Chapter 4
Elsa's POV
As we stepped out of a portal conveniently provided by Koenma, I was shocked by the beauty of the Demon Plane. It was magnificent, to say the least. Sure, there were no gardens or parks like in Atlantis, but the natural beauty remained practically untouched. I barely moved when Koenma put his hand on my arm to get my attention. When he spoke, my mind snapped back to reality instantly. "Huh? Could you repeat that?" was my elegant response.
Koenma sighed. "I said, we need to go over there," he pointed at a large castle, "because that's where the item draining my barrier's power is, Elsa. Come on!" He started walking. "H-hey! Wait up!" I ran after him. "D-do you know exactly what you're walking into, Koenma? That could be a trap! Be careful!" As much as I tried to avoid it, I couldn't help but wonder why I felt so worried. Why did I care so much? I felt my face turning red…
"Is something wrong, Elsa?" Koenma-sama -no, just Koenma- startled me out of my thoughts with his question. "No, nothing's wrong… ha ha…" I laughed nervously, feeling incredibly embarrassed by this. Why?! Why was he causing me to feel this way? I felt so confused! "Whoa, Elsa, your power's going haywire! Calm down, or you're going to attract unwanted attention. We don't want them to know we're here just yet."
I suddenly noticed my icy aura fluctuating rapidly around me. "Sorry, Koenma. I got lost in my own thoughts and broke my concentration. My powers aren't exactly easy to control…" I trailed off again, suddenly distracted by the grand sight before me. We were at the gates of the castle. Above the gates was a single word, written in one of the demonic languages. "Abyss…"
Koenma's POV
What was wrong with Elsa? She was acting so strange… Still, I didn't know her very well, so this might be her normal, but something told me it wasn't. As we stepped through the gates of the strange castle, "Abyss," I couldn't help but wonder…
My thoughts were interrupted by a chill that ran up my spine. This was no second rate demon aura I felt from the castle. Obviously, its master was a demon lord of considerable power! But what was this other power? I could feel it all around me, coming directly from… Elsa? She was a demon? Mentally banging my head against an imaginary wall, I realized how obvious it had been. The iridescent white hair… the beautiful, luminescent red eyes… her black claws… Sheesh, this girl was starting to affect my mind! Focus, Koenma, I silently scolded myself.
"Ah, how nice. Visitors, after so long," an irritatingly silky voice said in my ear. Whirling around, I struck out at a shadowy figure that had mysteriously appeared right next to me. The creature smiled, showing glistening fangs. "How very rude. Attacking someone you only just met. Really, Lord Koenma, I thought your father had taught you better." I glared at the humanoid shape. "Scum," Elsa said. "Take your insults elsewhere, or I will have to teach you to keep a civil tongue in your filthy head."
Slime Ball just smirked. "And the lovely Lady Elsa too! What a pleasure indeed! You've saved me so much trouble. Had you not arrived just now, I would have had to go wandering the human realm, trying to find you! What a pain that would have been, with all the Atlanteans foolishly attempting to strike me, not to mention the SDF attempting to be first to feel the delicate, gentle caress of my lovely claws. Such a pleasure… Ah, you, young prince, you look to be most… delicious… I shall enjoy tasting your warm, fresh-spilled blood, feeling it wet my parched mouth… ah, what a lovely sensation it will be." I felt the color drain from my face. This was not good, not good at all.