Chapter 2

Krayon blinked a few times, "Erutis?" A look of pain crossed his face, 'Maybe she didn't mean it.' Her words flashed through his mind again, "I'm saying I love you." He shook his head, 'She meant every word of it, I know it. Maybe she's somewhere in the castle.' With that in mind, he pictured the veranda and was quickly teleported there.

Chris jumped back with a startled shout as Krayon appeared on the veranda three feet from where he stood, "Whoa! Would you warn people when you're going to do that?" Krayon looked around and when he didn't see Erutis, he teleported to the hallway just outside her door.

Raenef walked over to Chris, a worried frown on his face, "What's going on?"

The priest shrugged, "I don't know. He was looking for Erutis I would guess." The young demon lord cast a worried look at Eclipse, and then teleported to the library to search for his missing friend.

Krayon knocked on her door, "Erutis are you in there?" When there was no answer, he frowned and opened the door to find an empty room. With worry gnawing at his heart, he teleported to the library.
Raenef looked around the library, but couldn't find the missing sword master anywhere in the room. With a sigh, he was about to teleport to another part of the castle when Krayon appeared beside him. He jumped in surprise, "Krayon!"

He met the younger demon lord's gaze, "Have you seen her?" Raenef shook his head and Krayon's worried frown deepened, "We have to find her soon." He nodded, and the two separated to search the castle.

Eclipse sighed, and teleported to the garden on the other side of the castle. Chris frowned, it wasn't like Erutis to just disappear, 'Then again, I haven't known her all that long.' After a quick prayer to Rased for Erutis' safety, he teleported to the garden she normally trained in.
After a couple hours of fruitless searching, they all met up in the library to decide what to do. Krayon sat quietly in his chair, too worried and uncertain to say anything. Raenef sighed, "We've searched the entire castle, and all the grounds." He was silent for a moment before murmuring quietly, "I've got no idea where she could be."

Chris turned to Krayon in genuine concern, "Hey Krayon, are you going to be alright?" A blank stare was all he recieved from the numb demon lord. He sighed, "Where could she be?"

Eclipse thought for a moment, "The demi-demons may have something to do with her disappearance."

Krayon's expression turned vicious and he snarled, "If those fools are involved, I won't leave a single one of them alive." Everyone at the table blinked in surprise at his sudden change of attitude. (A/N: A homicidal Krayon...oh dear.)

A quiet voice came from the doorway, "Master Krayon?"

He turned to the door and a relieved smile crossed his face, "Miralyn!"

A tall young woman with long silver hair and blue eyes walked in and smiled at her liege, "It has been a long time since you last visited your realm my lord, I came to see if you were alright."

Raenef smiled at Miralyn, "Hi!"

She bowed to him before grabbing a chair and sitting down, "Greetings Lord Raenef. I finally get to meet you." Her gaze shifted to Eclipse, "It's been a very long time hasn't it Eclipse?"

He nodded and then grew serious, "We need to find Erutis."

Krayon turned to her, "Could you go scouting in the realm of the demi-demons? If she isn't there..." He trailed off, an uncomfortable expression settling onto his face.

Miralyn nodded, "Yes Master Krayon." With a parting bow, she disappeared to start her mission.

Erutis pounded her fists against the door of the room she was trapped in. Her head hurt, but she paid little heed to that fact, more concerned about getting back to Krayon than anything else. The door didn't give and she swore in frustration before leaning against the wall. Erutis stiffened when she heard a voice from the other side of the door, "Paralyze."

As her body stiffened and became immobile, the door opened and one of her captors walked in. He was a tall man with a lean body, short black hair and dark grey eyes. He looked her over in silent appraisal before speaking, "My name is Saryn and I'm the demon lord of this castle."

"Krayon?" The demon lord turned to see Raenef standing behind him with a worried look on his face.

He sighed, "Yes Raenef?"

The younger demon lord approached and leaned against the railing beside Krayon, "I heard that Erutis isn't in the realm of the demi-demons." He nodded and Raenef continued, "Something was bothering you earlier when we were talking about where she might be."

Krayon looked over at him, Raenef's perception caught him off guard sometimes, "I'm not loved by everyone...even, and especially, in the world of demon lords."

Eclipse walked onto the balcony, "You have an enemy among the eldest demon lords, do you not?"

The two demon lords jumped in surprise, neither had heard the demon approach. He looked to the floor for a moment before cursing, "Saryn."

Chris walked over to join them, "Saryn? He's a very dangerous enemy; he's the fourth eldest if I'm not mistaken."

Krayon tilted his head to the side and raised an eyebrow at the priest, "You know a lot about the demon realm for a priest. At any rate, you're right. Saryn is dangerous -" He grinned wickedly, "- but so am I." Chris would have laughed - he didn't consider Krayon all that dangerous - but the expression on the demon lord's face made him reevaluate his opinion.

Raenef thought for a moment, "Hey Krayon, what's your ranking among the eldest?"

His friend smirked slightly, "I'm the third eldest." His grin turned into a dangerous glare, "Don't even think about asking my age."

Chris grinned impishly, "What's the matter, is it a sore spot Krayon?" Said demon lord glowered at him for a moment and the explosion that he caused could have been heard on the other side of the castle.

Erutis glared at Saryn, "What the hell do you want with me?"

He ignored her outburst, "Hmmm. I was beginning to wonder why he chose you, but now I see. You are a sword master correct?" She nodded and he continued with a smirk, "You remind me of his last love interest, what was her name? Ah yes, Ashyna. I remember her; a short-tempered sword master like yourself."

She blinked, "What are you talking about?"

Saryn feigned shock, "You mean he didn't tell you?" His expression turned thoughtful, "I'm not surprised really, it's a rather unpleasant topic for him." He smirked faintly, "He really needs to protect his lovers better."

Erutis blushed, "E-excuse me!"

He laughed, "You're a lot more fun than she was; she wasn't so easily embarrassed." He thought for a moment, "Maybe that's why I killed her so soon after abducting her." Saryn smiled at Erutis and bade her 'good night' before leaving.

Miralyn watched from the shadows as Saryn left the room with a smug grin on his face. She gritted her teeth in anger; he had killed her friend Ashyna. Thoughts of her master's current love interest helped bring her anger under control and she cautiously approached the door and called out softly, "Erutis?"
Erutis jumped when she heard the unfamiliar voice, "Who's there?"

Miralyn peered in through the window at the red-haired sword master, "I have a message for you from Krayon."

Her eyes widened and she drew closer to the door, "What does he say?"

She thought for a moment, not really having a message from Krayon but needing to say something to reassure the other woman, "He says not to worry and that he will be here soon to free you."

Erutis relaxed and smiled at Miralyn, "Thank you. You should get out of here; I wouldn't want you to get captured." The demoness nodded, that was what she had in mind and she needed to report to Krayon anyways.

When Miralyn appeared and bowed, Krayon was pacing nervously in the library, "I have found her my lord. She is where we feared she would be."

He swore vividly, "There's no time to waste, I'll go there immediately."

Miralyn shook her head, "Not by yourself you won't."

Krayon blinked at her a couple times in surprise before smirking, "I can't convince you to stay out of this can I?" She grinned impishly in response. He looked over to Eclipse, who nodded in understanding.

Krayon thought of Saryn's castle and teleported himself there. To his surprise, it was a few minutes before Miralyn appeared carrying his sword. She gave him an incredulous look, "You didn't plan to face him unarmed, did you?"

He shook his head with a sheepish smirk, "Of course not." With a grateful smile, he took his sword from her hands.

Miralyn grew serious, "I'll watch your back my lord."

Hugging her, Krayon smiled, "What would I do without you?"

She sweatdropped, "You're being sentimental when you're about to go into a fight to save your love?" He laughed and told her to be careful as they headed towards the parapet.

Raenef frowned, "I hope Krayon and Erutis are ok." Eclipse said nothing, he knew Krayon was strong enough to defeat Saryn and so he wasn't worried.

Chris smiled at Raenef, "Don't worry; I'm sure they're fine." He hesitated for a moment, "...Why are we here anyways?"

The young demon lord grinned, "Simple. Meruhesae will let us watch what's happening through her crystal globe."

Eclipse muttered under his breath, "At cost."

It didn't take long for them to reach their destination, and their arrival had obviously been expected. As his rival came through the doorway, Saryn summoned a horde of demons to ensure that Miralyn would be too busy to interfere. She took a defensive stance and prepared to hold off the demons.

Krayon scowled at Saryn who was holding Erutis by the neck, "This is between you and me, leave her the hell out of this!"

He smirked, "I'm so glad to see you too Krayon. You know, if you protected your lovers better this wouldn't happen. You remember what happened last time we were in this exact situation don't you?" To refresh the other demon lord's memory, he held Erutis over the side of the parapet.

Flashback –

Krayon watched in horror as Saryn released Ashyna and she plummeted down the cliff towards the chasm below. Thinking quickly, he concentrated, "Sylphs, save her!" The screams of his lover as she plunged into the darkness prevented him from concentrating enough to summon the sylphs in Saryn's realm.

Saryn looked down over the parapet, "Oh dear, looks like you didn't summon the sylphs in time."

End Flashback -

Krayon winced at the memory, but reminded himself that it had been a few thousand years ago when that had happened, and he was a lot stronger now. Saryn smirked, "Are you ready to try again? I do hope you summon the sylphs in time, this one is quite amusing." He grinned at Krayon and released her.

Raenef and Chris cried in horror, "Erutis!"

Eclipse frowned and muttered quietly, "Move it Krayon." Meruhesae stood quietly beside the tall demon, a worried frown on her face, 'I hope this goes better than it did with Ashyna.'

His eyes widening, Krayon ran to the edge of the parapet to look over, "ERUTIS!"

He spared Saryn a single murderous glance before concentrating, blocking out all noise, "Sylphs, save her." Hearing the quiet buzz of the wings diminish as the cloud of sylphs flew down towards Erutis; Krayon relaxed slightly and drew his sword. Miralyn mentally wished her lord luck as she engaged the demons.

Saryn looked over the edge and clapped, "Wonderful! I was afraid you wouldn't make it in time." He smirked when Krayon drew his sword and did likewise, preparing for the final match between the two of them. As their swords clashed together, he smirked at Krayon, "I'm getting tired of our little competition. I really think it's time to end this once and for all, don't you?"

Krayon frowned at him, "You never shut up do you?" Without waiting for an answer, he used the move he had invented by combining a move Ashyna had taught him with one he had seen used by Erutis. The moves in question were called 'Bloody Crescent' and 'Hell Dive'. The combination proved very efficient...and effective. The fourth eldest demon lord slumped to the ground in a pool blood and fell still.

Eclipse nodded, "It's over."

Meruhesae realized that she had been holding her breath and sighed, "I'm glad it ended well this time."

Chris and Raenef blinked, "This time?" She looked to Eclipse, not entirely certain whether she should relate the story of Ashyna to the priest and young demon lord. He shrugged in response to her unvoiced question and she frowned at him in annoyance before beginning the story.

Summoning another group of sylphs to him, Krayon jumped off the parapet and quickly caught up to Erutis. To his relief, the sylphs were keeping her safe. Erutis looked around herself in panic, "What is this?"

Krayon smiled and drew her to him, "These are my darling little sylphs." He smiled at the sylph perched on his shoulder and then they began the ascent.

She clung to him, "I hate heights."

He smirked and held her closer, "Don't worry, I won't let you fall." Miralyn met them at the top of the parapet with a relieved smile. She had several gashes along her arm and side, but she was ignoring them. He frowned at her in concern, "Are you alright Miralyn?"

She nodded and gave him a thumbs up, "Don't worry about me Master Krayon."

Erutis grabbed Saryn's cloak and tore several strips off it to bind the other woman's wounds, "Hold still." The demoness did as she was instructed and the skillful sword master bandaged the wounds in moments. She looked from Saryn to Krayon, and hesitated for a moment, "Did Ashyna teach you how to use a sword?"

He nodded, "She taught me well." The trio teleported back to Raenef's castle, and were greeted with hugs from Raenef.

Chris hugged Erutis, "I'm glad you're safe."

She smiled, "It's good to be back."

Meruhesae smirked at Eclipse, "Leaving so soon?" He frowned at her in answer. She laughed as he teleported back to Castle Raenef, "It's so much fun teasing him."
Krayon and Erutis stood together on the balcony outside her room, alone save for the sylphs. She rested against him, "It feels so good to be back here with you Koi."

He rested his chin on her head, "It sure does love." She looked up at him and they shared their second kiss.

(A/N: Don't you just hate Saryn? evil laugh

Alana: Ways to know the author/authoress had too much fun: 1) evil laughter 2) tortures muses for ideas 3) -

Kurane: Ok ok ok! I get the idea already! Sheesh. Anyways, I don't own Demon Diary or the characters, only the plot. As I am sure you probably already figured out, I made up Krayon and Saryn's ranking among the eldest.)