Chapter ten:
Near turns away heading back towards his room knowing that he is outnumbered and there's no way that he could go against all three of them. He is making his way down the hall and takes a moment to glance back before turning back as a door opens. He jumps when Matt walks out to stand in front of him. "What!?" He questions in shock as Matt stands in his way making him have to stop walking. "How are you-"
"Silence." Matt hisses narrowing his eyes as he glares at Near from behind his goggles. "Demon." He sends a beam at Near that forces the other to have his demon parts revealed. "I knew that you were up to something but I was trying to just figure out what. But now I believe I have you figured out. You want to take one of the orphans here away. Don't you?"
"Wait I-"
"Don't interrupt me." Matt warns glaring a bit harsher. "Now that you've used your magic and frozen time all around us I can finally take care of you to stop your evil plans!" He pulls a golden hoop from his vest and brings it up to over his head in which it stays.
Near gasps as it glows then Matt's two white feathered wings spread open.
The halo and wings…. There's no mistaking it…. He's an angel!
"And soon neither God nor Jesus will have to worry about someone like you ruining this place!" Matt gathers some white magic that looks like a white light into his hands that he cups. "I will destroy you to make sure you never get to go through with your evil plans!"
"Wait!" Near brings his hands up in surrender. "You have to listen to me!"
"You will lie." Matt hisses charging up more power. "You're a demon. Evil is in your blood. In your dark soul. I can't trust a word that you say."
"It wasn't me that cast this spell!" Near tries to tell Matt giving him a pleading look. "I'm just a young demon. My magic and even parts of myself like my eyes haven't matured yet!"
"I doubt that." Matt responds getting his magic ready to fire.
"You don't understand. I want to save Mello." Near tries and takes a step back in fear.
"The only thing that human needs saving from is you!" Matt is about to fire the magic he has gathered.
"No. There is three other demons here." Near informs him. "And at least two of them know that Mello knows that I am a demon. If you take me away demons will be ordered to take Mello's soul to the pits of hell for punishment of finding out the truth about me."
Matt slightly falters and he hesitates. "No…. No! Lies!"
"It's not lies. I am trying to make a deal with him to save him from the suffering of the pits of hell. It was the only way I could save him!" Near slightly begs. "Please. You have to listen to me!"
Suddenly there is a bang coming from back where the other three demons are and Near glances back in that direction as well as Matt jumping causing his attack to vanish.
"Oh no." Near gasps in worry knowing that a fight has already begun. He turns to Matt. "Whether you like me or trust me or anything we are the only ones that can save everyone in this orphanage right now!" He tells him and Matt looks to him meeting his eyes. "As I said there are three other demons here and now they have started to fight with each other."
Another bang is heard and Matt bites his bottom looking extremely worried at this.
"We have to do something or those demons down there will destroy this orphanage along with everyone inside of it." Near informs him and Matt searches his eyes for a moment.
But when another bang makes Matt turn back to the direction it's coming from he releases his lip knowing what he has to do.
Near watches as Matt turns back to him with a determined look then nods.
"I guess we have no choice. If we are going to save this orphanage then we might have to team up."
Near relaxes at this glad to have Matt on his side on this.
"But you try to get me while I'm distracted then I won't hesitate." Matt warns and Near turns dashing back towards the three demons surprising the red head angel. He follows after Near and they pause to peer around the corner looking as Always fires a fire ball at Comely who dodges.
The fire ball hits a lamp knocking it back towards the wall but it smashes on the floor some pieces of it are melted.
"We have to stop them before they burn down the orphanage!" Matt gasps quietly.
"But how? There's no way I'm strong enough to go against them or really be of any help. I'm a young demon and my magic isn't mature enough." Near tells him as he turns to look in his direction and Matt turns meeting his eyes through his goggles.
"You… You really weren't lying when you said that…?" Matt questions and Near shakes his head.
"I told you the truth." Near confirms and Matt turns even more worriedly than before to the fight that is going on. "So do you have a plan?"
Matt hums in slight thought glancing the battle in which he winces as a fire ball from Comely almost hits a currently frozen in place human. He turns back to Near then blinks in an idea. "I think I might have one."
Near looks to him and they duck out of sight to discuss this plan that Matt has come up with.
"What I need from you is for you to go out there and try to distract them from the fight. If anything I can get the mortals out of here while the demons are distracted." Matt informs Near as they make eye contact.
"What!?" Near questions a little loudly then Matt slams a hand over Near's mouth to quiet him.
Matt pokes his head out to see if any of the other demons have noticed them as they continue to fight. He ducks back into hiding releasing Near's mouth and looks to him. "What's wrong?"
Near sighs shoulders and head dropping. "Well… You see…. The truth is young demons like me aren't usually allowed out of hell because we are too inexperienced and could expose everything and so on. But I snuck out and tried to hide here at the orphanage but they found me and Mello found out the truth. The only reason both of us are still here is because I am working on making a deal with Mello and they can't really touch us for a certain amount of time because of it. But if I am taken into custody by any of them and Mello doesn't come with me or his memory of what he knows is erased…. I'll be dragged back to hell and the great lord of hell will kill me for sure! If I have Mello with me then it's less likely I'll be killed."
"Wait." Matt slightly gasps upon hearing this. "Really?"
Near nods and his eyes flicker away. "I'm sorry. But I'm not sure that your plan is the best plan of action…"
Matt glances away. "I am an angel. I don't send people or demons into something that will lead to their deaths unless it's their fate…. But I have a feeling that you have a much larger role to play in everything." He glances in the direction of the fight. "We might need help." He turns back to Near who tilts his head. "I'm gonna have to call for more angels to come in to assist us. I came here prepared for one demon not three…. Well four including you."
"How will you contact them?" Near inquires then worries that Matt will have to go back up to heaven and he will have to try to make sure he isn't found or something.
"We need to get back to my room. I can use my magic to contact our holy god…. Well I suppose my holy god seeing as you're a demon…." Matt leads the way with Near following up to the red heads room.
Once the door is closed Matt snaps his fingers causing a ball of light to appear floating in front of him.
"Come in. This is Matt reporting." Matt speaks and a bearded face appears in the ball of light.
"Angel. What do you have to report?" A grand slightly echoed voice asks.
Matt gives a bow. "God I have news. Bad news." He begins as Near watches. "There are three demons fighting and one young demon who is willing to help me to stop them…. However if the other demons catch him he'll be killed."
"Young demon." The God slightly calls. "Come closer."
Near heads closer letting this God look at him and he can't really see this God's face in the ball of light but he slightly wonders if it's because he's a demon. He waits a little anxiously as the God seems to look him over.