37I jumped up on the stage and grapped the demon by the neck, lifting him to the air.I could feel all eyes on me but i didn't care. I was ready to teach this one a lesson. "How dare you touch what belongs to the king?! Now you are going to pay for it!" I said and started to tighten my grip on his neck even more."I... I won't do it a... again." he said in a pleading voice and i flung him to the side. He slide off the stage and my eyes met with that of the crowd's.They looked questioningly at me but that wasn't my main concern. I turned to Melanie and saw her seated in the cage, her back on the bars. She was shaking in fright and sweating as well.I was about to talk to her when i suddenly saw my uncle's eyes on me. It was too risky for me to act that way. I just pulled the lever that would take Melanie back down to the underground room then i left my uncle with the guests to deal with.I met Melanie there and i opened the cage. I brought out my hand to her but she stayed as she wa
38"This room seems taken." I said when Denver opened the door to a particular room. "It is." he replied.My eyes widened. What was he playing at? There is literally no way i would sleep in the same room with any demon."I think i will just return to the other room. Thank you for your... effort?" I said and was about going down stairs when he suddenly gripped me."I am afraid not. You will be staying here till the door to the other room is replaced." Denver said."Why here? Aren't there any other rooms? Its a big building or is it just an open space in all other parts?" I asked."This room and the other room with the broken door are the only ones protected with spells. Now go in." he said and pushed me inside the room."Why do you even care what happens to me? I should have been dead long back but here i am." I complained."I don,t think i owe you any explanations." Denver said and left the room.This place is a mess. Don't demons ever clen up? Oh wait, that's right, they are demons.
39(MELANIE POV):He must be wondering what nerve i have to speak in that manner to him but that wasn't the problem right now. I was hungry and i wanted food instantly.I don't know how he did it but food appeared right in front of me but i knew better than to accept food from a demon. "No! I'm not eating that. You have to take me out." I retorted."Take you out?" he questioned."Yes. To get food." I replied."What's wrong with the food i just made appear before you?" he asked me."What's wrong with it? I'll tell you what's wrong. You gave it to me." I answered."And so?" he asked."And so i can't eat it." I replied."I fail to see your point here." he said."Why would i eat food offered to me by a demon? The king of all other demons as a matter of fact." I said to him and he seemed to have gotten the idea."Suite yourself." he said and walked back into the bathroom. I heard the shower turn on inside. He was really going to shower while i stay here hungry? I know this is some kind
40"How the hell..." Denver said in almost a whisper.Seeing the way Denver reacted to her I knew right away that she was a red flag. Before i knew it Mama G was directly in front of us."Well well well. Denver, so we meet again?" she said."Kaylah." Denver said out her real name.Kaylah turned to face me."You have something that belongs to me." She said to Denver without taking her eyes off me."I have nothing of yours." Denver said in reply to her."Really?" she said then turned to Denver."I don't think other demons will be happy to find out that the king himself breaks the contract rules." Kaylah replied."That's for me to handle. Now move out of my way. I don't think I'm the kind of demon you can defeat in a fight." Denver said to her."Too bad. I was hoping for some action." Kaylah said.Denver ignored her and shielded me from Kaylah's view and reach as we walked passed her."I may not be able to defeat you but Kyle can. You are only a weak demon and it's only a matter of time
41Denver sat on the bed and watched me try to calm myself down."Now that you know everything make sure you don't get out of my sight or try to escape." Denver said."It's not like i have a choice." I replied and sat on the bed right next to him.Denver, still lying next to me, changed to a position that his legs were on the bed and set his hand across my legs. He put his face directly in front of mine. He was sill in his human form."Of course staying close is your only choice." he said and I thought "Man. Can a demon be any hotter?" as i felt my heart melting. Those dashing red eyes, those succulent looking lips, that beautiful smi... What the... "Hey! Not that close!" I yelled and pushed him away after getting back in my senses.He laughed then laid back on the bed."Is the only thing you do everyday lying in bed?" I asked."No. Unfortunately for me I have to babysit you." Denver replied."I'm not a baby. And exactly how am I unfortunate?" I asked. To that he didn't reply and acte
#42"I just found out something useful from one of my henchmen. I suspected it right from the beginning and this only confirmed my suspicion that Denver has fallen in love with a human." Kaylah said to me."What a waste of time this is." I said and slapped my palm against my forehead as i shook my head in disappointment."My so called brother may be a weakling and all but not to the point of being in love with a human. It is not possible. Not even we demons fall for each other." I said."Just get out. I have better things to do than listening to all this nonsense love talk." I told Kaylah."It's nothing but the truth Kyle. And if you want to get anywhere close to the throne of the demon realm, I suggest you aim for the girl." Kaylah added."Leave." I said and Kaylah frowned at me. She sucked up the rest of the cigarette in one huff then let it out. By the time it cleared she wasn't there anymore.Good riddens. Kaylah only came here to waste my time. As always, only seeking nothing bu
I turned to Melanie and she also looked at me. I could see the sadness and fright in her eyes and i knew she had just confirmed the truth of what my uncle said in my own eyes.I had known it all along and that was why i never made any effort to search for any ways of getting my powers back the whole time.There are two ways of getting my powers out of Melanie. First was to kill her but I just couldn't bring myself to kill her and that's why i thought of showing her how life was as a demon so maybe she would agree to the second option. Unfortunately, the life of a demon wasn't one to be proud of and so the second option of turning her was out of the question. Myself on the floor and Melanie's fate being decided by my uncle. I knew i had to save her but how? I feel totally drained."Just look at yourself. If Kyle was to attack you now then you'd be dead even before your first blow to him is delivered." those were my uncle's final words to me before resuming his squeezing of Melanie. M
44"Why are you asking me such a question?" Denver questioned back.I turned my face away from his on his lap. "Your uncle said that the only way of getting your powers out of me is by my death. Isn't that so? I want to know why you haven't done it." I explained."So you remembered everything that happened last night?" he asked."Only to the point that my soul was almost squeezed out of my body by a demon you called your uncle. Why do you ask? Did anything else happen?" I asked."No no. Of course not." Denver answered.There was a minute of silence between the both of us."You still haven't answered my question." I said and he seemed to have just snapped out of something."Huh? What? What question?" he asked.I pushed his hand which held the ice bag in place and I sat up on the bed. "Are you even listening to me?!" I asked him, already loosing my mind."Melanie stop that. I have to make sure you are alright." Denver said."Why? Why should I?!" I yelled at him.My eyes searched the ro
73"So what you are saying is that Helen used a spell to capture Kyle? It wasn't like it was bound to happen to whoever gives her the crystal ball?" I asked."Yes. So now we need to find Helen and get the crystal ball back." Denver said. "You said you weren't sure if it would work. You sound pretty sure to me." I said to Denver."I sound sure because that seems to me like the only logical way to get Kyle out. I said i'm not sure because it wasn't exactly said, the way to release him." Denver said."There's a way to get Kyle back?"We both turned to see Delanie standing not so far from us."You found a way to bring him back and you both wanted to keep it a secret from me? What did you want? For me to continue wallowing in drepression?" Delanie said to us."It's not what you think Delanie. Denver was just worried about you. He isn't sure if breaking the crystal ball is the way to get Kyle out of it." I said to Delanie."Fine." Delanie said. "But don't try to hide such information from
72"So this was one of your foolish trickery." I said to Helen, angrily."What has happened has happened. How does it matter now? It's too late to go back now." Helen said and laughed.I tightened my fist, trying to control my anger."You can't possibly go through with this. She got involved. She tricked Melanie into it so she could have her way." Kyle said to me."I know all that but my word is my word and I can't go back on it. I have to do this." I said to Kyle and picked up the crystal.Melanie held me back. No! I won't let you go! I should be the one in your place right now. This is all my fault and I should be the one in your place right now." Melanie cried as she kept her grip on me from behind.I turned and hugged her for what I knew was the last time. "I'm sorry I can't stay." I said to her then pulled away from the hug. Delanie held Melanie close to herself and I took the crystal ball towards Helen and stopped right in front of her."So tell me... What is the truth?" I asked
71"No! Delanie please donn't do that!" Melanie shouted.Delanie made a zipping sign in front of Melanie and Melanie couldn't open her mouth anymore. Of course once again Kyle was the one who did it. "Under the condition that you will not harm me." Delanie said to Kyle."Selfish." Maco said."I like it." he added. "Where is the crystal ball?" Maco asked.Delanie stretched forth her hand in front of Maco and Kyle made the crystal bad appear on her hand. This was the moment we have been waiting for.Maco checked the crystal ball and seeing it wasn't fake he put it between himself and Delanie. "Now keep your eyes on the ball. Don't get distracted." Maco said.Still invisible, I stood in front of Delanie just as we had planned. Maco's powers were transferring to me but he had no clue of it.Just when we all thought that nothing could possibly go wrong, the idiot demon I and Kyle had punched earlier ran in and happened to knock me over while I was looking into the crystal with Maco. I f
70"You said Maco was the impatient type. How come he hasn't tried anything?" I asked Kyle."I'm surprised as well. He didn't even ask for the crystal ball." Kyle said."Do you guys think he has something else other than taking your powers planned?" Melanie asked."Our situation right now is definetely pointing to that direction." Delanie said.I got up on my feet. "We can't just sit down here and wait for Maco to do what he wants. We have to at least try to escape." I said."It's impossible to escape this dungeon. I already explained it to you before." Kyle said to me."It doesn't mean we can't try." I said to Kyle.I went to the door of the dungeon, holding on to it's bars I checked to see if anyone was there. There was a single demon keeping watch and I signalled him to come over."What do you think you are doing?" Kyle came beside me and whispered."Just watch and see." I told Kyle.The demon came closer and I recodnized him to be the stupid on that Maco always hit for getting thi
69(DENVER POV):What is it that Helen meant? It could only be a life or death situation. I know that for sure. I shook back into my senses when I felt a tap on my shoulder."Relax. It's just me." Kyle said. He sat beside me on the bed. Melanie and Delanie were outside."Still thinking abut Helen's words aren't you?" Kyle asked me and I nodded."Unfortunately I still am." I said to Kyle."Well... You are not the only one." Kyle said and there was a moment of silence between us."Do you think we can actually defeat Maco on our own? I mean, just the both of us." Kyle asked me."Of course we can. I am very sure of it. We already made a plan didn't we? But..." I said and paused."Judging by what Helen said to us, I don't think the girls should be a part of that plan anymore." I added."Honestly speaking, neither do I." Kyle said."What are we going to do now?" I asked Kyle."One thing is for sure. We definitely cannot tell them that we are excluding them from the plan which they were to p
68"If truths were as sweet as lies, humans will always tell it but lies are satisfiable to those who tell it. Lies are one sided. Truths are beneficiary to both sides yet they are painful." Helen said."Is there a truth we don't know?" Delanie asked Helen."There has always been a hidden truth between you, your sister, Denver, and Kyle. A truth that will shatter you all completely." Helen answered."A truth we don't need to hear." Denver stated."What do you want from us then?" I asked, despite Denver's opposing the idea."I want Maco's head and the crystal ball." Helen said."A crystal ball, I can understand. Why do you need the head of Maco?" Kyle asked."No reason at all. I just think it will make a nice decoration for my hut, don't you?" Helen said in response to Kyle.Helen laughed again. Her laughter was so annoying that i felt so much like shoving ear plugs deep down into my ears. I haven't heard a laugh worse than that in my life."I don't think we should go through with this
67(MELANIE POV):I placed the food on the table. Today I decided I would make breakfast for everyone. We have all been through a lot and deserve a big break."Wakey wakey everyone!" I exclaimed.The two brothers got up from bed. What sort of sleep was that? It didn't even look like they were sleeping at all.I went over to Delanie and shook her . "Come on Delanie, wake up." I said."Leave me alone. I'm not done sleeping." Delanie said, covering her face with a pillow."I made pancakes." I whispered into her ear and she opened an eye to look at me."With maple syrup?" Delanie asked, curious."Just the way you like it." I answered."Then why didn't you say so?" Delanie asked and jumped off the bed.She went straight for the pancakes but I blocked her way."Uh uh uhhh." I said."Ugh! You and your dumb hygiene!" Delanie complained.I heard Kyle and Denver laughing behind me. I turned to them."That includes you two as well." I said to Denver and Kyle.They both exchanged looks with each
66(MACO POV):"Those imbeciles! Those fools! They dare to trick me?!" I shouted."You!" I said, pointing at one of the demons lined up in front of me."How did you let that happen? Was it not you who I had called to get the human out of the cage?!" I furiously asked."I... I..." the demon stammered.In anger, I flung my hand at that demon and he hit hard against the others behind him. They all fell as a result of that."Spread out and find them!" I ordered and they all scattered like hopeless puppies. I'm surrounded by idiots.I won't let Kyle and Denver win that easily. I would rather die than be defeated by weaklings. I am the most powerful of all the demons now and I will use that to my advantage.I used my strength and power to create a portal to a different world, the world of witches, and I went through it.If I can not find them on my own then I might as well find someone who can. walked through the thick bushes and tall trees till I finally came across the hut I was searchin
65...The next morning...I went to Maco with Melanie as planned."Kyle." Maco said. "What a surprise. What are you doing here?" Maco asked."I came to give you back Melanie. But of of course, in exchange for Delanie."I knew you would come around." Maco said.Maco snapped his fingers and a cage appeared with Delanie in it."Kyle? Melanie?!" Delanie exclaimed."What are you two... What the hell are you doing here and with Melanie?!" Delanie screamed."I came here to make an exchange. Denver will have to think of another way to save her that doesn't involve you or I." I said to Delanie."What do you mean?" Delanie asked."I'm leaving. I'm going away and I am taking you with me. Let the both of them handle their own problems on their own. None of this is any of my concern anymore. I may not be the one sitting on that throne next but as long as Denver won't be there either then I am fine." I said to Delanie."Enough of that! Give me the girl!" Maco said, impatiently."Yes but you have to