The Demons gathered in swarms, filling the sky like mosquitoes.
"God... There are so many of them..." Heather breathed.
"They're the Undead equivalent of Angels," whispered Azelf. "I wouldn't be surprised if your father was among them."
"Dad..."
"Craig was misunderstood," James broke in. "He murdered my father out of rage, but he wasn't evil. Surely he could be forgiven?"
"That is debatable," said Antheia. "If he really was as pure as you say, I am unable to see how he could be sent to Hell..."
One large demon emerged - he was notably larger than the rest, with broad, black, pointed wings. He had a pointed chin and a scar running down the left side of his face, but otherwise he was relatively good looking.
"Angels!" he boomed in a surprisingly deep voice, pointing. "And human mortal." He eyed up Heather suspiciously. "We have come to take back what is rightfully ours!"85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡq3wpvEH3WN
"Yours?" Azelf bellowed. "Angel Falls, and the whole of the Mystic Forest belongs to us!"
"Ah, but you have forgotten. You remember the Battle of Angel Falls, yes? Well..."
He looked around and sneered. "We won the war."
"You did not."
"We did indeed. And observe," he gestured to his fleet of demons. "In the case that you would deny it, I have brought my army!"
He cackled.
"Now, then, Azelf," said the demon in a jeering voice. "Dare you challenge us?"
"If we don't, he will claim Angel Falls," Heather hissed. 85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ70YqGXullc
"We can't risk it."
"But-"
"I will not be responsible for your death."
The army in the sky seemed to be growing.
"Well? I await your decision."
"We cannot take on the Devil," Azelf said indignantly. "He possesses tremendous strength and evil energy, not to mention the fact that we are outnumbered-"85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡB8lQMiqNhe
"I'm BORED!" the Devil shouted suddenly. "I cannot stand your jabbering. Men! Prepare for attack!"
Heather squealed as half a dozen demons jumped onto her, knocking her to the ground with a loud thud. Within a second, James had reached her and was batting them off like a large horde of flies.85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoABhg39oES
Azelf chanted something before unleashing a hail of electrical energy orbs onto his foes. Antheia followed suit, hitting each demon with a ball of light.
Something hit James hard on the head and he fell to the ground. He looked up to see the Devil's evil, grinning face as he delivered the final blow. Heather wrestled him to the ground for two seconds before she was thrown to the ground again.85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwPenMpcDwa
James heard a snap as Valentine's precious arrow was broken into two. For one millisecond, he looked alarmed, but before the Devil could do anything, he had already summoned a sword from somewhere and was pointing it at him.
"Oh...?" the Devil said, looking somewhat puzzled. "That face... it looks familiar..."
Valentine flinched.
"Yes... Marcus..."
"DON'T YOU DARE SAY THAT NAME!" Valentine roared.
He drew his sword closer to the Devil's neck.85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjKUPdZPrJA
"Ah, yes... I remember. He was so brave, fighting for his comrades, even when he was injured and on the brink of death."
Valentine stared at him in a way that James had never seen him do before. Valentine was sweet, a bit of a trickster, but hardly ever serious; yet now he was holding a sword to the Devil's neck.
Azelf looked startled. Antheia just stared at him, almost sadly, as if she understood everything that was going on.
"You know his last words?"
"I know what his last words were."
"I remember when I was about to kill him, he said, 'Please. Kill me, but spare my-'"
Valentine thrust his sword into his chest, and he crumpled to the ground in a bloody heap.
Panic began to emerge amongst the demon troops.
"The general is dead! What do we do?"85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡepxX5iZoWg
"We kill the boy, of course!"85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpHWh4z6Ryk
"He killed the general! He's dangerous!"85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoCnjkFcZOZ
"We should kill him..."85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQGpxAA3odq
Valentine stabbed another nearby demon, and the rest of them went running.85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAlkV5QOdfH
