The three moved like thieves in the night down the long corridors. They made sure they were quiet with every swift move they had made. Every once in a while, Leon would leave the two to take on a few demon guards so they could continue their mission. Now, the three were stuck in a difficult predicament.

They were surrounded by demons of all sizes. Some looked like ogres, some like mutated animals. But they all had one thing in common: they smelled like dead people. Johan was looking for a quick way out. "Do we fight?" Johan asked the other two. "We really don't have a choice."

Leon grabbed his sword. "I guess you're right. I hope you can hold your own then." Leon started to fight some demons. Judai and Johan nodded at each other before they charged toward demons. The three took on the demons with no effort. When it was over, they looked at the damage they had caused.

"Great job," they heard someone applaud. They spun to see Asmodeus walking over. Leon visibly cringed at the sight of him. "I knew Satan was an idiot for keeping weak demons around this important door." Asmodeus stepped past them. "Have fun in Hell. Most people don't get out." Asmodeus waved his hand and disappeared as the door slowly creaked open.

"Should we go in?" Judai asked aloud.

"Well, what other choice do we have?" Johan asked him before stepping inside.

Hell was everything that he pictured it would be. Fires burning endlessly. People randomly laid out everywhere. It was even burning hot. They walked around to find something, anything, that could help them find Satan. And the whining wasn't making this adventure fun in the least. It kept pissing Johan off.

Leon coughed. "Damn, it stinks."

"Fuck that. It's hot," Judai whined, fanning himself.

"Would you two just shut the fuck up for five damn minutes?" Johan finally snapped. The other two looked at him in fear. "Thank you, Jesus. The two actually shut up."

"Who knew you could be bitchy," Judai stated in amusement.

Johan slapped him playfully. "That's not all I can be."

"Ew," Leon pressed. "Let's not do this here."

"Coming from the guy who is technically Asmodeus' sex slave," Judai countered easily. Leon flushed and looked away from him. Judai paled from what he had just said. "Hey, Leon, I was kidding. Don't be upset."

A few tears ran down his cheeks. "I'm not. I just didn't think something like that would happen that fast," he whispered.

Johan punched his arm. "You made him cry."

Judai rubbed his arm. "I know. Geez, state the obvious," he teased.

Leon sighed and wiped away his tears. He took a moment to look around. "We should keep moving. I'm not sure why but, I smell water." Leon took off in the direction the smell was coming from. Johan and Judai followed behind him. Leon had stopped on cliff. He looked over it with confused eyes. The other two stared down as well. They couldn't believe what they saw.

At the bottom of the cliff laid a castle encased in glass. There was a crystal clear lake surrounding it. There was nothing burning down there which really surprised them. In a sense, it looked pretty peaceful down there. "Jump," Leon stated. Judai grinned. The three jumped down and fell at a very high speed. Leon searched around to find a decent area to land in. He settled for a patch of land close to the lake.

Leon flipped so he was plummenting towards the patch of land feet first. When he landed, he released electric waves. He moved away quickly and watched the last two fall onto the wave. Johan sighed and looked around. "That's a great way to get to where we need to be without dying!" Johan said in sarcasm. "Do all vamps have a need for free-falling?"

Judai and Leon exchanged glances. "Yes!" Judai anwered.

Johan sighed and pushed past the idiots. "It looks like that glass wasn't really glass," Johan noted, staring up at it. There was a giant hole in the casing now. "What was it?"

"A protective barrier," Leon answered. "I tore it while we were falling."

Johan frowned. "Why would demons need a barrier?"

Judai shrugged. "That's what I'd like to know. Good question by the way."

Leon nodded and walked over to the door. He opened it with little hasle and ventured inside. The others followed. They stepped into a hallway that was dimly lit. "So, anyone got a game plan?" Leon asked, looking at both of them.

"Charge right in," Judai offered. "And die right after."

"Nope. Don't like that one."

"I got nothing," Johan said, hands up like he was surrendering. "We could just explore and see where we go from there."

"Hey, look at this." Leon pointed at a portrait on a nearby wall. In the picture sat a man with his children, a teenage girl and boy. The siblings looked alike except the boy had blond hair instead of cinnamon.

"That's Icee and Drew," Johan realized. "This is Tempus' Land. Oh my God, what have we done?"

"Oh shit, that's why there was a barrier," Judai added.

Leon thought on their comments made. "Oh damn...we revealed where Tempus' Land is. Oh shit we're all gonna die. Oh my God, the world is gonna end because of us!"

"Us?" Judai challenged. "Motherfucker this is your fault! You broke the barrier! And it was your idea to jump off the edge like a lunatic."

"You jumped off of it too!"

"Enough!" Johan yelled in irritation. "Shit, why are you both are acting like children at a time like this? Look, we need to find Tempus and explain what had happened." The two muttered something before agreeing with Johan. "Alright let's hurry then."

Along the way, Johan had noticed the walls constantly changed. Then he stepped on a trap and the three fell through it. They landed on a hard platform that had been rising. It stopped. The three regained their balance and looked around. They were standing in a dark room so they couldn't see anything.

"Welcome hunters and human boy," they heard a voice boom. At that voice, the lights came on. They were standing in the middle of a room with people staring down at them. There were only four of them. One of them being Asmodeus and the other was Lucifer.

Leon bowed politely at them, the others following his lead. "Lord Satan," Leon replied in a polite tone. "An honor to be in your prescence."

The pale boy with black hair smiled at him. "Leon Sullivan. Such an honor to meet you like this," he mused. "Did Michelle tell you everything?"

"Yes sir," he responded.

Lucifer stood up and held out his hand. A crystal heart formed in it. The three watched him intently. "Guess who's heart this is," Lucifer said in excitement. He twirled it around just for fun. When they didn't respond, Lucifer continued, "Percy's."

Asmodeus stood up and grinned. The other demon beside him stood as well. "Leviathan, show these idiots our other prize."

The one called Leviathan smirked and clapped his hands. Two crystal statues appeared in front of them. Leon's heart sank at the sight. "Mom and Drew." Leon immediately stared up at Asmodeus. "What the hell did you do to them? I thought you wanted to marry my mom, not freeze her."

"There's your traitor," Johan whispered. He thought he said it low enough so no one could hear, but he was wrong.

"Traitor? A mere mortal saying that I am a traitor?" Asmodeus mused. Even though he sounded confident in his words, his body language told them otherwise. "Why would I betray Satan of all demons and humans? I am not stupid in any way."

Lucifer glanced at him curiously. "This is coming from you? Didn't you throw a fit when the hunters annihalated the other three?"

"Who?" Leon asked.

Satan sighed. "Icee, Percy, and Drew. They killed them all with no mercy. That's why those three our bound to us. I own Drew."

"Icee," Lucifer said.

"Perseus," Levaithan added, crossing his arms.

"Even though it's through something else, I have Leon. And that basically completes Tempus' family that he has. Now that everyone has gathered, we'll watch the world fall into an eternal darkness," Asmodeus stated in a calm tone.

"Why are they bound to you?" Judai asked suddenly, hit with that one question he just had to ask. He didn't expect them to tell him. In fact, Judai was giving them time to come up with a plan to escape and recollect themselves.

Lucifer stared at him with a look perculiar to all of them. "Why?" he repeated, the word rolling off his tongue slowly. "Because, Fate said so. That's why. With the hunters killing them, they had that price to pay. And they understood the consequences that followed." Lucifer cracked a smile. "Why do you think I get to marry Amelia?"

Johan stared at the frozen figures before him. He felt himself grow weaker, but not because of the rush of emotions he was feeling. In fact, it was only because of the judges' prescence that kept draining poor Johan. Unlike his comrades, he was the only pure human. It was only natural something would happen to Johan since that was one of the factors they all had forgotten. The one that could possibly get them all killed.

Judai glanced over to his fiancee and noticed he looked a little flushed. His heart tugged against his chest when he realized what was wrong with him. "Johan," he whispered "Are you okay?"

Johan nodded as a response. Truth was, he felt like he was:

A) Going to throw up

B) Pass out

C) Die

In fact, if Leon wasn't close to him, he probably would have thrown up. His vision was becoming blurry rather quickly. A bead of sweat made its way down his forehead. Johan was fighting with himself just to stay awake. Judai watched Johan's struggle but he couldn't do anything to help him with the demons watching them.

Leon knew they were running out of time. "Hey, make me your statue and let my mom go. Make the three of them find Tempus' Land for you. Let them do your dirty work since none of you do it anyway."

Satan let a smile make its way to his lips. "My, Leon. You must be the traitor," he said slowly. "I like the way you think, child. Asmodeus, freeze him and release Amelia from her icy slumber."

Asmodeus frowned and did what he was told. Leon froze right on the spot. Icee melted instantly. She clutched her heart before falling over. Lucifer was there to catch her. He stroked her hair. "Do you know how long I waited to hold you like this?" he whispered to her.

Icee didn't respond. Judai walked over to them and removed Icee from his arms. "Whatever. It's gonna be a long time before you get to hold her like that again." He stared over at Satan. "How long do we got?"

"Three days," he replied. "Summer solstice is coming up."

"Wait, that's not for another two months," Johan protested.

Lucifer laughed. "When you stepped through our dimension, that was two months in your realm. Time here goes by faster than in the Human Realm."

Icee opened her eyes and stared at them. "What the hell happened," she slurred.

"You were frozen, Princess," Asmodeus answered in a cold manner. Icee glared at him. "Why look at me in that way? I thought you would be happy to know that your son was the traitor. I guess I was wrong. My mistake."

Icee flipped him off, letting go of Judai in the process. She stared at the frozen statues in remorse. "God this sucks."

"Amelia, Leon made me a deal. You three will find Tempus' Land for me. Get to it," Satan said. He waved his hand and the three disappeared.

The four demons stared at each other blankly. "Lucifer, what'd you do with that heart?" Leviathan asked.

On the inside, Lucifer was grinning wickedly. On the outside, Lucifer simply shrugged. "I have no idea," was he short reply.