Chapter 3 : the Devil's Messenger
The Devil has called upon his son, the Dark Prince.
"Son, I've planned a new strategy for another battle with Him," he started.
*Another one huh?
"I want Him to think that we want peace and we'll attack Heaven once he trust us," he spoke and ended with an evil chuckle.
*Sigh…..
"Therefore, I want you to spy on them first, I'll tell you the suitable time to attack. I'll make sure He hear rumours about this first and make contact with his angels, make them believe and trust you, understand?" he added.
*Why me?
"Squall? Are you listening?"
"Yes father,"
"Good. I'll send you 2 assistants to complete this mission,"
With 2 poof, a blond with tattoo on his face appeared on Squall's right and another guy with a cow boy hat appeared on Squall's left, kneeling in front of the Devil.
"We'll do our best to serve you," the two said.
The two followed Squall to his room.
"Why are you two keep following me?" Squall asked and lay down on his bed.
"Your father told us to serve you, to take care of what you need," the blond replied.
"I don't need you, go away," the prince grumbled and turned his back to them.
"But….."
Squall lifted his hand to signal them to go.
"Alright then but if you need anything, we are outside, just call for us. My name is Irvine," the cowboy said.
"And I'm Zell," the blond informed.
Squall didn't reply but shifted a bit.
*Aren't he fed up with these worthless demons?
He got up slowly, went to the window and opens them. He saw the magma flowing from the red coloured hills like rivers. Everything was red and hot like chili peppers but he's familiar from them, too familiar. Watching the scenery always made his eyes ache. Occasionally, the scene will turn into dead white, the land and hills will be fill with snow and ice. The coldness, which no human could bare, the coldness that pinches people like a thousand needles.
Squall slammed the windows tight. He suddenly thought of looking for his brother for a fight. He only train with his brother because none other demons below there is his match. He crawled into a small tunnel underneath his bed to another chamber.
"Seifer," he whispered.
No answer.
"Seifer, shift your bed,"
Silence still.
"Sei…"
Suddenly the bed was pushed far away and a blond with a scar on his face greeted him from above.
"I thought you ere dead," Squall joked.
"Hahaha, me? Dead? Don't make me laugh," Seifer replied and pulled him up.
"Dad gave me another mission again," Squall jumped up from the tunnel.
"He just wanted you to gain some fighting experience, Squall. You are talking like he force you to eat a cactus," Seifer said, jokingly.
"Why didn't he give you that mission, huh?"
"Well, because I'm good enough. I don't need any," he replied boastfully.
"Why are you locked here then? Why didn't he let you out?" Squall asked, gradually raising his voice.
"That….. I don't know," he replied with a smile.
Squall sighed and tumbled onto the bed, burying his face in his hands. Seifer went beside him and patted his back.
"Plus he send some weirdo with me this time," he spoke after a long silence.
"Zell and Irvine?" he ended with a chuckle.
"How did you know?" Squall asked, looking at him.
"Ah…they are good fighters but I prefer Fuujin and Raijin,"
"Oh, brother, help me. I don't wanna fight anymore!" Squall threw up his hand at rage.
Seifer was shocked for a while at his always-cool brother.
"Cool down, man. We can't do anything, we can't make him disappointed. Haven't you forget what he did to….." he gradually soften his voice and smacked his forehead at the near end of his sentence.
"I can't hear you. Who are you referring to? You mean we have other siblings? Tell me, you lived for more than a thousand years, I only lived for three hundred," Squall blasted him, choking him to talk.
"You are 299 years old for exact," he stated and got up from his seat.
"Don't try to change the subject," Squall urged.
"I choose not to say anything then," Seifer prepared to shut up his mouth.
"Tell me now, who is he?" Squall commanded, his eyes were turning from pink to red.
"Woo…..ok, ok. Cool down, brother. We have an older brother but he's actually your….. Damn, I've talked too much," Seifer moved away, covering part of his mouth and turn his back to him.
Silence. There was total silence but he could sense a great heat behind him. He suddenly remembered why he was being locked there for nearly half a century, to keep his mouth shut. He would have lost his tongue by now if he were not careful.
"Squall, I'm sorry. I really can't tell you more! My tongue will be cut off if I do!"
"Seifer, you are hiding too much from me. Tell me everything now,"
Seifer was hesitating to tell, he loves his brother and they have never had any secrets between them but if he tells him, he'll be dumb and cursed forever. He frowned and then let out a loud sigh. It'll be the end, he knew and he nodded.
"Brother, I love you too much to hide anything from you but please don't let anyone know about this,"
Squall nodded.
"He's….." he was interrupted.
The wooden door sprang open and Zell came in followed by Irvine escorting Squall out of his room. Squall struggled to let go but Irvine used his whip to tie his hands and pushed him out.
"Seifer!" he yelled.
Seifer couldn't do anything to help him. Furthermore, he himself needs help. He just looked at him with a regretful face until he disappears down the spiral staircase. Both his assistants forced Squall to see his father. They pushed him hard to kneel down in from of him.
"Be gentle with my boy," he commanded.
"Squall, how many times must I tell you not to see Seifer? You have pay no attention to my orders and I shall punish you," he continued.
"Kuso……"
"Very well, you shall start your mission immediately!" he stated angrily seeing his son's behavior.
"But I'm not prepared! I don't ……" Squall protested but the gate to earth has already opened, underneath them.
The Devil has called upon his son, the Dark Prince.
"Son, I've planned a new strategy for another battle with Him," he started.
*Another one huh?
"I want Him to think that we want peace and we'll attack Heaven once he trust us," he spoke and ended with an evil chuckle.
*Sigh…..
"Therefore, I want you to spy on them first, I'll tell you the suitable time to attack. I'll make sure He hear rumours about this first and make contact with his angels, make them believe and trust you, understand?" he added.
*Why me?
"Squall? Are you listening?"
"Yes father,"
"Good. I'll send you 2 assistants to complete this mission,"
With 2 poof, a blond with tattoo on his face appeared on Squall's right and another guy with a cow boy hat appeared on Squall's left, kneeling in front of the Devil.
"We'll do our best to serve you," the two said.
The two followed Squall to his room.
"Why are you two keep following me?" Squall asked and lay down on his bed.
"Your father told us to serve you, to take care of what you need," the blond replied.
"I don't need you, go away," the prince grumbled and turned his back to them.
"But….."
Squall lifted his hand to signal them to go.
"Alright then but if you need anything, we are outside, just call for us. My name is Irvine," the cowboy said.
"And I'm Zell," the blond informed.
Squall didn't reply but shifted a bit.
*Aren't he fed up with these worthless demons?
He got up slowly, went to the window and opens them. He saw the magma flowing from the red coloured hills like rivers. Everything was red and hot like chili peppers but he's familiar from them, too familiar. Watching the scenery always made his eyes ache. Occasionally, the scene will turn into dead white, the land and hills will be fill with snow and ice. The coldness, which no human could bare, the coldness that pinches people like a thousand needles.
Squall slammed the windows tight. He suddenly thought of looking for his brother for a fight. He only train with his brother because none other demons below there is his match. He crawled into a small tunnel underneath his bed to another chamber.
"Seifer," he whispered.
No answer.
"Seifer, shift your bed,"
Silence still.
"Sei…"
Suddenly the bed was pushed far away and a blond with a scar on his face greeted him from above.
"I thought you ere dead," Squall joked.
"Hahaha, me? Dead? Don't make me laugh," Seifer replied and pulled him up.
"Dad gave me another mission again," Squall jumped up from the tunnel.
"He just wanted you to gain some fighting experience, Squall. You are talking like he force you to eat a cactus," Seifer said, jokingly.
"Why didn't he give you that mission, huh?"
"Well, because I'm good enough. I don't need any," he replied boastfully.
"Why are you locked here then? Why didn't he let you out?" Squall asked, gradually raising his voice.
"That….. I don't know," he replied with a smile.
Squall sighed and tumbled onto the bed, burying his face in his hands. Seifer went beside him and patted his back.
"Plus he send some weirdo with me this time," he spoke after a long silence.
"Zell and Irvine?" he ended with a chuckle.
"How did you know?" Squall asked, looking at him.
"Ah…they are good fighters but I prefer Fuujin and Raijin,"
"Oh, brother, help me. I don't wanna fight anymore!" Squall threw up his hand at rage.
Seifer was shocked for a while at his always-cool brother.
"Cool down, man. We can't do anything, we can't make him disappointed. Haven't you forget what he did to….." he gradually soften his voice and smacked his forehead at the near end of his sentence.
"I can't hear you. Who are you referring to? You mean we have other siblings? Tell me, you lived for more than a thousand years, I only lived for three hundred," Squall blasted him, choking him to talk.
"You are 299 years old for exact," he stated and got up from his seat.
"Don't try to change the subject," Squall urged.
"I choose not to say anything then," Seifer prepared to shut up his mouth.
"Tell me now, who is he?" Squall commanded, his eyes were turning from pink to red.
"Woo…..ok, ok. Cool down, brother. We have an older brother but he's actually your….. Damn, I've talked too much," Seifer moved away, covering part of his mouth and turn his back to him.
Silence. There was total silence but he could sense a great heat behind him. He suddenly remembered why he was being locked there for nearly half a century, to keep his mouth shut. He would have lost his tongue by now if he were not careful.
"Squall, I'm sorry. I really can't tell you more! My tongue will be cut off if I do!"
"Seifer, you are hiding too much from me. Tell me everything now,"
Seifer was hesitating to tell, he loves his brother and they have never had any secrets between them but if he tells him, he'll be dumb and cursed forever. He frowned and then let out a loud sigh. It'll be the end, he knew and he nodded.
"Brother, I love you too much to hide anything from you but please don't let anyone know about this,"
Squall nodded.
"He's….." he was interrupted.
The wooden door sprang open and Zell came in followed by Irvine escorting Squall out of his room. Squall struggled to let go but Irvine used his whip to tie his hands and pushed him out.
"Seifer!" he yelled.
Seifer couldn't do anything to help him. Furthermore, he himself needs help. He just looked at him with a regretful face until he disappears down the spiral staircase. Both his assistants forced Squall to see his father. They pushed him hard to kneel down in from of him.
"Be gentle with my boy," he commanded.
"Squall, how many times must I tell you not to see Seifer? You have pay no attention to my orders and I shall punish you," he continued.
"Kuso……"
"Very well, you shall start your mission immediately!" he stated angrily seeing his son's behavior.
"But I'm not prepared! I don't ……" Squall protested but the gate to earth has already opened, underneath them.