CHAPTER 21

DEMON 9 SERAKU DEMON OF LOVE

Later that night at Dark's base in the meeting room Deminse was talking with a female demon.

She was wearing a black cloak, she had long pink hair, she wore a necklace with a pink jewel in it, and she had a sword that was long with a wide sharp tip at the end on her back. She was sitting on the table looking at Deminse walk around in circles, "Relax won't you, bro?"

"How can I relax when our siblings are dying! All for the sake of Darkness! What a bitch!"

"I'm sure he has a plan."

Deminse faced his sister, "Yeah a dumb one."

Then the door opened and a black hedgehog appeared. He walked into the room calmly. He faced Deminse, "I have bad news for yea, Deminse. Wilt and Gerkor are dead."

Deminse couldn't take it anymore, "That's it! I can't take this anymore!" He positioned his fingers in a snapping position at Shadow.

The girl demon jumped off the table and held Deminse back, "Brother, don't do it. You'll be making a huge mistake."

Deminse faced her in anger, "What mistake? Darkness is doing nothing but killing our kind for his own selfish reasons and I for one had enough of it!"

She pushed Deminse to the side, "Stop it, Deminse!" She looked at Darkness with concede. She kneeled on the floor, "I'm sorry about my brother, please forgive him."

Darkness smiled at her, "Seraku, you are the most loyal to me and I appreciate that." He looked over to Deminse, "As for your brother, if he tries to destroy me he will definitely rejoin with his deceased brothers."

Deminse gritted his teeth in anger.

Shadow faced Seraku, "I'm counting on you to take care of the Chaotix. If you fail then that will be your punishment." He left the room.

Seraku got off the floor and faced the angry Deminse, "I have to go brother." She walked towards the door about to leave, until Deminse grabbed her arm.

"No, don't go. You'll die."

Seraku sadly faced her brother, "I may, I may not. It all depends on my power."

"No! I don't care what Darkness says to you! You're still my little sister and I love you! I won't let you die!"

Seraku tightly hugged Deminse, "I love you too, brother but this is something I must do." She broke away from him and walked out the door.

Tears started to appear in his eyes, "I love you, Seraku."

That next day at the park Tonya was sitting with Rouge on the bench still trying to comfort her. She placed her hand on her shoulder, "You doing okay?"

Rouge shook her head sadly.

"Rouge...what Shadow did to you yesterday was awful. It must have been the most horrifying thing done to you in your entire life. I'm so sorry that happened to you, I wish we got there sooner but those two demons...we couldn't get there in time." She hugged Rouge, "I'm so sorry, Rouge."

Still Rouge didn't say anything. She was still in shock from yesterday. She had never been so afraid in her life. She just hoped that never happened again.

They were interrupted when a girl in a black cloak showed up with beautiful long pink hair. Tonya noticed the pink jewel in her necklace. She remained unarmed at least until the demon drew a weapon.

"Excuse me can you two help me?" She asked innocently.

Tonya glared, "Depends..."

"I'm looking for detectives that call themselves Chaotix. Do you know where they are?"

"Are you in trouble or something?"

The girl shook her head, "No, I just have to send them a message that's all."

Tonya smirked, "Wanna tell me about it?"

The girl quickly drew her sword from her back and struck it at Tonya and Rouge.

Tonya quickly pushed Rouge out the way making the demon strike at the bench splitting it in two.

The demon slowly walked towards them.

Tonya tried to help Rouge off the ground fast, "Come on Rouge, snap out of it! That's a demon if you haven't already noticed!" Once she got Rouge on her feet, she tried to convince her to use the Z-X. "Rouge, use the Z-X!"

The white bat did nothing but stare at the demon coming their way.

Tonya grabbed Rouge by her wrist and led her away from the demon, "Come on, Rouge!"

The demon smiled, "Not so fast, girl!" She took her sword and swung it at Tonya and unexpectedly the sword extended out like a whip and cut Tonya deeply in her back.

Tonya fell to the ground bleeding badly from her back. She felt like she couldn't get up. She tried to, but the demon had her foot on her back keeping her down on the ground.

"Don't try it."

"You...who are you?" Tonya asked in hoarse voice.

"My name is Seraku the ninth of the fourteen demons."

Tonya had blood coming from her mouth, "Seraku huh? Too bad you're gonna end up like the rest of the demons."

Seraku stomped her foot on Tonya's injured back making her scream, "That's what you think smart bitch." She took her sword and struck it into Tonya's back.

The suffering cat let out a loud scream, "Rouge, help me!" She screamed again when Seraku struck her sword into her back again. Her blood flew everywhere. Her blood got on the demon and Rouge. "Rouge! Please!" She begged.

Seraku once again struck the blade down into the cat's back, "Your time has come, cat."

As more of Tonya's blood flung on Rouge's face, she began to snap out of it. "Tonya..." She whispered. "Tonya...Tonya!" She ran over to the demon and kicked her in the face with her iron boots.

Seraku fell to the ground dropping her bloody sword while at it. When she tried to get up Rouge's foot was on her chest preventing her from getting off the ground.

Rouge took out the Z-X from her belt and aimed it at the demon. She pulled the trigger and fired the explosive bullet in her forehead.

The bullet soon exploded and at last Seraku was dead.

Rouge ran over to Tonya in panic. She kneeled to the ground examining Tonya's back wound. "Tonya, are you okay? Please get up", she said with tears in her eyes.

Tonya looked over to Rouge trying to smile, "You did good, Rouge. I'm proud of you." Her face was covered in her blood, "I'm glad you came through."

Tears came from her eyes and ran down her cheeks, "Are you going to die?"

"...I don't know."

"Don't die you hear! Stay alive! You just have to!"

Tonya placed her bloody hand on her cheek, "Rouge, you have to defeat the remaining demons no matter what", she said in a hoarse voice.

Rouge nodded slightly, "I will."

Tonya made a slight smile, "I know you will." Her eyes then slowly closed.

Rouge started to panic, "Tonya! Tonya!" She began to shake her, "Wake up! Wake up damn it! Tonya, please!" She then realized it was no use. She was dead. She placed her head on her bloody body, "No..." she said softly. "No..."

The Chaotix then showed up and saw Rouge crying on the dead cat.

Vector looked around the bloody area, "Rouge, what happened here? Where's Tonya?"

Espio looked over to Rouge crying on Tonya. He ran over to her and examined Tonya's lifeless body. He faced Rouge in anger, "What happened to her!" He shouted.

"She's dead..." Rouge answered in sadness.

Espio couldn't believe what she just said, "What?" He pushed Rouge out of the way and started to shake Tonya's body, "Tonya! Tonya!"

She remained silent.