The Little Demon

Chapter 12

Malice felt her heart struggle to beat as Darkiplier's foot pressed against her sternum. For a second, her mind clouded as she stared up at him as he scowled down at her. 

What have I done? She thought not daring to guess what was to happen next. 

Darkipler had the crown now. And all of Die's powers. 

The demon kingdom was doomed...

Out of nowhere, Kill appeared behind him. He grabbed Darkiplier by the collar before yanking him back. They both disappeared in a flash of red.
Before Malice could even register what had just happened, the red light reappeared beside her once more.

"MALICE!" Kill yelled, gaining her attention. Malice looked up to see him lifting a very weak Die into a fireman's lift, his face red and eyes bulging. "GET OUT OF HERE!"

Malice thought about the last place she saw Anti and Harry. Within a second, the familiar flash of teal illuminated her aura.

She had her powers back. 

The cool crisp air of the human world that she had grown accustomed to over the past 3 days crawled over her skin like an icy blanket. 

Malice felt the damp wet grass against her back as she opened her eyes, seeing the night sky that was littered with stars.

Blowing out a breath, she quickly got to her feet before scanning the area. She was alone. Anti, Harry, and Darkiplier's minions were nowhere in sight. 

Malice took in a deep breath of air. Anti may have been a hyperactive eccentric but he was a quick thinker. She knew that he would have taken Harry to a safe place where the bastards wouldn't hurt him. 

His house was too obvious. It had to be in a place where Xyler and Blank couldn't even lay a finger on Harry...

"The Church..." She muttered, turning around to see the silhouette of the large cross atop of the roof, seeing faint flashes of green- despite the pollution of the street lights.

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"Quick!" Anti said, pushing Harry over the threshold of the church gates before recoiling back. "Whatever you do, stay on the church grounds! The feckers won't be able to touch you on holy soil."

"But what about you?" Harry asked. "And Malice! Where did that...that thing take her?"

Anti shook his head, looking defeated. "Demons don't pray, but you best be doing so. He'll have taken her back to the Demon Realm, our home. Satan only knows what's gonna happen now..."

"There must be-" Harry's mouth dropped open as his eyes widened before pointing a finger. "Behind you!"

Anti had no time to react as he felt something grab the back of his shirt, lifting him off his feet as cold cackling followed.

"Put me down ya gobshite!" He roared, flinging his fists toward Xyler, making him flail about like a fish on a hook.

Harry scooped down and swiped up some pebbles before hurling them all at the taller minion.

Blank, catching on to the human's intentions, caught them all in his hand one by one before they could make contact with the demons. 

"Didn't your mother ever tell you it's dangerous to throw rocks, human?" He taunted, holding up his fist that held them.
Out of nowhere, Blank let out a shriek before dropping the pebbles as though they were scorching hot.

"They were on holy ground, you numbskull!" Xyler scolded him. "they were gonna burn regardless!"

"Well excuse me for not letting the human hit you with them!" Blank spat, sucking his blistered fingers. 

Xyler sneered at him before turning his attention to Anti. "What are we gonna do about this one?"

"Take him to Darkiplier?" Blank shrugged. "He is one of the demons who lives in the King's palace."

"What the feck would he want with me?!" Anti argued. "I'm not the one who made a deal with him!"

"But you are one of the King's favorites..." Xyler smirked, holding him up so they were eye to eye. "I'm sure that makes you valuable in some way..."

Backing away from the commotion going on amongst the demons, Harry hid out of sight as he searched for some sort of makeshift weapon.
If ordinary stones taken from the church grounds was enough to burn them, then something much larger would probably cause more damage...

His eyes fell onto a wooden cross stuck in the ground surrounded by carnations. It must have been rectified by the children who attended the Sunday school, but surely it was enough to take down a couple of demons. 

"Forgive me for what I'm about to do..." He muttered as he hurried over and yanked it out of the ground, holding the top like the hilt of a sword. 

He sprinted past the gates just in time to see a flash of teal. 

"LET HIM GO!"

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It was bad enough that Malice had just witnessed her guardian being drained of his powers, but seeing her best friend being manhandled by a couple of goons was enough to send her into a frenzy. 

Blank and Xyler spun around, mouths gaping at the sight of her. 

Xyler, who had gotten over the initial shock, scowled at her. 

"You're not supposed to be here!" He spat, tossing Anti away like a limp rag. "Do we have to drag you back to Darkiplier?!"

"Only if you can catch me!" Malice taunted, teleporting to Anti's side before hauling him to his feet.

She was about to teleport them both away when her eyes landed on Harry holding a makeshift sword. "Harry! You need need to get out of here! Get back in the Church!"

"No!" Harry yelled. "I won't leave you!"

"Mal!" Anti warned. "Ugly fecker at 1 o'clock!" 

Without looking at Darkiplier's minions, Malice placed her hand on Anti's arm before teleporting him back to Harry's garden- the only place that came to mind.

"Anti..." She breathed, thankful for having a moment to breathe. "It's awful...It's all my fault...Die sacrificed the crown and his powers to Darkiplier..."

He stared at her. "No...why...why would he do that?! He knows how deranged Darkiplier is!"

Malice looked away from him. Her silence said it all.

"Oh..." He said sheepishly. "I...Mal...It's not your fault...he didn't-"

"He risked the entire Kingdom for me!" Malice snapped. "If I hadn't made that damned deal with that bastard none of this would have happened!"

"Mal, you didn't-" 

"Anti, don't bother." She sighed. "Darkiplier will more than likely be back in the human world looking for me, so I need you to go back home and help Kill while I go back for Harry. He helped me escape. Die's with him and he's weak."

Anti blinked at her. "What?! Mal, I'm not-"

"Don't argue! I need you all to be safe!"

Her lifelong friend stared at her, his eyes tear bright but unable to shed any tears. He stepped forward and wrapped his arms around her, hugging her tight against him. 

"Promise me you'll be safe..."

Malice held on to him but didn't say anything as she teleported them back to the Demon Realm.

A/N: Hey! I think it's about damn time that I finish this story...