The song here is "Rush" by Nemesea

Rush

When Nikolai left the hallway and turned down another, he looked up and saw Crowley waiting for him at the end of it. His hands were in his pockets and he had that authoritative look in his eyes. His expression was hard to read, but Nikolai knew family time was over and it was now time for business.

Two years ago, when Keara was born, he thought that maybe Crowley would be in a better mood more often. Clearly, that wasn't the case. He was in good humor with Clara and Keara, but when both were out of the room, he was himself if not more sharp and hard. Having a child didn't make him tender; having a daughter made him somewhat more protective and ruthless. It was like he only reserved his kindness for his Queen and daughter.

Well, a little bit for his Knight and Lieutenant, but there wasn't much to brag about.

"What was the commotion?" he asked and Nikolai prepared himself for a flaring temper.

"Trouble." Nikolai said and he stopped approaching when he got close enough for comfort. "Some crossroad demon decided he'd like to throw some deals to a Satanic cult." He added and Crowley narrowed his eyes, not liking the sound of this. Great, then he was really going to hate this next part. "I threw him into a cell and there, he warned that everything was going to change." He concluded and Crowley's expression didn't change.

Nikolai watched him, sure he would eventually be concerned, but his King didn't seem worried.

"And?" Crowley asked. Nikolai frowned, not certain his King got just how serious this was.

"I know when something is a potential danger and this is it." Nikolai said and his tone was slightly more on edge than he anticipated, but it didn't seem to bother Crowley. "He has serious issues with us and that means you, Clara, Keara, Nerilla and me." he added and Crowley just arched his eyebrow as if he found this to be boring or something along those lines. Was he not worried about this?

For someone who was said to be more ruthless now that he had a daughter, he sure made Nikolai look like a liar.

"Just another pathetic demon that doesn't like that I claimed the throne of Hell when it was vacant. They idol threat rather than have the balls to do something about it." Crowley said and Nikolai didn't like the sound of that at all. He had to convince Crowley otherwise.

"This asshole means it, Crowley. Something is coming and we are the target. The demon rather be torn to shit by the meanest Hellhound than spill the details. This is big and I'd think you'd take this seriously because he didn't specify that he was okay with Keara. She's a target like the rest of us." He said and only then did Crowley show that fierce spark of a King in his eyes.

"You might want to tread carefully, Knight." Crowley said, but Nikolai wasn't giving up.

"He said, and I quote: 'Hell would become what it should have always been', unquote." He said and paused, trying to see if Crowley now believed him. Uncertain, he continued. "This might mean another rebellion to vacate the throne and everyone involved and something tells me this one will be worse than the last one." He added and Crowley clenched his jaw as he glared at him, but his silence wasn't just that he was angry at Nikolai for saying all of this.

Nikolai would have looked over his shoulder, but he knew who it was.

"What's this?" Clara asked with concern in her voice and when she approached, she glanced from Crowley to Nikolai for answers. "What's going on?" she asked and fixed her gaze on Nikolai.

Her stare weighted on him and he told her everything he had said to Crowley. Her eyes would dart to Crowley as if she wasn't thrilled about this as well as for his lack of concern. Then, as soon as Nikolai had given all the details, she turned to Crowley and a spark of anger flared in her eyes.

However, Crowley wasn't in the mood to be chewed out by his Queen.

"Before you start sinking your fangs into me Darling, need I remind you all the cowardly threats we received although the demons claimed they adored you and Keara? It's me they loathe. This is to infuriate me. It's a childish game they play and I won't play into it." he said, but Clara's anger continued to brew in her eyes.

Although her demeanor was as calm as it could be at the moment, she would eventually speak her mind. As Crowley became harsher after Keara's birth, Clara became sterner. Crowley may have a valid point, but she wasn't having it.

The two glared at each other and Nikolai watched Clara, knowing she would soon give him the orders to dig deeper into this matter.

She then cooled the rage in her eyes and turned to Nikolai, speaking softly, but sternly.

"Nikolai, you pull out all the details from this little worm and when you're done, I want you to mutilate the bastard. We're going to make an example out of the little fucker." She said and turned fiercely, walking down the corridor like she was on a warpath.

Nikolai fought against a smirk trying to break out on his lips, knowing that Crowley was pissed.

For good measure, he glanced at his King, waiting for his permission to leave. Crowley just glared at him, and when he followed Clara, Nikolai left, snapping his knuckles as he began planning how he'd torture the demon for information.