Red Like Ruby (Mostly RubyxDyrroth)

Ruby Fell Into the Abyss part 3

Ruby sat alone over the edge of a precipice while she gazed at the flowing lava pouring from an Abyssal volcano. This event which would usually be dubbed as a disaster is actually beautiful to watch if you're not in its line of danger. The flowing lava appeared to her as a marvelous crimson river that conquers everything in its path. 

When Dyrroth first brought her to this nice isolated spot to watch the magma flow, he told her that she's like the lava: red, hot, and dangerous. The comparison made her chuckle but now it made her want to attain more of its intangible aspects. The lava is unstoppable and can decimate those who stand in its way. She's quite envious of how formidable it is but then again, once it stops moving it just hardens. It loses its fire and vibrant color turning dull, it eventually becomes cold and sometimes even hollow. She figured that if she stays longer in the Abyss she'll be just like that. She will lose the fire burning in her soul and will be just a dull stone.   

Ruby sighed inhaling the pungent odor of sulfur. The atmosphere is quite hot yet she had learned to cope with it through the course of her stay since she's been here for more than a month already. Thousands of thoughts passed through her head as she broods her current life and reminisce her moments out in the sun and under the starlight which had all but faded from her memory. 

The Abyss is so deep the light of day doesn't even bother to extend its radiance to this place and a glimpse of the night sky is nonexistent. There's not even a small whiff of fresh air since death, decay, and sulfur dominates the arid atmosphere. Her body and mind had almost forgotten the meaning of safety as danger lingers in every corner especially since the Apocalypse Queen is out for her blood with only Dyrroth standing in her way. 

Alice had gone out of her way to poison her twice but thankfully Sorca had a very keen sense of smell and swiped away the tampered drink she was about to consume. She had numerously ordered demons to ambush her and take her purity so that the prince will be repulsed of her but the Demon Queen had underestimated her own capacity to defend herself. 

Dyrroth had made every effort to put an end to his mother's hostility and made it clear that he will usurp her power to forcefully abdicate her from her throne and personally execute her if she doesn't end her attempts on Ruby's life. This placed a stand down from Alice and her minions since Dyrroth is a demon of his words and his mere threats made even her tremble.  However Ruby saw it fit to always keep her guard up in case the vampire queen tries something new. 

Luckily it was only Alice and not Thamuz as well who was plotting her death since the Lava Lord will be a far more difficult opponent than the vampire queen. Ruby figured that the high and mighty Fire Demon considered it below him to elaborately plot the demise of a simple human girl when he should be focusing more on strategizing their next plan of invasion. She just hopes that Alice does the same instead of bothering her. Then again that would be very selfish since more lives will be in danger than just hers however can she really worry about others when her own life is at stake?

With regards to her own escape, Ruby was able to gather more reconnaissance about her place of captivity. Her knowledge of the Abyssal geography had expanded since she was allowed to freely roam the Abyss only with the company of Dyrroth or Sorca and her newly appointed squad of female demon guards. Even now a number of them are in standby with her which is probably for the best since she wants to brood while not worrying about her safety. 

There are still places forbidden for her to access and Ruby knew better than to be curious and stupidly explore so she takes the advice of her guards before heading somewhere new. 

So far, Ruby is starting to figure out their pattern of operation and the rotation of the soldiers guarding the exit yet their system is quite formidable that any plan she had drafted will easily be crushed. Of course, there's also her friends who are trying to break her out from the outside however she wasn't able to communicate with them and Dyrroth made sure of it that she will learn no further information about their actions keeping her in the dark.