Long time no see right? Well I apologize for that but you see I have a life outside of writing, sadly. Anyway here is the latest (for you anyway hehe) chapter. Enjoy!

My father is standing in front of a demon that is at least ten times his size. He is the largest I have seen, forcing me to crane my neck to see his demonic face. His dark red body consists of a large torso, two bulky arms ending with giant, scaly hands, and two large legs that have talons rather than feet. His face is also menacing with matted hair flowing down to the nape of his neck, it is red as though washed with blood. There is a pair of horns pointing upwards, the ends on his forehead. Pointed fangs protrude from his mouth and his eyes are black and hollow from my view. I stifle a scream when our eyes lock and the edges of his mouth turn up in a demon-smirk. He isn't a handsome demon in any sense of the word, if I wasn't about to die from fright I might laugh at his looks.

"Hello Annalise daughter of Eren Night, I am Imperious also known as the strongest of Etherians, the king of them if you will." He smiles, I have to force myself not to scream in terror, his fangs are even larger than I thought. They are dripping dark foam, can demons have rabies? While I am pondering how sick he is he takes that as confusion over what he called himself. "An Etherious is a demon created by the Black Mage Zeref through the use of his Living Magic. I am proud to say that I am the strongest, but you are just a human you can't even hope to understand my power."

"Your Majesty, I think you should transform into a more human figure so you don't star in young Annalise's dreams. Your superior power can be a lot for a young human to handle let alone your appearance." My father, Eren Night, snickers he is even crazier than I thought insulting a demon that could kill him by stepping on him. I haven't seen him in over three months, yet here he is saying that the king of demons should transform so he doesn't cause me to have nightmares. Ever sense I met Ur I have stopped seeking his approval, knowing that I could never please him, I've come to accept that he will never love me no matter what I do, and I except that. But why is he here in the Realm of Shadows?

"Hilarious Eren have you forgotten that first impression are everything? Besides she needed to see what a real demon looked like." The same as Raiden his body catches on fire, not wanting to see another person die I hide my face in Jethro's shirt, he holds me still and for that I am grateful.

"Annalise you are still the disappointment I remember. I can't believe you survived that fall from my shadow when you are so pathetic. Look at the king of the Darkness!" I never missed my father after I ran, not even once. His harsh words and voice are just reminders of why I didn't miss him.

I look at the demon king and see that he looks like my father now. An older man, they are almost the same height he being a little taller and more muscled, have the same haircut and are both wearing dark suits. Father's is a dark purple with a gold tie and Imperious has one of a dark blue shade and a red tie. Imperious still has the same hair color, skin tone, and eyes as his demon form. His face is far more human looking yet still has horns and fangs, thankfully they don't drip foam.

"Human you are to be trained by my daughter, you both are not allowed to leave this castle, and Jethro is to be by your side always to protect you until you are capable of that yourself. You all understand these rules, yes?"

"Yes, sir." I stutter out.

"Yes, Father." Delilah replies without any emotions.

"Yes, Imperious." Jethro says with a scowl on his face.

"Good you are all dismissed. So you are all aware I am the King's new advisor, since obviously his old one will be out of commission until he has had time to rejuvenate." Father has a sick smirk on his face as he says this. I makes me sick.

"Annalise your power would have killed you whether the light accepted you or not. You needed to be trained in darkness, your power was too focused on the light. You serve the darkness now. Know that the reason you breathe and live every day is because your father convinced me that you would be useful one day. Without us you would be in pain as the light attempted to erase half of your being. You are unique half dark, half light without both you will die. You will train in the darkness until you are powerful then you shall train with the light so you are equal. Now get out of my sight." I look at Delilah and just as before her eyes flash then we are not in the study anymore we are in my room.

"Delilah what just happened?" I timidly ask while Jethro goes to sit on my bed that has been made still not letting go of me. I sit on his lap with my cheek pressed against his shirt while Delilah paces back and forth with a look of contemplation of her face.

"Jethro, Annalise, I am very sorry for having you both go through that. I have always feared my father-" Delilah is cut off by Jethro.

"For good reason! He has immense power and doesn't care who is hurt by it whether it be an evil demon or a poor little girl. I don't understand how someone like you Delilah could be related to someone like that!"

"I am weak that is the simple truth. Annalise, both of our fathers are here in this world. Eren Night has been a part of my life since he was a child I watched him grow into the man he is today. A vile, horrible man turned demon. I don't know if you knew this or not child but, your father spend a year here in solitude. Although to you and your mother is was only four days, it probably seemed like an extra-long work trip. He wasn't the same when he left. Then your mother…"

"Why would he spend a year here? Why do our fathers have the exact same office? Why did that bat try to kill me? Jethro, what is your power? Why did you say you were my butler instead of bodyguard? Why did the king say that the bat would be out of commission until he rejuvenates? Am I going to die because I can't use my Light Magic? WHY AM I EVEN HERE?" All of my questions bubble out of me in my fear, as I shake with fear and rage. Rage from not knowing anything and fear because I am where nightmares walk freely. I just left the office where my worst fear is along with the scariest demon I have ever seen.

Now that we are alone and away from my father I can finally let all of my fear out, truth is I am terrified. I don't want to die. I want to go home with Gray, Lyon and Ur. I don't want to die though if I die I will never see Gray again. Ur will lose another daughter and Lyon will be left behind picking up all of the pieces. Maybe I am being ridiculous I was only with then for three months there is no way their lives could have been affected that dramatically. Both options hurt my heart, leaving me unsure of which hurts more.

"Hush Anna it will be alright." I was so lost to my thoughts I was unaware that I was sobbing into Jethro clutching his shirt as though it is my last lifeline. He is the one who called me Anna and he has been rubbing my back in soothing circles.

"P-please d-don't call me A-Anna."

"Give us a reason why and we won't," why is Delilah acting so cold lately.

The last thing I need is to recall more of my unhappy memories before my family of ice but I start to remember it anyway.

I lied you are about to have another chapter to read! I don't think you'll be mad about this fib though ;D