Demons

Chapter Five | Emma

Emma followed Azazel out of the castle, her arm hooked through his as her hand grabbed onto his upper arm, mesmerized by how he looked in his human form. Emma's eyes fell on a black lake as a demon came out of it, gasping for air before he climbed out of the water. "Don't be scared, it's the only way we can heal our bodies" Azazel spoke, Emma letting go of him as he walked over to the edge of the lake. He took his blouse off and let it drop to the floor, only dressed in his leather pants he wore under his armor. He looked back at Emma one last time before he walked into the lake, the black water slowly enveloping his body. He stopped for a moment when it reached his hips, a few pairs of black hands grabbing onto his torso, making Emma gasp softly. The hands reached up to grab his arms, pulling him further into the water before two wrapped around his neck, Azazel lowering himself down into the water completely. Emma stared at the unmoving water for what felt like forever before he came up again, breathing calmly instead of the other demons who came out of the water. He moved his hand through his wet grey hair to move it out of his face, Emma's eyes wandering down his torso before stopping at his prominent hipbones sticking out of the rim of his pants. She quickly tore her eyes away to look up in Azazel's, who reached down to grab his blouse from the floor. "You won't have to do it anytime soon since you're not completely changed yet." Azazel spoke, tying his blouse together again before he started walking, Emma picking up her pace to keep up with him. "What just happened?" She asked him as they entered the castle again, causing Azazel to stop in his tracks to look back at her. "There are lost souls in the lake which feed from our wounds, and that's what heals our bodies" Azazel spoke, a few strands of his wet grey hair hanging in front of his eyes. His hand suddenly reached up to touch her cheek, his thumb running over her cheekbone. A small smile formed on his lips before the doors were thrown open again, Emma looking past Azazel's shoulder to see Dante, Dracul and Aegon walking in. "We couldn't find Raven m'lord" Dracul spoke, his long hair hanging loosely around his torso, a pair of black horns poking through it. "Send patrols through the town, she's not safe there" Azazel spoke, before turning his head to look at Emma for a moment. "I need to show Emma to our quarters so tell me when you find her." "Yes my lord" Aegon answered, before the three of them walked off again. Azazel walked back to Emma and placed his hand on her lower back, escorting her through the long hallways of the castle.