Ruthless

Questions, Questions and Roses

Since the Supreme Deity opened the portal and told Zeldris to walk through it, she hadn't said a thing. She walked ahead of Zeldris, and pretty much ignored him.

They'd been walking for about an hour, when Zeldris spoke up. "Uh, I mean no offence, Supreme Deity, but where exactly are we going?" He questioned.

The Supreme Deity stopped and turned around. She was remarkably like Elizabeth, from what he could make out behind the light beam. "We, young demon prince, are going to a special dimension I created solely for this purpose." She continued to walk.

"And what purpose is that?" Zeldris asked. "I kind of have priorities now, you know, pregnant lover, and apparently a dog, too." He said in a disgusted tone.

"Why do you sound so disgusted? Don't you like dogs?" The Supreme Deity asked with a small chuckle.

"No, they're terrifying things. Even some of the puppies. I guess, I kinda, uh, have a fear of them." Zeldris admitted abashedly, his hand rested on his sword hilt uneasily.

"I see, come along and pick up the pace a little, we'll be there soon." She stated, and her walk became an almost jog.

Zeldris matched her pace. "Okay, about what I said earlier, about Gelda, she doesn't know where I am, do you know how long this will take, exactly?"

"Until near midnight, at the latest." She replied curtly.

Zeldris wanted to object, but got the sense she was a little annoyed with his questions and shut up. They walked in silence down the pulsing purple tube that was apparently a portal. It seemed more like a tunnel.

They soon reached the portal exit, a large beam of white light that hurt Zeldris's eyes. The Supreme Deity stepped through the portal, and Zeldris jumped after her blindly, since he couldn't exactly see.

He landed in some grass, in a world where the sky was a pale yellow and everything smelled strangely sweet. But that wasn't what he was focusing on. Zeldris was focusing on he fact that he couldn't breathe properly, and the world seemed to be crushing him.

The Supreme Deity watched him with morbid fascination as he struggled to breath. She flicked her wrist, and a bubble appeared around Zeldris, and at once he was no longer choking.

He glared at the Supreme Deity; not a smart move, perhaps, but a reaction most people would have to being denied air. "What the bloody hell was that?" He demanded, panting.

"Welcome to the Goddess Realm, my dear." She informed him.

"Why are you trying to kill me?" He asked angrily.

"Oh, it won't kill you, if you're strong enough. The Goddess Realm is harder to breathe in for demons, and there's more gravity. Just like what Goddesses feel when entering the Demon Realm." She replied.

"Why are we here?" Zeldris asked.

"Call it training."

"But why?"

"I've noticed that both of your brothers and your sister can come in here, but I've not once seen you in here. Why is that?" The Supreme Deity asked him.

"I don't know."

"You're weak, something is blocking your magic, and your strength. I'm going to help you unlock it. You'll need it for the war." She replied simply.

With a flick of her wrist, the bubble disappeared and Zeldris's knees shook as he tried to remain standing in the force of the Goddess Realm's gravity crushed him. He gasped for air desperately. He could no longer fight against the weight pulling him downward and he crashed to the ground.