Without uttering another word, without providing any further explanation, I leaned back, taking my wrist with me. Samael appeared perplexed and bewildered, gazing down at his hand with furrowed brows.As the crowd erupted in cheers for three new demons about to engage in combat, Sam shook his head slightly and turned his attention forward, away from me."So," I interjected, recapturing his focus, "Who's going to win?"I folded my hands in my lap, shielding my throbbing wrist from any more attacks. My gaze remained fixed on the three demons entering the fighting ring, confident that my question would divert Samael's attention."Of these three?" Samael asked, not saying anything about our little moment. "Fuck, they all look pathetic.""Choose one. Let's make a bet," I half-commanded, my eyes still fixed on the three demons preparing themselves with murderous glances at each other. I could sense Samael stealing a sidelong glance at me. "What are we betting on?" He asked."My king," Quiri

Sam's hand left my leg, and suddenly, my demon let out a piercing scream of terror, collapsing to the ground, his face contorted in agony. Confusion washed over me as I instinctively leaned back, scanning my surroundings for any signs of an attack."AAAAAAAAAHHH!" The demon's agonising cry echoed through the air, assaulting my ears. "What's happening?" I asked, bewildered, desperately seeking an explanation.Sam's demon lunged forward, brandishing a knife he had retrieved from his chest, and plunged it directly into my demon's heart. A chilling realisation began to sink in. "You're losing. That's what's happening," Samael sneered in my ear. I was utterly confounded, disturbed by the unfolding events, rendered speechless as I watched the scene unfold before me."But... But he was winning." I murmured, blinking my eyes slowly as if they were deceiving me. My demon had been on the brink of victory. And now he was on the floor with no visible wounds, screaming as if he was being skinned a

I watched as Samael disappeared around the corner, still clutching the knife he had given me. Once he was out of sight, I turned and decided to explore the gardens in hopes of finding a way out of the castle grounds. If the hunt was outside castle grounds, there was a way out of here. If I could just make my way to Lust, I knew I would be safe with Adrian and Elle.God, did I miss my friends."Hello." I said to the first demon I came across. He froze, looked at me, quickly looked away and walked off without saying anything. "Hello." I said to the next demon I came across. He didn't even look at me. The demon just sped off in the direction he came from and didn't look back.The garden was empty. Everything that bloomed here, bloomed high and some points were even like a maze."Hey!" I happily said when I found a demon walking around, a big sword in his hands. He also looked at me as if I had gun pointing at him and took a step back. He looked like he was patrolling the grounds and sudd

Samael stood on the other side, dressed entirely in black. A black tight sweater with long sleeves, black pants and heavy boots. No crown, no Wrath jewels, nothing to indicate he was the king.But he didn't need that. It was very, very clear he was the king here. There was almost a sort of aura around him, one that exuded danger and power. One that I didn't want to be near at all.As I entered, Samael looked up, his gaze fixed on my Lara Croft outfit.Fuck. I felt nervous.The demons remained motionless, the only sound being the crackling of the fire. Despite not being close to it, I could still feel the heat emanating from the flames. Samael nodded towards his side, indicating for me to come. Slowly, I made my way around the circle of demons towards their king.I walked behind demons and had a feeling they didn't like someone so close to their back, even if I was a human. One wrong move or look and Samael would deal with them. They had to ignore their instincts to attack whoever got

We reached the first demon shortly afterward. As soon as he spotted us, panic spread across his face when he realized it was Satan coming for him. Sam effortlessly pulled him down from the tree, checked his neck, and swiftly snapped it, all while I remained on his back.The next one was still running, trying to escape. Sam easily outran him, first snapping his knee to stop him from running and then checked his neck again. Another red stripe. First he broke the other knee, then he kicked his head so hard that it half exploded.The third one was hiding in a cave underground. I didn't see him, but Samael said he heard him. Heard him hiding. And smelt the vile smell of him from miles. There were more hiding in here, he said."Some think they can get away." Sam said when he entered the cramped cave. It was too small for me to remain on his back, so I slid off and stayed right behind him. "Have you ever had any escapees?" I asked when I slid closer to Samael, the cave being too dark for me