Chapter 26 - Another Attack
The sunlight was shining brightly through the windows into the office, lighting the room up without the use of electricity. Abraxas was sitting on one of the couches, watching the six o' clock news intently. Seto was paying attention to anything but the news. He was working on his project, getting his mind off both the demons and Tea.
Looking up at Abraxas, he smirked before returning to his work. "I'll never understand him," he thought, shaking his head slightly. "He watches humans like we're toys. But if what that demon said was true, that's not supposed to be the case. He acted like I was inferior to him, yet Abraxas never really treated me in that fashion. He's witty and cynical, yes, but not extremely rude. Why did he force his way into the human realm? Obviously his goal wasn't just to take Mokuba's soul. That much I can gather from this. No, he was planning something more...Did he plan on me trading anything for Mokuba's life? Or was that just an added bonus? There's something missing here..."
"What's wrong?" Abraxas suddenly asked, making Seto look up. "You seem angry at something. Did another employee screw up?"
"I'm not angry," he replied.
"Then why did you stop typing just now? You only stop when there's a problem."
"Why are watching my movements that closely?" Seto countered, smirking slightly. If he could get some information, it could work to his advantage.
The demon shrugged and said, "It's easy. Usually when you stop, you'll call someone and yell at them or curse at the computer. So what's wrong?"
"Yeah, but why watch my movements that closely?" Seto repeated, leaning forward slightly in his chair. "I thought you were just waiting around for my death. Why take notes on my behavior if you're just waiting for my soul."
"What, you expect me to sit around and wait all this time?" Abraxas questioned. "I'm watching you for your entire life. You wouldn't think I'd just sit around, did you? Besides, I don't have to pay close attention to those kind of details. You're easy to read."
Seto growled slightly, knowing the conversation had just ended. He couldn't come up with a good comeback for that. Well, he could, but he didn't feel like wasting the energy on it. "I guess I'll just wait until he comes clean..." Seto thought.
"What is this?" Abraxas suddenly asked, pointing at the television screen. Seto stood up and leaned against the back of the couch to get a closer look at what he was pointing at.
"What do you mean?"
"What is this?" Abraxas repeated.
Seto looked up at what Abraxas was talking about. They were showing a video game, what looked like a violent one. "A video game commercial," Seto stated.
"Video games? What, you don't have enough electronics in your life?"
"Video games are games you play on televisions on computers," Seto explained. "They just let you go into another world and play as a certain character."
"Do you have any of these?"
"Yeah. Mokuba plays them all the time."
"May I try them sometime?"
Seto nodded his head and smirked, the image of this demon getting addicted to video games a humorous image in his mind. He pushed himself off the couch and went to leave when a sudden force drove him down to the ground. Hitting his head hard on the marble flooring, Seto's world went black for a split second before he saw a pair of blue eyes were staring down at him.
"Satr!" he heard Abraxas shout. The demon was once again covering Seto's mouth, this time sitting on him rather than ramming him into the wall.
"Gtud ujy pae faomn, tequm?" the demon shouted at Seto. Seto tried to breath, but the demon's mouth prevented him from doing this. He went to punch the demon's face, but the demon caught his hand and thrust it back onto the floor.
"Satr, get off him!" Abraxas exclaimed. Seto felt the creature be thrown off him and took in a huge gulp of air before quickly standing up.
"How dare you throw me, Abraxas!" the demon hissed. Seto took a step back and was shocked to see Abraxas stand in front of him, almost as if protecting him. "What is the meaning of this?"
"I should ask you the same!" Abraxas replied back. "Why attack the human who is bonded to me? From what I'm to understand, you already attacked him once! Why?"
"Because he's the reason you're not in Amalgam this very moment!" Satr stated. "The demon wars are arriving! Brenjin has already confirmed it. We need you now more than ever! If it wasn't for this human–"
"This human is bonded to me, Satr," Abraxas interrupted, his voice cool and calm. "I'm stuck to him now until his death. You understand those rules well enough. So why attack him?"
"You said so yourself. If he dies, then your bond is complete."
This statement startled Seto. "No wonder he was so ready to attack me," he thought. "He knows the rules just as much as Abraxas does...and he also knows how they can be broken."
"You will not harm this human," Abraxas warned. "He's done nothing wrong to you. I made the agreement with him; indeed, the blame should fall squarely upon my shoulders. Do not attack the boy again!"
The demon Satr stared in awe at Abraxas before letting out a small chuckle. "You haven't changed, Abraxas," he finally said. "I figured your flight to the human realm would have rid you of the corruption in your soul. You know this realm will be damaged, along with all the others, when the wars begin. But it seems as though your obsession has only grown." Pointing his finger at Abraxas he said, "You know the consequences of your actions. When the wars begin, there will be no protection for you. You will be a loner, and if you are hunted, we will not defend you."
"You would not have defended me anyway, Satr," Abraxas argued. "I'm the black sheep, remember? It was you who told Brenjin in the first place my obsession. Yes, you are a dear friend, but I remember all too well what you did. I'm doing this for the good of the demon realms. If you have no interest in the human realm, fine, but leave me and the boy, along with all those with connections to the boy, alone."
The demon looked hard at Abraxas before staring at Seto. "You're lucky to have him on your side," he finally stated, his voice thick and icy. "If it were up to me, your guts would be feeding the maggots of my realm right now. And Abraxas," he added, looking over at his friend. "You've hurt me by staying here. I thought better of you. My sister will know of this decision, along with all the other demons. Just remember what I said. The wars will be coming, and you won't be protected. Neither will the boy, for that matter!" And with that, the demon quickly vanished, leaving no trace of his existence behind.
Seto could only look in awe at Abraxas. The demon turned around, and Seto saw fear in the demon's eye. "There, you're safe," he finally said. "They wouldn't dare harm you now."
Looking up at the demon in awe, Seto could only nod his head slightly and mumble a small thanks.
Gtud ujy pae faomn, tequm? - What are you doing, human?