A Devil's Torment

Chapter Six: Devil Prince Azar

From downstairs in the dining room, Zero's subordinates and kids could hear the ongoing fight of Satanick and the Ink Devil. Jekill set his energy drink down and stood up.
"I'm going to put an end to this." He stated, addressing the table. "Please, excuse me." And with that, he left. Hide took a long sip of tea before giggling.
"We all know how this'll turn out." He pushed his bangs out of the way and winked. Emma giggled, just as Rachillea served a bit more food.
"Ah. Where did Jekill g—" Rachillea was interrupted by the sound of Jekill loudly ordering Satanick to be quiet, to which Satanick responded with a sexual innuendo. Nez suddenly stood up and walked over to Emma and Edward.
"Okay kids, time to go outside away from this let's go to the park or get some star fragments." Nez quickly hurried them out of the castle, snatching a few pieces of toast for the road. Hide grinned, sipping more of his tea. Rachillea rolled his eyes.

"How long does Zero expect us to treat Satanick like one of us?" Rachillea sat next to Hide, crossing his arms and looking at the other demon.
"Weeell it's Zero policy. Besides, Satanick's calm sometimes, so maybe he'll end up being calm all the time." Hide stated, smiling. Until the ground thumped a bit. "On second thought we're gonna go check on them—" Hide quickly speeded to Zero's room with Rachillea not far behind him. They opened the door, and Satanick had tripped over something. Rachillea laughed, mocking Satanick for tripping.
"Gee you two are already fighting like an old married couple." Hide stated. Zero sighed and ran and hand through his hair, walking out of his room. He needed food. Satanick quickly rushed out of the castle and headed back to Ne-no-Kuni.

Once downstairs, Zero grabbed lemon juice, and drank all of it. Rachillea blinked.
"I.. I could have made something for you with that." The chef told him.
"I'd use alcohol but I have to run a war. And I have a feeling Satanick's going to do something impulsive." Zero explained. Rachillea looked over at his knives.
"I could just... y'know.." He took one out and polished it.
"Don't kill him, Rachillea." Zero said. "Especially if he comes back with a child or something." He leaned back a little in the chair. He sighed again and got up, heading to the barracks. There, he found Jekill and Hide in their fusion, training the others. Their fusion's name was Jekide, which, Hide came up with. Zero cleared his throat, his troops looking up at him
"I need to speak with all three of my generals. Training is postponed until the meeting over. Dismissed." Zero stated. Jekide unfused, and along with Nez headed to Zero's office with him.
"Now, I'm asking this of you three as friends, not your superior." Zero started off, "As you know, Satanick and I uh.."
"You two fucked we all know, dude." Hide stated.
"Hide!" Jekill looked at him.
"What?! Being blunt is best, that's what you said!!" Hide stated.
"You two, please calm yourselves. In any case, I'm assuming Satanick will end up doing something reckless, like being another child here. I understand you three mostly raise Emma and Edward, so I'm asking you to look for others who are willing to help us if that ends up being the case." Just as he said that, Satanick bursted into the castle with the sound of a baby crying loudly. Hide immediately ran downstairs, Zero loudly cursing and following after. The ink devil switched to her fem form, and walked up to Satanick.
"Give me the baby, Satanick." Zero held out her arms, and Satanick gave him the baby. He kept screaming and crying, and Zero gently hummed, and it became a soft, and gentle singing.

"And if the Seven Rings collapse.. although the day will be my last.. you will be okay.. when I'm gone you will be okay.."

The baby calmed down and made a few noises, grabbing at Zero's hair and pulling slightly.
"What's his name?" Zero asked, distracting the baby with her hand instead.
"I thought Balthazar would be good!" Satanick stated. "But since he's our kid, and I named my last one, you could choose!" He smiled brightly. Zero stayed quiet, before suggesting the name Azar. Satanick's eyes lit up.
"OH MY GOD THAT'S PERFECT!!!" Satanick planted a big kiss on Zero's forehead and looked around. "Is this a good place to raise a kid? I mean, you're in the middle of a war." He stated. Zero sighed and turned to Hide.
"Hide can you please go find Bea and ask her to come here?" She requested. Hide nodded and headed off to Bea's apartment. Once there, he quickly knocked. Bea opened the door and blinked, confused as to why he was there.
"Okay, uh, hello Bea, Zero needs your help can you come to the castle?" Hide requested.
"Oh, sure." Bea quickly left her apartment with Hide, locking the door and heading to the castle. Once there, Zero quickly approached her.
"Bea I know this is a bit upfront but can you please take care of Azar for a while? I can't take care of a baby and fight a war, but I promise I would if I could." Zero told her. Bea blinked.
"Oh.. uh.. yeah I can take care of him... is there a place I can go?" Bea then wondered, as she was handed Azar.
"Oh, yes, upstairs, the second door is a general children's room, I had it added for Emma and Edward when they fell, I'm sure it'll be oka—" A soldier interrupted Zero with questions about the war, and Bea silently slipped away with Azar. She entered the room, and Emma and Edward were there, solving a puzzle. They looked at Bea and waved.

"Who's that?" Emma asked, pointing at Azar, who raised his hand at her and made a sound.
"Oh, this is Azar.. I think he's your new brother." Bea entered and sat down, setting Azar on the ground. Emma moved towards Azar and poked his cheek. She giggled.
"He's super soft." She said.
"That's cause babies aren't born with bones yet." Edward stated. Bea looked down at Azar as the twins talked as the solved the puzzle. The small baby looked at her and made a few sounds, and then giggled. He stretched his arms out at her, and she poked one of his hands. He giggled more, and she found herself smiling. Bea suddenly got a small feeling of wanting to keep Azar safe from everything harmful, as the stars crashed outside.