A Deal With the Devil

Chapter 36

Ravanna's POV

We arrive at the satanic chapel and I pay no attention to its architecture as I jump out of the car that only just stopped moving.

I rush to gather Kassandra in my arms and notice that the rest of the seven are already surrounding us.

We make sure that no humans occupy the space when we enter and as soon as we close the door behind us, there is a tremor that shakes the earth in anger, I look to Lust who is as smug as ever.

"What was that?" I ask.

"God and his angels, they've just realized what we've done."

I look around the room that surprisingly has light seeping in through the windows and statues or goat like creatures at every corner.

I look back to her, "What exactly have we done?"

Pride and Envy busy themselves with closing all the doors and shutting every window while
Sloth and Wrath immediately set upon placing dark powder around the room, pouring it out of leather bags.

I look at them questioningly, wondering what the substance is but I thought it best not to ask. Lust saw my confusion though and proceeded with an answer.

"Heavenly creatures cannot enter here, the powder that they are pouring around the chapel is black salt. We use it to absorb negative energy and whatever tries to enter here with significant force will be pushed back by the very same energy that is used. Because we are Lucifer's products we have claimed sanctuary, meaning that we are under protection. Even if they do find a way in, they cannot commit violent acts. Now come, we must set your love down."

I follow Lust to room that is dark but lit by candles. There's a long couch that Lust points at and I walk over to it, gently placing Kassandra down and I lift her head so that it rests on a pillow.

Lust dragged a nearby chair over and I smiled at her gratefully.

I took the chair, moving it as close to Kassandra as I could get. I took her nearest hand in mine and brought it to my lips. I pressed a kiss into her palm hoping that she'd be able to feel it.

"Ravanna."

I turn to face Lust, a question in my gaze.

"When the angels come and realize that they're not able to enter, they'll do everything in their power to get us to step outside of this chapel. No matter what you hear or see, under no circumstance are you to step outside, understand?"

I nod at her and return my eyes to my love.

My eyes follow the curve of her nose, her features so different from when I first laid my eyes upon her. She was so small and weighed next to nothing. Her face was sunken in, there were dark bags under her eyes like she had not gotten sleep in quite a long while. But even through all of that, she was still beautiful.

Now? Now, she's absolutely stunning. Her face had filled out from eating more, her eyes filled with a gentleness that I utterly adore. She looks healthy and I'm so proud of how far she's come.

"Please wake up my love, I'm so sorry that I was foolish enough to let that- that disgusting angel touch you. I wish I had been more prepared for this situation, I promised to protect you, and look what good that did." I take a deep shaky breath and try to keep my voice steady as I can do nothing but watch as my love is trapped in her own mind.

"I love you so much my dear Kassie, I would pay any price just to see your eyes open, don't give up fighting my sweet girl."

I press a hard kiss to the knuckles of her hand, hoping to the three Kings that she feels it.

Please my love, do not give up, you must continue on and win this battle by whatever means necessary.

The room is silent, there is no sound but the deep steady breaths that Kassandra is taking and if I didn't know any better, I would have mistaken her to be sleeping.

There's another tremor that shakes the building with an almost ferocious roar and Lust returns to the room rather quickly.

She stands in the doorway and looks at Kassandra in ... in a way that I have never seen on her face before.

"What is it? What's happened?"

She doesn't answer me but simply walks over to Kassandra and places two fingers against her neck.

"What are you doing?"

She answers me this time, "Checking her pulse."

I look at her confused, "Whatever for?"

Lust removes her hand and looks ...

Shocked.

"She caused the tremor."

I am flabbergasted at her proclamation.

"What do you mean?"

"She ... she awakened something within herself."

My eyes move back to Kassandra's body, " She awakened something?"

"When an angel is created, their essence is connected to every other angel as a way for them to draw power from each other but when an angel is killed and their essence destroyed, it weakens all angels collectively."

"What does this have to do with the tremor that we just experienced?"

Lust's eyes stay on my love as she says what I had never thought possible, "Ravanna, Kassandra just vanquished the remaining essence of an angel, she's.... she's going to transform."

My eyes widen and quickly move to watch Kassandra for any signs of distress but when I see none it only makes me all the more worried.

"A halfling who takes their first life will be turned into their true form and run rampant with their utmost deepest desire, leaving no mercy in their wake. Judas help us."

I stare at my love, memorizing every feature, "After what she has been through, I don't think even he can help whoever has wronged her."