Hell's Consort

Newest Chapter for Highest Tier (July 2022)

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Archdemon Empress Luna

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Unfortunately, Sloth turned around to face her just in time and she immediately straightened her spine after creeping behind him.

She flipped her silver hair behind her shoulder to hide her intentions.

Her mission had failed but he was glad he didn't seem to notice it.

"What's wrong with you, Lune?" Sloth asked her as he walked backwards, his arms swinging to his sides. It looked like he wasn't angry anymore but he sounded rather curious of her mental state. "Ever since Apollyon woke up, you've been impatient lately. I am aware of your reckless streak ever since I met you but tonight, you seemed a bit strange." Frown lines marred his forehead. "You are being stubborn and insufferable for no reason. I shouldn't have come... so that I don't have to deal with it first hand." He muttered the last part but it was loud enough for her to hear.

'Yes. You shouldn't have.' Luna thought, biting her lip.

A year of loneliness without Apollyon felt like hell but she managed with just a tiny ray of hope that he would come back.

Was Sloth tired of being her Archdemon Familiar?

Should she break their binding contract so that she could send him back to Hell even if he already told her many times how much he actually wanted to stay here?

That would be a good punishment for him.

Luna could do the exact opposite of what he wanted.

Comfortable silence ensued between them as she glanced up to the heavens.

She had never felt so alone with another Archdemon aside from Apollyon in this vast space under the dawning sky.

There were no signs of Ravin's Demonic Legion up there.

They couldn't have been that far because she could feel their presence but it was rather faint than she expected considering their formidable numbers.

How in the world did Ravin manage to hide a thousand demons in his Legion after knowing that the the neighboring Kingdoms feel threatened by their collective malevolent energies?

Even, she, had a hard time finding them as she glanced around, hoping she could see just one of them.

Where were they?

Luna raised her hand close to her chest to pull her cloak together, inhaled the cold air deeply and exhaled.

As the towering war horse slowed down behind them as if dragging his hooves, she nudged it with the lead rope and guided him through the seemingly empty ghost town.

Suddenly, Sloth cleared his throat and murmured. "You know that I care a lot about you, don't you?" He glanced at her face. "As a familiar, I mean."

She felt butterflies in her belly which meant she was about to vomit.

"I... appreciate." She nodded slowly, all the while avoiding his gaze. Then, she waved a dismissive hand. "Now, go home before my mood gets worse."

"You aren't a good companion."

"Like I said...nobody told you to come with me."

Despite the fact that she was refusing to look at him, she knew him well enough that he was scowling at her.

He might not know this but when he pouted, Sloth looked like an adorable child.

This particular Archdemon had a younger appearance compared to her.

He looked just a bit older than Xerxes.

Come to think of it.

Luna wondered what Princess Sapphire and Xerxes were doing.

They were supposed to visit her on the first week of next month.

"What's wrong with you, Lune? Just tell me so that we could talk about it and move on." He insisted so strongly that Luna swore Sloth had laced a hypnotic quality to his deep baritone.

How many times did he have to ask what was wrong with her when there was nothing wrong?' Luna thought with gritted teeth.

Sloth was frustration incarnate.

His calm voice sounded like it was a devil on her shoulder.

If a mind wasn't strong enough, Sloth could probably convince someone to do the most heinous crime.

"You can tell me your secrets and hidden thoughts and no one will know. Not even me." He gestured at himself. "I would probably forget it the next morning."He admitted softly. "Just let it out so that you can get over it."

She shook her head vigorously in refusal because Sloth was eerily close to sounding like he was trying to comfort her at the lowest point in her life.

And she knew that wasn't true.

Whether it was unintentional or not, Luna was determined not to spill her secrets--her weaknesses--to someone other than Apollyon.

"Just go and leave me alone." It was a whispered command. A dangerous warning. "I'm going to find Ravin myself."

"I should have held your head and snapped it backwards while we were riding that horse instead of wrapping your hands around your neck." He threatened in a sing-song voice, moving his hands randomly like a conductor in an invisible orchestra.

"I heard that." She glared at him, disliking his jest.

Sloth never failed to act like a madman in a conversation--singing his future victim a song like a siren before he killed someone.

"You aren't in a good space to ride a horse." Sloth exclaimed as his green-eyed gaze moved up and down to her form. "See? Your entire body is shivering."

Yes, she agreed with the shivering.

Luna was shivering out of anger.

Her fists were now clenched, ready to punch the annoyance in front of her.

"Are you cold, Lune? We aren't supposed to feel cold."

Without warning, Sloth stretched his arms out and ran towards her.

It was so sudden that it caught her off guard.

All she could do was stand right there with her fingers clutching the lead rope as he enveloped her into a warm embrace.

Of course, she was stupefied by Sloth's behavior but she couldn't help but inhale the scent of lilac and sandalwood on his clothes.

The relaxing fragrance reminded her of her children's nursery room.

Wait a minute.

Why was she feeling sleepy all of a sudden?