Chapter 1 : A Failed Mission ( Flashback ) II

"Why don't you go join in the fight, Sirius??"

Eliza asks in a playful tone as she grabs his head under her arm and starts to ruffle up his hair with her fist.

"If I go in, it would be over before you know it… don't wanna take all the glory while they take a couple of demons down."

Sirius replies while struggling to get free from her hold.

"I don't think he needs to go in, this will be over shortly anyways."

Elisha chips in while watching the ensuing battle.

"Yeah I guess you are right."

Eliza replies as she looks on at the battle with the rest of the apostles coming to stand beside her.

[ FLASHBACK ENDS ]

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"Yeah, everything was going great, we were having a good laugh while also taking out the demon horde like they were flies, but then…."

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[ FLASHBACK BEGINS ]

As the remainder of the apostles watch on as Caleb, David and Serayah beat down the horde with relative ease, an uneasy feeling cuts through Eliza's thoughts with the leader of the apostles shuddering from the uneasy feeling.

"Eliza, is something wrong??"

Elisha asks as he noticed the change in Eliza's demeanor.

"We need to leave here now…"

Eliza replies with a worried look on her face.

Elisha is about to speak but then holds his tongue as a bone chilling aura passes through his spine leaving him speechless.

Eliza felt it too and stares wide-eyed. the other apostles soon notice the change in atmosphere and begin to worry as they see the look on Eliza and Elisha's faces.

"Is something wrong??."

Sirius asks casually.

"The probability of this battle is no longer in our favor, Someone has shifted the balance. Something really bad is about to happen."

Elisha replies with worry resonating in his voice.

The other apostles are about to speak up as well but stop as a large portal appears in the middle of the battlefield.

Caleb, David and Serayah noticing the sudden appearance of the portal, quickly fall back to where the apostles stood.

"What is that??  And what is this feeling??"

Serayah asks with a worried look as she glanced at her hands and noticed they were shaking.

"Fall back, fall back."

Caleb yells out with an urgency in his voice.

"So the report was true after all, so humanity had created a new rag tag team to try and salvage something from the last war… why can't you insects just understand that it's futile to fight and accept your fate."

A deep burly voice says from beyond the portal.

"Who are you??"

Eliza asks with worry resonating in her voice.

"I am Belphegor, the disputer and demon prince of hell."

The voice replies without mincing words.

All the apostles are left speechless at this revelation with life flushing from Eliza's face.

"A demon prince… here."

Sirius says with a little stutter.

"How did they even find out we were here??"

Zinc asks no-one in particular as he gritted his teeth

A figure begins to emerge from the portal and at that moment more demons gather around the portal awaiting the full emergence of Belphegor.

His appearance was one that made the apostles wonder how an angel that once served in the high courts of heaven could turn into a monster so grotesque they would want to wretch, with an appearance that resembled that of an overgrown goat walking on two legs with unkempt hair

"I was not expecting that…"

Jay, a blue eyed individual spotting dark hair and a clean shaven face, remarks with a sick look on his face.

"That is so disgusting."

Leah, a brown eyed lady spotting long flowing dark hair with a shapely figure remarks while trying to stop herself from gagging.

"Weren't these guys supposed be beautiful angels once??"

Sara, a blonde with a slim figure asks with almost all apostles present reacting in like manner due to the hideous appearance of Belphegor.

"My oh my, does my current appearance upset you??.... How about we fix that."

Belphegor remarks with a chuckle.

The dark portal closes with a dark cloud sweeping over Belphegor after which his appearance changes from a two legged goat to a beautiful man that wore nothing but a little clothing to cover his nether regions.

His iris were purple with his hair black and his skin like that of a Caucasian male.

The apostles are taken aback by this sudden change in form with a few thoughts crossing their minds save for say Eliza that was largely unmoved by it.

"Oh my, even with such divine power you humans still have such dirty thoughts, well what else can be from creatures that cannot control their own bodies."

Belphegor remarks in a condescending manner.

"I'm guessing you are not here to talk about such things so what do you want??"

Eliza cuts in abruptly with a stern look on her face.

"I am here for your heads."

Belphegor replies with a grin.

"Tch…"

Eliza clicks her tongue in annoyance.

[ FLASHBACK ENDS ]

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"Yes, a mission to retrieve the ark turned into a brawl with a demon prince. We could have stayed and fought but Eliza thought otherwise.

She felt that we weren't ready yet to face a demon prince. She forced us to abandon her without even giving us a chance to fight by her side..."

The voice narrates on, completely driven by grief.

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[ FLASHBACK BEGINS ]

"You guys need to get out of here now."

Eliza remarks in a low tone with the apostles casting glances at her.

"But Eliza…"

Sirius is about to speak but is cut off by Eliza.

"There's no need for all of us to battle it out right now. He came as a scout, if we all battle against him and defeat him. He would only reform in hell and then he would have gained a better understanding of us.

We need to remain a mystery until we have found the Vulgate."

Eliza explains in a manner which didn't sit very well with the apostles.