The Doe Demon

Chapter 16: The Nightmare

While most of the group was celebrating their win, even if it was a temporary one, Lucifer looked over a sleeping Alastor and Ruvine, their wounds still healing, Adam was seated nearby as a golden collar and chain faintly gleamed in the candle light. It faded as he looked up from the book in his hand as he saw Lucifer hum in worry as he saw the worried and distressed look on Ruvine's face.

In her head, her memories of the fighting turned sour, turning what was a wonderful win, into a desperate fight for life.

Adam had broken the barrier, but instead of him coming to terms with the fact he was just as bad as the ones he used to kill, he had slammed his axe across Alastor's chest, sending him flying as Ruvine bellowed in rage, Lute smiling at the damage but going wide eyed with Adam as Ruvine shifted before them. However, she didn't stop at her usual form that she took before, now a four armed and two tailed wendigo looking creature stood before the two, the skull that had grown over her head now creaked with her horns as four sets of eyes flared with light as she bellowed. Demented creatures spawned beneath her feet as she howled in rage at the two, when Charlie and Vaggie came to help, Vaggie getting sidetracked with Lute, she went wide eyed in horror of what stood before her.

Alastor's form he took when he tossed Mimzy out was nothing compared to Ruvine's current form, she didn't have his height, but she had a good size and height regardless, it was the look in her eyes that made Charlie nervous, murder, revenge, WRATH.

Everyone always said Ruvine had a side to her that she hid well, many thought it was lust, some though Pride, others thought it was a mild version of Greed or Sloth. Charlie could see that hidden side now clearer than she thought she'd ever see it, WRATH, and as Adam weakly stood up, Lucifer flying as fast as his wings would carry him, he stared in horror at what he looked at. Her form towered over him as her beasts growled around her, they were deformed deer, some with antlers, while others bared razor teeth. They charged off the sides of the building as they would slam into angels below like falling bricks, Angeldust and Husk dodged as best as they could. Cherri had to heft Nifty into her arms as Sir Pentious gasped when one slammed into the ground near him, it weakly whined before going still as he looked up in shocked horror of more coming from the roof.

On the roof, Lucifer saw Adam trying to escape something that would occasionally grip onto him and throw him around, his eyes locking onto a panicked Charlie and Vaggie who were trying to keep a struggling Lute away from a weakened Alastor. He rushed to land before the four as they froze as he landed, Lute taking off in panic as he almost asked something, only to be silenced when Adam was sent flying past them, wings torn out, as Ruvine's form stormed past them in slow motion. Bright yellow golden blood was covering her front hands while her secondary ones were clutching either wing in them to her front. She followed the falling angel, but as she almost slammed him into the ground and started to unhinge her maw to devour him, the world went white.

Ruvine snapped awake in bed as she gasped in horror, Lucifer rushed to her side as he clutched onto her hand in worry, Adam coming over as well as he gently settled a hand onto her arm as she jerked to look at the two in surprise.

"L.... Luci.... A... Adam? W... What?" She whimpered, looking around weakly as she saw Lucifer had taken them to Alastor's room, but not into the bayou side of it, and the room seemed more spacious. She weakly looked back at the two before her as Lucifer sighed quietly as Adam smiled softly.

"You and Alastor fell asleep pretty hard to recover, we finished the hotel soon after and settled you two into the new room... though ya seemed to be having a nightmare." Adam huffed quietly, seeing Ruvine look behind her as Alastor twitched faintly in his sleep, her free hand going to settle over his closest hand as she shivered faintly.

"I... I had a nightmare.... my WRATH over took me... I lost it... and did so much... damage." She whispered in fear and horror, looking at Lucifer who smiled sadly as he gently rubbed her hand.

"I know that feeling all too well little doe.... I am the lead of Pride, but I have many of the sins under my own belt naturally as I did have a favor in creating some of them." Lucifer hummed, gently rubbing her hand as he sighed. "I am sorry that the nightmare had you this shaken... would you tell us about it?" He asked quietly, his eyes locking with her own as she weakly nodded.

She slowly explained about her nightmare, seeing Alastor twitch in his sleep slightly as he remained unconscious, but Adam and Lucifer stared at her in awe as she explained her Wrath form. To her recollection, it would mirror the size of Ozzie when he got mad at his lover's previous boss, but in appearance, it would be more haunting than some of Alastor's rumored past horrors. Lucifer sighed as she shook slightly and sniffled as he settled near her and hugged her as she sobbed quietly into his shoulder. Adam sighed as he gently settled behind Lucifer and settled the two onto his front as he settled against the headboard.

When Alastor woke up, Adam was asleep with his electronic mask hiding his face while Lucifer read quietly from a book, Ruvine was snuggled with them but looked over as she smiled. She helped situate him upright as he sighed in lingering pain as he smiled when Ruvine snuggled to his arms. Lucifer chuckled as he vanished his book and stretched as he got up and off the bed, Adam following after being poked as he smiled some while his mask vanished as he stretched.

"Good evening you two! You've been napping for quite some time, so to help with that, we will be getting you two some food and then Adam will keep the others away so we can make sure your bandages are holding well." Lucifer chirped happily, seeing Ruvine nod quietly as he smiled when Alastor chuckled quietly.

"Of course, thank you for keeping an eye on us... Please apologize to Miss Charlie that I did not mean to not help with rebuilding." Alastor hummed, Lucifer nodding as the two left the room soon after.

However, before the door closed, Lucifer tensed as a smell hit his nose, inside the room, Ruvine was flushed faintly as Alastor clutched at her hips faintly, his own eyes wide as he looked at her head as she kept her eyes down at his chest level.

It seemed, even if still a bit hurt, Ruvine's heat was coming, and it had chosen quite the time to start.