Chapter Ten

With Sonic…

"Ok so it is confirmed Shadow is in trouble and in their hands?" Sonic said with worry as he and Blaze were now in hell and standing in the throne room with the whole royal demon family.

"I got a message from him stating he found the warehouse and he was going to scout around with some witch called Lyla, that was five minutes ago and I have heard nothing since. I fear they have been captured with Shadow being tortured to weaken him for all we know." Xander said with worry and fear.

"Did he say where this place was and how to get there?" Mephiles asked with a deep frown and was seriously going to be having some very strong words with Shadow for being so reckless when they get him back.

"It's a large abandoned building next to a small woodland area and for some reason he mentioned pink flowers on the ground." Xander said with a puzzled frown upon the pink flowers.

"Pink flowers?" Silver raised a brow in question.

"Clearly Shadow was joking about and trying to seem like he was not in trouble. You know give a sense of security so not to worry you dad." Flame said with a small frown and crossing his arms.

"Pink flowers?" Sonic thought as he tried to think why his boyfriend would mention pink flowers.

"That does sound like something Shadow would do." Xander said with a small frown as it wouldn't be the first time Shadow had sent a message to down size how much he was in danger or about to be in.

"Oh my God!" Sonic suddenly cried out in realisation.

"Sonic, language, you are in hell remember." Mephiles teased with a grin and had made some of his family laugh lightly.

"Y-yeah, we don't say the G-word down here." Flame said as he found what his cousin said very funny.

"Shadow wasn't joking or assuring, he was telling you where the warehouse was. There is only one place that blossom pink flowers and I know where. West from the town passed a woods is a building I came across as I was on my way to the town to start over from the last place I was living. I remember seeing and smelling a lot of pink flowers and I know they don't grow anywhere else as I discovered over time with living in the area." Sonic said with some happiness as now they had a location and can stop these people from gaining control of Shadow as well as other demons and angels.

"I think know where you are on about. I personally knew the angel who planted those flowers and that is the only place she did in the area you live within Sonic. She would visit the area regularly before she was found dead in a river three weeks ago." Blaze said with a sad look in her eyes.

"I am sorry to hear that but now we have a location we can stop that from happening to anyone else." Sonics said with a sympathetic look at Blaze.

"Right now we make plans to get my nephew back then have some serious words with him for being so stupid." Hector, an ash grey hedgehog with short dark blue streaked quills and deep green eyes, seriously said with annoyance in his tone.

"I am so glad I am not Shadow right now." Drake whispered to Mavis and gaining a nod from his sister in agreement, both knowing Shadow is going to be in huge trouble when they get him home.

Back with Shadow and Lyla…

"Please stop, leave him alone!" Lyla called out as she was forced to witness the man use a sharp dagger he held to slice Shadows flesh deeply and slowly.

"Ahhh, do your worse!" Shadow cried out in pain as he took the deep cuts he was receiving.

"Oh I plan to do much worst to you." The man sinisterly said then thrust the dagger into Shadows stomach, twisted it then ripped it out with such a force blood splattered everywhere.

Shadow cried out in agony from that and was now breathing deep irregular intakes of air.

"D-do your w-worst." Shadow breathlessly whispered as he lent his head back and grinned with half lidded eyes.

"This is just a warm up for what is installed for you. You need weakening first then the real fun begins." The man said with a dark chuckle then thrust the dagger five times into Shadows chest area, earning cries of pain with every stab.

"Stop, why are you doing this to him? Can't you see if you weaken too much he will die." Lyla said as she cried out with tears streaming down her cheeks.

"Shut up you or you will be next on my list." The man growled aggressively then stabbed Shadow one last time and leaving the dagger imbedded in Shadow left shoulder.

"I-I feel dizzy." Shadow whispered out then began to cough violently with blood dripping out of the corner of his mouth.

"Unfortunately the witch is right so we might have to go to stage two now so there are less risks of death." The man seriously then walked away to get the demon book from the trolley he brought into the room that also had other daggers and knives on he was going to use.

"Shadow fight it ok, don't give in and fight like you never fought before. You cannot allow him to take control of you. Do it for Annabel!" Lyla called out with fear in her eyes then gasped as she was slapped around the face by someone else who walking into this area.

"Thank you son, she was getting very annoying." The man said with a grin as he returned with the book in his hand.

"I got the obedience sword you wanted me to find." The teen said as he was holding something wrapped in a special looking cloth.

"Ah perfect, that will be used in case this doesn't work on him." The man sinisterly grinned then opened the book.

"I thought the spell for each demon worked on them?" The teen asked as he watched his father.

"Yes but Shadow is a royal demon and the spell might not work fully. If that happens he can break out of my control and that will be the end of us." The guy calmly spoke back to his son with a grin, flicking through pages until he stopped on a page.

"Want to know how your twin died Shadow?" The man asked with sick delight as he glanced over the book at Shadow.

"S-screw you." Shadow whispered out weakly but could feel a little strength coming back now he was no longer being sliced and diced by that dagger still in his shoulder.

"I'll take that as a yes. Says here she was kidnapped, tortured, beaten, raped repeatedly, burned in places, electrocuted and completely drained of all her blood. She endured all this every day for three months before she died, having you find her two weeks later dumped and left to rot. Sounds to me she went through hell." The man mocked with a sick joyful tone.

Shadow said nothing to that and tried to not break down from deep sadness upon finding out how his sister died and suffered before death.

"Want to know who by?" The man asked as he watched Shadow try so hard not to allow those tears gathering in his eyes to leave.

"N-no." Shadow whispered in a chocked up voice, doing his best to not cry.

"She was murdered by some drug lord and his gang. They really did a number on her and I bet she suffered greatly, begging for you to come save her. And did you, no you did not. You left her all alone, never came to save her and only showed up when she was long dead." The guys said with a sinister grin at Shadow, watching tears leave Shadows eyes and run down slowly, mixing with the blood coming out of slashes he did to Shadows cheeks.

"Y-you are all sick, all you mortals are just sick in the head." Shadow said with heartache and deep sorrow, he now believing he failed his sister by not finding her sooner.

"Absolutely vile!" Lyla said with anger at hearing what happened to Shadows twin.

"Shut up you." The teen growled and slapped the witch around the face again, making her yelp from the sting.

The man chuckled then flicked through the pages until he finally reached the right page.

"Wow now that I am getting a better look at this picture of you, you look so different in this than what is before me. So very young and attractive you are in this book Shadow." The man said with a dark look in his eyes as he kept looking at the picture of Shadow in the book.

"Y-yeah I am v-very sexy. My, my boyfriend thinks so too." Shadow whispered with a weak grin while looking at the man with tired eyes, some tears remained in them making them look glossy.

"Dad don't flirt with a demon." The boy whined with a roll of his eyes.

"Jake hush. Now lets see about this controlling spell." The man softly said as he scanned the incantation at the bottom of the page.

"Jake do me a favour and take that dagger out of Shadow and give him a few more stabs and slashes while I quickly memorise this spell. Don't go too nuts, we do not want him to die." The man casually said then took a few steps back to give his son some room.

Jake did as told and was earning more screams of pain that echoed throughout the warehouse, even being heard outside. By the time five minutes passed Shadow was barely conscious and bleeding all over with his head drooped down. His breathing became very irregular and shallow as he fought to stay awake.

"Perfect now lets begin." The man said with a pleased expression then once again stood in front of Shadow and lifted Shadows head up.

"Why are you doing this?" Lyla asked as tears silently left her eyes, trying to distract the guy from continuing, hoping that there was help on their way.

"Why wouldn't I do this? I am sick and tired of being pushed around by all those who think they are better than me. They will all very quickly learn it was a huge mistake to dare make my life a living nightmare. With an army behind me I will get all that I want and I can give my son the live I never had." The guy seriously said as he turned around and looked at Lyla with hate and rage in his eyes.

"So basically people pushed you around because you don't have the guts to stand up for yourself. You need an army of powerful beings to fight your battles because you are weak and a coward." Lyla bravely said with a look of anger back at the guy.

"How dare you talk to my dad like that!" Jake said with hate then punched the witch in the face, splitting her lip and causing it to bleed instantly.

"Thank you son and when we are done here I want you to kill her." The guy said with a deep frown then turned back to look at Shadow.

"Would be my pleasure." Jake said with a sinister grin at Lyla, watching her widen her eyes with fear of dying a slow painful death.

"Soon you will be in my control Shadow and then my plans can move onto the final stage." The man softly said as he made sure Shadows head wouldn't bow down again for he enjoyed seeing the spell take hold of the being he was gaining control over.

The man began the spell and speaking loud and clear. Shadow groaned as he could feel something inside of him change and shape his mind.

"Shadow fight it, don't let him…" Lyla shouted out then Jake taped her mouth shut with strong duck tape.

"Shut up or I will kill you now." Jake whispered in Lyla's ear making her whimper a little out of fear.

Shadow was now deeply breathing as he tried so hard to fight the spell. A layer of sweat coated his fur and was mixing with his blood, making the pouring blood run faster down him.

"P-please don't." Shadow moaned out in a weak tone as he was losing.

The man ignored him and spoke louder. Shadow gasped as his eyes began to roll and eyelids flicked rapidly. He was becoming numb in the mind and was starting to look a little dull with very little emotion being shown. The man spoke the final words then grinned as he looked at Shadows emotionless features and dull eyes.

"Either he is faking it or I was successful." The man muttered then suddenly felt the need to test this out.

"Shadow, look at me!" The man firmly ordered.

Shadow slowly turned his head slightly and indeed looked at the man with a lifeless expression. Shadow was looking weak and on the verge of passing out but he forced himself to obey.

"Good now who am I to you?" The man asked with an amused grin.

"If he answers that question in the same manner as all the others then I will know he is not faking for they all aid the exact same sentence to me." The man thought as he kept eyes on Shadow.

"You are my master, the one to do as he pleases with me." Shadow answered with a dull monotone voice with no emotional sound patterns but there was a small hint of exhaustion detected as Shadow fought to stay awake and obey.

"Perfect, exactly what the others answered when I asked that question. Seems like I don't need to use the obedience sword but I think I will do it anyway. It is best to make sure he wont break out of my control further down the line." The man muttered to himself then looked at his son.

"Give me the obedience sword." The man ordered his son as he held out his hand to take it.

Jake nodded then passed the cloth covered obedience sword over then watched curiously as his father took the cloth off it and pointed the sharp end at Shadows chest, right where his heart was. The sword was exactly like what Sonic described, with special sigils engraved into the blade.

"You will obey me Shadow, youngest prince of hell!" The man called out then pushed the sword into Shadow, going through his heart and out the other side of Shadow.

Shadow never screamed or cried out at the sword was going through him and just kept staring at the man who just struck him with the obedience sword. Blood began to leave his mouth as his heart was struggling to keep pumping with that swords blade going through it, even his deep cuts were bleeding more causing massive blood loss. The man smirked evilly then spoke the incantation to activate the swords power. Shadow groaned and coughed, making more blood come out of his mouth, as he was becoming effected by the sword. Soon his eyes rolled in the back of his head and he fell unconscious with the sword still in him, he grew too weak to stay awake and pay attention to what his mind was exposed to by the sword.

"Right now we just wait and see if this kills him or not. Now what to do with you witch? What do you think we should do with her my son?" The man said with hope that Shadow will survive then turned to face Lyla, who was looking shocked and fearful back at him.

"Didn't you say I can kill her?" Jake questioned as he glanced at his father with a grin.

"That I did, so how will you kill her?" The man chuckled darkly as he kept eyes on Lyla.

Jake was about to answer when he took in a sharp breath and tried to call out in pain as he was being lifted into the air by a few inches. His body was being strangled tightly, enough for blood to start coming out of his mouth and drip down the corners. After a few more seconds Jake was ripped apart and released, his blood, body parts and organs decorated the floor. The man gasped then looked ahead only to see a very enraged being walking towards him. Lyla on the other hand was looking mortified with what she just witnessed and grew terrified with the chances of that happening to her, unaware of who was approaching behind her.

The demon stole a quick glance at Shadow then growled aggressively as he gave the man a murderous glare. He stopped walking and was now standing very close to the man that froze up in fear. Lyla relaxed a little as she saw who was now here but her fear didn't completely leave her. She also hoped she will live through this and the demons wont blame her for Shadow ending up here in this state.

"You have hurt my nephew and now I will hurt you." Hector said with rage then held out a hand towards the man then slowly began to close his hand into a fist.

The man gasped out in pain as he was being slowly squeezed until he found it very hard to breath. Hector dropped his hand and smirked darkly at the man still in his tight hold.

"Oh my chaos, Shadow!" Sonic called out as he ran in then stopped by his boyfriends side, unsure what to do.

"Slowly pull that sword out of him Sonic." Hector instructed as he never removed his enraged eyes from the one he was keeping secure until his brother arrived to deal with him.

"I-it's too late." The man choked out in pain as he shut his eyes tightly and tried to breath a little deeper.

"Shut it you." Hector growled and made his invisible grip a little tighter, a cracking sound was heard as the mans ribs snapped.

"Ok half way there now." Sonic thought as he was trying to be as careful as he possibly can.

Lyla began to move and call out to get some attention to be freed by someone, of course her cries were muffled thanks to that tape around her mouth. Hector rolled his eyes and clicked his fingers, the tape vanished and the shackles keeping Lyla in the chair snapped open.

"Thanks." Lyla said with a sigh of relief then began to stand up.

"Go outside and see if the demons and angels have been contained." Hector seriously said as he glanced at Lyla with some anger in his voice.

"Yes of course." Lyla said with a nod then ran out to see, not wanting to stay in that building any more than she had already.

"It's out so now what?" Sonic said as he was now holding the sword in one hand, having the tip pointing to the floor.

"Unfortunately the spells has been done but it is not irreversible luckily. Well that is if Shadow survives this, that sword has a high percentage in killing the victim." Hector said with a slightly soft tone towards Sonic.

"Go take the demon book to my brother so he can begin to reverse the controlling spells done to the demons. Tell Blaze to come in here and look for the angel book so she can reverse what has been done to the angels." Hector instructed as he looked at Sonic.

"Right, I'll be back soon." Sonic said as he dropped the sword then grabbed the book that fell to the ground and ran out fast.

Minutes later Blaze entered the building and walked fast towards Hector. She stopped and looked at Shadow with horror then noticed the sword on the floor covered in blood.

"Did he?" Blaze whispered as she kept her eyes on the obedience sword.

"Yes now go find the angel book." Hector said with a hint of sadness.

"Of course." Blaze said as she forced herself to leave and search the entire building.

"Where is he, where is my son?" Xander called out as he ran towards his brother then slowed down as his eyes caught sight of Shadow unconscious in the chair. He stopped beside his brother and was too shocked to remove his gaze from his youngest son.

"They used the obedience sword on him." Hector softly said with a sad look in his eyes at his distraught looking brother.

"I-I cannot lose another child." Xander sadly whispered as he slowly walked towards Shadow.

"What of this man?" Hector asked as he glared in anger at the one he was holding in the air slightly.

"Kill him in any way you wish, I am going to take my son home. Mavis is reversing the spells with Katherine and everyone else is keeping everyone restrained until the spell is broken." Xander said with little emotion as he clicked his fingers to unlock his son from that chair.

"Wont you need the book to reverse the spell done on Shadow?" Hector asked with a raised brow.

"He will be unconscious for a few days so there is time for that a little later. I need to get him home, cleaned up and monitored." Xander said as he made a move to pick his son up.

"He might not ever wake up brother, you need to prepare for that." Hector sadly said as he watched his brother hold Shadow securely and closely.

"Don't say that!" Sonic called out from behind Hector.

"Sonic come grab that sword for me then we are going to hell." Xander softly said as he picked up on the sadness in Sonics voice.

"Still, Shadow is not going to die." Sonic said with his eyes watering then took in a deep breath to calm down and walked forwards to grab that sword.

"Then let us all hope he survives." Hector sincerely said as he looked at his nephew in his brothers arms.

Xander and Sonic both vanished and Hector smirked at the human as now he had a job to do.

"I hope you enjoying burning because where you are going, it will be very hot. But do not worry I will make sure the wait will be very slow for you." Hector sinisterly said with a dark look at the human he was holding in place.

Outside Mavis and Katharine, Hector and Xander's little sister, had just finished with breaking the spell to the last demon when an ear piecing scream echoed out of the building and hit everyone's ears.

"Wow dad is sure giving that guy hell." Mephiles said with a smirk of amusement.

"I hope he doesn't end the guy too quickly, he deserves so much more before he is dragged to hell." Silver added with an angered expression as he stood next to Mephiles.

"I found it, I found the angel book. Now I can reverse what has been done to all angels." Blaze appeared holding up the mentioned book then she walked over to the first angel being restrained by Flame.

"Good because they are really starting put in all there all to get free." Flame said as he was starting to struggle with keeping a firm hold on who he was restraining.

After another half an hour all were broken from the spell and looking very confused. Hector finally walked out with a very satisfied smirk on his face then stopped beside his son.

"I haven't tortured someone like that for decades. Oh good it is all done so now we can all go home and rest. My mess in there will get cleaned by any predator larking about so no need to do a clean up." Hector said with a relieved look that all of this was finally over with.

"Yeah, wouldn't want anything out here to starve huh dad." Mephiles grinned as he glanced up at his father…

In hell a couple of hours later…

"How is he dad?" Ruby asked with worry in her eyes as she stood up and watched her father walk into the sitting room alone.

"All cleaned up and healing nicely. Still unconscious and is being watched by Sonic who promises to call if Shadow takes a funny turn. I reversed the controlling spell done and I plan to hide that book later. As for the swords effects, it will stop working as the sword does need to stay in the victim for twenty-four hours before being removed for it to fully work. It's now just a waiting game to see if Shadow pulls through." Xander said with a sad look in his eyes at his daughter.

"Everyone who was under their control are fine and a little annoyed with what happened to them. They will get over it sooner or later." Flame said with a shrug as he really couldn't care less about them and was more concerned for his little brother.

"Good, please excuse me for I have something to do." Xander said with a small frown the turned to leave.

"Don't look dad, it will only upset you!" Mavis called out as she had a feeling her father was going to do what Shadow wanted to do, look in the demon book and find out how Annabel died.

Xander stopped in the entryway and slightly bowed his head.

"I am not going to look, I just want to know what is on page seventy-four." Xander softly said then carried on walking out and towards his personal chambers.

Xander entered his room then closed and locked the door. He sat up his desk and opened the draw slowly, grabbing the demon book. He laid it flat on the table and lent back while staring at it.

"Will it hurt to look at how my daughter died or will it be so horrifying it will anger me?" Xander thought as he frowned deeply at the book.

He reached out and sat up, opening the book slowly. He flicked through the pages and smiled when he went passed his children.

"So young they were." Xander softly said with a smile then soon found page seventy-four.

He frowned in confusion as he looked at the picture and information on the page next to it.

"Why was Shadow told to look at this page for? He already knows about his cousin unless, it's the angel book he was supposed to look into not the demon book." Xander muttered as he looked at the picture of Mephiles again.

Xander kept the book open then was debating to himself to look up his deceased daughters page. He took in a deep breath and made the decision to do so. He flicked through the book until he found the page and began to read. Tears filled his eyes as he kept reading the details of his daughters suffering and death. He had to wipe his eyes half way through as he was once again feeling the heartache he felt when Shadow walked into the throne room with her mangled dead body.

"Those…those bastards." Xander whispered as he slammed the book shut then once again wiped his tears from his eyes and cheeks.

"I cannot allow anyone else to find this out especially Shadow. He will be out for blood and so will the others. They will get themselves into deep trouble and Shadow will lose himself within his rage." Xander whispered as he placed the book back in his desk draw then locked it with a snap of his fingers.

"Now to have a quick word with Blaze and see if she will allow me a peak in the angel book before they lock it away somewhere in heaven. I do hope she is available to come down and meet me, it is not like I can step foot in heaven to go to her." Xander thought as he stood up then vanishing out of hell…