The doors to Virgil's throne room swung open easily as Belial floated
in.
"What do you want?" asked Virgil, his voice calm.
"The Key was here," hissed Belial, "What did you do with her?"
"You're too late, demon," chuckled Virgil, "She's with the Time Lord."
"You've betrayed Hell's Lord." Belial's voice was oozing with venom.
"I never worked for him," said Virgil, "I merely found the girl more amusing than you."
********************* "It's warm, comforting." mused Naomi as she slowly opened her eyes. She heard a clock ticking in the background, but it was soon overcome by the sound of flies.
'Don't fight it. you know you hear it. Come, come.' A few tears slid down Naomi's face as that wretched voice rang through her head. She snapped out of reality, and standing before her was a large egg.
"An egg?" she asked out loud.
"Yes, this is my resting place," Naomi whirled around to face a transparent form. He had blue skin and two ram horns crowned his skull, with a few wisps of white hair floating over his yellow eyes. His capes seemed to levitate around him, including one that looked like the scales of a dragon.
"You again!" Naomi's eyes narrowed before she turned away from the imposing Demon Lord, "What do you want?!"
"I just merely wish to thank you," Naomi's body went rigid as she heard him laugh.
"If it were not for you, we wouldn't have had that chance to escape. and we wouldn't know how to get the seal broken again," Hell's Lord reached out to run his hand through her hair, and he sighed as his fingers went through her.
"Alas, I cannot touch you," said Hell's Lord.
"Thank God!" hissed Naomi, her back still to him. The demon's eyes glowed red for a moment before he cried, "Do not mention that name in my presence!" This surprised Naomi, so she hastily backed up.
"I am sorry, I did not mean to frighten you. Perhaps I should not be the one to tell you about what happened." as he said this, the Lord of Hell bent down to kiss her hand, which was clasped to her chest in fear.
And Naomi awoke to the sound of clocks.
"Thank goodness you had the Sand Vessel," mused Nusakan as he looked at Rouge. Naomi's eyes turned to Fuse, who was grumbling and calling Silence (who had decided to return to the IRPO Headquarters) various obscenities.
"Kyu." Naomi looked down at Cotton, who chirped worriedly.
"If my guess is correct, then you're asking me if I'm alright," said Naomi, "Well, I'm fine, thank you."
"And I still don't believe you," sighed Fuse, "This is the second time you've fainted on us, are you sure you're okay?"
"I'm really not sure," said Naomi.
"I think the best thing to do would be to find the Toki no Kimi," said Nusakan as he started to walk ahead. Naomi nodded and started to follow, but Rouge tapped her on the shoulder and handed her a chocolate bar.
"What is this for?" laughed Naomi.
"It's Life Candy," said Rouge as he walked ahead, "You'll feel better once you eat it." Naomi shrugged and bit into it, following her companions' footsteps.
****************** "Why did you turn my clock on?" the gruff voice that echoed throughout the Region held near-infinite wisdom and strength.
"I want you to tell me who I am," said Naomi.
"Who you are?" as Naomi nodded, the Time Lord looked away, "I'm afraid I cannot tell you, but I can show you." The area around Naomi seemed to dim, until she was alone. A familiar place finally started to manifest, a place with statues of fake goddesses and pillars of blue. A large golden wheel stood firmly in place in front of a blue-haired figure.
"Is that me?" asked Naomi, but her own voice was drowned out in the silence. Naomi watched her past-self finger the wheel tenderly before she swiftly gripped it and attempted to turn it. Finally, the wheel creaked slowly and Naomi's past self smiled as she stood aside before the wheel burst open and blood flowed freely from it. Naomi's past self held her hands tenderly to her heart as she saw a few demons poke their head out, curious, before an onslaught of them rampaged through, destroying many things in their path. After the dust settled and the river of blood lessened, a tall and familiar blue figure walked out.
"Hell's Lord!" exclaimed Naomi, though the shades of the past could not hear her. The Lord of Hell's shade raised his hand to stroke her cheek gently, almost lovingly. Naomi's shade held his hand with hers and kissed his palm, as the screams of dying magicians filled their ears.
"It can't be." Naomi's face paled as she slowly fell to her knees, "It's a lie, this can't be true!" The image around Naomi faded, and soon she heard the sound of clocks ticking.
"That's right," muttered the Time Lord, "You broke Hell's seal."
"What do you want?" asked Virgil, his voice calm.
"The Key was here," hissed Belial, "What did you do with her?"
"You're too late, demon," chuckled Virgil, "She's with the Time Lord."
"You've betrayed Hell's Lord." Belial's voice was oozing with venom.
"I never worked for him," said Virgil, "I merely found the girl more amusing than you."
********************* "It's warm, comforting." mused Naomi as she slowly opened her eyes. She heard a clock ticking in the background, but it was soon overcome by the sound of flies.
'Don't fight it. you know you hear it. Come, come.' A few tears slid down Naomi's face as that wretched voice rang through her head. She snapped out of reality, and standing before her was a large egg.
"An egg?" she asked out loud.
"Yes, this is my resting place," Naomi whirled around to face a transparent form. He had blue skin and two ram horns crowned his skull, with a few wisps of white hair floating over his yellow eyes. His capes seemed to levitate around him, including one that looked like the scales of a dragon.
"You again!" Naomi's eyes narrowed before she turned away from the imposing Demon Lord, "What do you want?!"
"I just merely wish to thank you," Naomi's body went rigid as she heard him laugh.
"If it were not for you, we wouldn't have had that chance to escape. and we wouldn't know how to get the seal broken again," Hell's Lord reached out to run his hand through her hair, and he sighed as his fingers went through her.
"Alas, I cannot touch you," said Hell's Lord.
"Thank God!" hissed Naomi, her back still to him. The demon's eyes glowed red for a moment before he cried, "Do not mention that name in my presence!" This surprised Naomi, so she hastily backed up.
"I am sorry, I did not mean to frighten you. Perhaps I should not be the one to tell you about what happened." as he said this, the Lord of Hell bent down to kiss her hand, which was clasped to her chest in fear.
And Naomi awoke to the sound of clocks.
"Thank goodness you had the Sand Vessel," mused Nusakan as he looked at Rouge. Naomi's eyes turned to Fuse, who was grumbling and calling Silence (who had decided to return to the IRPO Headquarters) various obscenities.
"Kyu." Naomi looked down at Cotton, who chirped worriedly.
"If my guess is correct, then you're asking me if I'm alright," said Naomi, "Well, I'm fine, thank you."
"And I still don't believe you," sighed Fuse, "This is the second time you've fainted on us, are you sure you're okay?"
"I'm really not sure," said Naomi.
"I think the best thing to do would be to find the Toki no Kimi," said Nusakan as he started to walk ahead. Naomi nodded and started to follow, but Rouge tapped her on the shoulder and handed her a chocolate bar.
"What is this for?" laughed Naomi.
"It's Life Candy," said Rouge as he walked ahead, "You'll feel better once you eat it." Naomi shrugged and bit into it, following her companions' footsteps.
****************** "Why did you turn my clock on?" the gruff voice that echoed throughout the Region held near-infinite wisdom and strength.
"I want you to tell me who I am," said Naomi.
"Who you are?" as Naomi nodded, the Time Lord looked away, "I'm afraid I cannot tell you, but I can show you." The area around Naomi seemed to dim, until she was alone. A familiar place finally started to manifest, a place with statues of fake goddesses and pillars of blue. A large golden wheel stood firmly in place in front of a blue-haired figure.
"Is that me?" asked Naomi, but her own voice was drowned out in the silence. Naomi watched her past-self finger the wheel tenderly before she swiftly gripped it and attempted to turn it. Finally, the wheel creaked slowly and Naomi's past self smiled as she stood aside before the wheel burst open and blood flowed freely from it. Naomi's past self held her hands tenderly to her heart as she saw a few demons poke their head out, curious, before an onslaught of them rampaged through, destroying many things in their path. After the dust settled and the river of blood lessened, a tall and familiar blue figure walked out.
"Hell's Lord!" exclaimed Naomi, though the shades of the past could not hear her. The Lord of Hell's shade raised his hand to stroke her cheek gently, almost lovingly. Naomi's shade held his hand with hers and kissed his palm, as the screams of dying magicians filled their ears.
"It can't be." Naomi's face paled as she slowly fell to her knees, "It's a lie, this can't be true!" The image around Naomi faded, and soon she heard the sound of clocks ticking.
"That's right," muttered the Time Lord, "You broke Hell's seal."