Her Demonic Allure

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We walked into my mother's study to tell her about the departure of our guests. She was happy about their safe return, but was surprised by Acacia's hesitance to leave. Ajax then told us about the hostility of Acacia's parents. He let me know that her parents wouldn't be as hospitable as my mother was. I gulped thinking about what Zena was about to endure.

"Now that they're gone, you too have something important to do." We looked at Ajax.

"We wanted to wait until you guys weren't hosting anyone for this mission." My mom sighed.

"Uh, oh. This doesn't sound good." Nyx muttered.

"There's a demon that I need you to meet with." My mom stated.

"Who? And why?" Nyx arched a brow.

"If I tell you who, then you'll refuse." My mom stated. Okay, so a demon that probably hates Nyx's guts. Nyx rolled her eyes and looked at Ajax. He averted his eyes, causing her to groan.

"Fine, where do we go?" Nyx asked.

"Hel." Ajax stated.

"What?!" Nyx and I asked. "Where the hell is Hel?!" I then laughed at the pun.

"Who are you making us meet with?" She narrowed her eyes at my mom.

"Kikimora." My mom sighed.

"You're insane." Nyx's eyes nearly popped out. I looked at Nyx since I had no idea who this Kiki-person was.

"I wish I had a better option, but I can't go there, so I need you guys to go."

"What about Ajax or literally any other guard?" Nyx pushed.

"I need to send my own kin to show I mean no harm." My mom ran a hand through her hair. "I wish I could send Ajax, but..." He shook his head at her. "Kikimora won't talk to anyone who isn't royal or doesn't have a meeting with her."

"How do we even get to Hel? The borders keep changing." I spoke up.

"We don't know, so we need you two to travel to the human realm and find Alec. He maybe able to help you guys." I remembered Alec as the guy we should've met with instead of Lara.

"Does he even know we're coming?" Ajax shook his head at Nyx's question. "Great, he may turn us away again." She grumbled.

"He won't... I'm hoping. I don't know if Zena has returned home, but I'd not... he maybe a little preoccupied with helping to track her down." My mom stated. "That being said, I need you guys to contact him."

"Okay." Nyx appeared shocked at my face.

"You do know Kikimora is a devil right?" My eyes nearly popped out. I turned to my mom and Ajax who wore guilty expressions. I shook my head at her. "And she's the princess of Hel." I nearly fainted at that information. "She's crazy... crazier than Lara and that's saying something. You can't trust her."

"Be careful." Ajax gave us tight lipped smiles.

I rolled my eyes and hugged them bye before leaving with Nyx. Nyx and I had to travel across the realm to the portal. We saw Cal and Zeli lying on the grass. Zeli had her head on Cal's chest as he talked to her about something. I smiled at the sight and passed them. They looked really cute together. I'm happy for them, especially because Zeli was much more tolerable since Cal makes her happy.

Nyx took my hand in hers and led me through the portal. I soon wrapped my arms around myself. It was freezing here. Well that makes sense... we were at the top of a mountain! The wind howled against us and threatened to topple us over. Nyx held my hand and helped me hike through the deep snow. We walked through the mountain pass to see a beautiful castle.