luvpurplebrrs: wow that was tough! i had a hard time thinking of stuff to write. Well I hope it's not too boring!
Ikuto: yay! This chapter is all about me!
Amu and luvpurplebrrs: *cough* conceited *cough*
Ikuto: am not!
luvpurplebrrs: just do the disclaimer already!
Amu: luvpurplebrrs doesn't own shugo chara or us!
Chapter Two
1st POV (Ikuto)
"Ikuto!" My master called. I walked towards his throne of evil, and kneeled. His handsome, boyish face was tilted so that he looked down on me. His eyes burned red, and he had a hint of a beard on his dark skin. His cheekbones were high, and his lips up-turned in a sneer. He was obviously angry. I wondered whom it was that his wrath had to be graced upon. "Bring me the foolish advisor! I need to have a conversation with him." He said, and cracked his knuckles. I bowed my head respectfully and snapped my fingers at the messengers who were always situated in the room.
As the messengers scurried out of the room, I waited a moment before asking. "My Lord, what is it that angers you?"
"Just wait, Ikuto! You'll get to hear it." The Devil replied. A few more moments passed and I heard the hurried footsteps, clacking on the stone floors. The door burst open and the Advisor tumbled into the room.
"Y-yes, your m-majesty? Y-you asked for m-me?" the poor man stuttered, angering the Lord even more. He stepped forward and grabbed the advisor's neck and lifted him off the ground for several seconds. A red-black trident appeared in his hand, forming out of red smoke. The Devil pressed the tips of the trident to the advisor's chest.
"Do not stutter, fool! You are not a coward, are you? No, you are a demon of Hell! You must not show fear, ever!" the Lord roared. I stepped forward, just incase he got out of control, but he seemed to calm down and he set the Advisor on the floor.
"Yes, your majesty. Beg pardon, your majesty." The Advisor grew calmer and he controlled his stuttering. The Lord waved his hand and the trident disappeared.
"Tell me, Advisor, did you not say that you would find the answer to how to take over the Realms? Yet you seem to be without an answer." Satan hissed, and his eyes were slits. The Advisor tried to remain cool, but he was sweating. He needed the odds in his favor. So far, I was having a good day today; I decided to save the guy's neck.
"My lord, what exactly are we talking about?" I asked casually, as if I didn't know the answer. Satan took his eyes off of the man and looked at me, but not angrily.
"Remember the last meeting?" he asked, harshly. I nodded. I had been there, hidden in the shadows, where I felt the most comfortable. "That meet was about a revolt. We decided to break the Contract. You know the Contract?"
"The Earth was to be ruled not by Heaven or Hell, but by Gaia. If any of Gaia's children were to die, their soul would be sent to either Heaven or Hell depending on how they'd lived their lives. The leaders of the Realms could not send the soul back, for they'd break the contract. They could however reject the soul if it was deemed unworthy, and send it to the other Realm. No one can break this Contract, for if they did, chaos would destroy all three Realms." I recited.
The Devil nodded, and continued. "For eons, we have lived under this Contract, yet we are so crowded! Look outside!" He waved a hand and a window appeared with a view of the bleak Realm. Hell was a dark place. Any object in this Realm was black, red or dark blue. (There was only one exception to that: my eyes. They were a shade of blue that many had described as ocean blue.) Mountainous terrain was the only type of land, and Lesser Demons prowled around everywhere, looking for a fight. They usually destroyed the human souls that hadn't been turned yet.
There were only two building, palaces the color of onyx. Both belong to the Lord. One is for pleasure. He keeps everything he likes in there. The other, the one we were in now, is for meetings or in time or war. War has never occurred in the Realms since Gaia decided to sort out our problems. Still, the last meeting should have been a clue for me. I pieced it all together, and the puzzle was as clear as mud.
"Sir, you wish to declare war over Heaven and Gaia? But how is that possible?" I asked, confused. The Lord removed the window and looked at me.
"That is easy, my friend. We sabotage them. First we have to get one of us into Heaven with their guards down. Then we take over Heaven and siege Earth. Gaia will do anything to save her children. We will have her at our mercy. It will be bliss." His steely gaze found mine and if possible turned harder.
"That is a good plan, you majesty. Still how do we get into Heaven? They have ancient magic protecting them that we cannot break through." I repeated. He walked to the Advisor, who had been so silent; I hadn't even realized he was still there.
"To answer that question is your job. What is your answer, fool?" Satan demanded. Wincing, the Advisor looked away from him and his eyes locked with mine. For a second, I thought I saw a spark flash in his eyes. He stood up straighter and looked the Lord in the eye.
"Yes, milord! I have found a solution." He said clearly. The Devil climbed lazily up to the throne and sat down.
"Oh? Enlighten me." Satan commanded.
"My lord, we infiltrate them, using their own weakness: trust. They trust us not to break the Contract. And you, yourself, told us that your Realm is breaking. We can use that excuse to let ourselves into Heaven! Saint Peter, surely, will know what the consequences are if a Realm is destroyed. We can send one of us to "study" how the Angels manage their Realm, when we are actually dividing their attention from us, so we can prepare for war."
Satan smiles curiously. "I see where you are getting at. Basically we send one of us to gain access to the secrets of Heaven, using a ruse. The representative keeps the Angels busy so they can't check what we're doing, and we have time to prepare for war! They won't know what hit them! It's ingenious!"
The mud came out of my eyes, but not all of it. "Who will be the spy?" I asked.
They look at me at the same time. The Advisor's eyes are pleading. Satan's are demanding. "You."
***End Chapter Two***
luvpurplebrrs: well? do ya like it?? Oh and don't worry the other characters come in later. I'll add Tadase and Kukai in chapter 3-4.
Kukai: good, I feel kinda left out.
Tadase: same here.
luvpurplebrrs: Kukai! Tadase! **glomps**
Tadase: oof! Love berries-san!
Kukai: R&R *winks*
