Hell's Princess

Aisha.

I watch him expectantly, being aware that this simple question could hurt me too much.

Why?

Yes, I am a masochist and I turn out to be completely irrational, I argue with him every day because we are too different, but I still want to love him. I want this idiot to love me to, out of any carnal desire I may feel for his existence, I need him next to me because of this mark.

Can't we just live in the illusion it creates for us?

I feels real, but the doubt of how would it be if the mark wasn't connecting us can't disappear completely.

Everette smiles wistfully and shrugs her shoulders.

"I feel like I love you." he says in a defeated tone. "You don't have the slightest idea how much I hate myself for doing it, but I don't consider myself able to avoid it either, even though you are undoubtedly the most annoying being in all the kingdoms, the fact that you are by my side irrevocably can only be tolerated if we get use to what the mark makes us think we feel."

I smile like an idiot when I listen to him. at least him wanting to cooperate makes me act like that, he expresses it as if he was recognizing the most pitiful weakness, but inside me I know it is so, that a demon recognizes that he has developed feelings is something considered abominable, in the bad sense of course.

"Are you really willing to love me?" I ask like an excited little girl.

"You won't make me repeat it." he rolls his eyes. "Now come, we have to go to Lilith. "

I frown confused but I don't say anything about it, I don't understand very well why he wants to go see her right now, but I guess in Hell there is no bad time for a visit, considering that demons don't sleep.

We materialize just outside the great fortress of his aunt, the renowned Specter of The Night, who waits for us standing just outside the entrance while she watches us expectantly.

"My dear nephew! Personally I have been waiting for your visit for a long time, however I find it wonderful that you have successfully returned from your mission in the mortal realm, I hope you have brought me a gift. Maybe a corpse." she smiles excitedly.

Everette laughs and denies.

"I'm sorry, the circumstances were not the most favorable, so this time I couldn't bring you a lifeless human, but don't worry, hundreds die every second, there are plenty of corpses."

"Wonderful! Just wonderful!" she squeals happily. "Aisha dear, let me acknowledge that your demonic presence has grown stronger since your last visit, that means you have progressed as an evil spawn, I am very pleased."

I bow slightly before answering.

"The progress made so far is still very low compared to your greatness, great specter of the night, I still have a lot to learn." I admit self-consciously.

The presence of this woman is just breathe taking.

Everette snorts.

"Don't treat her like she's the queen of the place." he sneers. "Then I'll have to deal with her ego."

"You talking about ego?" I raise an eyebrow in his direction.

"It's different in my case, it's not my fault I'm completely superior to everyone around me." he shrugs.

I laugh while I roll my eyes, Lilith walks in our direction and takes Everette's arm to start her way to the inside of her palace, just before moving forward, Everette takes my hand and makes me walk next to them.

"As you can see, I didn't expect your presence today, so I have some company." she informs us just before making the huge doors of a hall open in front of us, a rather imposing man is sitting at the end of the huge dining room that covers the whole place.

Lilith lets go of Everette's arm and walks over to her visitor, he for his part takes my waist possessively and stares at the guy.

"Don't drink anything he offers you." he whispers in my ear, making my whole body bristle, he notices my reaction and smiles and then bites the lobe of my ear.

I make my best effort to be unperturbed by this action, once he releases him we walk while he still holds my waist.

"Son of Lucifer!" exclaims the man once we are next to him. "It is a pleasure to see that you are back in our lands, Everette."

"Belfegor." he replies in greeting. "I am surprised to see that you are in Lilith's lands."

He smiles showing all his fangs, his smile is not normal since it extends from ear to ear, it is very disturbing, I try to back away because of my nerves, but Everette's firm hand prevents me.

"So this is your soul." he comments with a distracted air as he analyzes me. "She does look vulnerable."

"It's fortunate that your opinion means nothing to me." my companion smiles arrogantly. "I only warn you to be careful how you refer to her, after all she is your princess, the future queen of darkness."

"Do you really think this little girl will be able to carry all the weight of darkness on her shoulders?" Belfegor questions contemptuously.

"She won't have to carry the weight of anything, she simply has to be next to me, we really have no other choice." he answers obviously.

"Well..." he stands up with a glass in his hand and walks until he is right in front of us. "If I didn't know you so many millennia ago, I'd say you were in love."

"Your opinion is of no value to me, I repeat." he shrugs.

"Very well, I think we've had enough confrontations." Lilith intercedes. "Belfegor, don't irritate my nephew, I wouldn't want him to end your existence."

He laughs, showing his terrifying smile and sits down again, raising his glass in my direction.

"Here's to you, princess of Hell." then he takes a long drink and makes two glasses appear in front of us. "Toast with me."

"I'll pass." Everette quickly replies.

Belfegor stares at me.

"I don't think you are going to refuse my invitation, just toast with me, as a token of my regret for judging you."

Everette told me not to drink anything he offers me, and although for the first time I try to obey his order, Belfegor starts to bring the golden cup closer and closer to me. Everette notices this act and quickly melts it, and its contents disappear.

"I find what you are doing disgusting, don't try to make my soul imitate it." he says in annoyance.

Belfegor lets out a laugh and raises his hands with an innocent gesture.

"It is simply a combination of semen and menstrual blood of mortals." he says relaxed. "An intoxicating delicacy."

I open my eyes in horror, this time I don't hide my revulsion. How the hell can he drink that? It's fucking disgusting!

"Very well, Everette dear, I think you have decided to visit me because you have something to tell me." speaks Lilith, who sits at the other end of the huge dining room.

"I think I'll come another time." he finally murmurs. "It has not been a pleasure to see you, Belfegor. Do a favor to Hell and disappear."

He laughs and raises his glass once more.

"Remember Everette, if evil exists, I will exist." he sips from his cup. "May darkness be in your path."

"And guide my destiny." he replies reluctantly.

Everette leads me and him out of the room, just before Lilith can oppose, the doors close behind us, we walk at a steady pace and just at that moment a girl materializes right in front of us.

She has long black hair, her eyes are slightly rested and her features are delicate.

She looks at Everette with longing and throws herself at her feet.

"Please, give me your mark!" she pleads, her voice cracking.

Wow, wow, wow, wow, wow, wow, wow....

Who the hell is this girl?

"Oh come on..." mutters Everette as he runs a hand over her face in exasperation. "I don't know who you are, get out."

"I'll be eternally faithful to you!" the girl insists.

"All right, that's enough." I blurt out in annoyance. "I don't know who you think you are, but I really recommend you to get your pathetic face out of my sight, before I reduce your existence to ashes."

Everette watches me dumbfounded, but I simply can't stop an uncontrollable rage from taking over me, at this moment I want to destroy this creature. How dare he beg me to give him his mark? It is mine, his mark is mine alone.

"Stay away from the son of Lucifer, a human soul will never be powerful enough to reign at his side." she spits venomously.

I feel that I am not myself when I grow my demonic claws and tear part of her face, she screams in pain, just when I intend to attack again, a hand takes my waist with delicacy and pushes me away.

"As much as I think it's wonderful that you did that, now I remember who she is." he observes the girl with a now disfigured face. "She is Lilith's new protégée."

"Protégée?!" I ask, still furious. From what Everette had told me, Lilith never chose female souls to serve her. -Why does she know you?"

He rolls his eyes and makes the girl disappear, which leaves a trail of her black blood.

"All Hell knows me Aisha, I am its prince."

"But why her?!" I scream at her in rage.

I know Everette hates it when I raise my voice, but this time he doesn't get angry, he just looks at me gracefully and grabs my cheeks.

"Listen to me well, because I will only say it once." he warns. "Just as that mark makes you completely mine, from the moment I put it on you until now and forever I will be yours, I told you we don't have a choice and I am willing to leave with the consequence, so try to control your possessiveness." kiss in my forehead. "Besides, your eyes are naturally blue and right now they are completely purple, that means that what you feel is just another effect of the mark, try to calm down or you will end up with all the entities of Hell."

"I don't want them near you." I declared firmly.

"None of them is you, so don't be a nuisance and let's leave at once before Lilith comes to claim us because you disfigured the face of the first female soul she decides to take in."

After a few seconds, the rage in me diminishes and I become aware of what I did, I look at him scared and regretful.

"Damn it! I'm turning into a psychopath like you..." I say regretfully.

He smiles, showing his perfect white teeth and just winks.