is anybody home?

"Hello, is anyone home?" Seth stepped into Argun's home, looking for him.

He checked everywhere. He heard noises coming from a back area and walked in to see Asbeel pacing the floor of a cage.

"Argun and the Queen have left. They're looking for your daughter in the demon domain," Asbeel said.

"Why are you in the cage, why aren't you helping?"

Asbeel told him a long story. Seth freed him to help him with the search. Seth packed some gear, some food for Asbeel.

"Argun won't mind if I take this." He grabbed a backpack. He shoved everything he needed in it. He opened the portal and Idris popped out.

"There you are, feeling better, I see?"

"Don't try to stop me!" He shoved Idris aside and walked to the portal. "No, man, you got it all wrong, I'm here to help! Come on, let's go stop wasting time. They shook hands."

"That's my brother, let's go!"  Oh! Man, you got the fire breather come on Asbeel! He grinned, and they headed off to the demon domain.

The moment they stepped out of the portal, they were surrounded by peeks of the mountain tops.

The cold air crept into their bones. It was already dark. The wind was howling. You can hear screams far off in the distance. Asbeel said," I'll keep you both warm. Stand close," his body gave off a comfortable heat but not enough to melt the snow too fast. 

Asbeel sniffed the air, "I smell something familiar." 

He looked at Seth, waiting for a command. You follow it, we'll follow you! He was off in the direction of the scent. Seth and Idris took flight to keep up with Asbeel, who was making quick work of the snow, like a snow plow. Barreling down the mountain side.

Set and Idris saw a figure standing in the snow fighting off. A hoard of Imps.

Bodies flying left and right, the marrow blade cutting, swishing through their flesh. Her left fist formed a flaming ball. Any of them got close, she sent them a powerful punch, shattering horns and breaking bones. They caught on fire and turned to ash. There were scorch marks all over the freshly made snow.

A large ram like demon came out of nowhere to charge Charlene from the back.  Before she even got a chance to lift her hand, Asbeel came plowing through the snow.

They both stopped charging. They stood parallel, pacing, and swinging their heads. This allows both to assess each other's size, strength, and fighting skills. 

"You think you can take me on demon dog!" Asbeel didn't flinch. 

"Try me, I'll use your horns as toothpicks!" Asbeel shot flames from its nostrils.

"Before I kill you, what is your name?" The demon ram said.

"Asbeel the hound." As he stood there in a stance to fight. 

"Allow me to introduce myself Asbeel." I am lord Baphomet and this will be the last thing on your lips as I rip your throat out!"  He gave out a loud, high-pitched scream followed by a series of grunts as it charged at him. Asbeel just side stepped him, sending Baphomet flying into a deep snow pile. He wasn't too bright, Asbeel thought to himself.

Asbeel looked to make sure Charlene was at a safe distance. Before he started to engage in any fighting. 

Just then Seth said" Go ahead, handle your business will help Charlene."

Asbeel turned up the heat so hot that his lips, instead of drool coming from them, were droplets of lava. 

By the time the Baphomet unlodged itself from the snow pile it ran into. Asbeel was right in its face when it turned around. 

 One drop of lava fell on your skin. It gives you a third degree burn which goes all the way through your skin to the muscle below. Asbeel poured out his mouth gallons of it at high velocity on Baphomet, the only thing he could do was scream in torment.

There were bodies everywhere and not a demon insight at that point. Charlene turned to see Idris and Seth standing trying to catch their breath in the mist of all this carnage..

"Oh, now you'll decide to join me?" Charlene spoke, uncharacteristically calm. "Something smells delicious." She looked at the chard remains in the distance.

 "Girl, you need your soul back immediately!"  Idris said, trying to hold back puke.

Asbeel walked over. "Hello Charlene".

"Nice work." She looked over at the remains again.

"You as well," He looked around at all the dead Imps. "That was lord. What did he say his name was, Baphomet?"

"Good, two down two to go," she said. She started walking away.

"Wait a minute princess!" Seth walked in front of her. Charlene's eyes filled with power still. 

"How are you doing?" Seth asked. She was still wearing a crown and the rings.

"I'm fine dad." She felt annoyed.

"You don't look fine. After all that fighting, you still have all that energy stored?"

"It's been like this for a while for me. No way to release it once it charges up and nothing I can do about it. I've been trying to hide it from you for a while. But since I don't have a soul. I don't seem to care as much. That's why I'm telling you, I guess."

Seth was feeling woozy. He struggled to stand up on his own two feet. Charlene noticed this.

"You seem to have a problem. You look weak.I can help you. Before he could stop her. She already had her hands on him. He lit up like a roman candle."

She released him, white smoke lifted from his skin. "She patted him on his arm, you better now let's go." 

Idris looked Seth up and down. "Man, are you good?"

Seth couldn't believe this just happened." As far as I can tell, yeah, I feel great! She somehow recharged me like a battery. It seems as though it didn't even phase her?

"Don't make me have to leave you both," Charlene said, without looking back to see if they were both following her. Asbeel stood right by her side. He knew who was in charge now.

"We had better keep up with her. No telling what she'll do next, my thoughts exactly. Besides, if we could kill some demons. I say we do it." Seth looked at Charlene's back as she hovered over the snow. They continued through the valley of the snow cap mountains...........