Meanwhile, within the Devildom, Rayne had left her class to meet up with Luke, who was charged to escort Rayne home. Despite his size, he was able to thwart off lesser demons with ease. Her last class came to an end and she met at the safe point that had been charmed for her, it was the same kind of charm placed on her desk at school in Lord Diavolo's classroom. It repelled any lesser demons away from the corner until Luke was to fetch her.
However, time had passed and Luke never showed up. The ward was only temporary and it was near its expiration date, which caused her to worry. After every minute passed she hoped to see him walk from around the corner. He never did
Once the ward had vanished, she glanced around. She had no choice, she had to get a move on. At that point, the hallway was clear, so she had to move quickly. Even though her legs were shaking, she stepped forward and quickly walked towards the exit. Little did she know, there were eyes upon her the entire time. They would wait until the time was right and the small group of lesser demons followed close behind but away from her view.
Her soul was simply blazing. She had that look of terror on her face that demons like themselves revelled in. It was oh so delicious and they could not wait to sink their fangs into that soul. They waited and waited as they followed her. It was the absolute perfect opportunity. The Prince was away for the time being and the six brothers in the Student Council were otherwise occupied. It was more than perfect
When Rayne made it outside, she felt as if she was in the clear. Instead of moving slow, however, she began to quicken her pace into a bit of a jog. No one should see her at this point and she should have a straight shot to the House of Lamentation.
Once she was out in the clearing, three of the demons jumped out in front of her which blocked her way. They were all much taller than her. Rayne's eyes widened as she stopped in her tracks. Instinctively, she turned towards the other way, but there were three demons there too. They all circled around her, they wanted her soul.
"End of the road human… this will hurt less if you just surrender," one of them spoke in a dark, raspy voice. They all watched her, her eyes widened and she looked even more appetizing.
Rayne's lips trembled as she backed away and kept turning around. She tried to stay as far away as she could. She trembled and reached for her D.D.D., but she dropped it. Almost as if on instinct she began to cry out, "A.. A… Adoni!" Her chest tightened but she remembered. Adoni was not here. No one was here to rescue her. She was doomed. Tears began to roll down her cheeks but she dropped her bags and raised her hands in front of her face as if she was actually able to do anything about her situation.
Useless. Worthless. Sinner.
The moment the first two demons lunged for her, there was a dark light that struck from the sky above and over their figure. When the light was gone, there were two shapes that looked like crumbled charcoal on the ground. In the confusion, two more demons lunged for her. Just as last time, a dark light struck and the same happened to their forms.
"What… What is this?? What is going in?" One of the remaining demons questioned as they glanced around.
Rayne had already dropped to the floor on her knees as she held her hands over her head. She didn't see a thing the moment she thought the demons had her. However, when the demon spoke, it had prompted her to look up and through her fingers. She could see what they were not seeing. There was a shape of a man in the sky with mighty wings. She could not tell who it was, he was too far away.
Before they could even dare move, the remaining demons were struck down in an instant. Rayne looked down to see the marks on the ground around her and smelt the smell of something worse than burning sulfur. She could not help but let out a scream from seeing what remained of their bodies. Her heart was beating in her chest and she buried her face into her arms as she pressed her face against the top of her lap.
This is just a nightmare. Please go away. Go away. Please go away!
Lord Diavolo descended from his position and towards the ground. No demon dared to approach now that he had made his presence known. His large black and red wings were beating mightily until his feet touched down onto the ground next to the human, no, to Rayne. His face was uncharacteristically stony due to what he had just witnessed as well as what he had just returned home to.
"Rayne… Do not be frightened. I know you have yet to see my true form, but it is me, Diavolo." He spoke as gently as he was able. He was already suppressing emotions from the loss of his wife from the human world. Now he comes home to see the human that the brothers were charged to look after being sought out by demons, it only added to the fire within him.
She heard his voice and recognized him as Diavolo, although his tone was different and the air around him felt just as different. She raised her body up and pulled her face from her thighs to look up towards him. Even though he had said not to be afraid, her eyes widened in fear when she saw how different he looked. His skin was far more tanned and his hair was a lighter shade of red. From the side of his head and out of his red hair were two long horns that stuck out and protruded forwards. The horns had gold and black ornates along the tips. He even had what looked like two sets of black and red bat wings with similar ornates on the tips of the wings. This was not the Diavolo she recognized.
The fact that he made no move to harm her was enough to make her slowly stand up, although her knees were trembling with fear. Her throat was tight and dry and she was unable to produce any words.
Diavolo had his arms crossed tightly over his broad chest, "Rayne… what happened… why are you alone?" He asked her, albeit in as much of a controlled tone as he was able to speak. His eyes were near glowing a bright gold as he watched her.
It was no use, he recognized she was too frightened to even speak, he doubted that she could even walk. He was not cross with her, but he was going to get to the bottom of this. He would speak with Lucifer. "Come with me, Rayne." He reached for her and only once she seemed to understand, he picked her up with ease and took off and made his way quickly towards the Student Council Room.
Once he had her in his grip, all she could do was press her face against his shoulder to obstruct her view. She was scared of heights and even though she felt he would not drop her, her arms instinctively wrapped around his neck. She stayed like this until he landed and made his way towards the student council room. Only when he opened the door to enter did he put her down carefully on the ground where she could stand in place. At this point, all eyes of the six brothers were on him, each wide in sheer shock of what stood before them.
An amazing commission was done by @yuumira! It is a scene from a role play I have been working on when Lord Diavolo rescues Rayne from lesser demons. She is terrified beyond comprehension, but she has no choice but to trust the Demon who had just saved her.
She did a wonderful job! Check her out!!
