Barbatos's heart

Preparations

I woke up in a daze. The last thing I remembered was looking at my husband and my little girl, crying. Then shear pain down my back. "Cordie! She's awake!" I heard a very familiar voice. "Angelica?" I croaked. "Yes baby sister, I'm here!" More familiar voices filled the room after hers. "Cordelia? Ester?" Tears filled my eyes, but for the first time in a while they were happy tears. My sisters were healers in the Celestial Realm. As such, they were always so busy and were usually pulled away for their works so I didn't get to see them much.

"Welcome home, little princess." Cordelia smiled. "H-home?" I mumbled. "Home!? No! I can't be home! I have to go back! Barbatos, the babies..." I panicked, finally realizing what was going on. "The babies are playing with their cousins as we speak. A sorcerer and sorceress have been talking to Raoul for a little while now and the woman reached out to us about sending them here." Ester spoke. My heart fluttered a little knowing that my girls were safe but I couldn't help but think about Devildom and the king. If he got what he wanted, he could ultimately wage war on the other realms. "Listen, Angie... You have to tell father about King Zebediah. Barbatos and the others need our help! They are in big trouble and-"... "Shhhhh... We know dear. The boys and their soldiers are gearing up as we speak." Cordelia consoled me. My brothers were warriors, captains in the Celestial Realm. Hearing that they were ready to fight made me proud.

I caught my sisters up on the situation in Devildom and they called my father and my brothers, Tomas and Isaac, to understand what they would be heading into. "The sorcerer and the demon army are ready to attack. The time is upon us to descend into Devildom." Tomas said. He was always the most serious out of all of my siblings, next to Rosaline, but he was the protector of the younger siblings and had a good head on his shoulders which made him one of the sharpest warriors we had. "Who'd have thought that we'd be tryin' to save such a upside down realm, huh?" Isaac chuckled. He was a knucklehead, the self-proclaimed "cool" brother. He kind of reminded me of Mammon in a lot of ways. "I will have to stay behind to keep watch over our realm, but I wish you the best my sons." My father spoke last, bowing to my brothers and kissing my head before he turned to leave.

My sisters had worked wonders on me in such a short amount of time. I felt better than I had in a long time, except for my wings. Angel wings were hard to heal and therefore, I probably wouldn't be flying for a few weeks. As much as my sisters tried to distract me, I couldn't just sit here and wait. "Cordie, will you get me some water please." I asked. She took my glass and went to fill it. When she left the room I turned to Angelica. "Angie, could you get me an apple from the kitchen." Once she left I looked at Ester. "What are you up to?" Ester questioned. My mouth dropped open as I tried to think of something but failed. Ester and I were the closest in age and as such we usually did a lot together. "I-I...." I sighed. I couldn't lie to her. "You want to fight?" She always knew what I was going to say. I gave her a guilty smile and turned my face to the window. "Are you sure?" She asked. I nodded so she opened the window and I climbed down the ivy that was growing up the side. "Good luck!!! Be safe!!!" She called out. I waved a thanks to her and went to find my brothers.

I found Caleb and Simeon first, they were in their armor and readying their weapons. "Elaina! What are you doing out here!?" Caleb asked in a sharp tone. He didn't look too happy. "I came to help fight!' I answered. "Absolutely not. I forbid it. Our sisters just healed you. You almost died today and I will not stand to see you to get hurt again. Go home!" He ordered. "Simeon say something!" I pleaded. I searched his eyes for any hint of hope but as I looked at him, I knew he was on my brother's side. "Let her fight." Yet another familiar voice broke through the crowd. This voice was the most beautiful one of them all. One that was quite rare to hear. "ROSIE!!" I squealed I turned around and ran into my eldest sibling's arms. She laughed and hugged me tight. "Rosaline, you can't be serious!" Caleb interjected. "Of course I am. When am I ever not?" She corrected him. These two always butted heads. The two eldest always fighting for dominance. Rosaline always won. "Our sisters are the best healers in all of Celestial. Elaina is clearly up for this and Devildom is her home now. She has a right to fight for it more than any of us." Rosaline explained. "She isn't a warrior, Rosie!" Caleb argued. "We are all trained to fight, Caleb. She was trained by Mammon, Beel, Simeon, father, and the two of us. I trust she knows what she is doing." 'Thank goodness for big sisters.' I thought to myself.

After some debate, Rosaline ordered Simeon to take me to the armory. "I can't believe I agreed to this." Simeon mumbled. "You didn't have to. I mean, I would have done it anyway, but still..." I chuckled. Simeon gave me a dirty look but it didn't affect me. "You would do anything for Rosie, huh?" I smiled. Their relationship reminded me of mine. Barbatos was always so serious and I was always more free. Same with Simeon and Rosie but the opposite. She was the more serious one. "You know I would." I saw a slight grin emerge on Simeon's face. "Good then let's me some armor!"

Raoul was about ready to contact Solomon to open a portal to Devildom. Simeon and I made our way back to the troop. Everyone looked so immaculate in their armor. It was always a sight to see. Tomas and Caleb in their gold shining armor, Raoul and Simeon in their silver, Isaac and myself in bronze, and Rosaline in her custom Valkyrie Armor that shone like diamonds. "Today will be another to go down in our history books. To team up with our once enemies. Some of us may die, but it is a great sacrifice to keep the peace we have worked so hard for between our worlds. King Zebediah is a heartless, cruel king who has murdered many of our own. He tried to assassinate one of our princesses, my sister, Elaina. We must put an official end to his tyranny before it spreads into the other relams! Today we shall be victorious!!!" Rosaline orated, rousing up the army. She was great at speeches, it was an honor to fight beside her.

There was a flash before my eyes and just like that, the portal to Devildom had opened. There was a battle cry and the horns sounded. Rosaline and Tomas disappeared into the portal followed by Simeon and my brothers. The rest of the soldier followed and I too passed through. The scene before me was intense as the battle had begun without us. My sole focus was to find my husband and friends to fight beside them!