Lephea was holding tightly onto her father's neck, eyes shut tight. Dasalus was laughing like mad, enjoying the strong wind created by flying through the strange dark portal. Then, the ride was over. Dasalus was looking around, and saw that he was in a huge hall. Somehow, it looked cooler than Beelzebub's throne room. Lephea was still clenching her eyes shut will holding onto her father as tightly as she could. Olrox was catching his breath, trying to calm down.
"Welcome back, dumbass."
So much for calming down. Olrox rigidly looked up to see... his entire family. Sharn and Shel were standing side by side, arms crossed. Angelica had her hands together, while Angelo kept his hands to his back. Medusa, Stheno, and Euryale were standing as elegantly as Angelica; but their eyes were neutral compared to the kind gaze of Angelica. Brauner looked like he was struggling to not only stand still, but to prevent himself from laughing out loud. Victor... was kneeling, with a busted lip, swollen face, and a giant swelling covered in multiple swellings that were still steaming. Fuji was also kneeling, but he just had a steaming swelling on his head; though, he did look traumatized. He was shaking like a leaf.
When Olrox looked at the throne, he felt like his entire body was frozen solid. There Adelram was, sitting cross legged, cheek resting on his right fist, with eyes that made swords look like fluffy marshmallows in comparison.
Olrox took a heavy gulp before talking. "You're mad, I can tell."
Adelram's piercing eyes then went blank, pretty much indifferent. "Mad? Why would I be mad?" Olrox lifted an eyebrow in confusion. "I mean, it's not like the most brilliant man in my kingdom just left without telling me." Olrox felt a thunderbolt that made him feel smaller. "Or that he didn't even inform his secretary, his assistant, or even his intern that he would be gone for an ungodly amount of time." Another thunderbolt. "Or that he allowed his work to pile on and on and on." Thunderbolt. "Or left me to deal with both my and his work at the same time while he was absent." Bolt. "Oh, no. I have no reason to be angry. None." Thun. "What." Der. "So." Bo. "Ever." Lt.
At the end, Olrox felt like a new born fox standing before a mighty, colossal, enraged, black dragon. Since he was already on the ground, Olrox used the opportunity... to grovel. He smashed his head so hard on the ground, it caused a small quake throughout the castle. "I'M SO UNBELIVEABLY SORRY!"
Brauner couldn't take it anymore. He burst out laughing. "T-This is the best fucking day of my life!" He was howling like a hyena, rolling around like a pig in a mud hole. "To see my big bad brother like that! Oh, sweet blood of the Dark Lord! This is so awesomely hilarious! I should have brought my damn camera! Bwahahahaha!"
He was eventually silenced by a well timed stomp on his face from Sharn. "You're an idiot, Brauner."
With his head buried in the ground, his face still smashed to the bottom of Sharn's boot, Brauner still gave a thumbs up. "Worth it."
Adelram ignored Brauner's inappropriate behavior, still looking at Olrox, before he noticed something. "Olrox?" The vampire twitched a bit, not daring to raise his head. "Why are there kids with you?"
In the heat of the moment, Olrox forgot all about them. He heard Angelica speak. "Is it just me, or does that boy greatly resemble Olrox?" Olrox started to sweat.
"No." That was Medusa's voice. "The child does indeed resemble Olrox. Curious."
Olrox actually lifted his head, his mind racing. "Oh, well... You see... Uh."
As Olrox tried to think of an excuse, Dasalus jumped up his father's back, and gave a fairly cute salute. "Yo! My name is Dasalus Erebus! Nice to meet you!" The boy then gave a beaming smile.
The room was completely silent. Olrox's eyes were completely black, his jaw hanging loosely in shock. Adelram was sitting rigidly on his throne, eyes blackened. Brauner actually sat up from his little crater, eyes popped open. Medusa and her daughters covered their mouths in surprise. Angelica and Angelo looked confused, like they were sure they misheard what the boy said. Sharn and Shel looked like they were told the story of the year. Though they all had different expressions, they all said the same thing. "YOUR NAME IS WHAT?!"
Olrox immediately stood up. "Wait! I can explain!"
"EXPLAIN THAT YOU HAVE A KID?!" They were all in sync. They also all noticed something else. "Olrox, why are you holding a little girl?"
Olrox practically turned to stone. He looked down to see that Lephea was still in his arms, burying her face into his bare chest. "Uh, well, about that."
"Young Lady." Olrox jumped when he heard Adelram address his daughter. "My name is Adelram. Adelram Umbra. If it is not to difficult for you, I would like you to show us your face, and introduce yourself."
The child was hesitant at first, but she still turned towards the group. When she looked at them, they could swear they saw her twinkling with a bright and pure aura, her silver eyes pretty much relieving them of stress. She was just so cute.
"Oh, my." Medusa was the only one who could speak. "What an adorable child. It seems that she has even inherited her father's silver eyes. They are as lovely as gem stones."
"Indeed." Angelo couldn't help but smile. "Seems Uncle Olrox can make some adorable creatures."
Olrox and Lephea blushed in embarrassment at the young man's comment.
"Child?" Lephea looked up towards Adelram, and blushed even more. He was as handsome as her father, and she thought her father was the most handsome man she had ever seen. "Would you please introduce yourself." Adelram gave a kind smile, one that made Lephea's face turn completely red.
She averted her eyes from the Dark Lord. "M-My name is L-Lephea. Lephea Erebus." It was little more than a mumble, but everyone still heard her.
"I see. Lephea..." Adelram then gently placed his hand on top of her head. She didn't know why, but she greatly enjoyed the feeling. It was as calming as being in her father's arms. "Dasalus..." The boy then ran towards the Dark Lord, a beaming smile still on his face. He started to giggle when Adelram placed his other hand on his head. They both seemed to enjoy it when he started to gently rub their heads. "Welcome to the Umbra Kingdom."
"Thank you for having us." The two even politely bowed, an action that made Adelram chuckle a bit.
"Now then..." Adelram then stood up, placed his hands on Olrox's shoulders, and lifted the man to his feet. "Olrox?"
Olrox still felt nervous. "Yes, sir?"
Adelram then began to violently shake Olrox. He was moving so quickly, that afterimages of Olrox's head where seen. "DO YOU HAVE ANY IDEA WHAT YOU BEING A FATHER MEANS?!"
Adelram actual stopped shaking Olrox, but his head was practically vibrating. He actually had to physically stop his head by grabbing it. He shook his head to stop the spinning in his eyes, and looked at Adelram with questioning eyes. "What does it mean?"
Adelram then proceeded to shake Olrox again. "IT MEANS I'M A DAMN UNCLE! Not only that, Angelica, Sharn, and Medusa are now aunts!"
The three women began to think about what their husband just said. Sharn was the first to respond. "Oh, yeah. I guess we technically are."
Medusa giggled a bit. "Well, I don't mind being the aunt of such adorable children."
Angelica gave a loving smile. "Yes. Being the aunt of such lovely children is quite the honor."
The children blushed at what Medusa and Angelica said. Dasalus then shook his head and made a pouting face. "I'm not 'adorable' or 'lovely'!" Everyone in the room looked curiously at Dasalus as he thumped his puffed out chest. "I'm a man! Men are supposed to be cool or handsome! Just look at my dad! In no time at all, I'll be just as cool and sexy as him!"
"Se-?!" Olrox was stunned by what his son just said, while almost everyone else looked like they trying their hardest not to burst out laughing. Even Medusa looked like she was struggling not to laugh. Angelica was the only one who wasn't laughing.
She just gave the small boy a loving smile. She appeared before him in a split second, an act that startled the boy. He's never seen anyone move that fast, and he spent a lot of time with Aoi and Yata, two of the fastest demons in Hell. Before he knew what was happening, he felt Angelica gently rub his head in a loving and comforting manner. He was immediately reminded of his mother. "Of course, child. Very soon, you'll be every bit as amazing as your father, without a doubt."
Dasalus blushed again. He turned away from Angelica with an embarrassed look, an act that made the beautiful woman giggle. "Dad!"
"Huh? What's wrong?"
"How come your side of our family is so much more awesome and cool compared to mom's?!"
"Eh?" Olrox looked genuinely confused.
"Look at Uncle Adelram!" Adelram pointed at himself with a confused look. "He's strong, cool, handsome, and has three smoking hot women for wives! Even his kids look cool!" Adelram blushed at the praise his new nephew gave him. His kids and wives looked just as embarrassed.
"Aunt Sharn is the very definition of a strong beauty!"
Sharn had a look of pride when she heard the young boy say that. "Well, can't argue with that." Angelica and Medusa gave her a blank glance. Sharn noticed their looks. "What? Can't argue with the truth, right?"
"Aunt Sharn has just enough muscle to make her look like a super model!" Sharn blushed at that comment. "She also has a ridiculously nice body, huge melons, and the face that would melt any guys heart! Even her fangs scream 'strong beauty'!" Sharn's face was steaming, her hair shadowing her embarrassed eyes. She even self-consciously covered her body, mostly her breasts. Medusa snickered at the orc's reaction.
"Aunt Medusa is a freaking cool beauty!" Medusa looked toward Dasalus, wondering what he meant. "She has this aura that screams 'sophistication'! She has some of the coolest eyes I've ever seen, and stands like a royal! I've seen plenty of nobles and royals, but not one of them have come close to her level of elegance and beauty! She's the ultimate noble woman!"
Medusa was silent for a bit, until a faint smile graced her lovely lips. "I approve of this boy. He has good eyes."
"Aunt Angelica might as well be an angel, no a goddess!"
"Go-?!" Angelica blushed at the statement, looking a bit stunned by the sudden outburst.
"Her hair looks like it's made of gold, while her skin looks like it's made of pearls! She also emits an aura and kindness and safety! She's like a second mother! She's soft, smells nice, and comforting! She's the very definition of a goddess!"
Angelica was blushing, steam rising from her head with her golden hair covering her eyes. She didn't even realize that Adelram was sniffing her. "Huh, he's right. You do smell nice."
"RAM!"
"And lastly, there's Uncle Brauner!"
Brauner was sitting cross-legged, looking completely unscathed from the vicious stomp he had received from Sharn not to long ago. "Yo."
"He's a badass vampire like you! He has long red hair that makes him look like a badass! His dark skin gives him this cool look! Those red eyes of his scream 'badass'! In short, you can easily tell that he's your brother!"
Brauner gave a toothy grin at that with a chuckle. "All true."
"I ask again, how come your side of the family is so much cooler than mom's?! I mean, they're awesome and all, except for the hag, but your side of the family is hundreds, no thousands of times cooler! Why?!"
Olrox pointed behind his son. "You forgot to mention your Uncle Victor."
Dasalus looked towards the direction that his father was pointing towards to see a now completely healed Victor, but he was still sitting on his knees with tears in his eyes. Dasalus was silent for a bit. "Still better than the old hag. Your side is still more awesome!"
Olrox sighed at his child, already feeling a bit tired from his long rant. "I guess that's just how we are." Dasalus pouted a bit, and crossed his arms, looking away from his father and the rest of his awesome family.
"By the way, Olrox." The vampire looked toward his lord. "Who is the mother anyway? I assume that Lephea looks exactly like her. Also, what is she?"
"Pardon?"
"Those children... they aren't vampires, are they?"
Olrox was silent for a bit, before Brauner broke the silence. "Come on, bro, it's obvious they're not. Dasalus mentioned how awesome it was to have a dad and an uncle that were vampires. Plus, I don't smell vampiric blood flowing through them. Then again, it doesn't smell human either. I can't put my finger on it, but there's something eerily familiar about the scent of their blood. So, what are they?"
Olrox was silent for a bit before he finally sighed in defeat. "They're demons."
Everyone in the room went silent, even the kids. Adelram and the rest blankly stared at Olrox and his kids before tilting their heads. They all said the same thing simultaneously. "Eh?"
Adelram was the only one able to speak. "Demons?"
Olrox nodded. "Demons."
Adelram blinked twice. "As in the denizens of Hell?"
"Yup."
Brauner was able to talk now. "So... you had sex with a demon?"
"Bluntly speaking, yeah."
Adelram and Brauner both looked at each others eyes, having a sort of mental conversation. After a while, they nodded and turned their attention back towards the man of the hour. "Olrox?"
He didn't like how both his lord and his younger brother addressed him at the same time. He was a bit nervous about what was about to happen next. "Yes?"
Both men were silent, their eyes shadowed by their long hair. It made Olrox a tad bit more nervous. Then, he watched as the two gave a thumbs up, a twinkle in their eyes. "GOOD JOB!"
"Eh?"
Adelram was laughing as he roughly smacked Olrox's back. "Man, you're such a stud. Not many people can say they made love to a demon, but even less people can say they're the uncle of two adorable demons! You gave me some seriously interesting kids for me to call my niece and nephew!"
Brauner put Dasalus on his shoulders and carried Lephea princess style. Both children were enjoying the sudden interaction from their vampiric uncle. "Plus, who can brag about being the teacher of demons?! I'm gonna show these kids how to do so many awesome things! Hell, I bet I can train Dasalus to slay a Great Boar in a month with just a hunting knife!"
Dasalus's eyes twinkled at the thought. "You're really gonna teach me to do stuff like that?!"
"Damn right I am! You and your sister will be as badass as your cousin Angelo before you know it!"
Brauner felt a tap on his cheek, and looked down at his niece. "I'm not much for close-quarters combat."
Brauner gave a wide smile. "No problem. Medusa's the best damn bow-master you'll ever find, Adelram is one of the most powerful sorcerers in history, and no one can beat your dad in a gun fight. Anyway, if you're more into strategy fighting, you're dad's the best in that field too. We can teach you whatever the hell you want."
Lephea smiled happily at her uncle's words. She then snuggled into his shirt, a content look on her adorable face. "I already love this family."
Everyone, even Olrox himself thought the same things about the young girl in Brauner's arms. "S-So cute."
Adelram was the first to recover from the cuteness. "By the way, what does their mother look like any way?" Olrox looked at Adelram in a questioning way. "Lephea may look like her, but she has other characteristic, right? Give us some details."
Everyone stared at Olrox, waiting for his description of the mother of his children. Even the kids themselves were curious of how their father would describe their mother. Feeling the intense stares burn into his skin, he finally relented with a sigh of defeat with his eyes closed. "She's an extremely beautiful woman. Eyes as green as any emerald gem, yet far more captivating. Her pink hair is as beautiful and delicate as fresh cherry blossoms. She has fair skin that looks so incredibly soft. She is also very fit, with a voluptuous body. Perfectly shaped breasts, long legs, an attractive ass and an aura of womanly strength. Truly a picture of beauty. Undoubtedly one of the most beautiful women I've seen in Hell."
When he opened his eyes, he was greeted to the sight of various looks. Lephea was blushing with an embarrassed look on her face. "Father, you're such a pervert."
"Nah?!"
Dasalus scratched the back of his head, not being able to look his father in the eye. "You described mom in such a weird way. It's actually kinda funny how you mentioned her boobs, legs, and butt in your description."
Medusa had an enlightened look. "You seem to truly love this woman. No wonder the advances of my servants failed. Not even Carmilla's servants were able to seduce you. Now I finally know why."
Brauner was deep in thought. "To think there was a woman who could seduce you of all people. And here I thought you'd never be interested in love. I seriously want to meet this chick. See the sister-in-law that broke through the iron defenses of Olrox's supposedly loveless heart. She must be one hell of a woman for you to fall for her."
"For once, I agree with Brauner." Sharn smiled. "I want to meet this chick too. Anyone who can tame a hardass like you must be interesting."
"Indeed." Angelica smiled at the children. "Also, she must be an amazing woman to raise such incredible children." The kids started to fidget in embarrassment at the comment of their beautiful Aunt Angelica.
Olrox was blushing at the comments his family was making. He felt like disappearing right there. "Hm, but you said... Interesting."
Olrox looked at Adelram, who was deep in thought. "What's interesting?"
"Hm? Or, nothing that's important at this moment. So, any other information we should know about the woman, say, name and occupation?"
"Oh, right. Her name is Lamia."
Everyone but Medusa and Olrox's kids spoke at once. "Lamia?" They then turned their attention towards the snake woman.
"What? Just because her name is Lamia doesn't mean I'm related to her in any way. Her name is Lamia. That doesn't make her a lamia."
"Um..." Everyone looked toward Lephea. "Why did you all look towards Aunt Medusa?"
"Because of this, love." Medusa then transformed into her lamia form, her hair hissing immediately.
"SO COOL!" Dasalus jumped off of Brauner's shoulders and ran towards Medusa. He immediately wrapped his arms around her waist. "I have a snake woman for an... for an..." Dasalus yawned. "For an aunt." The boy then looked a bit sleepy. "So comfy. Her scales are so smooth, soft, and cool. She also feels so safe and comfortable. I feel like I'll..." He yawned again, looking even sleepier. "Like I'll fall asleep any second in this cool embrace."
As he was slowly starting to doze off, he felt something wrap around him. He looked down to see a tail completely wrap around his small body. "You may sleep while in the embrace of my tail." He looked up to see Medusa with a motherly smile. It was so pretty.
He was barely awake now. "Thank you, Aunt Medusa." He yawned once more. "I love you." That was the last thing he said before he feel asleep , wrapped in the cool and soft tail of the beautiful lamia.
Adelram couldn't help but chuckle at the scene. Olrox's kids were already settling in so well. "So, what does this Lamia woman do anyway?"
"She's a doctor."
Lephea jumped out of her uncles embrace and tugged at her father's pants. "She's not just any doctor, father. She's a Blackjack. She's one of the greatest doctors in all of Hell, rivaling the reputation of her mentor, Uncle Furcas. Some say that her skills in the medical field even surpasses his own, making her one of the greatest doctors in Hell's history."
Adelram whistled at the information he was given. "Damn. You got yourself one hell of a woman, Olrox."
Olrox looked down, thinking about Lamia. She was beautiful, strong willed, and made one hell of a name for himself. He hated himself for not remembering such an amazing woman was his wife, but smiled at the fact that he once loved someone that amazing. "I most certainly did."
As Olrox was thinking about his wife, he didn't notice how Adelram... reached into a dark portal.
Lamia awakened many of the medical Red Tails so they could tend to the injured. She split them up in groups. There was a small group to reawaken the rest of the unconscious warriors, a larger group to tend to the minor wounds, and the largest group to tend to the heavily wounded. She was personally overlooking Yolda's recovery, hoping to help the transfer demon reach full power so she could help in discovering what just took her family away from her.
No one was in the best of shape.
Against everyone's wishes, Tojo started training by doing handstand push-ups the moment he woke up. He wanted to be ready for another fight with the new, far more powerful Furuichi. He didn't care that he might lose again, he just wanted to have another fight with that official superman. Shizuka and Fuyumi were looking out for him, making sure he didn't open up or worsen his wounds.
Himekawa was still unconscious. Not even Lamia knew when he would awaken. Ushio had arrived moments after Olrox and the kids were taken by the dark hand. She had her husband's head rest on her lap, allowing him to recover in peace and comfort. Seeing the man she loved in such a state left her heart-broken, but she was happy that he was still alive.
Kanzaki was sitting with Yuka in his lap, his wife cradling their still sleeping daughter. The child looked so peaceful, completely unaware of the hellish battle that had occurred not to long ago. The sight of their daughter healed the spirits of the parents, but the physical pain from the horrible fight still remained.
Natsume, Shiroyama and Izuma were sitting at one of the only undamaged tables. They all looked exhausted. Natsume's knee was still throbbing from the strike he landed on Furuichi, and Shiroyama's hand was shaking in pain. Izuma's hand was probably the worst off of all three. Izuma felt like he was punching a wall made of diamonds. He almost shattered every bone in his arm when he stuck the vampire. It still had traces of blood seeping out of the bandages. The three couldn't believe how tough Furuichi had become. The man was, in every sense of the word, a monster.
Chiaki was awake, but she truly wished she wasn't. Olrox almost completely shattered her sternum. Some of her ribs were broken. One of them lightly punctured her lungs. Her powers were helping her to recover quickly, but breathing would still be a chore for at least an hour. She felt so miserable.
Nene had also awoken. Her neck was bandaged to hide the bite marks she received from Olrox. She wouldn't stop rubbing it. Most of the Red Tails thought she felt dirty. Sullied. Dishonored. They were wrong. She didn't know why, but she felt... happy. She could still feel him. His touch was so... kind. Gentle. Soft. It was like he was handling her like a flower. She noticed the strange look in his eyes. It was faint, but it looked like... love. She could still hear his voice, whispering so kindly and lovingly in her ear. She gripped her neck tightly, her emotions going haywire. She gripped her chain tightly, hoping to see the vampire again... so she could whip him in the face for not only forcibly drinking her blood, but for planting these confusion thoughts in her mind.
Hilda was probably the worst off of everyone. Even the least skilled medics could tell. Had Olrox used just a tiny bit more power... he would have shattered her spine to pieces. Most of her organs were badly damaged. Internal bleeding, broken bones, and puncture wounds from the bookshelf riddled her body. It would take her days to fully recover, even with her healing powers, medical science, and healing spells of Hell.
Laymia was examining the destroyed data room, getting a feel of just how powerful her son-in-law had become. She was amazed. Given the sheer scope of the destruction, she could easily say that he was at least as powerful as Abaddon. At most... he was at the level of the Deadly Sins.
Oga was pacing around the room, worried about his friend and the kids. Kaiser was leaning on one of the last standing pillars with his arms crossed, observing the room. Aoi was kneeling, Takami soundly asleep on her lap. She looked up at her husband, a sad look in her eyes. "Tatsumi, you need to calm down."
Oga looked at his wife with an angry expression. "Calm down?! My best friend was taken away from me right before my eyes, along with Dasalus and Lephea! Our Devil Kids! How can I come down when my family is going through God knows what?!"
Aoi looked away from her husband, tears forming in her eyes. When he saw that, Oga felt shame and hurt. He looked away from his wife, actually calming down a bit. "I'm sorry. I shouldn't have snapped at you."
"No. You had every right to be angry. I'm worried about them too. Just thinking about what they could be going through terrifies me, especially when I saw the look of absolute terror in Furuichi's eyes." Oga remembered those eyes too. Furuichi had become so powerful. It took all their combined power to harm him, and yet they still technically lost to just one man. What could be so powerful, that it was able to scare even him?
"But then I look at her." Oga looked towards what Aoi was talking about, and saw Lamia. "She lost her family in one second, and yet she still looks so calm and composed. If we feel like this, can you imagine what she's going through?" Oga honestly couldn't. "I can't fall into despair, not when she still looks so strong." Aoi looked into Oga's eyes, her own burning with determination. "We need to be strong, for her more than anyone else."
Oga was silent for a bit, until he gave a proud smile. He was proud... to be married to such an amazing woman. "Damn right, we do."
Lamia was examining Yolda. The punch she received from Olrox was devastating. It could have ruptured her liver, stomach, and maybe even her heart. It was a miracle that she was still breathing, or was it? For some reason, Lamia could tell... that Yolda wasn't hit by the potential full force. She predicted that if it was, that punch would have obliterated Yolda, leaving only stains on the floor and wall.
As she treated Yolda, the demon maid coughed before opening her eyes slowly. She looked around to gauge her surroundings before she saw Lamia. When she did, her eyes popped open, and she sat up quickly. "FURUICHI!" That was a mistake on her part. She felt a sharp pain run across her abdomen. It felt like her intestines were about to burst from her stomach.
"Careful. You're badly wounded. You need to rest a bit before putting your body through too much stress."
Yolda looked towards the doctor. "What happened?" She looked around, shocked at the aftermath of the battle. "Where is he? Where's Furuichi?"
Lamia was silent for a bit before she sighed. "He's gone. He was taken, along with Dasalus and Lephea."
"What?! How?!"
"I don't know. It just came out of nowhere. It looked like a dimensional portal."
A dime- That's not possible! Furuichi reinforced both the outer walls and the castle walls with the special metal that you two created together. That metal nullifies all dimensional power. No one dimensional transfer demon could get past that. Furuichi even tested the quality of the walls by combining my, Alaindelon's, and Angelica's powers; and we barely had enough power to appear in front of the castle doors! The only thing that could get past that metal is the custom transfer jewels Furuichi made! No demon can create a portal this deep in the castle!"
"At least, that's what we thought." Yolda was caught off guard by Lamia's comment. "However, there apparently is something powerful enough to do just that. It was powerful enough to scare even Takayu-" Lamia shook her head. "To scare Olrox himself." Yolda was confused by name Lamia gave. She was unconscious when Olrox introduced himself, so she doesn't know that the vampire and Furuichi Takayuki are one and the same. "Yolda, we need your help. Only a dimensional demon can pinpoint the origin of a freshly opened portal. Your powers are needed to find my husband and children. Please, will you help us?"
Yolda stared into Lamia's eyes, shining with desperation and the need to find her family. "Do you really need to ask?" Lamia's eyes were filled with joy. So, where did the portal open?"
"It opened over the-"
As Lamia pointed towards the location the portal opened, another one opened in time to interrupt her. The sudden appearance caused all action in the room to stop. Everyone was shocked to see it, and they all felt the same fear from before. Everyone was either visually shaking or sweating. It even caused Tojo to fall on his back, a chill of fear running up his spine. Oga and Kaiser got into fighting positions, believing something was about to jump out of the portal. In a way, they were right.
A giant hand made of darkness shot out of the portal. It slithered past many of the soldiers in the room, and grabbed it's target. Lamia looked down in shock as the colossal hand wrapped it's fingers around her as if she were nothing more than a doll. Before anyone could react, the hand pulled Lamia toward the portal, nothing stopping them. Laymia tried to run towards her daughter, but the hand was moving to quickly. Oga tried to punch the hand, but his fist actually bounced off of the black arm, his knuckles devoid of skin, exposing some muscle and bone. Then, Lamia disappeared into the darkness. Oga tried to jump into the portal, but was too slow. As quickly as it appeared, the portal was gone. Oga fell on his face, failure filling his body. Full of rage at his own incompetence, he slammed both fists onto the ground, creating a giant crater. "FUCK!"
"Olrox, think fast."
Olrox was brought out of his thoughts by Adelram. When he looked towards his friend, he was surprised when he saw the lord suddenly throw something at him. He was able to easily catch it. It felt so light, warm, and had an intoxicating smell. It was also incredibly soft. He in his left hand, he held something firm yet soft, in his right something large and squishy. Out of instinct, he gave them both a soft squeeze.
"Kya! Where do you think you're grabbing me, you pervert?!"
Olrox was then greeted by a familiar slap. "Ow. Not sure if I deserved that one."
"You deserved it as much as you deserved the first one! I haven't seen you in over eight hundred years, and you greet me by groping my ass and boobs?! What's wrong with you, you pervert husband?!"
Lamia glared at the man. She was actually happy to see him. She just wished their reunion wasn't so... perverted.
The sound of her yell was actually able to wake up Dasalus. Rising from his Aunt's incredibly comfortable tail, he watched as his father elegantly placed the still fuming beauty on her feet. Dasalus ran towards his mother, overflowing with joy. "MOM!"
Lephea was filled with absolute happiness. She left her father's side to wrap her arms around her mother's leg. "MOTHER!"
Lamia looked toward both voices, and was filled to the brim with absolute happiness. She keeled down in time to catch Dasalus in a hug, and brought Lephea into the embrace. She was laughing as she rubbed against her laughing and crying children. She even felt her own tears falling. "I'm so happy. You're both safe."
Dasalus looked at his mother with a giant grin. "Of course we are! Why wouldn't we?"
Lephea looked at her mother with a confused look. "Father would never let anything happen to us. Besides, our aunts and uncles wouldn't allow any harm to come to us."
Lamia looked at her daughter with confusion. "Aunts and uncles?"
"Damn right we wouldn't."
Lamia quickly looked towards the direction of the new voice, and was shocked by what she saw. Before her stood a handsome man, but that's not what shocked her. She sensed limitless dark power emitting from the man. It was on an even greater scale than even Lord Beelzebub. No, she couldn't even compare this man to Great Demon Lord. He was as powerful as the Kaiser and Lord En combined. What was most terrifying... was that she knew he was sealing a great deal of his power.
"Who... are you?"
The man smiled at Lamia. "My name... is Adelram Umbra, the Dark Lord." Lamia was shocked to hear this. "Lamia Erebus." That made Lamia blush a bit. "Welcome... to the Southern Plains. A.K.A. The Umbra Kingdom."
A/N: Finally, Lamia meets her husband's boss. The kids are already popular among the elites of the kingdom. It seems those two are going to greatly enjoy their stay in the Kingdom, let's hope Lamia will have just as much fun. Oh, speaking of the kids, I'm guessing some of you are curiouWes about the "Devil Kids" thing. Well, they can't exactly be called "God Kids". They're demons in Hell. That just doesn't make sense. Until next time.
