Shattered Time

Prologue

There was nothing short of death in the wind. Four horses stood, prepared to follow their riders without a second wasted. Though the looks between the riders brought nothing to words. A conversation fully between their minds. The single female of the group snorted, before shaking her head.

"Boring..." She hissed breaking the silence, her scythe being swung down as she pulled the reigns to face her three companions. "Do you three have no shame?" Her eyes bright red, highlighting her darker complexion as she stared at them.

"Darling sister, calm down..." The male said pulling the redish toned horse back a bit. A sadistic smirk on his face. "We are here to do our Lord's work... This what what he wanted, we will wait for the last of us to come while Death does his work..."

"M'lady hold your tongue..." The palest of the bunch currently sitting there, his shoulders back and eyes silver as the moon. He looked at his companions. "You may be the only woman but that does not mean you speak out of terms.." he snarled. The animalistic growl was met of a hiss and flash of fangs.

The two continued to stare each other down before a man walked up. He easily flicked them off their horses and rolled his eyes.

"And here I thought, you both had time to grow up over the past centuries... I see I was wrong in that..." The gravely voice said, a smirk playing on his lips as he helped the lady of their group up while the beastly man stood up himself. "I expect more of my brotherhood... Quit bickering like children, our lord has giveth us a gift. One for each, and we mustn't waste it..." he said, looking up through the brim of his hat. The way the gold swirled with the blue as he tilted his head back and to the side with a smile.

"You're right, Lord Callum..." The two said in union. The golden eyed man nodded, turning to the dark complexion man on the red horse.

"Fernando, please keep Lady Sophia in check around Tiberious... It's beneath her to squabble with the animal, just like it's beneath him to squabble with a leach..." Callum exasperated with a sigh, like he was reigning in children.

The last one easily dismounted from his steed. His blonde hair and piercing green eyes set him apart from the generally darker hair toned, that and the child he held to his chest. Fernando took the reigns of the pale horse before kneeling with both reigns in a single hand, the other three doing the same quickly.

"King Asmodeus..." Sophia murmured softly, her red eyes quickly turning at the sound of approaching horses. Too many for the others.

"Take her and go..." He said, passing the small white haired child to the lady and drawing his sword. "I'll handle the humans, you get her to safety..."

"Be quick, there's a hidden grotto a head they pesky hunters will never find us there..." Callum said before they were off. The small child clinging to the woman's body without a second thought. Her cloak being wrapped around to hide from prying eyes as they rode swiftly.

Asmodeus whirled towards nothing. "You..."