Devi skidded around the corner, slamming his little body into a doctor's knees as he rushed by. His stomach was seared with pain. He wondered how the boy was ever able to hide the fact that he was in so much pain the entire time. But what had they been searching for when they had operated on the boy?

Devi's heart went cold with realization. The tests done to his body had nothing to do with changing demons into seed carriers. Jason was trying to make Aridan a seed carrier. He wanted to breed Forgers!

He cut his hand vertically into the air, trying to open a portal. It failed miserably. Without the use of his own power Aridan was not able to house Devi's power.

He was surprised that the boy could even house his spirit in this condition. His heart nearly stopped in his chest when Jason cut off his exit path.

"If you leave the building I'll kill your real body! If you save the kid you'll die! So come back here and give yourself up," Jason grinned at the wide eyed stare he received in return.

"It's not like we're planning on killing the kid anyway. He'll be given special care until he matures into his powers," the grin on Jason's face spoke volumes of the 'special care' he had already been giving to Aridan's little body.

"I've seen enough of your 'special care,' asshole! And I don't care what you do to my body. I'm not letting you have him!" Both his vocal chords and the Forger's shouted at the same time, sounding more like a possessed howl.

"Well then think of your daughter. If you are dead who will make sure that the demonic council allows her to live freely and love freely? They will take her the second you die and try to breed her with higher demons to try to recreate a semblance of you that they can control. In essence she'll die in the manner that has always been the place they are saving for you once they find a weak spot!"

Devi's eyes widened. He didn't know what to do. If he ran Triana would be in danger. But if he stayed then the Forger was in danger!

The question was, which was more important to him. His old friend or his daughter.

"That's right, beautiful. Now walk with me back to your cell. We'll get you back into your body and then I'll make love to you,"

"You don't love anyone but yourself! I trust Triana to be able to fight you off, and I trust Sevriel to be at her side! I don't trust this little boy to be able to escape on his own. I won't hand him over to you!" Devi took up a fighting stance. He wasn't sure if he could make this little body move the way he did his own, and without the ability to teleport between portals he knew that he wasn't going to be able to get behind him. He was going to have to face him head on!

"Silver did not give birth to a weak child! I will not let you just have your way!" Devi hissed. His mouth ached like twin shards of glass had been rammed into his gums near his canines. His ears felt like they had been yanked back. Something was happening to this body and he was the cause. He had to get out of Aridan's body as quickly as possible. But first he would have to deal with Jason!

Author's notes: My Devi never backs down! I couldn't very well have him just run away to where everyone was searching for him. I think its about time that he got a good fight in.