The Demon's Voice

Chapter 20

Chapter 21:         

Angelica and I walked side by side towards the portal to hell, Bastian was up ahead, in sight but not within hearing distance “Angelica” I said softly, a small smile on my face “it’s nice to see you’re still there”

“don’t mistake what I said for my old self” she said softly “I was simply standing up for my orders values against the perversion of this one’s values”

“in any case I am grateful… you were always the only one Bastian would listen to” she simply grunted in response and we continued in silence.

we neared the portal and I could see Bastian growing with excitement when angelica finally spoke again “do you know why Bastian joined this barbaric order? If I remember right he used to be as disgusted by it as us” 

“You really never noticed” I asked sceptically

“Notice what?” she asked confused

“Bastian always had the biggest crush on you…. He thought if he could become a more powerful angel then Galen he could have you, so he attempted to join the army to hone his skills… and was rejected, surely you remember that”

“I do but…. He had a crush on me really?” she said, her eyes wide in shock

“yes… he did” I said

“but that still doesn’t explain why he joined the dark angels”

“it should…. Remember they train all their members how to fight… he wanted to become stronger for you, so he could protect you from Galen….. But by that time you had become part of the order and he simply gave up hope”

“that is… unbelievable” she mumbled softly

“hurry up you slow pokes!” Bastian suddenly growled out “quit your gasbagging and move it, we’re here” I looked up to see the large portal to hell. It was basically a giant hole in the ground, but inside an earth like material swirled around with shades of red, black and purple. “The portal to hell” Muttered Bastian “about time I was allowed to go in here” he laughed cruelly, as he leaped from the side and into the portal.

I shook my head at this, this Bastian wasn’t the one I had once known, not in the slightest. I then turned to face angelica “ladies first” I said, gesturing to the portal. Angelica nodded and walked slowly to the edge where she let herself drop into the portal. Her entrance was a lot more graceful then Bastian’s but that wasn’t a big surprise, Bastian was a brute.

Lastly I entered the portal, my entrance wasn’t brute like nor graceful, just simple. I walked to the edge and jumped in. the portal to hell was a lot like the portal to earth, but the colours were different. The earth’s portal had earthy colours, such as browns, and yellows and bright reds. This portal had reds, but they were more like the colour of blood then earth. Around me the colours swirled, making me feel sick, much like the trip to earth had done to me, but the portal to earth didn’t take quite as long, that was no surprise. Earth and heaven were connected by a natural link, just like earth and hell, but the portal between hell and heaven had to be made artificially, it was a cruel task that saw many die while it was constructed, both angel and demons were lost for its creation.

I finally reached the end of the portal and landed softly on the ground inside the Angel’s temple that rested at the edge of hell. Beside me were Angelica and Bastian, both were marvelling at the building. “Look at that architecture” spoke angelica “the carvings in the stone, the pillars, the glossy paintwork, its beautiful”

“yeah yeah” spoke Bastian “that’s all well and good, but think how many demon’s died in this place! Oh god, the blood… imagine the blood spilt on the walls”