How to love again (Annabelle X human lover)

Chapter 6- Murder Museum

A/N: There's a song later but it matches the ferocity of the kill and the gentle nature she holds with Remedy.TW for gore, violence, mentions of past abuse & mentions of murder~Erezbet
Annabelle held her hand out to Remedy "You sure you want to know this side of me? It's not pretty. Remedy, I killed people. For fun." Remedy took the Doe's hand glancing at the deer and wolf behind them who were doing a bad job at pretending to not eavesdrop. "Yes, I want to know all of you. I love you, Anna." Annabelle smiled impossibly wider "I love you too Remedy. More than you'll ever understand." Gagging sounds and laughter could be heard behind them. "Will you two knock it off? We have things to show off to the newest family member!" Remedy blushed again. Annabelle growled softly at her brother "I suppose you are right. Where to first?" "Well we saw the club, maybe the hotel, Asher's shop, your shop, really anywhere." "You have a shop?" "We have a museum of family kills too." Asher piped up interrupting his mother knowing that would pique his new stepmother's interest the most. "I want to see that!" Annabelle gave Asher a pointed look but relented to her girlfriend. "Fine we shall go there and then the shop if you'd like." "Yay!" Remedy smiled genuinely. The two male demons snickered noticing how happy the human was versus how annoyed the demoness was getting. Asher led the way noting facts about hell and where they were for Remedy on the way to the museum. As Asher led the group Alastor pulled Annabelle beside him. "How long do you think you can keep this up before they notice?" Annabelle rolled her eyes "My patrons? The king and queen? What makes you think I'm hiding it? They must be aware..." "You have their permission to be with her then?" "Well no... but she summoned me. She chose me. Lady Lilith has to know..." Alastor was about to reply when he heard a gasp as they approached a door. He nearly forgot the museum looked like the house they grew up in... nearly identical really... "Is this... I know this house." Remedy was in awe she had studied this house and its former inhabitants for years. "This is where Annabelle and I grew up. Asher was born here." "This is amazing! Please show me everything!! This is a true crime junkie's dream!!!" Remedy had stars in her eyes as the door swung open revealing the vast interior of the house. "It's bigger on the inside!" "Yes. Sort of dimensionally transcendental.." Annabelle remarks as if having said it a thousand times before. "Like the Tardis? Remedy wondered aloud thinking the reference would fly over the demon's heads. "Yes. Exactly like the Tardis." Annabelle stated with a gleam in her eye that would rival the Doctor's any day. The group allowed the curious human to lead them as she roamed the halls of the museum.
~small skip to Annabelle's favorite kill~
Remedy came to a screeching halt in front of the exhibit that housed the prized kill of one Annabelle σκιά. The exhibit came to life in an instant once Annabelle drew closer "Hello again Annabelle." Cold eyes studied the doe from his display case "Did you bring a new pet with you or just our bitch son?" Remedy stared at the exhibit this was Royce Hyde, one of the lowest scum on the earth. She heard Asher whine faintly registering that he was hiding behind Alastor. "Oh love, I wish I had your resolve and creativity. If only I could help you give him a worse fate," she wrapped her arms around the red-clad demoness and nuzzled her lovingly while glaring at the man in the display. Annabelle nuzzled remedy contentedly "Ask him any questions you have chérie. He can't lie anymore. So long as I'm in front of this display he lives and dies as often as I like." "Show me how he died." Remedy said with a slightly sadistic gleam in her eyes. Annabelle grinned and showed her beloved how it happened. (Play the song here. Also TW: Abuse, murder. Gore. Abusive language.) Royce wheeled fury in his eyes at the sound of creaking hinges. In one hand he held a bleeding Asher by the collar. The child's left eye was swollen shut and a stream of crimson poured from his broken nose. "Your brat gets his mouth from you. You better shut yours and let me teach him some respect unless you need a lesson too," he said through grit teeth. Annabelle's eyes flashed angrily something unhinged about her as she let out a laugh. The corner of her mouth wet with blood already "Royce. Put our son down. This is your only warning. Asher honey it'll be ok. Mommy will make it better."Royce dropped the boy like a ragdoll, his battered body crumpling to the floor with a wheezing whimper. "You're warning me? Bold talk for a broad. 'bout time you both learn your place. I've had enough of you walkin' around like you're better than me and making my boy soft." Royce rolled up his sleeves and began to walk slowly towards Annabelle, the slight sway in his step showing he'd had more than a few that night. Annabelle watched his movements closely she put her hair up into a bun "Asher baby go outside uncle Alastor is waiting for you." She stepped back toward the kitchen as if to grab a knife as Asher limped to the door."See, you do know your place. In the kitchen or on your back, howza bout both?" He slurred, drawing back and lashing out with a vicious but clumsy backhand. She sidestepped him rolling her eyes and grabbing the biggest knife they had in the kitchen "In your dreams. Pig. I only wanted to procreate with you for one reason and we have a son so I'm good. I don't have a use for you!"Royce stumbled and braced himself on the counter. He balled his hand into a fist and struck out with an animalistic howl of pure rage. No way was he going to let some woman talk to him like that. Annabelle stepped off to the side again this time slashing at his arm with the knife. She watched as it cut him. She licked the blood off the knife and made a face "Even your blood is awful... shame. I hate to waste any part of the animal."Royce struggled against the unseen force holding him to the floor. He roared in frustration, confusion, and if he were to be honest; the sudden twinge of fear and dread as he realized he was never the strong one."I know you know what my father was like. The fact you turned out to be just like him... that's telling of my taste in men isn't it?" Annabelle dropped to her knees straddling Royce the knife in her hand trailing his neck gently but firmly."Yeah, you're that same little girl deep down." Royce tried to keep his lip from trembling, forcing a smirk. He'd meant to sound more intimidating, but the cold steel at his throat froze his bravado as his words turned to fog on its blade."Now now. That any way to talk to the woman holding a knife to your throat?" Annabelle chanted something under her breath her eyes glowing Magenta as the shadows in their kitchen came to life seeming to beg for an offering. "I hope what's coming next for you has more appreciation for your existence than I had." She laughed as her eyes glowed a shimmer of teal in the shadows showing her powers off as she sliced and hacked into her husband. She tore into him with animalistic rage, the shadows writhing as parts of Royce were flung to them as an offering. His blood splashed onto her clothes and the floor as she offered him to the gods of old. 

The vision fades and Annabelle had moved to comfort Asher from his father's words. Remedy was in awe she had never seen such power, such rage in someone so delicate.  The display that contained Royce had died down as soon as Annabelle had stepped away. Alastor was watching Remedy's reaction to the kill.  He turned to her with a smile "So what did you think? Entertaining stuff right?" "yes. very. I have never seen such a wonderful skill. Her magic... is it still like that?" She looked at the demon next to her. "It has only grown in our time here." "Enough of this. let us leave I can't stand to look at that pig any longer." Annabelle was holding her son close to her as she ushered him out of the room. A whimper could be heard as they walked out of sight, Alastor sighed. "Royce was a cruel man. When Anna found him down here she put him in that little display to relive the kill. She stopped visiting because she grew bored of him." Remedy wondered if Annabelle would grow bored of her, and she shook her head now was not the time for that. She allowed Alastor to lead her out of the museum and to Annabelle and Asher who were outside. "He can't hurt you, Asher. I am so sorry for ever allowing it to happen... I will spend eternity making it up to you for that." Annabelle was adamant about that fact. She felt a familiar tug of being summoned, this time it was more powerful than Remedy's summoning it had to be the royals. "Al... get Remedy home. Now." She blew Remedy a kiss as she was summoned to the palace. Remedy panicked "What just happened?" "I am sending you back to the mortal plane. Just hold your breath and wait for us to find you again.  With that Remedy watched the red hellscape give way to the walls of her mortal home. She sighed and lay down on her couch it was going to be a long time before she heard from Anna again she knew it.