Ruler of hell

I didn't like these pejorative looks at all.

"Just imagine before you talk to me like that," I said now. Suddenly the one with the unusual eyes smiled. 

“Little one, I like you. I bet you belong to Zayn. "

I liked his tone of voice. I dropped my mask and smiled.

"Right. I am Nyria. ", I replied and held out my hand to him.

Contrary to my expectations, his handshake was gentle and it seemed to me that he could understand why I was so dismissive in the first place.

“I'm Trae, I'm happy. Behind me are Gaven, Jaze, and Kuja. We are ghouls. "

I almost grimaced at his words. Ghouls? Wasn't that body eater? Kind of disgusting ... I felt a gentle breath inside. It was Zayn who wanted to find out how I was feeling. A soft laugh reached my ears. Apparently he found my reaction funny. 

"So you are the little Nephilim that everyone is after.", The ghoul with the black eyes spoke up. It was Jaze.

"Everyone is after?" I mumbled confused. Suddenly the mood changed. The air around me seemed to freeze and when I looked over at Zayn I knew why. I had never seen him look like this before. Was he angry? 

“That an archangel wants to see me dead is nothing new to me. And what does “all” mean here? ”I mumbled and looked around. Apparently the guy just realized what he had said, because he hunched his shoulders and took a step back. Zayn's angry look was on him.

"What does everyone mean here?" I hissed. Ezekiel plunged the ghouls and Lucifer out of the room. 

"See you later." Zayn's brother said simply blankly. Then they were gone. 

"What did he mean by that, Zayn?" I asked quietly and looked at the fallen man. He had actually kept something from me! I resented him for that! He sighed and ran a hand through his hair, then sat down on the sofa. I carefully looked inside. He was ... desperate? Overwhelmed? Scared?   

"Not only Nereus is after you, honey." He breathed softly and looked up at me through his long eyelashes. I didn't come with you. I looked at him blankly, then went down on my knees in front of him.

"I ask you Zayn." I whispered. “You can always tell me anything. Did you worry so much? Didn't you tell me out of fear that I was only hunted because I was a Nephilim? "

He didn't answer me and also avoided my gaze. I lifted his face carefully.

"Hey. Everything will be fine. ", I breathed and kissed his forehead. Those were my last words before I got up, took his hand and pulled with me. Come on. We have a fight to prepare, I thought, but didn't say it.  

The door opened and my eyes focused on Nyria and my brother, who entered the room. I eyed her. Nyria looked a bit off track, but from one second to the other her expression changed and became impenetrable. Zayn didn't show the slightest emotion either. I chewed the inside of my cheek thoughtfully. My brother had changed in the past few days. He was completely withdrawn, not even letting Nyria get close to him. Of course I had noticed and I had my assumptions too, but no matter how often Nyria had asked me about it, I pretended I didn't know what she was talking about. I was sorry for her, honestly, but it would be better if she didn't worry too much about it. Whatever was wrong with Zayn, it would pass. Or so I hoped. Gaven turned to me.   

“All in all, I'm happy with your plan, but are you sure it will work out?

What about the other archangels? "

I turned to him and crossed my arms.

“We're still trying to clarify that. Either they stop Nereus themselves or they are unlucky. We asked her how she would react if a fight broke out. They replied that it all depends on the people. They either support you or they stay out of it. Or they protect Nereus. ”I replied blankly. My eyes fell on Zayn again. I didn't like something in his eyes. His eyes had darkened. I clenched my fists briefly. I couldn't worry about that now, I had to think about more important things. 

"And how exactly are you going to act in this regard?" Gaven tore me from my thoughts. I rubbed my chin. 

“Now we come to the real issue. Nyria is a good fighter, believe me, with her it will be no problem to incapacitate Nereus. We don't know how the Guardians will react when they see us, and that's why we want our backing as a precaution. And in the event that the other archangels should stand against us, we have you. Are you okay? " 

The ghouls nodded. I eyed her. They hadn't changed in all those centuries. Both Zayn and I had dealt with each other several times in the past. They either worked with us or they were against us. But even if we had been enemies, things never got really serious between us. Luckily.

“Well, you can count on us. Do you just want Nereus by the collar? I would have expected that you would all want to overthrow archangels. "

These words came from Kuja. Suddenly the atmosphere around us changed. I looked at Zayn and Nyria. My brother's gaze had changed again. There was a telltale twinkle in his eyes and I didn't like that at all. Didn't he get the wrong idea? I glared at him, but quickly averted my gaze from him.

"Well then that would be settled. We have two days to prepare our weapons, then we will attack. ”I said and turned away from them.

"Two days? Well, then I'll probably sharpen my blades. ”, Trae laughed and patted his brothers on the shoulder.

"We'll be on time," he said, then the four of them had left the room. Nyria, Zayn and I stayed behind. 

"Did you tell her what's up?" I said to my brother. However, he didn't even return my gaze, but simply turned his back on us and also left the room. I raised my eyebrows and Nyria looked after him, confused. We both shook our heads at his behavior.  

"Yes, he told me.", Nyria mumbled and looked at me. "You knew too?" She added. I nodded, but in no way guilty.

"Yes. Don't hold it against me, little one. I wanted to let Zayn tell you about it. You have to be really careful. There are so many demons and changing beings who aim for special powers. They take every opportunity. Most are not as good as Zayn, Nyria, you have to realize that. I'm actually not one of the good guys either. "

She looked at me in silence. I suppressed the need to pull her into my arms.

"We almost made it." I said now and smiled encouragingly at her. Her eyes darkened. 

“I'm not jumping to conclusions. I have a very strange feeling about this ... "

She looked around as if she thought someone was watching us.

“That is the nervousness, no reason to panic. Apart from the fact that Nereus had you kidnapped, everything has run into problems so far. ", I replied and made a vague gesture with my hand. But that didn't calm her either.

"If you mean ...", she just mumbled and disappeared too. Damn it, what was wrong with everyone? I felt like the last complete idiot. I shook my head and retired to my bedroom.  

Fare drummed her fingers on the table, which was starting to bother Chest. The two have been hanging out a lot lately, as they do now. They hadn't been able to stop Nereus. But there was also a reason ...

"The way your tribulation blows, your Nereus doesn't seem to have been chained."

The deep voice made both of them startle, but they stayed seated. Lucifer had not taken a fighting stance either.

“We have scheduled a conference for two days so that the attack would not fail due to his lack of presence. He said he would be there but then he disappeared without a trace. Nobody has any idea where they are and we all suspect evil. You can't track him down by accident, can you? "

Lucifer smiled at Fares words.

“Well, that I can experience that again. Are you actually asking me for help? "

He shook his head in amusement, but then turned serious.

“I'm sorry but powerful as I am, tracking down an archangel is no easy task. By the time I found him, the scheduled conference would be long over. You have really deteriorated in your job, we have to give you that. "

The two gave him venomous looks, but secretly they had to admit to themselves that he was right. They had actually lost some of their skills over the millennia. But that they would have admitted that would never happen, Lucifer knew that too. Sighing, he dropped into one of the armchairs.  

“They'll be here in two days. Have you already made up your mind? Will you help them? ”He said, looking at her intently. Chest dropped his head in his hands. 

"I just can't believe who we're talking to in peace right now," he growled. Lucifer then grinned. He could hardly believe that he was sitting in heaven without even daring to attack her. He quickly got serious again.

"Most of them disagree," Chest continued. He looked more composed and Lucifer suspected that there was a little acting talent behind him.

"Most of them will probably stay out of it, but they don't like that they are not the ones who are going to stop him."

Now Lucifer couldn't suppress a small laugh.

"It's your own fault!" He laughed. “You all know how things are in Nereus' mind. You have wasted every chance of stopping him. "

Chest sighed softly and rubbed his temples.

“Try to make that clear to the others. Do you know why they'll stay out of the fight? Nereus himself is in second place. They would lay the whole palace in ruins and it's not worth it to them. Their riches are sacred to them. "

The devil's eyes sparkled.

“You speak of them. Are you not one of them? "

The archangels immediately became aware. They didn't like his tone at all.

"I don't see myself as a selfish and unscrupulous archangel, no." Chest said softly and looked the devil in the eye. Yes, it really was. Fare was also different from the other archangels.

"Funny, I could swear that you were there when Zayn was attacked in the alley and Nyria stood protectively in front of him."

The man's eyes widened a little.

"How do you know about it?" He breathed, whereupon Lucifer started laughing again.

“I am the devil, my dear. I know a lot! "

Fare looked intently at the ruler of hell.