The Dark Hour

--------Astrid--------

"You bastard!" I snapped at him. Quentin just laughed.

"I'm surprised that you didn't figure it out till you gave it to him. Wow Princess how naive aren't you."

"What the hell do you want?!"

"Something that's in the base that you're staying at. You see when I went in there they figured out about me so I can't go back in there to get it."

"There's no way that I'm doing that! I would be betraying Michael!"

"Yeah but you'll be getting the real cure for your little friend. Now are you going to do it?" I looked at the ground.

"What am I looking for?"

"That's my girl, it's a sword."

"Really a sword?"

"Not just an sword. It was used a few hundred years ago, a King of demons used it and on his deathbed he cursed it."

"Why do you want a cursed sword?!"

"Cause the cursed sword only affects humans and angels that give in to the temptation now demons on the other hand are already evil. No matter what you tell yourself all demons are evil not matter what." I growled.

"Where would they be keeping this sword?"

"In a high security warehouse on the base so if I were you I would get it fast." Then he disappeared. How is this going to work? I sighed and went back to the base.

I heard something pop in my pocket and I took out what looked like a pass, and there was a note.

'You might need this' I sighed and put it back in my pocket. I sighed and looked at the ground. I can't believe that it's come down to this. I need to talk to Michael. Maybe he will understand. I should at least try.

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I made it to Michael's office and knocked on the door, I waited for him to answer. I hope he can just give me the sword, I mean Lalna's life is on the line. The door opened and I was kinda shocked to see how messy he looked. He was just wearing a t-shirt and jeans and his hair looked like it hadn't been brushed at all.

"Oh hey Astrid," He said softly. "Do you need something?"

"Uh we need to talk."

"Ok, come in. Um please excuse the mess, I've um been looking for things." I nodded and stepped over a few books.

"I came here to talk about the cursed sword."

"How do you know about that?" He asked shutting the door.

"It used to belong to a demon King every demon knows about it, but there's more. Axel's step dad Quinton he is putting Lalna's life on the line with it. If I don't give him the sword I won't get the cure for him." He looked a bit shocked.

"He has it? I thought... Ok, the others won't agree with me on this, well I can convince Hannah and maybe Gabriel, but I'll try to get it to you. J-Just please, if I can't convince them then just take it. I won't get mad."

"He did give me this." I said pulling out the pass. "But if I do take it Gabriel can and probably will banish me."

"No, not out of my faction. He runs his faction not mine, and I've considered you as part of my faction. Even though you have your own kingdom to run, but he can't make me banish you." I nodded.

"Please hurry, whatever he gave me Ryan made it up and who knows what it's doing to Lalna." He nodded then quickly left the room. I sighed and walked out of the room too. I stopped when I heard my name.

"Astrid!" I turned around and saw Ryan.

"What?"

"Where did you run off too? You didn't meet up with him did you?"

"I did and if I want the damn cure I have to get cursed sword."

"What?! Are you crazy!"

"Apparently! But we need the cure so just stay out of it."

"What did Michael say?"

"He's going to try to talk to Gabriel and Hannah. He said if they don't agree that I can go ahead and just take it." He nodded and walked away.

"I hope you know what you're getting yourself into."

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I sighed and leaned against the building.

"So what did they say?"

"Hannah understood why but Gabriel doesn't think it's worth it. Castiel was completely against it too," He sighed. "Be careful." I sighed.

"Sorry that it's come down to this." I looked at the ground. "Where is it at?"

"In Castiel's faction, I can send someone to distract the guards for a little bit but you'll have to be quick." Michael bit his lip. "I-I don't want him to die."

"He won't I'll make sure of that." I said walking off. I stuck my hands in my pockets and went to the building that it was in. I looked around but didn't see anyone. I quickly used the pass at the doors to slip in the building. I started to look in every room that I came across. I got room 665. There was a white wrapped up looking sword. I walked in the room and grabbed it. I unwrapped the sword and I could feel like evil that it possesses. I quickly turned around when I heard the door open.

"H-Hey! What are you doing in here?" A girl with pink glasses asked nervously.

"Uh.." I bit my lip. "I'm getting the sword that Castiel asked for, he asked me to get it since I'm a demon and if an angel gets a hold of it they can be possessed by the evil within the sword."

"Oh, um o-ok. J-Just be careful, ok?" I nodded, wow it's so easy to convince her. I sighed and walked out of the building I sighed and through the portal. I heard yelling, the guards were coming back I quickly went in the portal. I fell on my butt. Ouch! I looked around and I was in the park.

"Well I see you pulled through Princess."

"Here's your stupid sword." I said tossing it to him. He grabbed it and handed me the paper.

"Here the cure." He said handing it to me. He left and I stuck a note to the paper for Ryan. I sighed.

"I'm sorry for everything Ryan." I used my magic to send it to him and then opened the portal to go home.