Ok, here's the latest chapter. Also I have one more thing to say. Submissions for this fiction are now closed. "Why?" I hear you ask. Well, simple. To my surpirse, so many people submitted characters that I have ended up with more than I originally planned. It's hard to keep tabs on them. So thank you to everyone who submitted but I am no longer accepting characters for this fiction. But aside from that, enjoy.
The three eldest demons stood debating about the fate of the new student whilst the others eyed him with unease. "So what are we going to do?" Amaimon asked.
"What do you mean "what are we going to do?"? We do what we've done with the others and train him." Astarte said. She turned back to her class. "Obviously, you can see we have a new member of our little group. But that doesn't mean he gets treated any differently." She turned to Ryan. "Now, if you will take a seat next to Meiko, we're continuing with our lessons on the structure of Gehenna." Ryan nodded before taking a seat next to Meiko.
"Now, if you will open the copies of Dante's "Divine Comedy" we will continue with the circle of Lust ruled by Amaimon." The rustling of pages sounded as everyone began to flick to the correct page.
"Um, Princess Astarte, I don't have a book." Ryan said. Astarte glanced at him before looking at Samael and Amaimon. Cassie, who was enjoying the lack of guilt Ryan had, suddenly said.
"I've got my own copy I can bring. I'll just go get it." She said, wanting a reason to be away from Astarte after the little incident with Gabriel and Michelangelo the other day.
"You will stay right where you are Cassie. Ryan can share with Meiko today and then he will have his own copy tomorrow when you bring your copy." She glanced at Meiko who nodded rapidly, happy enough that the new boy had not only sat beside her but would now get even closer because they had to share. Astarte turned back to the chalkboard and wrote the word "Lust" on the board. "Ok, so last time, before the little incident, you lot learned about what happens to a soul when it first arrives in Gehenna. Anyone want to recap?"
Noel raised her hand. "The souls fall to the shores of the river where Charon takes them to be judged. He ferries them to...um..."
"Minos."
"Yeah, Minos who judges their sins and then impales them on a spiked wheel then sends them to the right circle."
"Correct. Now, as you'll see in the "Divine Comedy", Dante wrote that Minos wraps his tail around his torso a number of times to signify the circle a soul was damned to. That's a less disturbing way of putting it. If all humans knew how their fate would be decided, we would lose souls in Gehenna as they would be determined to avoid that fate." Astarte said before turning back to the board. "Now, we move onto the second circle, the circle of Lust. In the circle of Lust, the eternally damned are sentenced to forever be blown back and forth by the winds of a violent storm. This is done without rest. Does anyone know why?"
Ame raised her hand. "Is it to do with how people can be led astray by Lust?" She asked.
"It is. If a human commits the sin of Lust, they allow their appetite to blow them around needlessly and aimlessly. This circle contains some very famous souls, Cleopatra, Helen of Troy."
"Achilles." Amaimon added. This made most of the class sit up.
"But, Achilles was a Greek hero." Ron said.
"Who let his appetite blow him around without an aim. His lust was part of his undoing. And look where it got him." Astarte said.
"But to that second circle of sad hell, Where 'mid the gust, the whirlwind, and the flaw Of rain and hail-stones, lovers need not tell Their sorrows. Pale were the sweet lips I saw, Pale were the lips I kiss'd, and fair the form I floated with, about that melancholy storm" Amaimon recited. Astarte looked at him and smiled briefly before writing another word on the board. This one read "Gluttony"
"The circle of Gluttony is ruled by Agramon, who you do not want to get on the wrong side of. In the circle of Gluttony, an icy rain falls without end on the sinners producing a vile slush that they are forced to lie in. They are sightless and pay no heed to their fellow gluttons and know only the cold, selfish and empty sensuality of the slush that symbolizes their addiction, overindulgence in food, drink." She glanced at Cassie. "Or any other addiction."
She paused briefly as she drew an image of a three headed creature. It looked sort of like a dog but it wasn't. She turned and set a 3D image of the creature in her flames. "This is Cerberus. Or as some know him, the Great Worm." She wiped the image from the board. "He guards the sinners in the third circle. Only once you pass him can you move onto the fourth circle." A bell sounded, disturbing them all. She turned and glanced at a clock on the wall. "And that's all we have time for today. We'll continue tomorrow with the remaining circles. Now, I want you to read the circles we've covered in Dante's "Divine Comedy" and at least half of "Paradise Lost" Alright?"
"Well, we won't have to. As far as she knows, tomorrow, we'll have read them." Drake whispered to Jenna and Cassie.
"And don't think you can get away with not reading them. There's an enchantment on those books that let me know if you've read them or not. If you haven't by the time the class starts tomorrow, the books will shock you and then produce a high pitched scream that won't stop until I remove the spell." Astarte stated. They all groaned as they left, murmuring about how unfair it was. After Kasai headed out the door, she let out a sigh and leant against the desk. Arms encircled her waist and a breath tickled her neck.
"We have some time to kill until we're supposed to join Aniue for dinner. Shall we have some fun?" Amaimon whispered in her ear, kissing and nipping her neck.
"Your appetite appears insatiable my earth king. But the boys will be coming back soon from Jen." She said.
He purred in her ear, nuzzling the curve of her neck. "I'm sure she won't mind spending another hour, or three, with them. Ask her if she will." He said, nibbling on the tip of her ear and making her entire body shiver with delight.
"Fine. If it will keep you happy but on one condition. I get to top." She said before turning and walking out the door, her tail brushing against him as she did. He could barely hide his joy as he sprinted to their room.
It didn't take her long to find Jen with Sora and Chikyuu. "Jen, could I have a word." She asked. Jen nodded and followed, leaving Sora and Chikyuu to play with her spider familiar. "Amaimon and I are going to spend some..."quality" time together so would you be willing to keep an eye on the boys for a while longer?" She asked. Jen nodded.
"Of course, it would be an honour your Majesty." She said with a grin. Astarte grinned back.
"Excellent. Now, if you would excuse me I have some fun to have." She said with a feral grin and left them. As Jen headed back to the boys, they glanced at her.
"What was mummy asking you?" Sora asked. Jen smiled at him, petting his head and ruffling his hair.
"She was just asking me to look after you and your brother for a few more hours whilst she and Prince Amaimon have some quality time together." She said. Sora and Chikyuu glanced at each other and nodded before going back to playing with the spider familiar.
Back in her chambers, Astarte grinned at the sight that lay before her. Amaimon had attempted to surprise her and instead had been grabbed by sheets and had been tied up. He squirmed to try to break free and growled against the gag. "Oh, silly Amai-chan. You should have known I wouldn't have been surprised. Now, I get to have fun with you and you can't do a thing." She purred as she crawled over him and nibbled on his neck. He groaned into the gag, moving his hips to try to gain control. The bindings forced him down. "Ah, ah. You will obey me. Now..." She wore a feral grin that reminded him alot of their father. "Let's begin." She purred before moving out of his line of vision and making him moan.