Chapter 93: Even If She
’’Please.’’
Rahz sniffed and begged nonstop the moment the serpent was close enough to stare down at him.
Rahz shook his head multiple times, his hand hard on his laps as he sobbed like a child being punished for doing something so terrible. He looked up to his prince for mercy...for a second chance. Hell, he was ready to run whenever he saw her or anybody that mattered to him the most.
If he had known that she was his...
The mere thought of it brought ripples of fear on his lip.
Grim’s gaze moved slowly towards the unconscious demon lying not too far from where they were.
The reason his love couldn’t escape him.
His Anais stood up for her and he watched everything. How painful was it to know that not all the female demons that worked here felt safe enough.
He didn’t really know such practice took place frequently right under his watch.
His eyes settled down hard on the demon who lost all self control at the sight of the weak woman he wanted to take advantage of.
Grim lowered himself carefully before him. Rahz stifled his cries as he could not imagine how he was going to die tonight.
But he lost all composure when the demon crouched before him and had a different look. It terrified him enough to scream so loudly at the top of his voice. The demons keeping guard of the entrance all marched in their direction but paused at the sight of their prince.
Rahz did all three things. He cried and shivered. He peed nonstop in his pants and had several heart attacks all at once.
For the first time, he had met the legend, the great and terrifying serpent rumored to be powerful enough to end the world...he saw it peeking through those golden eyes, spelling its doom.
He could make out faintly the shape and structure of the head of the snake. He saw the scales of it that appeared at the corners of his face, making him a walking nightmare.
The dark slits of the snake pinned on him and smiled.
’’Look at you,’’ it began in a voice enough to cause a ripple of shivers down the spine of the guard demons that gathered around Rahz.
’’You are so capable and big now that you don’t have respect for anyone. Even to me.’’
I would never dare...
Rahz was this close to saying but fear held his tongue and paralyzed his entire being.
How did he come to this?
He had insulted so many demons and beings without a care because of his reputable position in Hell he had forgotten there were boundaries.
’’What were you blabbing to her earlier?’’ The serpent moved his eyes as if trying to recall his exact words.
’’I am Hades’ First Cousin,’’ the serpent mocked in amusement in his exact voice.
’’The great gate keeper of the underworld.’’
It smiled, staring at him in sinister amusement.
’’I am sure my father would like to hear how Hade’s first cousin misbehaves, shaming the reputation of the royal family in the sight of the angels with petty assaults and sexual harassment to his own kind, would he not?’’
Rahz stilled at the thought of him being reported to the devil himself. Grim’s eyes narrowed down at him when all he did was threaten him with words and the truth of his actions and he looked to be broken so easily before the physical pain started.
His lips curled up in dark amusement.
He was born just for this.
If not for his soft sides that seem to overshadow his true nature at times...he doubt anyone would have the audacity to threaten his love with rape or physical abuse.
’’Now, you seem so tired and weak. Why don’t you...’’
Rahz’s mouth widened in horror when the sharp fingernails of the serpent’s thumb drilled bloody holes in his eyes.
The scream that tore from the demon’s throat was enough to cause a pindrop silence in the room. Everyone watched in solemn silence. Even the demons that arrived later at the news of a demon offending the great serpent could do nothing but watch in horror and bated breaths.
The pain was greater than the fires of hell itself. His two eyeballs burst beneath the serpent’s talons as blood ran down his face like tears.
When the pain reached the point that overwhelmed him, the demon only sat limply in the hold of the monster. The sound of flesh and blood moving against each other filled the hall in a nauseating way.
’’...rest for a while before we talk more about how she is a lowly whore.’’
He moved his hands deeper into his eyes until they ruined everything that would enable him to see again. A female demon watching in a corner turned to vomit when the serpent stretched open his face in a grotesque way. His thumbs still buried in the bloodied hole of his eyes while he broke his high cheek bones with a sickening ripping sound.
Azazel gasped, his eyes flickering over to the serpent who smiled as if enjoying every moment of the pain it caused him.
With another sharp breaking sound, there was a long tear along the middle of the demon’s face.
Grim paused and removed his fingers slowly from his squashed eyeballs before holding the body of the limp but still-living demon gently by the shoulder, pulling him close enough to hiss softly in his ear.
’’Even if she seduced you or appeared naked before you, you still have no right to touch her.’’
Rahz let out a tortured sigh when he felt something sharp tore painfully into the soft flesh of his neck. The pain paralyzed him and it was at that moment he begged death to be merciful enough to take him soon and spare him from this pain.
’’She is not yours to discipline or punish. She is not yours to decide if she is a lowly whore or a seductress.’’
Blood like tears rolled down Rahz face as the serpent’s assault on his neck deepened enough to release his venom.
Grim slowly pulled away, his hand hard on his prey as a wicked smile took him completely. Enjoying every bit of this before saying, ’’I have three venoms in me.’’
Everyone that watched stared in pity at the unfortunate demon.
’’One dissolves flesh, and another burns like acid through bone.’’
’’Ah...ah...ah...ahhh...’’
Everyone felt that cry the demon gave out but everyone felt powerless to save him.
’’The third one,’’ the serpent smirked in delight. ’’Is my favourite one.’’
’’It keeps you alive while you feel the pain of the other two.’’
Rahz could see nothing as he felt something strange took over every part of his body slowly like poison.
’’Guess which venom I released inside you.’’
Grim let go and the demon with the disfigured face collapsed to the ground beside him and roared loudly in pain. His voice was tired but not week enough to show the gravity of his pain and endless torture to the other demons in the hall.
And for the first time in a long while, every demon in the whole room turned to the serpent in fear. It brought them all to their knees as Grim fell back and stared in sick enjoyment at the pain the demon is to endure for eternity without rest.
But something else wiped that smile of satisfaction off his face.
His golden eyes narrowed and followed the movement of the girl running with all her might and halfway towards the door now left unguarded.
Anais...
He shook his head as he watched her slip away quickly through the door without looking back. His gaze returned to their normal color before burning on the door in great displeasure.