The Present and the Future

12

Sorry it's a bit short and wait. I chose Adam and Lute art because this chapter deals with them. Enjoy! 

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Adam's POV

I sit on one of the lobby's couches, drinking a smoothie and scrolling on my phone. I have made a truce with the little demon running around with a dagger. As long as she doesn't stab me, I won't try to kill her by any means. She likes to climb on me though. Weird little girl. Whenever the others around, she doesn't try anything unless asked to. But she'll look at me like she wants to stab me. She's crazy.

The hotel is quiet. Without that child running around and the princess's activities, it's peaceful. No chaos. No sound besides Niffty running around. Don't they get back in like a few days. Something like that.

Lute walks down the stairs with a yawn. Her wings need preening. Niffty runs up to her and says something. I can't hear from here. Lute declines whatever Niffty offered and walks towards me.

"Your wings need preening, danger tits."

"I know, Sir."

All of a sudden, the wall beside the door is blown up. Parts of the wall fly at Lute and I, who dodge them quickly. Shit man. We have a fucking door. Use it. I see Niffty hiding behind the old television. Why is she hiding? I look over the couch at the broken wall. A tall woman stands there. She looks badass.

"Who the fuck are you?" I ask.

"Where's the girl?"

"Niffty? Uh. She's not here. She went out." The woman narrow her eyes at me. I don't think she believes me. What does she want with Niffty? Black icicle looking things sprout up from the ground behind her. Lute grabs Niffty and runs upstairs. My guitar ax appears in my hand. The icicle things shoot at me. I dodge and slice them with my ax, but they just keep on coming. "Fuck bro."

"Just bring me the girl."

"Can't do that."

She then wraps a chain around me, throwing me into the bar. I try to get up but a bunch of the bottles fall on me, glass cutting me left and right. The woman starts running up the stairs after Lute. Don't die Lute.

I got to call them. Quick.

Lute's POV

I never liked this girl or any demon kind really, but whatever that lady wants with Niffty will have to go through me first. I fly out a window of Lucifer's room, getting some glass on my wings. Gold blood trickles off my wings and onto the grounds of Hell. I hold Niffty in my arms close to my chest. Her little hands holding my shirt. Where do I fly to? I hope Adam is able to distract her long enough that I could get far away.

I get closer to the ground. Sinners see me and run away. I need to change my outfit if I'm staying down here for the rest of my life. I feel a chain wrap around my ankle and pull me back. Shit. I get thrown into a building. I shield the trembling girl in my arms with my wings.

"Run," I whisper. "Far away." She nods and scurries away. I groan and try to get up, only to be immediately pushed back down. The woman steps on my chest, keeping me here. I grunt as I try to kick her away. Black ink starts to fill the surrounding areas, going up my legs and covering my wings.

"Where is she? You'll tell me if you want to live another day," the woman says. The black liquid covers my legs and hardens. I stay quiet and grit my teeth. Her heel stabs into my chest as she puts pressure. I yell out in pain. "You have approximately 4 seconds to tell me or you'll be nothing but a bunch of pieces of rubble."

"N-No," I choke out. She removes her foot and the black ink starts covering my body. It reaches up my neck and covers my face. It hardens around my body, making me unable to breathe.

It was nice working with you Adam.

3rd Person POV

Roo watches as the ink hardens around the pathetic exterminator angel. Once the black ink is completely hard around Lute, she kicks it as hard as she can. Lute shatters like glass into a million black pieces. Roo spits on the ground and disappears and searches all over Hell for the little maid Alastor likes.