Demons, Demons and more Demons.
Apparently the two of them had decided to leave Verchiel’s darkened private space, just like he suggested. Verchiel was relieved to see that he was doing alright, even though his wounds were still fucked up, and he himself was pretty fucked up looking too. He nodded in response to James asking if the fuckers had met their end, obviously they will soon enough, running wasn’t really an option now. Verchiel stood proudly knowing that he was victorious. The Sanction was eliminated, now only the ones running away will have to be slayed until there’s nothing left of them. But, not all was done yet, he still had to capture James’ mother. As of now, she was still within her rage, slaying everyone he ordered dead.
Verchiel turned back into his more human state, he walked towards the doors of his private quarters which then opened as he entered. After pushing a few button the ground rumbled and it parted, revealing a giant glass-like cage. Verchiel invented this so he could capture a rare species and experiment on it, he decided to capture the mother and put her in this isolated cage. Through the mental link he had set up between him and the mother, he ordered her to come back to his lab. The experiments he had done on her made him able to see through her eyes. Through her sight he was able to confirm no more living Sanction members within the area and thus her task had come to an end. She returned, covered and slithering in blood. She cried yet her face didn’t show any emotion. Her true self had been caged within a monstrous body, and now the body would be caged within the ground. The machines reacted as soon as she entered, she was strapped down, injected and locked up. Her whole body was being covered with machinery besides her head. As the cage descended back into the ground Verchiel saw her looking up, knowing, that she would never see the surface again.
Soon after, Verchiel his employees came rushing in and he ordered them too clean everything up immediately so that the work could continue. He took a glance at the perfect body before he left the room, he smiled saying “Soon enough”.
Him transforming into his fully powered Incubus form had left some after effects. He was now able to leap much higher than usual and his body seemed to be coated with an almost impenetrable texture of skin. He returned to the giant hole the mother had created in the ceilings. With a few leaps he reached the top, using the debris of every level to ascend higher. It was only when he reached the surface that he noticed he wasn’t wearing anything and so he took kept on leaping until he reached the penthouse floor through the elevator shaft. He waved at the bartender and went into another room to one of the closets. After getting dressed, now more casual than formerly, he considered if he should join James and that girl at Lucifer’s Grill. Before doing so he turned on the television which showed the news broadcast, the headline being “The Sanction Destroyed?”. With a cocky grin he kept watching as they counted the casualties. But then something strange happened. The screen went black and soon afterwards a logo appeared on the screen. “Pendulum" Verchiel repeated inside of his head. But before he could give it a second thought the broadcast continued and the logo had disappeared. Perhaps it was just an error of some sort, it could have been the company on the human side which is broadcasting the news, perhaps they were called Pendulum. The interruption had broken Verchiel’s distraction, he jumped through the window, which was previously replaced after Azazel had thrown James out of it. Before his feet touched the ground, his wings appeared, softening his landing. He took a look at himself in the windows of the building. Long black hair resting on a dark-brown leather jacket, A black shirt slighting hanging over the left side of his black leather spiked belt, Ripped black jeans with chains attached to them, topping it off with black shoes with 3 sides on their heels. Clearly, not looking like someone who owns a company or even a city.
He got inside his car, which to his luck, wasn’t damaged at all. He started the engine and drove his way towards Lucifer’s Grill to join James.
A few minutes later he arrived. He parked his car and entered the establishment.
Though, he didn’t see either James or the girls sitting anywhere. Until he heard looked behind him and sees them enter just now. With a smile on his face he said
“Took you long enough, I did a lot of stuff y’know, but.. I assume you guys did as well, ha" He chuckled a bit afterwards.
He walked towards some tables and seats and sat down, after the both of them had followed Verchiel made his order, which was the usual as both James and Verchiel had come here earlier several times. Verchiel was served human flesh, and James was served whatever he ordered. Before digging in he felt like giving some details to James regarding his mother.
“I locked her up in my lab, if you ever wanna see her, all you have to do is just come by. Though .it isn’t much of a pretty sight, her being attached to all kinds of machinery and all. She’s been a great help, of course I’m referring to her feeding my body. Soon, I will transform into the ultimate being and then the both of us will be unstoppable”.
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“Sorry, got a little carried away there”
He took a bite of his meat, he too was starving, it was only when the meat was in front of him that he noticed.
When they entered and were confronted by Verchiel looking quite low-key he looked up in surprise. He hadn't expected him to be here already but he smiled at his words and said with an amused undertone. "You know what they say, beautiful people.." he paused grinning widely. "Have sex a lot." This made no sense at all which he then seemed to realize because he shrugged and said. "If they don't then.. they do now." He chuckled and by now sat down at the table. There was no need of ordering since the staff already knew what he liked and thus the only one that took time in that was Iliana. James sighed as Iliana began with. "Uhm.. What is.." But before she could ask James said. "Just give her number 54 she'll love that." And he winked at the waitress he smiled a naughty smile and nodded before walking off to do her work.
His eyes then fell back on Verchiel as he mentioned his mother this time he spoke with less care than before. But this didn't strike him as odd since they just had a victory which should be celebrated in any possible manner. "Verchiel," He began looked at him his face and voice lacking emotion. "She is nothing to me. You could kill her and I wouldn't bat an eye so.." He did not elaborate on "so.." and did not feel the need to.
She was listening so concentrated for some illogical reason that she did not look at her food yet but when she did she immediately kicked James in the shin, who coincidentally then had taken a bite from a large quite undercooked steak and almost choked which left him to cough eventually. When the coughing finally subsided he looked angrily at Iliana and said with a voice filled with annoyance. "What is your fucking problem?" She pointed at her plate which was filled with some sort of white, creamy octopus tentacles and he couldn't help but chuckle at. This chuckling rewarded him with another kick in the shin by Iliana and he growled. "Do that again and I will fucking eat you." This seemed to her as an empty threat but then again James had been gone for a while in this human world what exactly did she know?
He turned his eyes back on Verchiel and said with more serious voice. "The human side. When are we going? I was hoping after this, I want to take it before somebody else gets the chance." His eyes looked straight into Verchiel's and he grinned widely. "Unless you rather stay here and celebrate of course." He spoke cheerful again and ate the last bite of his food.
When the waitress came with the check and saw that Iliana had not touched her food she said with an amused voice. "Aren't you at least going to try it? I hear it tastes quite good." James looked at Iliana and said with a serious voice trying to sound as if he meant it and he succeeded. "Yeah, we paid for that you know that would be rude." Iliana snorted and mumbled something which sounded like. "You're just like Azazel." And at this James he snarled angrily his face contorted of it. Before he could think better of it he grabbed Iliana's head and slammed it into her smushy filled plate it leaving the table to flip and send her to the ground before he stood up and walked off growling something like. "Fucking angels." And he left the building.
Once outside he stepped on his bike and took the last cigarette out of its package. He dropped the package on the floor and lit the cigarette thinking that he should begin his own cigarette company just to never be without. He smoked his cigarette simply waiting for Verchiel and perhaps Iliana to come out and join him outside. He had decided that if they hadn't come out before his cigarette and regardless of Verchiel's decision he would go to the human part after it.
