Battling Demons: My Undying Love

The Abyss

Desmond had a feeling escaping would most definitely not be easy. The only thing left was to have a conversation with the demon to distract him from the others so they can escape safely. Even if it meant losing his life!

"Excuse me sir!" Desmond called out.

"Sirrr?!" The demon replied, "The world is spoilt rotten! Since when were demons referred to as 'sir'?"

"Sorry about that, but at least that brings me to my question. What shall we call you?" Desmond hesitated while he asked for the demon's name. He soon composed himself to look fearless.

'This might get us somewhere.' He thought.

"I am the tenth ruler of the underworld, the mighty slayer of both man and demons. An alpha demon feared by all, Rio." The demon was surely proud. For a demon, nothing was more blissful than the look of fear on the faces of people and demons of lower rankings.

Desmond still standing came up with an idea which had a eight percent chance of succeeding. This could be a chance for them to escape unscathed, as well as it being the dumbest decision he ever made if it went wrong.

"What? You sure talk mighty even though you are only the tenth ruler of hell." Desmond teased.

Desmond's words pierced Rio's heart so deep that he became furious, "How dare you try to belittle me!"

As he raged out vast wind from no where within the cave blew heavily, pushing the family away. Desmond and Damian managed to stand their grounds while the ladies fell to the floor.

Damian realized what his father was trying to do and decided to chip in, "Hey Rio! You know he's right. I for one like you a lot and I think you can be the first instead of the tenth. Why not give it a try?"

Rio was displeased by these words at first. But upon noticing how he was being praised, he felt a sense of accomplishment as well as curiosity. Indeed, he'd like to be the first ruler, but the man who sits on that throne is more than just a demon. How was he supposed to defeat such a monster?

Rio looked interested now, "You have no idea who sits on that throne. He's also one of the reasons why I got locked up in the human realm to begin with, do you think it's that easy?"

Without hesitation, Damian replied, "Yes you can! You should fight....."

Before Damian could finish, Rio interrupted, "Shut up!!!" With a look of fear, he said in a low tone, "He's here."

"Who's here?" Desmond asked.

"The man who locked me in here." The frightened look in Rio's eyes was pleasing to the family but then again, if the demon they were so frightened of just now is scared of another being who hasn't yet appeared, he must be much fearful than Rio, the demon before them.

Soon, Rio fell to his knees and hang his head low. The family, just as were frightened, had no idea what was about to happen. All they could think of was RUN!

But how could they escape? The opening they walked in from was all of a sudden sealed shut. They turned around to ask Rio why he had closed the entrance only to see something they had never seen in their entire lives. Something even if had happened, hadn't been written in the history books of man.

H..he.. He is beautiful!

What appeared before Rio, looking down on him was a man with a face no man can compare to. He was decked in an all black attire. A black sleeves shirt, black trousers, shoe and a long trench coat which suited him perfectly. His fair skin and his long black hair which fell on his back made him in the all black outfit even more attractive.

"Were you attempting to escape?" The man asked Rio calmly in a gentle voice. But to Rio, that sounded like the end of his reign.

Rio shivered terribly as he spoke, "No my king. I never dreamt of leaving the haven you made for me."

"Haven?" The man asked as he looked around, "I thought this was a dungeon. It seems the years you've been here is beginning to have an effect on you."

Feeling he might have offended the man's intentions of imprisoning him, Rio had to console him before the matter escalated. "No my King. That's not what I meant. Everywhere you take me is where I shall consider home. That's why I have taken this place to be a haven my king."

"I see." The man continued, "In that case, you've grown quite grateful for a change. I guess I owe him one."

Rio was curious as to who the man was referring to. When he got it, he asked "You mean the pharaoh you manipulated?"

"Manipulated?" The man asked.

Rio grew much frightened. How could he have forgotten this man hates being called deceitful. Is this how I disappear from existence? "No my king, I spoke out rashly disregarding your likes and dislikes. It's been years since I was locked up in here. And like you said, it's beginning to get a toll on me."

"Alright then. Since you've learnt to be obedient, you can take back your position in the Abyss." The man was pleased with how the demon Rio turned out to be.

Rio had been an unruly demon back in the Abyss. The Abyss has twelve layers. Abyss to everyone's knowledge is a deep unfathomable pit with no end. But that is not so true. The Abyss has realms. Twelve realms. And these realms are ran by the rulers of Hell. Rio is one of them.

The least ranking demons are referred to as Slimes by the inhabitants of the Abyss. Slimes are like humans stained in countless sins. Trying to wash these sins away is like trying to wash sand white, that's how impossible it is. Slimes are thrown into deadly battles against angels to weaken their attacks. When all is accomplished, the next bout, the Guardians, come as backup. Guardians look more like angels, but are not. Most of them have been mutilated out of recognition.

These mutilations strengthen them as well. As demons, what is adored most is strength. If strength is lacked, then you are weak. If you are weak, you become a plaything for the strong.

The guardians might be strong, but they fall under the Advisers in terms of both strength and wisdom. Advisers are the most treasured in the Abyss due to their intelligence and strength. They serve as the right hand demons of the Alpha demons, the rulers of each realm.

Hence from this deduction, the Abyss has four different inhabitants. The Alphas, which rank first, the advisors second, the Guardians and then the slimes.

In that case, where does this man rank? If he were to be a slime, why is an Alpha on his knees apologizing. He most definitely isn't below an Alpha. Then who is he?

This man, is the devil, Lucifer.