Desiderium

Dreiβig

Lucifer

We are carefully assessing our situation where we are the one who's trapped here in Gehenna. Belphegor is not even here, at this kind of situation, he is the most useful here.

I saw Lilith run over to my side with the hounds beside her "What's happening here?"

I slapped her and hiss at her face "Can't you see the situation, whore?! We're being under attacked!"

Lilith yelped in shock and rub her cheek, she look up at me with tears in her eyes "I-I'm sorry, my King."

I scoffed at her "Command your hounds to attack her."

She nodded, looking determined "Yes, right away." Lilith turned to the hounds who are now muttering something under her breath.

More hounds are coming from the shadows, the last time I saw them they are very few in number, but now they are in hundreds.

I smirked at the thought, I don't care whoever is this 'Ira' or if she really is Ira, she would be mauled by hundreds of hounds.

The hounds are growling and snapping their jaws at 'Ira' who is just sporting a blank cold look.  I am kind of used to it, I know her.

Her left hand who is holding the sword, tighten its grip on the handle and it emitted a dangerous dark purple energy.

Lilith commanded the hounds to attack her at once, I smirked as I saw the hounds getting closer to her.

She will be done for.

"All of you.. Are gonna die." She muttered slowly.

I narrowed my eyes on her,  "Lilith command your hounds to kill her." I ordered, not looking at Lilith's direction.

Lilith nodded and murmur again to command the hounds to do her bidding, their attacks are now much ferocious and monstrous.

But this 'Ira' before us is not even budging, nor batting an eye, how... Unnerving.

"Przeklete Ciernie"

We are both baffled and speechless to what we saw, the hundred hounds who were alive earlier are now burned and skewered by huge thorns filled of black flames.

"I did warn you isn't? You are all gonna die down here." Her cold and deep voice echoed through the walls of Gehenna.

And why am I getting an unwelcome chills in my spine?

"M-my King, we must evacuate at once!" Lilith said as she grabbed my wrist and pull me behind her.

I yanked my wrist from her grip harshly "Don't even dare to tell me what to do, slut!"

"Very good, stay here, so I can kill you."

We both turned our heads to see her as she raise her hand with the sword above her head, more dangerous energy started to swirl out from the blade like a tornado.

My Generals starting to run away from the scene, tsk, coward bastards, Lilith even started to run away too.

"Czarna Smierc"

"Lucifer!!!"

Then the last thing I saw is my throne room getting swallowed by black flames and Lilith calling my name.
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Ira

I stumbled over to Raphael's chest when we feel a sudden earthquake, it is pretty strong that some of the furnitures were knocked off from the impact.

"W-what was that?" I asked, the earthquake stopped and we heard a loud explosion in the middle of the woods.

Raphael peek out of the window and saw a smoke coming from the place where the gates of Gehenna is located.

He suddenly race outside with a rush and I follow him, my eyes never leave the smoke filled forrest. We even hear some trees being cut and falling down, this is such a surprise to all of us, who could ever done something like this?

Could it be... Her?

I shake my head and mutter to myself "No, it's impossible." Raphael stopped and turned his head on me "What's the impossible?"

I sighed "No, n-nothing, let's go hurry to where that smoke coming from."
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We arrived at the location that Bedivere told us and he's right, there is a smoke coming from the Gates of Gehenna which is slightly cracked.

But the thing is, there are no demons in the vicinity and I noticed there's some black thorns potruded from the mouth of the Gates and it is totally burnt.

I blanches "Bedivere, is she here? Have you seen her?"

Bedivere shake his head "No. I haven't seen her."

I can confirm I am so nervous right now, these thorns belong to her.

"I assume you're looking for me, Ira." I stiffened at the sound of that voice, which belongs to only one person.

I saw Raziel frowned "W-who is she? Why does she looks like mom? Does mom has a twin?"

She hopped down from the tree where she is sitting, when she lift her head to face us, I heard the angels gasped in shock.

"W-what the.." I heard Gabriel muttered, then he step closer to Raphael, who is standing beside me with a bewildered look in his face.

The younger angels hide behind Bedivere "Who is she? Why does she look like Ira?" I heard Nuriel asked.

I look at Bedivere, he knows what to do and he take the two young angels with him as they leave the place.

I sighed in relief "Let's get back to the palace, Ire."

"Ire?" I heard Raphael asked in confusion, I nodded in response "Yeah, she is Ire. I'll explain everything once we are in the palace." I said as I glance on her way and thank goodness she followed us as we trod along the vast forest.
---

"She is my Alter Ego who has the ability to think and act in her own volition." I explained to them, Ire is sitting across us in the table, alone.

Even Gabriel, Nuriel and Raziel doesn't want to get closer to her, can you blame them? Ire is like the epitome of cruelty and madness that has the ability to walk visible in the face of the earth.

Gabriel swallowed thickly before murmuring "S-she looks so scary.."

"S-so.. That's why Gehenna's gate has thorns because---"

"----the Devil deserves punishment." Just by the mere sound of her voice, the younger angels flinched a little.

Raphael takes my hand under the table, I didn't protest, for now, I can sense his fear.

Ire's pale golden eyes glanced at Raphael's way, their blank and cold depths are totally unnerving that even one of the Bene Elohim is shifting in his seat.

Ire stand up slowly, I thought she is going to reach for me but her hand grabbed Raphael's tunic as she pulled him closer to her face.

Gabriel panicked "Let go of my brother!" He is trying to pull back Raphael to his seat but Ire's grip is too strong, Raphael couldn't even mutter a word, but his hand is getting sweaty.

I sighed "Ire let go of him.."

"Heed my warning, Archangel." She said, in that cold and void of emotions voice.

"W-what is it?" Raphael asked, his tone is quite shaky.

"Hurt Ira and I will tear you into million pieces or face the wrath of my thorns just like what I did to your elder brother, down there."
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Notes:

Przeklete Ciernie- Cursed Thorns

Czarna Smierc- Black Death