Chapter six
"Magic old and magic strong, the Goddess of Love commands you now. This warrior in front of me is strong and true, housed with a Demon Lord for a crime committed thousands of years ago. It is time to end his punishment and free his skin. With the power of love I give him back control of his skin, it is no longer a possession of the Demon Disease." Venus stated while cupping Torin's cheeks in her hands.
Again like with Cameo the air came alive and Torin felt a prickling on his skin that quickly turned into a raging burn. He fell to his knees and screamed out in pain. As he writhed on the floor Venus leaned back into Vulcan's arms and said if I had told him how much pain it would cause him he might not have gone through with it. Cameo only had to worry about the pain in her throat, Torin's entire surface of his skin is burning.
"Will he survive?" Vulcan asked.
"Yes, but I'm not sure how long it will take to complete." Venus answered.
Both the god and goddess heard footsteps coming from downstairs and many voices crying out for Torin and they looked at each other as if to say what do we do.
"It didn't drain me as much as I thought it would could you be so kind as to guard the door and inform them all that Torin is fine?" Venus asked.
"Of course my love."
After about 20 minutes of screaming and moaning Torin's body had finally stopped flailing about and he no longer whined about the pain. Venus watched from the edge of the bed while Vulcan paced in front of the door. "Is it finally over? I'm not sure how much longer I can keep Lucien from flashing into the room." Vulcan asked.
"Torin, are you alright? How do you feel?" Venus asked.
"The pain is gone, my muscles ache but I think I'm alright." Torin replied.
"Do you have enough strength to go downstairs?" She asked.
"Yes, I can do that." Torin replied.
"Good because I really want to get back home and at least satisfy my husband once before I fall asleep for the next three days." Venus informed him.
"Shall I flash us all down to the entertainment room? It would be easier on both of you." Vulcan asked.
"If you don't mind, I would rather walk. I want to be the first to let Cameo know." Torin said.
"Sure thing, see ya down there Chief." Venus said as Vulcan swept her up into his arms.
Downstairs everyone was gathered in the entertainment room waiting for some sort of explanation as to what was happening to Torin. Lucien and Sabin were both pacing, Maddox was on the verge of exploding so Ashlyn kept close to him and was whispering things to him. Kane silently sat in the corner trying his best not to cause any damage to his surroundings. Cameo tried her best to keep all emotion from her face but this was Torin, her Torin. Gods I hope he's alright, if Venus did something to him I'll…
"Patience obviously is not a virtue around all you demons now is it?" Venus said as Vulcan flashed them into the room.
"What's happening to Torin? Where is he? We heard him screaming in pain, is he alright?" Cameo nearly screamed the words at Venus.
"Well thank the gods I fixed your voice or we would have all been bleeding from the ears, eyes and nose." Venus replied.
"He is well and walking down the steps right now." Vulcan interrupted.
As everyone started shouting about what was happening in his room Venus winked to Cameo and gave her a push in Torin's direction. Vulcan of course blocked everyone else's path to the door to give them privacy. Cameo ran into the hall and found Torin slowly descending the steps. She stopped at the foot of the steps and quickly eyed him from head to toe. Unlike his usual attire he was wearing only a t-shirt and jeans and his feet wore bare. Where were his gloves and shoes? I've never seen him without all his coverings except in his room.
When Torin spotted Cameo and saw that she was out of breath and on the verge of tears he wanted so badly to kiss her that moment but he knew he needed to apologize first. "Cam, sweetheart I'm so sorry! I've acted like such an ass. I want you more than anything but I didn't want you to regret a decision to be with me. I know now I was wrong for shutting you out but I only wanted you to be happy and I wouldn't let myself believe that you could actually be happy with me." Torin pleaded.
"Well you were an ass, a naked woman in your shower wants you to make love to her you walk in the opposite direction. You need to be punished." Cameo said through the tears that were streaming down her face.
"Are you going to be the one to punish me? If so I have another outfit on order that you could refuse to let me see you in…" Torin joked.
Slowly Cameo walked up the stairs and when she reached Torin she shoved him down on the step behind him all the while careful to only touch his clothing. When he didn't protest or scurry away she decided to push things a little further and straddled his legs. She wrapped her arms around his shoulder again only touching his shirt and leaned in very close to his face so that her hair formed a curtain around them.
"Cam, I love you more than anything!" Torin whispered.
"Prove it!" Cameo growled.
"How my jewel?" Torin purred in response.
"Kiss me, from now until eternity ends. I promise I won't regret anything as long as I have you." Cameo moaned.
With that Torin wrapped his arms around Cameo's waist and kissed her passionately. Without even breaking the kiss he stood up and walked back up the stairs and to his bedroom. Between kisses he told her that he had a surprise for her but he would get to that later much much later. As she giggled and cooed his name Torin kissed and licked her throat and moaned about how soft her skin felt in his hands.
Downstairs the lords were questioning Venus and Vulcan when Lucien finally said, "why do I get the feeling we're about to have two warriors chained to the fortress from now on."
"Death, where is your faith? Love is on their side. Still I wouldn't go and congratulate the happy couple until at least this time tomorrow." Venus said as she started to focus on the saddest sight she ever saw.
"Is that Disaster I see lurking in the corner?" Venus asked.
"Yes goddess, but please do not come near I don't want you to be harmed." Kane answered.
"Aw aren't you a sweetie. Vulcan my love will you make sure nothing falls apart while I talked to Disaster?" Venus asked.
"Of course my dearest." Vulcan answered while hovering over Venus.
Venus spent about half an hour questioning Kane about his likes and dislikes. What he looked for in a woman which of course he quickly answered nothing because they were too fragile. She asked him if he preferred the outdoors or if he felt more safe inside. He of course answered neither they are both equally dangerous.
"Well you are a frustrating one aren't you? No matter I know exactly what you need. Vulcan I need your opinion." Venus said as she pulled his head in to hers and met it forehead to forehead.
After a moment, Vulcan said "you are the expert my love but I do think it a positive match, a yin to his yang so to speak."
"Fantastic, it's settled then. Kane, I'm sending you a gift. A precious flower that is between occupations you could say. I want you to take good care of this gift and in return I believe it will help you to tame your demon. Or at the very least sate his needs for destruction." Venus announced.
"Surely you must be kidding. If you give me a flower I will only kill it, it is even more fragile than a woman would be. Please goddess I beg you, do not do this!" Kane pleaded.
"Sorry no take backs. It's already done. The flower will arrive tomorrow, early evening." Venus said as she sank back into Vulcan's open arms.
"I believe it is time that we go now love. You need your rest." Vulcan said.
"Yes, yes of course. One last thing though, Amun and Haidee please come here." Venus commanded.
"No Venus, I forbid it. You need to rest first, when you come back in a month to check on Kane then you can do this." Vulcan pleaded.
"I am stronger than you think my love. All the love in this room is feeding me right now. But if you let me do this I will double the days to 20 and will release my claim on the one day." Venus said.
"Hmm, the rest of the bargain remains the same?" Vulcan asked as Venus nodded and grinned.
"How can I say no to you when you look at me in such a way? Alright but then we're leaving. No sticking around to see how it turns out." Vulcan announced.
"Fantastic."
"Haidee run and get a glass of wine and bring the bottle along with you."
When Haidee returned with the wine Venus spoke softly to both Amun and Haidee. "Haidee you carry a part of me within you please take good care of it for all eternity. Amun I wish to bless you like I blessed Cameo. With that she spoke the words of magic again and the air in the room came alive. As Amun fell to the floor in pain Haidee hovered over him in protection. Venus and Vulcan slowly retreated from the room and flashed back home.