody. Chained up on a stone shrine and nowhere to go. Her eyes were wide with fear, tears flowed down her cheeks. During her last moments as a virgin she had screamed, cried and tried to escape from the chains holding her down. Scott's Lord had transformed into a human-sized shadowy creature and grinned at the helpless Archangel. She plead for him to let her go.
Her scream nearly shook Hell when she was ripped in two.
The memory of her pain-filled screams made Scott's skin crawl and a sickening feeling took over his stomach, like he was going to throw up any second. Oh yes, the virgin blood was there. Lots of it. Her cries and screams didn't stop his Lord, there was no way to stop him now. He wanted her to suffer.
When he was done, he lapped at the blood, which had formed a big pool on the shrine. Then he grabbed the sobbing Archangel's legs and with his increased power, he tore her vertically in half with a loud roar.
'Oh fuck... oh fuck, oh fuck, oh fuck...' Scott buried his face in his claws, miserably shaking his head. How? How did it had come to this? A long time ago, she had meant nothing to him. She was his mortal enemy, he was trained to hate her and kill her while he had the chance. She was captured for the ritual, nothing else, nothing more. She was the key to Hell's victory. She meant nothing to him.
But now...
Scott had never thought it had come to this. This was so wrong. He had to let her get raped by Satan, that was the plan from the very beginning. He had dreamed of this day, he had looked forward to it. He knew he was the most trusted Demon to Satan, that's why he had turned him into an Archdemon. He was so trustworthy to him, there was even a chance he could become his successor. Him. Scott. Becoming Satan's successor was the dream of every Demon here in Hell and he had that opportunity. Nobody else had it, only him.
And then this happened.
Nody.
He had abused her, sexually assaulted her. Thanks to him, she went through unimaginable pain. She was nothing to him. And now... She made him feel new emotions. She was the one who melted the thick dark ice around his heart and made it beat faster like never before. He had never felt like this before, he knew it was wrong, but it felt so good. He had never had such feelings for someone before, not even for the female Demons. That hug in the cave last night... Nobody had ever hugged him, and he had never hugged anyone before. It was the first kind of endearment he had ever received. Despite everything he had done to her, she managed to give him this look, nearly... loving. Remembering that night in the cave made Scott smile. A warm feeling spread through his stomach. She made him feel beloved. He meant something to her.
And the day of the moon eclipse was coming closer.
'Fuck!'
Scott clenched his fists in his hair and groaned in frustration. Right now, he had to make a nearly impossible choice. If he would disobey his Lord, he would bring shame to Hell, be immediately stripped from his rank of Archdemon and be punished for all eternity. If he would give up on Nody, she would be brutally raped and possibly murdered, leaving him with a life-long regret. She was the only one who cared about him and he had turned his back to her.
He had no idea what to do.
She preferred to be alone when she was working, she always had. No one would make any remarks on the way she worked; they would be wrong anyway.
The Demon Witch Courtney was in her study, studying from some books containing dark magic spells. 'Interesting...' she muttered, just before she heard three knocks on the door. With an annoyed sigh, she turned around and asked: 'Who is there?' 'It's me, Noah. Let me in.' Courtney put down her book and opened the door. The sight amused her.
Noah's face expressed complete shock. His eyes were widened with disbelief. Courtney grinned with triumph. He had seen the truth. He had seen Scott with that bitch. She had proved him wrong. She had proved the biggest smartass from Hell wrong.
'You were right...' Noah muttered with disbelief. He couldn't believe it. He couldn't fucking believe it. Scott, the Archdemon, the biggest bastard of Hell... He had feelings for that Archangel. Her. The bitch who was their key to victory. Noah remembered all the times Scott had threatened him to send him to the circle of Treachery if he disrespected him. But for him it was fine to hang around with that holy bitch?! The fucker... The filthy fucker! 'You were right all the time...'
'What did you see, Noah? Tell me everything...' Courtney said, grinning from ear to ear. She wanted to hear everything. She wanted to hear how he was wrong and she was right, just by seeing the things Scott and that bitch had done.
'I... I followed them. He got her out of her prison and they traveled through all the circles. He took her to the circle of Treachery. There was this cave with all these flowers growing from the walls. He showed those damn flowers to her... and then...'
That damn traitor.
'They hugged... They fucking hugged!' Noah slapped his forehead, he couldn't believe it. When he had seen it all, he wished his eyes were lying to him. But the worst part of all of this was the humiliation. For the first time ever in his entire life, he had been proved wrong. For as long as he lived, Noah had enjoyed proving people wrong, showing them how stupid there were. The shocked looks on their faces when they realized how wrong they were had always amused him. He had convinced himself that was far more superior than the rest. He thought he was on top of the world.
But now it was his turn to be proved wrong. The Demon Witch had crushed his pride. It was the most humiliating thing Noah had ever experienced in his life.
Courtney nearly beamed with happiness. Noah's humiliation had only increased her pride.
'But you know what it means, right?' she asked.
Noah nodded. He knew what this meant.
There was one thing the two Demons could agree to; Scott could no longer be trusted. This was wrong, on all levels. He shouldn't be in love her, she was the enemy for fuck's sake! She was the most hated person in Hell, she was only good for torture and future rape. She was responsible for the many deaths of their fellow Demons. With that hug, Scott had betrayed them all.
'So what will we do?' Noah asked. 'We confront him.' Courtney replied. 'Even if he lies about it, he can't save his sorry ass.' She smiled smugly. 'I have a powerful truth spell up my sleeve.' Noah was surprised. So she had prepared a spell for the confrontation... so maybe she wasn't that stupid after all.
But unfortunately to the Witch Demon and the military strategist, they didn't know someone had been eavesdropping them all time long.
His sight went nearly black, he was so angry.
Justin had heard it all. He could hear the two Demons talk from a little distance when he was walking through the dark hallways. At first he couldn't care less about it and wanted to move on, but when he heard about Scott getting 'her' out of the dungeons, he stopped walking and listened to the conversation, hiding behind a corner. There was only one female who was staying in the dungeons, it had to be Nody for sure.
He had left Nody alone for quite a while, but he did that on purpose. He wanted to give her time to think about his offer. He thought it was a very generous offer; he would help her to escape, he would become the new ruler of Heaven and as an extra bonus, she would become his queen! What girl would resist that?
So she wanted to play it like this...
She's in love with Scott, that ugly Archdemon. What was so attractive about him? He was big, he stank and he was ugly. He was the complete opposite, he was so much more attractive than him. What could she possibly see in him? She was way better off with such a handsome man like him.
Jealousy clouded Justin's mind, mixing with his anger. She was fucking around him! That little bitch! How could she fall in love with that ugly bastard? She should've chosen for him, she would be way better off like that. The jealousy got mixed with raging paranoia. What was she up to? Was she forming an alliance with him? Would she offer her virginity to him?
He had no prove, but Justin had confirmed it.
She would give her virginity to Scott so he could take Justin's rightful place, just to fuck around with him.
That bitch, that ungrateful bitch! She had been offered the deal of a lifetime and she just threw it away, giving her virginity to that bastard. She was just toying with him, at least that's what he thought.
Fine.
He didn't need her. He didn't need her as his queen. The only thing that mattered was him and him only. He wanted to rule Heaven right now. If she wouldn't give her virginity to him, then he would do it himself.
She shouldn't have messed with him.
With anger and jealousy completely clouding his mind, Justin headed towards the dungeons. Going down the stone stairs, he descended into the darkness. He didn't need a torch to light his way; he knew exactly where that bitch was. He could nearly smell her. He thought he had all the right to get what he wanted, because he was the only one that mattered. He didn't need a queen, he didn't need anybody; he would rule Heaven all alone! Forming an alliance with that bastard, toying with him, pissing him off... Who did she think she was?! If there was one person who would get her virginity blood, it would be him. Justin!
Just a couple of more prison cells and he would reach her.
Walking past the prison cells in a rapid pace, Justin could hear a soft moan on his left. He stopped walking and looked. It was Alejandro. Justin wrinkled his nose with disgust. A horrible smell came from the prison cell, like it hadn't been cleaned in months. Alejandro was lying on the ground, curled up in a fetus position. He had grown so weak, he couldn't stay on his legs anymore. Justin frowned; a disgusting creature like that had no right to live. Pointing his index finger, Justin drew an invisible horizontal line. Within less than a second, Alejandro's head was cut clean off. Blood poured out like a small waterfall. 'Waste of life.' Justin hissed before walking away. He was close to her prison now.
Nody would pay for what she had done.
The sound of rapid footsteps woke her up.
It had been a long time since Nody had slept so well. Even the cuffs hadn't bothered her. Last night was the most wonderful night of her life. She no longer saw a monster in Scott; she saw something beautiful and attractive. She had never thought she would have such feelings for him. Until that night, she had only been attracted to male Angels, she had never thought of having feelings for a Demon. It was so wrong, but so good. Scott was the light in the darkness; without his kindness she would've gone crazy. She had a wonderful dream. She dreamed she was back in the cave with Scott again. Everything was repeated: the flight through the circles, the entering of the cave, Heaven's Flowers, the tears of happiness and most importantly, the hug. The hug had broken the ice for the both of them. For Nody, this whole thing just felt more than just friendship. Could it be…?
Upon hearing the footsteps, Nody had just one thought in her mind: it was Scott. Did he have another surprise for her, or maybe even better? 'Scott? Is that you?' the fallen Archangel happily asked.
But she had no idea how wrong she was.
The footsteps got closer and finally reached her prison. The happiness faded away in an instant.
With his face tensed of anger, Justin entered her prison. The expression on his face startled Nody; she had never seen him this angry before. Before she could even respond, Justin grabbed her by her hair. Nody let out a yelp of pain. With all the force he had, Justin smashed the back of her head against the wall behind her, three times. The pain filled her head, Nody's vision went nearly black.
'You fucking bitch!' Justin yelled. 'How dare you messing around with me? How dare you turning down my offer?!'
So that's what it was about? That stupid offer? This was a joke, especially because of the violence that was used. It was ridiculous. Nody glared at him. 'Fuck you and your offer, Justin.'
These words only made Justin angrier. His tantrum wasn't over yet; right after Nody's insult, he clenched his fist and punched her in the face. She could feel her gums tear. Blood dripped from the corner of her mouth. It hurt a lot, but Nody did not give in. If he thought she would accept his offer like this, then he would horribly wrong. No matter how much violent he'd use, she would never give her virginity to him, not in a thousand years. More violence followed. He punched her in the face, kicked her in the stomach, stomped on her limbs and smashed her head against the wall. Her whole body was in pain, but the worst pain emerged when Justin hit her nose with his knee with full force. She could feel her nose breaking and the blood flowing out of her nostrils, staining her dress. The pain traveled through her whole face and tears formed in the corners of her eyes. Because she was cuffed up, Nody had no way to defend herself. The only thing she could do was screaming in pain and praying someone would stop this. The punches caused her eyelids to swell with a dark blue color. Suddenly, Justin stopped punching and kicking. He grabbed her hair and forced her to look him straight in the eyes. 'What are you and Scott up too?' Justin hissed. 'What…?' Nody could barely see Justin's face, her eyelids were that swollen. Had he been watching them in the cave? 'You've heard me, Nody. I know you two are up to something. I know you're going to give your virginity to him, just to fuck around with me. You fucking slut!' What was he talking about? She had no such plans at all, these were delusions! That son of a bitch had gone crazy!
'I… I don't…' Nody mumbled. But Justin didn't let her finish. 'But it doesn't matter. I will get your virginity blood anyway, no matter what. As a matter of fact…' Suddenly, Justin sadistically grinned. 'I will get it here, right now.'
What did he mean? Small bits of the dialogue entered Nody's mind. Virginity blood… no matter what… I will get it… Right now… Slowly, Nody started to realize what Justin meant. She felt her blood freezing. Her limbs went numb with fear.
Oh God.
No.
'No… no, no, no, no, no!' she whimpered, tears of fear starting to flow down her cheeks. But Justin ignored her pleas. With both hands he grabbed Nody's dress and ripped it off her body, forever turning the once beautiful dress into a dirty shred. Nody was now completely naked, leaving her embarrassed and terrified. 'Get up, bitch.' Justin said, his voice hoarse with lust. 'You will give me what I want.' He grabbed her hair once more, but this time Nody decided to fight back. She screamed and kicked at him, she had to defend herself as much as possible. But as a response she received another hard punch against her temple. While her head felt like spinning with pain, Nody heard the sound of a zipper being opened. Sheer panic mixed with the pain.
'Don't struggle now bitch, or it will hurt you even more.'
Justin pulled her hair once more, forcing her to stand on her feet. Immediately he kneeled down, moved her legs over his shoulders, and stood up, lifting her up. Now she was in the position like she was in some sort of swing. Justin held her legs down, preventing her of kicking. She was completely powerless.
Realizing that, the panic increased more and more. With tears flowing down her cheeks, Nody could do nothing else but scream for her dear life. 'No no no no no! Please! Somebody, help me! Scott!' 'Scream as much as you want, Nody!' Justin yelled, grinning like a madman. 'Nobody can hear you here, not even your lover! It's just the two of you us, you and me. I don't need you as my queen anymore, you are just a worthless piece of shit, just like the rest of them! You don't deserve to be my queen! But it doesn't matter, though. I will rule Heaven alone, I don't need anybody! It will just be me, because I am the only one here in the Afterlife that matters! I will the mightiest person that has ever lived! Now hold still, this will all be over soon…'
Nody let out a loud scream when she felt something hot and stiff poking against her entrance. Clenching her fists and eyes shut, she prepared herself for the worst pain she had yet to experience…
A loud inhuman roar nearly deafened Nody and her attacker.
The sound of tearing flesh and breaking bones followed, along with a gurgling scream emerging from Justin's mouth. Blood sprayed out of his mouth like a fountain, covering Nody's face. He let go of her legs. More tearing flesh. A black claw pulled back from Justin's back, pulling out his lungs. Slowly, Nody opened her bruised teary eyes. Due to the fact that her eyes had practically been punched shut, she had a vague vision of Justin's face frozen in shock, blood flowing out of his mouth. Suddenly, a bloody black claw grabbed his head, burying the sharp nails deep into his skull. Nody could hear Justin's cervical vertebrae crack and his flesh tear. With one swift pull, Justin's head was torn off, spraying more blood over her face, blinding her. Nody clenched her eyes shut. Trembling in fear, she listened to the sounds of tearing flesh, flowing blood, breaking bones and flattened organs, mixed with furious roars. She could feel his blood spraying all over her, covering her body. Blood splattered on the walls.
Suddenly, everything fell silent.
Softly sobbing, Nody opened her eyes. Her vision was still blurry, but the figure in front of her looked very familiar. It was a huge black figure, covered in blood, with large wings and big horns. Concentrating on the figure, the vision became a bit better. Slowly, the figure started to transform back into someone she was so happy to see.
'Scott…' Nody whispered with a shaky voice.
Scott looked at her, trying to control his breath; he was nearly hyperventilating with anger. He had come to the dungeons to see her, to make sure she was okay. But then he heard her screams and Justin's voice. He had rushed to her prison and there he saw what Justin was planning to do with her… That bastard… That fucking bastard had tried to rape her. A burning rage welled up inside him and his vision went red. He had to do something.
He had to protect her.
In a fit of uncontrollable rage, he had torn Justin into pieces. His remains were scattered all over the floor in a giant pool of blood.
Looking at Nody made his heart clench. She was stripped completely naked, her body was covered in blood and bruises, her eyes were nearly punched shut, tears flowed down her cheeks and she was trembling.
In the morning, Scott was confronted with possibly the hardest decision in his life. Watching her like this nearly broke his heart. She must have been terrified… What if he hadn't been there to save her? He didn't want to think about it. He knew this would happen again at the day of the ceremony, he knew she would go through the same fear again. She was the only person who had ever cared about him and this would happen if he'd turn his back to her.
He did this because he cared about her.
The Archdemon couldn't take it anymore.
'You can't stay here any longer.' he said. 'You have to leave Hell right now. I'll let you go.'
