So firstly, I owe an apology. My dear readers, I did not think that anyone would read it on this site and have neglected my notes. So forgive, my dear readers! I will now catch you up! My dearest beta is LostGlassDoll! She is the best and had kept me on a roll.
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I intend to post weekly. Next week, like this week, I hope to post 3 more chapters. As I got excited when I found out how to see my readers and saw that this story has reached a combined 700+ hits! We also got our first comment!
Now I need to give influence credit where it is due, Animegreywolf, RedDemonica, MetalMistress, and so many other fanfic writers have inspired this fic.
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~Onto the story!
"NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!" Charlie's banshee-like screech pierced everyone's ears. Alastor could barely register her death. His only friend. Dead. He felt a rage he had never known before boiling within him. He promised to protect everyone at this hotel. Everyone. And he couldn't protect his only friend.
Flesh and clothing ripped, Alastor's static grew louder, nearly impossible to tolerate, his growling barely audible over the static. His horns grew to resemble tree branches. His desire to eat flesh rose. Alastor could no longer hold back his true demon form. His wendigo side wanted nothing more than to devour these angels. They would make him sick, but all he could think was the indigestion and heartburn would be worth it.
An eldritch screech filled the room as Alastor began to swipe at the angels. Their magic burned his skin. They prodded him with their weapons leaving painful wounds. Alastor used all of his power to get rid of the enemy. He attempted to rip them apart, but after a while, they bound him to one spot with holy magic. He was unable to move. Unable to change back.
He feared this would be the end of him. He had so many more people to torture. Fear to instill. And Charlie had yet to finish being a source of amusement to him.
The sound of flesh ripping and a cough disrupted the conflict. Selena ripped the other weapon from her heart. A feeling of warmth encompassed the room as Selena's wounds healed. A faint hum of hymns filled their minds. When Selena opened her ethereal eyes, they seemed to glow. As soon as she was fully recovered and standing on her own two feet, the seemingly holy occurrence ended.
Selena's form began to change as an ominous growl passed her lips. She began sprouting eight more tails. Her humanoid appearance weathered into a large vulpus beast. It was more ghastly than a fox. It appeared to be a corruption of the holy nine-tails fox of myths. Her claws scraped on the kitchen tiles, her tails swished in an unpredictable manner, her fangs glistened with her intent. She would rip them to shreds. She lunged at the angels who were unprepared to deal with her new form. Should they release the magic they have on the wendigo demon and deal with her or should they give only partial energy to the beast? Having decided that a creature that brought itself back to life from angel blades was the greater threat, they released the wendigo and began chanting to seal the fox demon.
Selena's large form moved more quickly than the archangels anticipated. She had devoured the head of one of the angels, choosing to savor the taste of its multitude of eyes. She extended her tail and used it to impale the other angel. Once she had it still, she breathed foxfire and fox ice onto the once holy being. A solid carcass hit the floor with a thud before both bodies disintegrated into golden dust and ascended towards the High Heavens. Selena turned towards the hole in the kitchen. She let out a roar that could be heard across the seven rings of Hell. She provided one warning to the angels intending on hurting her princess. Selena slammed a paw on the ground; a portal rose behind her. She turned her head to the group, "Leave. Through there you will be safe. I will finish my duty." She waited for Al to return to his deer demon form and for them all to enter the portal. Once the hotel was vacated, Selena slammed her paw again and the portal closed. She ran into the city, casting her foxfire to continue its duty, and observed the remaining bit of Extermination Day. As she watched all the angels ascend, she turned back into her humanoid form and donned her crimson garb. Now, she must report to Lucifer.
"They did what?" Lucifer fumed. Selena communicated as she always does as the Crimson Reaper, using sign language. "Also, Crimson, you said that my Apple Pie's friends saw your face?" She simply nodded in response. "I will send an imp to handle the contracts. Once they agree to sign, they'll be bound under my power. Veridian, Cerulean, you've done well. Both with keeping the redemption rebellion in check and with Extermination Day. Crimson, we need to speak. Alone." He left no room for disagreement. She nodded her goodbyes to the others and waited for them to leave. Once they left, she removed her mask. "They want a war with Hell yet again, Selena. I will not stand for it. Do what you must. No one hurts my baby girl."
"Of course, Luci. I was intending to do so to begin with. I've had something in motion for sometime now, and was waiting for things to fall as they should. I am going to my shrine. It's where I put them in hiding for Extermination Day. I'll take my cover imp with me to get those contracts signed. I think it's time I told them everything anyway."
"My Father won't get away with this. I issued peace for Charlotte's sake, but I won't tolerate anyone hurting a member of the royal family." Selena understood. Too well. When the archangels told her what they had, she nearly caused a rift within the planes.
"I'll do my best, but my plan requires time. A lot of it, Lucifer. Be patient and have faith in me."
"I always have. I'll keep the news under wraps. Do whatever it takes. However long it takes. I want my child safe. Also, try less safeguarding when my baby's around. I want her to be safe. I don't care how much amnesia magic, news coverage, etc I need to do to maintain it."
"As you wish, Your Majesty." She gave a teasing salute and left.
As Selena left, Lucifer swore that he would get his vengeance for someone attacking his only child.
