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Alastor's Home, Pride Ring
Alastor had transformed the woods behind his house, it now held a sizable arena. He cast a magic shield around the arena in order to contain Charlie's growing power. Currently, he is sparring with Charlie. She was getting better with her knife and he wanted to make sure she was a master at it before she moved on to any other weapons. He made a dagger out of pure shadow and held it in a reverse grip. He grinned at her and said, "Begin!" They both charged each other and began slashing. Alastor parried one of Charlie's attacks and sent a spinning kick into her side. Charlie grunted at the impact and jumped back to gain some distance. She rushed back in and let loose a flurry of slashes with her knife and claws. One claw met its mark on Alastor's cheek and he grunted in pain. His smirk never left his face as he took the attack. It turns out he was right all those years ago. A smile really is a valuable tool. Even after being together in an intimate setting, she could never read him.
He praised her for landing a hit on him and continued parrying her slashes. He leaned to the side of her claws and waited for her to overextend. Once she did he leaned down and brought his knee up to her chin. It hit her with a sickening crack and allowed him to follow up with a low sweep of her legs. His foot connected and the princess fell to the ground. Charlie groaned and when she got back up she noticed two shadows in the shape of Alastor. Her face developed a smirk, she couldn't believe that Alastor would try this stupid trick again. She activated her knife's magical abilities and slashed at the two shadows with a wave of hellfire. It was relatively weak compared to Satan's but it would at least knock Alastor out of his shadows. To her shock, both melted before the wave touched them and reformed after the wave disappeared. They chuckled in unison and said, "Nice try my belle, you need to learn to think on your feet." Charlie pouted in a cute manner and said, "Al, that's not fair." The shadows laughed and replied, "Mammon and Leviathan won't play fair either. You must be prepared for anything and everything if you are to survive."
Just as she was about to make a comment a tentacle made of pure shadow wrapped around her neck from behind and threw her at the two copies of Alastor. Deciding to be more spontaneous she started to rapidly spin and charge her knife with hellfire once more. Once she gained enough velocity she let her knife fly into the ground and it unleashed a large wave of hellfire that incinerated the two copies of her buck. Once she landed she looked around and didn't see a shadow or Alastor anywhere. Confused, she continued to search the arena when she heard a whistle behind her. Her eyes widened and she turned around to see Alastors foot coming at her face. She turned around too late to react. Her head whipped around and she flew into the dirt. When she could see straight again, Alastor was walking up to her with his ever-present smile. She had just one question for her lover, "Where the fuck were you?"
Alastor smiled and pointed to her shadow. He chuckled and said, "I can control, teleport through, or fight with any shadow. Sorry, my beautiful belle but, that includes your's. I hope this serves as a lesson for you. Your enemies won't play fair so expect the unexpected." Charlie grunted in frustration as Alastor pulled her to her feet and said, "I think that last kick gave me whiplash." Alastor gently held her cheek and looked into her eyes. He smiled softly as he said, "I think you'll live to fight another day my queen." He brought her in close and gave her a scorching kiss. She returned it and it would have gotten more physical if Alastor's doorbell didn't ring all of a sudden. She gave him one last kiss and said, "We can continue this later tonight my buck." Alastor smirked and watched her go answer the door. He would never tire of her ability to excite him. Charlie wondered who had the guts to walk up to the Radio Demon's house and ring the doorbell.
She opened the door to find the beaten form of her ex-boyfriend Baxter. He was covered in cuts and blood. She instantly rushed to his side and held her fingers to his neck. She sighed in relief when she felt a weak pulse. She instantly channeled her magic through her knife and a bed of shadows formed under his body. She gently lifted him up and carried him through the open doorway. Once inside she called out Alastor's name. He came rushing into the house to see the beaten form and could only ask, "What happened and who is this?" Charlie laid him on the couch gently and said, "His name is Baxter, he lives in the Envy ring. He went to my high school and always wanted to be a scientist. I need to find the first aid kit before we can use any sort of spells. Please watch over him." Alastor responded with a nod and Charlie rushed off. While Charlie was rummaging around upstairs Alastor began to look over his wounds.
The more he observed them the more questions he had. His time as a sinner on earth gave him many experiences and he was able to determine that these wounds seemed to be inflicted personally. This news troubled him so he had his shadows roam his body and determine his strength. For a simple scientist, he was strong. He had the power level that Vox had and Vox (not that he would ever admit it to the pompous television) was considered a decently strong overlord. If he had this kind of power, how could he end up in this state and who would do this to him? Other overlords were always a risk due to power struggles but this felt different, this felt off. As he was observing him he saw one of his eyes crack open before Charlie's footsteps could be heard. The moment Charlie came downstairs his eye closed again, this series of circumstances raised a number of perplexing questions. Was there anything more to this man and just what were his intentions? One way or another Alastor would find out.
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