Damien froze in his tracks as he saw the heavily armored guard come out of the tree. Damien knew he shouldn't be worried. He was the prince of hell after all, but he knew that what happened at the altar, he knew people were looking for him.
The guard looked at him, "Your Majesty?"
Damien sighs in relief. They weren't trying to get him, "Yes. This is he."
"What are you doing here?" they ask.
"Does a prince need a reason to explore his land?" Damien asks.
The guard rubs the back of his neck, "I suppose not, I'm just surprised. Nobody has seen you since you were 10."
"Yes, well....I've been busy. Helping my father....the man is getting old, you know," Damien says.
"Uh, yes, I suppose he is."
"Great. Now let me down. I have no time to talk. I need to get down," Damien commands.
"Right! Of course! So-" the guard was cut off by the sound of his walkie-talkie going off.
"Torturer grounds? Torturer grounds, are you there?" the talky said.
The guard grabs the talkie and answers, "Guard 2456 here. What's the problem?"
"We got word that the prince has run away and is heading that way. If you find him, catch him!"
The guard looks at Damien before putting the talkie down, "Your Majesty, I need to take you back."
Damien starts sweating before summoning fire from his hands, "I'm not going anywhere!"
The guard lifts his spear, "Your Majesty, I'm not afraid to use force! You need to go home!"
"Not without Philip!" Damien yells back.
That's when the girls finally caught up, "Shit! Damien, back up! You're going to get stabbed!"
"No, I won't. I've practiced all my life for this." Damien digs his hands into the ground, "I'll give you 3 seconds to. Get. Out. Of. My. Way!!"
The guard seems to be sweating, though it's hard to tell since he has his face covered. Damien's fire grows stronger as he counts down, "1...." The guard holds onto his spear harder, and it seems to start glowing, "2....3." Damien sighs as his arms shoot forward, the fire shooting out like a huge flamethrower. It swallows the guy up whole, and Damien has some trouble trying to keep the ground underneath his feet; Damien could feel the flames pushing him back. However, the thought of Pip helps him keep his strength.
Soon, Damien's fire stops and dies out. Damien looks at where the guard was; all that's left is nothing but the spear the guard was holding, still glowing, and it doesn't even seem touched, "Spear must be fire-resistant or something." Damien sighs as he goes over to the tree, "....What did they say again....knock 5 times? Ok...."
Damien lifts his hands, and without hesitation, he knocks hard 5 times. He takes a step back, but....nothing happens, "Ok....um odd." He knocks on it again, but still nothing.
At this point, Damien was starting to get mad, "Come on! Why isn't it working!?" he does it again but hard, then harder, then harder.
Willow was becoming concerned, "Damien. I think it's time to stop. Maybe there is another way?"
"No! I saw the man come out of here, so I know it works!! Come on, open up you stupid thing!!!!" Damien punches the trunk of the tree, "Open up damn it!!"
Willow runs over and grabs him, "Damien, come on! Stop!" However, Damien wasn't listening; he punches her off, eyes turning red as his hand catches on fire, and he punches the tree again, "Open up you fucking tree!!!!" The tree catches on fire from his punch. It busts into flames, wood, and leaves burning.
But that's when something odd happened; it started turning purple, and soon Damien felt his whole body be hit with a wave of pain, it went through his whole body, and he falls to the ground, writhing in pain. The tree then soon puts itself out somehow, and only after that does Damien feel the pain disappear. Willow helps him up and leads him to the nearest, not marked, tree, to rest on.
"Stupid thing. Stupid stupid. My chances of saving Philip are fading away the more I'm out here. How useless can I be? I can't rest!" Damien yells.
"Damien, you can't get up right now. Rest. It was really stupid of you to hit the tree like that, but it happened, and now you need to take care of yourself. Philip can wait; I'm sure he would want you to be okay. Ok?" Willow says.
Damien doesn't answer; he just keeps quiet and stares off to his side, 'Philip, I'm so sorry. Hold off for a bit longer, please.'
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