(17th June, 09:15, Full Moon)

Beast and the Beast

Chapter Sixteen – A Full Moon Shines Brightest

(Please note this story has vast similarities to Beauty and the Beast, yet I claim no ownership over Beauty and the Beast, only my inspiration is stolen from the movie/book.)

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Sakai watched as the towering demon hit the ground with a loud thud that made the very ground tremble, a large puff of black smoke spat into the air where his body collided with the ground. Immediately all the demons started to run away from the scene and she didn't understand why until she heard his devastating roar as he started to lift himself up from the ground; collapsing once as the shock of the fall still radiated through his body.

They were running to avoid his rage, Sakai could see the smog still around him as he struggled to get up, she knew he couldn't see her, yet at least, so she scanned the surroundings from a good hiding place; she would never get away as fast as the other demons and she was pretty sure he could run a lot faster than she could.

She spotted a boulder a few feet away from her and immediately ducked behind it, allowing herself to peek around the side to keep an eye on the developments with Diablo, she was too curious not to, though she sincerely hoped he didn't feel like smashing a boulder.

What was truly remarkable to her was how Baal had managed to toss this demon out of the window, Baal sounded no larger than the average demon, and even if he did possess incredible power she saw no way that he could've tossed this beast from the building. Especially since they were brothers she imagined they were equally matched in strength, though not size.

She tore her thoughts away from that as she saw Diablo rise, his towering bulk of red starting to appear above the smog and only now did she realize how huge he was; he rose higher than four meters and was the size of a house. He let out another terrifying roar as he looked up at the window, now broken wall, that he was thrown from.

She continued to watch as he stared at the room, she thought that Baal was perhaps staring down at him and as much as she wanted to know what he looked like she couldn't see around corners and she wouldn't allow herself to be stupid enough to move from her spot to go look.

"You will behave yourself from henceforth!" She heard Baal yell and Diablo let out another roar. "Now come back up so that we can discuss this situation!" Baal finished angrily, obviously still upset at Diablo's attitude.

Diablo growled loudly as he looked around for something to pummel but didn't find a single demon around, he could smell them, along with the disgusting human, but he couldn't see them and he doubted pummeling a demon would help very much as he would prefer to pummel his brother at the very moment.

"I'm coming!" He roared up at him and Sakai stared in wonder as he started to walk towards the castle doors, they weren't big enough for him to fit through and she was speculating whether he would break it down when something remarkable happened.

She saw him decrease in size along with his horns and spikes falling off and as they hit the ground they vanished, she watched as a human skin tone started to web itself around his scales and turn them to the shade of a slightly tanned human.

With utter amazement she found herself looking at a human man, completely naked and staring in her direction as he looked around; he could've passed as a normal man! He could've walked through their streets without invoking the smallest bit of suspicion!

She gasped softly and almost immediately she saw him look in her direction, she ducked behind the boulder and put her hand over her mouth to pretend any more sound escaping her. How could this be? She didn't know demons could pose as humans or even had the capability to look like one!

Despite her surprise she felt frightened of whether he would come investigate the sound; she kept her ears trained for the smallest indication of footsteps in her direction, closing her eyes but all she could hear was her rapid heartbeat.

This continued for a few minutes when she finally felt that she was safe and he had entered the castle without noticing her. She removed her hand from her mouth, peaking out around the boulder and allowed herself a small sigh of relief, he wasn't there.

She pulled herself up and turned around, still behind the boulder than covered her until her waist, and felt her heart stop as she was staring into the red eyes of Diablo.