"What did you do?" she asked Dante. Instead he started backing away from them.
"N... Nothing" he stammered. She rolled her eyes, lunged forward and grabbed his collar.
"Don't give me that bullshit! You've been cursed by a Greater demon and here you are telling me you've done nothing. If you want to live, tell me the fucking truth!"
Dante shuddered at the sight of her frightening demeanor. She saw this and softened a bit.
"I said tell me" she said again, gently this time.
"I made the creepy father of my School Prefect angry after I rendered his son unconscious and told him his wife didn't raise him well." Dante said, finally calming down.
"Damn! You're an asshole!" She frowned slightly.
"Hey I was angry, okay. I'm not a bad person. That idiot slept with my girlfriend and sent the video to me" Dante's expression changed as he recalled the encounter.
" Damn he's the asshole!" She laughed.
"I'd say he deserves it "
Dante smiled at her and she smiled back. That was when he actually saw how beautiful she was. She was about his age, with gorgeous blue eyes and silky black hair that would put the finest velvet to shame. Her curveous figure accentuated her beauty making Dante's heart skip a beat.
"Hey, pretty boy! What ya staring at?" She asked and cocked an eyebrow.
"Um... Nothing. Sorry about that." Dante's cheeks flushed with crimson hot blood " I think I have to go. See you later... "
He beckoned for a response.
"Izalea. My name is Izalea and you pretty boy, are going nowhere. If you leave now, the demon will kidnap you and make you his servant as punishment "
"First of all what is all this? Secondly, I don't believe you and third demons don't exist "Dante rolled his eyes and started to walk away.
"Oh my Goodness Dante! You don't get it do you? You are the only one who can see us right now. Everyone around thinks you're a nut job." Izalea groaned in frustration as she beckoned towards the looking passer bys. Most of them were staring awkwardly at him while the rest either laughed or giggled . Funny enough a girl doing a TikTok live had now focused her camera on Dante.
" Shit! Let's get out of here! " Dante said and scurried away to the washroom of the bar. To his surprise Izalea and her companion were already there, waiting for him. She didn't say anything but her mischievous smile betrayed her thoughts. She grabbed him and pushed him into a golden portal he hadn't noticed before
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Fester's father walked through the gates of a dark and eerie manor. The wind blew away some dry leaves across the compound, making his entrance a bit creepy. As he approached the front porch, the doors swung open and a man dressed in a butler's clothes bowed slightly.
" Lord Asmodeus, greetings."
" How dare you! Haven't I warned you not to use my name in the mundane realm." Asmodeus flared up, making the butler cower in fear.
" Anyways, how is he?" He asked the the shuddering butler.
" He's alright. He got damaged internally when he tried to suppress his demonic form but I took care of that, Asmodeus." A seductive woman said from behind the butler, stressing on the word Asmodeus.
" I can always count on you, Anovi." Asmodeus gave a faint smile.
Anovi either didn't notice it or she just didn't give a shit. She beckoned to him to follow her and he did so. They walked to the living room and they sat down, each demon on an opposite couch.
" Tell me, what did you do to that boy?" Anovi asked.
" Nothing." Asmodeus feigned suprise.
" Then what the hell is this?" Anovi asked and brought her phone out. She showed Asmodeus a video of Dante talking to himself (Izalea and her companion were not visible) in front of the bar.
" So what if he's going mad?I didn't do that. " Asmodeus laughed slightly.
" No you asshole. He's talking to paladins!" Anovi groaned in frustration.
Instead of the expected suprise, a twisted smile formed on Asmodeus' face. Anovi saw it and warned," Be careful. Anuliel and Eleanor be on our backs from now onward."
" Let them come." Asmodeus said and with that he disappeared in a black mist leaving some black rose petals.
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Dante could hear a faint ringing sound as an additional dose of nausea ravaged him. His blurry vision started to become clear and he could see that he was in a huge marble room that looked like a really luxurious office . In it's center there was a cedar desk and a handsome man sitting behind it. Izalea was saying something to him that made him burst into laughter. She turned and when she saw he was awake, she said to him, " Papi that boy needs help. He's been cursed by a Greater demon."
Immediately the man heard that, he got up and walked towards Dante.
" Where am I?" Dante asked drowsily.
" Hello lad. Let's get you up." The man took Dante's hand and helped him up.
Dante took one look at the man and, involuntarily puked right on the man's shoes.
Izalea burst into laughter before stretching her palms forward. Out of nowhere, water rose from the marble beneath them and created a whirlpool around the man's shoes, cleaning it in the process.
Dante's eyes widened with shock .
" What the fuck?!"
The man smiled and looked at Dante. He extended his hands and shook Dante's.
" I'm Brane Dorus, the director of Daris"