Arpious of the Planes

"I was hoping we could get married privately… I'm assuming the rest of your family wouldn't want to be there, considering I'm the devil and everything,"

"I didn't take you for the considerate kind," I silently chuckled before lightly reaching out my pale hand, which the devil was a bit confused by. "You're supposed to bend down on one knee and place the ring on my finger,"

"R-Ring? A-And you have like eight rings…."

"Then put it on one of my thumbs," I scoffed at seeing how bad she was at this, most likely assuming me to be the one getting down on one knee. "You're the one who proposed the idea, so you're the one proposing to me… come get me when you're actually ready," I smirked before tauntingly waving her goodbye as I stepped through the icy portal.

"Ugh… this is a pain," I heard her groan just as my vision flashed with a bright white light.

…

Another day had passed, and I was lying in bed with Fol, cuddling with her silently as we just relaxed and took our time with each other.

Violet and Loni were both out, so I took my sweet time making sure the ice drake had her fill with me before I headed off to go hunting.

I had already checked up on everybody, including my children, but the one thing I was more disappointed with was that I and Fol's daughter: Skadi, had already grown up into pretty much a regular older teen.

Normally they slow down during that time, and during the time I was away, she had practically matured past her adorable younger stage, which I was sad I didn't get to see.

"Ugh… I wish there were pictures," I silently groaned, rolling around in the bed just as Fol came back into the room with a glass of water.

"What… do you miss her already?" Fol chuckled, sipping some of the water and then handing it to me.

"Yeah… is she still out hunting? I'm worried she might've gotten lost," I sighed before downing the glass of water and placing it on the bedside table.

"Don't worry~, she'll be back soon… but for now, I want to just spend some time with you," Fol chuckled, hopping into bed and laying my head back down, slowly stroking my hair.

"If I keep getting spoiled like this, I'm gonna get lazy… I can't have that happening when I still have so much to do… especially with that goddamn devil,"

Fol giggled a bit upon remembering something, and after she kissed the top of my head, she muttered something which gradually grew loud enough for me to hear it.

"That was hilarious… what you told me," She chuckled and then began to laugh louder and louder until she was practically rolling on her back, holding her stomach from all the laughter. "That was amazing! How could somebody be so clueless!?"

"Who's clueless?" A woman's voice echoed from the corner of the room, causing me to immediately snap upwards and raise my guard. "Oh, come on. You already know it's me. No need to be so defensive,"

The woman's voice continued to echo, but the devil didn't appear. Instead, it was a giant black portal that stretched itself across one of my walls, practically calling for me with its gurgling and bubbling sounds.

"*sigh*... dammit… alright, I'll be right back," I sighed, giving Fol a kiss and then heading into the dark portal, where I found it closing behind me.

I was left in a large sanctuary of darkness which gave me a strange sense of comfort, but that doesn't mean I lowered my guard since I knew the devil was here… somewhere.

The darkness was a bit disorientating since it felt like I was just floating in a void, the only thing keeping me sane being the squishy feeling beneath my heels.

And then, the woman revealed herself, appearing from a portal made of white mass as if trying to give herself an angelic appearance.

She was dressed in a beautiful long dress and had several pieces of jewelry that impressed me, especially the earrings, which were swords that stretched nearly to the level of her chin.

"Hmph… it's alright," I turned away, trying to avoid looking at the cleavage that she obviously intended to seduce me with.

"Hm? What's wrong? Am I too beautiful?" She chuckled before getting down on one knee and taking out a beautiful black ring made from perfectly shined and slightly clear obsidian, with the actual jewel being twice the size of my other rings, clearly wanting to one-up them.

It was a beautiful red jewel that matched her skin, and inside, there looked to be floating bits of gray and black mana, which, for some reason, only enhanced the beauty of the jewel.

"That ring is very precious… it doesn't have much of a significant meaning, but I thought you'd like it," She smiled, taking my slender hand and slowly placing the ring onto my right thumb. "Now, don't go punching people. I don't want you coming to me, complaining that the jewel broke because you lost your temper,"

"And how crude do you see me as?" I scoffed but couldn't really get mad at her as she even kissed the back of my hand and the palm of my hand ever so gently.

"You're blushing~" She teased me while standing up, not letting go of my fingers as she wiped the lipstick marks into the back and palm of my hand. "Oh man, this is gonna be more fun than I thought…."

As she lightly smiled, her eyes staring directly into mine, she attempted to lean in for a kiss, but I backed away last second, causing her eyes to move back to my hands.

"N-Not yet," I stuttered, still a bit flustered.

"That's fine… but what happened to the other rings? I placed it on your thumb thinking the others were taken… but I think I should just claim that ring finger of yours first," She lightly smiled once again, but as I ripped my hand away, her smile only grew wider.

"I-I don't wear them all the time… they're pretty heavy,"