I can't fly

I suppose I can try

Damian

I tried to look for an exit but for a moment it felt like I was walking around a labyrinth because all the walls looked the same.

Despite feeling dizzy and weak I told myself that I had to get out of that place no matter what.

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Chase

"Wait, wait, wait." Malcolm said causing us to a halt. "What the fuck do you mean that you're only going to detain him?" He asked.

"What kind of question is that?" Rachel asked. "As long as Damian is still the prince of hell we are not killing him, right Chase?" She turned to me along with everyone else.

"Yes. Nobody is going to kill Damian." I replied. Matthew widened his eyes while he watched me. Was it that obvious that I was becoming obsessed with Damian with every passing second?

"You have to kill him." Malcolm insisted.
"Why?" Oliver asked.
"Damian murdered the two council members as his way to stop them from finding Lucifer and his brother." Malcolm explained.

"Damian would never do that." I argued.
"Also, where are you going with your explanation?" Rachel asked.

Malcolm inhaled softly then lowered his eyes.
"I just recently discovered that in order for ownership to be transferred from him to another devil was if he sinned." He explained.

"And you're saying that if we kill him now he will no longer be the prince of hell?" Oliver asked.
"Yes." Malcolm replied then turned to me. Killing him was not part of the plan. I didn't want to.

"Is this true?" I asked turning to the angel as my way of stalling.
"I'm not sure." Matthew truthfully replied.

"Of course it is true." Malcolm replied. "And you have to do it yourself Chase because of your high energy. It's either that or he becomes more powerful."
"I'm not killing Damian. Because..." I closed my eyes and bit my bottom lip. What the fuck was happening to me?

"Chase!" I snapped my eyes open to see him rushing out a door on top of the building, but he suddenly stopped and held onto the wall.

My heart dropped when I saw him look weak and cough out blood.
"Damian!" I cried sprouting my wings then flew towards him ignoring the astounded glares from everyone else.

He wobbled and fell forward but I picked him up from the ground bridal style. I scrutinized him and up close he only looked worse – like he was poisoned.
"It's all a trap." He said barely in a whisper.

"We'll figure that out later, but right now you need help." I said while flying down. "Matthew, can you help him? Please?" I asked turning to the angel who widened his eyes in shock.

"Did you just say 'please?'" Oliver asked horrifically. Damian began coughing again and I hated the wheezing sound of his chest.
"Matthew, I requested you something." I said ignoring Oliver.

"I suppose I can try." Matthew said giving me some hope. I laid Damian on the ground so that the angel could do his work.

However, tension began to rise when Malcolm morphed into Benjamin. I widened my eyes in shock then he pushed me back with his telekinesis powers.

A sudden memory hit me. Malcolm had telekinesis powers but the other council members never did nor did any other devil for that matter. Which meant... How could we have been blind to not notice the neutral right under our noses?

Oliver, Rachel, and Matthew turned to me in concern.
"Protect Damian. I'll be fine." I assured them while standing up from the ground.

The neutral one smirked.
"Do you really think you can take me on by yourself stupid devil?" He asked.
"Maybe." I replied after shifting to my true form which consisted of devil horns and a red tail. A devil fork was materialized on my left.

I grabbed it while not losing my gaze on my opponent then got into a fighting stance. Benjamin tightened his grip on his black and white stick before charging towards me.

I quickly blocked it from hitting my face with the devil fork. However, my breath got hitched in my throat when I realized that a sharp blade was being materialized on the right end which was close to my abdomen.

I used all my strength to push him back then flew up to avoid his next attack. The neutral one followed me after sprouting out his black and white wings.

I shot out fiery flames from my weapon but he was swift to dodge them all. Meanwhile, I noticed Rachel and Oliver fighting another neutral one. So, he can multiply? I just wonder how many times?

"What have you become Chase?" Benjamin asked clearly trying to tick a nerve. I remained quiet and blocked all his attacks but his moves were becoming too fast even for me. "I expected this behaviour from an angel but you just proved that devils can also be pathetic." He said.

I saw an opening and don't hesitate to attempt to stab his chest. However, in a blink of an eye he avoided that attack and was suddenly behind me. I didn't get a chance to fathom what was happening because he pushed me back with the middle of his stick.

I crashed on the ground creating a deep hole. I winced and slowly got up on my feet. The neutral one charged towards me but I quickly backed away avoiding his attack. However, not fast enough because he kicked my abdomen when my guard was down. I winced and was sure that he broke something.

As I was attending to my pain I didn't realize that the neutral one had soared to the sky again to punch me knocking me down on the ground with immense pain.

I slowly opened my eyes and for a moment my vision was blurry as I watched Rachel and Oliver also struggling with their own copy of the neutral one.

The clone was just as swift as the original. Soon, Rachel and Oliver were both trapped in a cage smeared with holy energy. He could kill them but he couldn't kill me because he needed me for his preposterous plan.

"That crazy neutral one is going to kill him." Damian said looking like he was resisting assistance from Matthew who was struggling to sustain him.
"Damian, please. Stop fidgeting and let me heal you before this poison kills you." He said.

I rose from the ground and simultaneously by then Damian stopped resisting and watched me in disbelief along with Benjamin.
"Just give up Chase. It's either you kill Damian yourself or I do and destroy this goddamn world along with him." He said.

"I'm not letting you do that." I said then tightened my shaking hands around the devil fork. I was completely worn out and ironically for a devil I didn't have hope that I might actually defeat him.

"What a waste of time. Looks like I will have to kill you then. You know, I actually saw potential in you. Your hunger for power made you intriguing. It's a pity that you have to go down like this." Benjamin said while aiming his right palm at me.