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Chapter 2: The Lavender Key.


The rooms in the demon hold were always freezing, Raven noticed. She was curled up in bed, holding a novel and drinking a cup of steaming hot tea. The knocking on her door was soft and sullen, this definitely wasn't the work of Barbilos. That was odd, Barbilos was always the one to fetch her. She asked grumpily, "What?"

A lesser female opened the door, her hair swinging at her waist. The demon seemed to behold perfect feminine beauty, if it had not been for the nervous darting of her crimson eyes. The demon began to stammer and shake nervously. "Trigon wishes for your presence."

"What happened to Barbilos," she snapped. She walked towards the other demon, and the nervous newcomer began to back away from her. Apart of her like Barbilos, he had never been afraid of her like the other demons.

"He was punished by out lord." Raven rolled her eyes at the girls edginess. Most of the other demons behaved this way around the Trigon and she. They were, after all, dominant. "He removed Barbilos's left wing for speaking without his permission."

"Fine." The female looked relieved as she turned to exit her room. "Do not, under any circumstances, come into my room withoutmy consent again."

"Yes." The girl rushed out of the room with the speed of a roadrunner. That was why Raven spent most of the time in her room, she was to different. She had realized a long time ago that this was not where she was meant to be.

This time, she wasn't nervous about her visit with her father. They had some information that some angels were going to attack another demon hideaway a few miles away. It would be a easy win for them, since they knew their enemies plans. The death toll of the angels would be very high, and that Trigon would be happier than a mother with a newborn. "Father, I am here."

"Come." That was her fathers happy tone. She softly pushed open the door and stepped inside. He tilted her head as she walked into the room, and her mouth gave a twitch. 'What does he want,' she wondered. "I have something that I wanted to discuss with you."

It was strange to be called to her father's chambers twice in one day. He never had much attention to spare to his young daughter. "Alright."

"I have proposition for you," he stated. His eyes gleamed with a unnatural evil. "I think that throwing out you out into battle will cleanse you of your wandering thoughts. Maybe then you will understand are need to exterminate the angels, instead of having your ass mope around all day."

She opened her mouth to protest, "I object to……"

"Don't interrupt me!" His voice boomed across the room. "I'm sure that after you see what the angels do to out race, you will take your position as demon leader graciously."

"Yes." Her stomach was filling with a brief moment of excitement, before she shut the emotions away. If her father saw even the smallest ounce of happiness in her eyes, his decision would change in a instant. He couldn't stand making anyone happy, but himself. "I understand."

"You leave tomorrow at dawn." She slowly turned to leave the room, but her father stopped her. He growled, "Raven."

"Yes, father."

"Don't embarrass me." There was no way in hell, she would embarrass him. She had kept her powers in control since she was born, hoping this moment would come.

She bowed before, she left the room. Bowing to the head demon was a requirement, even for his offspring. His toothy smirk chased her out of his ice cold room. "Of course."

She shut the door, then leaned against it. A smile began to form on her pale lips. She hadn't smiled for two years, and she was surprised how good it felt.


He shrugged his soft robe onto his body and tied it. Gar felt his own stomach jittering with a tense nervousness that he always experienced before a battle. "Are we almost ready?"

They had each been assigned a group of angels fresh into the battlefield. The fresh angels didn't have any experience. The fresh angel's instructor would grade their performance in battle, and assign rankings. Richard, Kori and Victor had taken there fresh angels and their trainers into another part of the valley, preparing to ambush the unsuspecting demons. "Yes, sir."

The fresh angels all looked pale with anxiety. He smiled as he remembered his first day in battle, he had been as nervous as hell. "Take positions."

They did exactly as they were told, each aligning themselves perfectly. They were taking the demons by the surprise, there wasn't a doubt in his mind. "Don't worry, angels. There isn't going to be any problems in this battle."

A fresh angel called, "sir."

The fresh angels were never assigned to any big battles. They were always careful with the inexperienced angels. He kneeled down on the ground to get a better view of the demon fort, and felt a strange feeling of unease. 'Nah,' he thought to himself. 'This is going to be a piece of cake.' Still caught up in thought, he mumbled. "What?"

"The demons are coming straight towards us, sir." He leapt up from his position. The creatures were marching towards them, and they were lead by a warrior with feathered wings. Demons did not have feathered wings, did they? They had all had leather-like wings before. "What do we do?"

He cried out the only thing he could think of. "Shit."

They were drawing closer with their eyes glowing dangerously. Demons and angels did not use guns. Both breeds used powers gifted to them at birth, they were all the same type, but some were more gifted at their skills than others. "Sir, please!"

"Looks like we attack straight on." The fresh angels stared at each other nervously. The demon herd outnumbered them greatly. This wasn't something that was covered in any of there training. "Don't worry, everything will be fine."

"Here we go."

They both went running towards the groups with there arms blazing with holy magic. Gar shook his head in dread, he had not told them to attack yet. Before the pair even reached the mass of the army, the feathered demon leader struck them down with a swift gale of black energy. He had never seen a demon use black energy before. "We are so screwed."

It took the slaughtering of the two angels to catch the attention of the other squads of angels in the woods. A wild mass of fresh angels came plummeting out, attacking there opponents. Not a single one of the angels made it to the army of demons, they were all struck down by the young Raven first. "I've never seen anything like that."

"I better get out there," he growled. He knew that he was going to lose. Even if he managed to defeat the leader, the other demons would destroy him afterward. Richard, Kori and Victor were nowhere to be seen, so he charged out on his own.

Just looking at the demon made him nearly wet himself. He glanced into the helmet and was surprised to see purple eyes, not red eyes. A horn blasted through the night air, making all the creatures turn to flee. That sound always called the demons back to the fortress. The evil animal still remained completely silent before him. "…………."

The creature was distracted, it was his chance to strike. He raised his hand and blasted the creature with all that he had. It didn't harm the creature, but the blow was strong enough to send its helmet to the floor. He gasped in utmost shock. The leader was a purple haired female. They had never fought a female demon before. "What the?"

The creature hissed in anger, then everything went black.

The next day……

A slight shimmer of light danced on his eyelids, and Garfield let out a small groan. 'What happened,' he wondered. 'The demon! Why am I still alive? That demon should have killed me! Oh God, maybe I'm already dead, and I just don't feel it!'"Friend Garfield, you have awakened."

The naïve redheaded angel pounced on his body and gave him a bone crushing hug. His eyes widened in pain. He wheezed, "Kori."

His skin turned from green to blue in a matter of seconds. Noticing his sudden change of pigment, she immediately jumped away. "My apologies!"

"I'm alright," he responded. She had one of her big, sparkling smiles on her face. Kori Anders had come from another part of the realm, so she had a distinct accent and different bodily features. "What happened to everyone else?"

"Everyone else survived as well! Even the fresh angels haven't been harmed in the slightest, they just ceased movement in the battlefield!" She clapped her hands in happiness. This was a very odd battle indeed. "The evil creature only paralyzed everyone."

"What about Richard and Victor?" It was particularly odd that a demon did not try to kill them. Never before had the breed ever decided to spare a life. "Were they paralyzed?"

"No," she blushed. "They never went out into the battlefield. By the time we saw what was going on, out new angels were already charging the creatures of evil. The head angels did the commanding of us, and told us to hold back."

He wondered about the head of the hording demons. 'Why didn't she kill me? Maybe the females can't kill,' he contemplated. 'Nah, that was one horrifying thing. She could have killed me if she wanted to.' "I wonder if the demons have a plan."

"It didn't seem to be a regular demon," she smiled. "Perhaps the evil creatures keep pets."

'Kori was watching the battle,' he thought. 'I wonder why she didn't see the she-demon.' "Nope," he stated. "I took her helmet off, it was a female."

Even if this could be devastating news to the angels, she still managed to keep a cheerful smile on her face. Her optimism transferred to him like a virus, and he could feel himself begin to smile as well. "If all the females are that powerful, then we must prepare!"

"I thought our eyewitness to the demon colony said that the females had black hair and red eyes." Maybe there was something special about their new discovery.

"Yes," Kori responded. "He even took the photographs of some of the girl demons."

"But, this one had purple eyes and hair." He put his head against his temple. All this thinking was giving him a headache. "But, It was definitely a female demon."

"Perhaps you were mistaken." Her emerald eyes appeared thoughtful. "It may be a male with long hair. Where I am from, it is quite natural for males to have extended locks."

"No," he blushed. "She had, well… Female body parts that are hard to miss."

"I see," she giggled."I shall ask Richard, if he knows any information. You shall rest here, correct."

"Nope," he tried to stand. "I want to see what is going on."

His knees gave way as he tried to climb out of his bed. "This sucks," he muttered. "Why can't I walk?"

"Her demon poison will not be out of your system for a until the moons shine bright." She helped him climb back into the bed. "Do not worry, I shall give you the news when I return."

She had been very worried about her friend, she was very happy that he was unharmed. Her shoes were soundless as she skipped to Richard. He smiled, "how's Garfield doing?"

"Very well! I am quite pleased with his recovery." With a friendly giggled, she hugged him. "He told me that the leader of the attacking herd was a purple haired, amethyst eyed female. It is a particular coloring for a demon, is it not?"

Richard's face visibly relaxed when he heard the news. This meant that not all the she-demons were this powerful, only the one leading the army. They managed to get some information from one of the dying creatures. The leader of the evil breeds commander, Trigon, had a daughter described as Kori said. "That's good news."

She tilted her head in confusion. "Might you explain it to me, please."

"The she-demons name is Raven. Not only is she Trigon's daughter, but she has also trained in battle for many years." His eyes shone with blissful excitement. "She will be one of our strongest enemies. It's strange that she didn't try to kill us, though."

'She could be the link to finding peace with our brethren, if only we did not have that rule.' "Maybe she is friendly!"

Richard began to chuckle at his mate nativity. It was impossible for a demon to be friends, they didn't hold the brain capacity for it. "I wouldn't put my money on it."


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