The Frozen Melody

28.Maggots.

Warning: I tried to tune it down, but this chapter still gets pretty disgusting, so please do not read while eating or if you hate maggots. Enjoy.

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Pye watched the woman inch closer to her unicorn Companion out of fear and nervousness. He had not anticipated her presence and really hoped her arrival will not disrupt his plan.

"Please... Master. Please..."

The Commander's golden eyes flickered back to rest on Tiger begging him. The mutt called him "master" so desperately. He couldn't possibly have developed feelings for Keith, could he? No, that was impossible.

Knowing Daeken, he would probably kill both the unicorn and the woman. Of course this did not concern Joker; his agreement with the Diábolos will get him the mutt, and that was all that mattered.

As he predicted, Daeken pulled out Keith's heart from thin air just seconds later. The woman's screech following that was so ear piercing that Pye wished Daeken could put her out of her misery as well. Fortunately for Helen, she lost conscious before she could really get on their nerves.

"Ahh... The pure heart of a unicorn is delicious! I'm going to get another one later and make it into jerky." Daeken licked the bloody organ in his hands before taking a bite.

"Hm." The Commander favoured the taste of holy angels more because of the powers they hold; Keith was too weak for his liking. Losing interest in the feasting Diábolos, Pye turned his attention to the mutt.

Tyson had fallen on his knees and was staring at the body like he was confused. Was he in shock?

Pye mentally laughed at the thought. After all the battles the boy had experienced and after all the suffering he had endured in Hell, Tiger couldn't possibly be shell shocked from one pathetic unicorn's death.

The back door crashed open, and out came a wide-eyed little teenage girl. Her eyes zoomed in on the blood and she ran to the corpse.

"KEITH?!" She shook the heavy body, and when she didn't get a response, turned to the boy behind her, "Tyson, w-what happened?! Why's Keith like this!?"

The boy peeled his gaze away and looked up at her, blinking slowly. A silent tear slid down his cheeks, and was quickly followed by another.

"T-Tyson..?" The girl's body began shaking as her mind tried to wrap around this turn of events. She looked around for help, and she suddenly saw the unconscious form of her mother. "Mom!!" She jumped up and half ran, half crawled to the woman thinking her mom was also dead.

But before she could reach Helen, Daeken appeared right in front of her out of thin air, blocking her way.

"Hello little girl." His lips were curled into a sinister smile, and his white shirt had red drip stains on it.

Hibie's heart was pounding so hard and fast, it felt like she was going to have a heart attack. Her mouth was open in a scream, but no sound came out as if she had forgotten how to breathe. She stared up at the strange man with impossibly round eyes.

Tyson's protective instincts struggled to overcome his devastating grieve. He had vowed to protect Hibie. Keith was gone... But Hibie, she was still alive for him to protect.

Joker's eyes never left the mutt, so he caught the small strangled sound of desperation from Tyson as the boy jolted himself from his state of shock.

Now was his chance.

"Enough Daeken." The Commander of Hell finally stepped forward, just as Tyson was ready to attack the God.

Daeken turned away from the frozen girl with a huge smile, full of anticipation.