Our Chaotic Order

24: Prices Unpaid

^^ Eryn ^^

Then I saw how he'd gotten the blood of a Demon Prince, and leaned back slowly. "Holy mother of all that is good and sacred..." I breathed.

--- Greta's POV ---

I re-read the paragraph to be sure, and was again floored by the evidence stating me in the face.

'I am sad to say that I have lowered myself, in the acquisition of the Blood I needed, according to my extensive research. The Demon King, The Mighty Agardh, son of Tsenu, recently fathered three children with his Mate, the Norse Goddess, and daughter of Loki, Hel herself.

I took them, and asked for his blood, should he wish them returned. Knowing my interest in it, he haggled instead to give me the blood of a Prince, one of his closest subordinates. I accepted, reasoning that the blood wouldn't have been that far diluted, and would still serve me well.

James' shoes have just came untied, and he re-laced them backwards. When asked why, he stated 'Irish Fairies Hate Laces'. Odd answer, but he is an odd child... ah! Back to my thoughts!

Dianthus willingly divulged twelve vials of twelve fluid ounces, and I returned the Demon King's Children, but first took a Sample of blood from them, and learned their true names. Twelve vials of twelve fluid ounces, four from each.

(Half God, Half Demon King? How could I resist!?! I had no way of knowing what secrets their blood held! Perhaps they will become an answer to my quandaries about the origin of Demon Princes and the Demon King Himself!)

Their true names were 'Siam, Rhochev, and Diamedes.'. They also told me their fathers name, which was 'Albion'.

I then bargained again with him for the return of their blood, in return for his complete and utter dissolution of the memory of the event from both his mind, and that of Dianthus. Hel was never informed of her missing children, luckily.

I did not, of course, actually give him their original blood, but the blood of three Ouroboros. I also poisoned the three with a poison that would take years to enact, but when it did, they would develop a literal Dragon Fire in their blood, and it would set them alight, killing them in the most painful of ways for a demon.

I grieve at the thought of harming children, but they will not be children. They will be Demi-Gods with Demon Half's instead of Human. They will be largely immune to Demon Traps, Demon Poisons, Blood Oaths, and many more. They will be Gods, and they will wreck havoc upon the world. This cannot be allowed.

But, Perhaps their blood will assist me in my further developments of this ability of mine, this 'Scaling'? We shall see, I think. It may also help me develop a cure for Demonic Possession.

In the meantime, I shall store them in the safe keeping of a Demon who's name is Anorak, and who's location I cannot find again. I will only find him when he finds me, upon my speaking a certain nonsensical phrase I cannot remember. I seem to have forgotten, but I wrote it down somewhere in this journal, yet I cannot find it. Odd, but perhaps... that is the point... Ha! I bid myself Adieu.'