Apnea

Pure colors

Chapter 3

Markian pov

We continued conversing as if the raucous made by both my father and Mammon had never occurred.

They were really good at brightening up the atmosphere, especially Raven. She seemed to be an individual whom usually withheld a dark aura, but she actually sparked a light around the people that surrounded her.

"I can't believe this meeting is four days long," Raven whined. Jasper nodded in like-mindedness and then moved tremendously close to Raven's face. What is he doing?

"When I look at you closely...I realize how fucking hideous you are,"he said with a sigh as he sunk back into his seat. "I don't want to hear that from someone with the personality of sewer water,"Raven scoffed. Fighting words?

Jasper's eyes glowed in mischief, only to be interrupted by Lucifer. "Jas, I hope you aren't starting yet another fight with my wife to be." Wife to what ?

"Don't be disgusting,"she said with a dirty look. After that was said, we all focused back on our food. Lucifer brought his plate over and joined us, sitting across from Raven. For a second I thought l heard a faint sound of water droplets falling, but I pushed it aside and continued to finish the contents on my plate.

"Do you hear tha-"Kane incompletely asks. Lucifer, Jasper and I gradually shifted our attention to Kane, who was now staring at Raven in horror. Subsequently, all attention slowly gravitated towards Raven, whose eyes were unconsciously gushing with black liquid. Raven looked as if she was in a distant place, yet dread filled the atmosphere.  Jasper shot up alarmingly to fully grasp the situation, but came to an immediate halt when Raven started to cough up the same black liquid. The coughs began to sound like choking as the liquid became too much for her hands to carry. She forcefully scooted her chair back to avoid messing up her clothes and the table. Lucifer abandoned his seat and made his way around the table.

"Help! HELP!! SOMEBODY HELP HE-"I roared, before Jasper slapped a hand over my mouth.

"Keep it down!! You're making a scene," Jasper huffed. I frantically slapped his hand away and gave him a look of disbelief. Lucifer turned to the other guest in the dining hall and gave them a look to mind their business.

"Wha-she is oozing black mystery fluid from her mouth and eyes!! Why would I calm down?!"

"Something is happening to the reapers...her body is just sending a signal hence the black fluid, so please shut the fuck up,"he snapped. Are you kidding me?

The black fluid came to a halt after she threw up the rest of its contents, leaving her heaving on the edge of her seat. "An ... Angel is s-slaughtering my reapers...,"she said in almost a whisper. An Angel? What Angel could be doing that? Raven continues to wheeze as she tries to get up from her seat, only to fall to her knees. The black liquid seeped through her dress, soaking the white fabric in black.

Kane offered his hand, but Raven shook her head and tried to get up again. This time her legs weren't at fault, for she lost consciousness altogether. If it weren't for Lucifer's fast reflexes, Raven would've hit her head from the fall. He held her in his arms for a moment, pushing the hair that blocked her other eye from our view and smiled sadly. Lucifer then picked her up bridal-style and took her upstairs to her room.

Jasper then turned to me, "Are you ok?"

"..."

"Hello~"I'm not responding to this jackass. "Hey! Why are you ignoring me? I'll suck your toes~"

"You're a fucking idiot," I snorted. 

"What's wrong?"

"You were so cold towards me a second ago,"I pouted.

"I'm sorry," he said, placing his signature shit-eating grin on his lips. Chills sped through my body, as I took in the outline of his lips. He tilted his head and glanced at me knowingly. Asshole.

"DINNER IS OVER, YOU CAN NOW MAKE YOUR WAY TO YOUR RESPECTIVE SLEEPING QUARTERS!" The speaker blasted throughout the dining room. Just like that, my thoughts were pushed aside and we had to head back to our rooms.

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I approached my room door only to continue walking around the House of Nirvana. Unexpectedly, I caught a glimpse of Jasper conversing with a woman with a slim, black tail. A succubus. The Succubus' eyes glowed with an indigo hue as she leaned in to steal a kiss. Although she seemed to have him under her spell, Jasper's eyes snapped open with a deep green gleam and he detached her head from her body. The removal happened so quickly that if I blinked in that moment, I would've missed it all go down. Her decapitated body stood still for a second, then fell limp in front of him. He stood in place, wearing a wicked grin as he licked the vital fluid off the back of his hand. What in the hell did I just witness?

"You can stop spying, Markian,"I shuddered at the way he called my name.

"W-w,"I stuttered. I turned around to try and run away from him, but instead I bumped into Raven. She was out of her previous clothing and was now wearing ripped jeans with a simple, yellow tube top. Despite being more alert, she had a dead look in her exposed eye and was babysitting eye bags.

"Why are you running?" She asked.

"U-um."

"Quit all that stuttering shi- Did you find that Succubus lurking around?"Raven asked, looking over to Jasper.

"Yeah, that bitch was causing a fuss,"he said coolly.

"How could you just kill her like that? It's fucking, just fucking disgusting!"I spat. Jasper glared at me after my statement, then walked away.

He turned around for just a second and mouthed,"Fuck you" with an annoyed glint in his eyes. I quickly dismissed the situation and walked back to my room.

I thought he was a tender-hearted demon, but Jasper is just a cold-blooded killer. It was an succubus that wasn't suppose to be here, but she was still a fellow Demon like himself. And... the way he killed her? The way he looked at her lifeless body as if she an ant being killed under his foot...it was completely. Completely disgusting. My dad was right...I don't know him like I think I do.

       
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