Short Story : A guardians rage - hells chapter "The Disappearing Monarchy"
All was quiet in the nine hells as a shadowed cloaked figure walked the halls of Satan's palace. It had been four years of preparation and trust building of both the king and queen as a shadowy death walked the halls with the intent to kill.
The new Satan, Issac Forge and his wife Jasmine slept soundly along with their two sons. As the cloaked figure walked outside to the gardens. The hell roses she had planted when she was little were wilting from lack of tending to. They used to glow a bright blue but now were turning pitch black as night. Blood dripped down from the stems as if the flowers themselves mourned the loss of its previous ruler and guardian.
"Its odd to see you here of all places lady of shadows" a slithering voice said as it approached the figure from behind. "You are not having doubts now are you?"
"No. On the contrary Asmodeous I could never have been more sure in my abilities." The cloaked figure replied her eyes flickering to pitch black. "For once in a millennia we agree on something. However you do realize that the timing has to be exact for this to work. Patience is key."
With that the figure walked off into the shadows to a realm of ice and snow as she sat down Mariel's eyes flickered to pitch black and red as she closed them she focused her bloodlust into one fueled attack on the entire kingdom and its inhabitants. Those that were no longer allies, or friends or to her disowned family members would perish at to what was going to come. As she closed her eyes in a meditative state her twin brother appeared. Slightly amused "So. Your going through with it?"
Mariel nodded. "I have seen as to what his reign will do to this realm." Mariel shed tears as she kept her eyes closed the sorrow, anguish, anger, darkness all of her emotions went into this one spell.
Lucifer held up a stringed necklace which held the pitch black pearls that the king had intended on placing around some poor fools unfortunate neck. He could take a guess as to whom that was intended towards as he watched his sister perform her most powerful move.
"Blood of those that have suffered by his hand. I call onto you to create a sword to smite his realm and all who are allies to the one called Issac Forge." Opening her eyes the twin upside down crosses under her eyes appeared as she finished the spell "Eliminatis." Once the words had slipped from her mouth she stood up and with a snap of her fingers to finalize the spell blood curdling screams were heard in Satan's realm. As soon as it was done silence emitted from the realm. As if the inhabitants had been entombed.
Inside the palace the king and queen stared wide eyed as suddenly a pitch black substance protruded from their chests as if it had punctured them from the inside out. The spikes created from Mariel's blood was poisonous to most demons and devils, tasteless to their sensitive noses and tongues.
The two princes also lay dead as they lay in their own pool of blood which they had died instantly.
The guards who had been drinking admiring the succubi who had secretly been helping their lady in poisoning the entire castle, lay in a puddle of blood as they too were killed by the lethal spell.
The people who had sided with the new king also died from the same poisoning. Death reigned on Satan's castle this night as Mariel walked towards the castle and the roses began to bloom a bright blue once again. She smirked and walked back into the shadows. Iceshard had still remained in her good graces but currently she debated if allowing him to live would prove to be lethal. Thinking on it she decided against it. But Isaac's brothers and any siblings he had would die. All but Iceshard had died. The family of forge was now silenced as reapers took their souls from their dead impaled corpses.
The shadowed figure walked towards the castle as she silently began cleaning the mess that was created. "You should have killed me you fool." she said as she shook her head the pitch black substance slithered back onto her arm from enjoying the feast that had been devoured the souls of the dead became a giant scythe as Mariel held the handle. "Thank you uncle Satan, Mephisto. Thank you for your help." The black substance formed into that of her uncles who smiled down on the girl.
"We taught you well Mariel." Mephisto chuckled as he pat his nieces head in his astral form.
Satan chuckled in response as he wolf whistled. "A million souls in one go. Ha. You finally beat my record." The cheeky hell ruler smiled as he also pat his niece on the head. "You have done well Mari I apologize for not telling you about Jasmine's tendencies you should not have had to eliminate your cousin."
Mariel wiped her eyes as she leaned against the door of the empty soulless castle where she called home. "He didn't listen. I knew he wouldn't considering what he did to you."
Mephisto chuckled "The great Satan got murdered by a weakling I got murdered by a titan. How pathetic of us."
Mariel chuckled "You both have been avenged. I cannot ever hope to repay my gratitude towards both of you. For what you have helped me through so for that please dont vanish to quickly."
As the sun rose over the realm the bodies turned to ashes and became one with the castle. Mariel walked casually into the throne room as she grinned. The other hell rulers were there as before when she was little and walking with her uncle. "Was that worth the wait gentlemen?" she asked as she sat on the throne that almost everyone wanted.
"Now. Lets get down to business." she said as she cracked her neck the mark on her shoulder burning a bright dark blue.
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