Chapter Five: An unexpected presence

Chapter five

After her conversation with Alan and Nikki, Laurel makes her maid bring red wine into the party. She gulps down bottles of wine and ended up slightly drunk but that was enough to make her loose her ability to reason.

An hour later at the party, some people start to leave the hall leaving only twelve people in the hall. Laurel walks towards Nikki with a glass filled with red wine in her hand. Nikki was talking with Amber complaining about how annoying Alan was while Alan was at a corner of the hall drinking a can of beer.

"Nikki come drink with me", Laurel said as she approaches Nikki while barely managing to stay on her feet.

"Laurel", Nikki called surprised at seeing Laurel. She assumed after what Alan did, she wouldn't have had to see Laurel again. She starts to look around for Alan. She needed his help right now.

"How much longer do you think you can conceal your identity?" Laurel smiled as she pours the glass of red wine on Nikki.

"What are you trying to achieve Laurel?" Amber asked as she clenches her fists.

"Know your place you lowly servant", Laurel said with a cold look in her eyes.

"Amber stay back. I don't want you getting hurt because of me", Nikki said as she wipes away the liquid running down her face.

"But…."

"Just stay back for my sake", Nikki smiled as Amber clenches her fists even harder.

"Remove your concealment".

"What do you want Laurel?" Nikki asked.

"Don't make me repeat myself", Laurel said and then there was a small bright light. It then disappears seconds later.

All the remaining people in the room aside from Alan, Laurel, Nikki and Amber all turn and face Nikki.

"Princess Nikki?"

"What's this bitch doing here?"

"Isn't she the princess who hasn't yet activated her powers?"

"Nikki I can't believe it's you. I've missed you".

"What are you going to do Nikki?" Amber whispered.

"You guys won't believe what I found out. Our princess here got ditched by her fiancé. He left her to go on a date with her younger sister and as pathetic as she is she came with a human instead", Laurel laughed with satisfaction.

Immediately all the faces of the people left turn pale and they put on a blank expression. Their eyes flashed with anger and resentment.

Seething with anger, a girl approaches Nikki.

"Smack!!"

That was the sound of the girl hitting Nikki across the face.

"Just who do you think you are you useless trash?" the girl snapped as she sends another slap flying across Nikki's face.

"Hey Lyra control yourself", a boy with dark blue hair and black eyes warned.

"Stay out of this brother".

"Lyra stay back!" Amber snapped as she was about to punch her but Nikki stops her.

"Don't get yourself into any unnecessary trouble", Nikki smiled.

"Nikki don't do this", Amber said as tears drop from her eyes.

"I'll be okay".

"Nikki".

"I'm really sorry I brought a human here. I didn't have a choice because I didn't want to disobey the rules", Nikki said as she bows her head.

"Just how pathetic have you become that you allow a human accompany you?"

"I'll gladly accept any punishment but please spare Amber".

"Just wait and see if you'll still have that title you're proud of so much. Once the whole demon world hears about this your family won't be able to survive this".

"Please don't joke with regarding my family", Nikki said with a scary look in her eyes.

"How dare you threaten me?!" the girl raises her hand to hit Nikki again but a hand stop her.

"Alan?" Nikki called as he sends a punch across the girl's face which causes her to stagger back.

"What right do you have to hit her?" he asked.

"Alan please step back", Nikki pleaded as she pulls him back but he gets out from her grip.

"How dare you?" the girl shouted as she dashes towards Alan but one of the boys pull her back.

"Behave yourself Lyra".

"Hey it's best if you stay out of this boy. We don't want things to get messy", a boy with light blur hair advices.

"Well I can't just look away when you're bullying her", Alan said and immediately he falls to his knees.

"If you won't leave we'll just have to deal with you too".

Alan tries to move but there was an overwhelming pressure that was keeping him rooted to the spot. One of the boys who had platinum blonde hair sends a kick flying across Alan's face. Immediately his leg hits Alan's face, blood flows down the corner of his mouth. After that he coughs out blood.

"All what you human know how to do is act all high and mighty when you're nothing but weaklings", Lyra said as she brings out a dagger and aims it at Alan's chest. Blood rushes out from his chest while blood gushes out of his mouth.

"Please stop don't hurt him!" Nikki pleaded as she kneels behind Alan.

"Nikki?" Amber called as she wonders what Nikki was doing. Why was she trying to protect this human? She didn't even stand up to them to protect herself but she didn't hesitate to do it for him.

"Awnn she actually cares about the human. Well that's more reason for me to hurt him", Lyra said as she brings out another dagger and then plays with the blade.

"Lyra you're taking things too far", Laurel said.

"Try and stop me then", Lyra said with a creepy smile on her face as she approaches Alan.

"Please stay back", Nikki said as Lyra laughs.

"How do you intend to protect him from me? You haven't even activated your powers. You can't even beat Alison", Lyra said as she continues to approach them.

"I said stay back", Nikki said as Lyra feels an overwhelming pressure that immobilizes her.

"What's going on?" Lyra asked wondering what had happened.

"Take one more step towards us and I won't hesitate to kill you", Nikki said as she raises her head and her eyes glowed red. There was an overwhelming dark aura around her.

"What's this overwhelming presence?"

The whole room began to shake violently like there was an earthquake. All the objects in the hall start to go up in the air. Tables, food, cups, balloons, flower stands, the standing air conditioner, even the drinks. Everything goes up in the air and stays in the air.

Nikki's hair that was styled up came loose and her hair becomes covered in the aura.

"Nikki?"

"How is she doing this?"

"If she keeps up with this we could all get killed"

"Let's attack back!"

"We could kill her in the process".

"We'll say it was an act of self-defense".

"Don't hurt her!" Amber walks towards Nikki to protect her but she gets immobilize and falls down.

"Lyra and Laurel attack her while we support".

"Will do with pleasure", Lyra smiled as she release herself from the immobilization and dashes towards Nikki with Laurel beside her.

Nikki stretches her hands towards them. "Kneel", Nikki bends her wrist and immediately they all go down on their knees.

"What's going on?"

They all stare at each other as they realize they can't move. Somehow Nikki had managed to immobilize them.

The liquids in the air start to change their shape as they turn to icicles but in liquid form. They were covered in the aura around Nikki. Nikki gets up and smiles. She walks towards them with killing intent in her eyes.

"See you all in hell", she said as she aims the icicles at them.

"How is she this strong?"

"We can't allow those icicles to hit us".

"We can't do anything".

"Well I guess this is the end".

As the icicles head towards them they all await their finally fates. But suddenly the icicles stop in the air.

"What's going on?"

"Why didn't she kill us?"

They look around and realize that the icicles weren't the only thing that had stopped moving. Everything in the hall except them had frozen in time including Nikki, Amber and the human boy. Suddenly they all feel a scary dark presence. They immediately go down on one knee and bow as a boy the same age as them walks towards them. He had jet black hair and red glowing eyes.

"Good day your highness", they greeted.

"Why's there so much commotion?" the boy asked.

"We were having fun and things got out of hand", Laurel replied.

"Do you see me as a fool now Princess Laurel?" he asked with a cold look in his eyes.

"No your highness".

"Explain yourself".

"The crowned princess of the middle chamber brought a human as her date to my party so I told the other demons about it and things kind of got out of hand".

"Correct me if I'm wrong but didn't you invite that boy personally? You even made the effort of convincing his mother".

The others stare at Laurel. If they got into trouble with the prince they would not spare her.

Laurel stares at the ground not knowing what to say. He had discovered everything so he also knows that she set Nikki up because she was jealous of the fact that Alan was dating her now. She had no idea what to do. Her next words would put her in trouble no matter what she says.

"Am I wrong?" he asked as turns his gaze to her.

"No your highness", she replied.

"You're a high ranked princess and you're jealous of a middle ranked princess. It's pretty pathetic", the boy said as he faces Nikki and smiles.

"I'll accept whatever punishment you give me your highness", Laurel said.

"Who hurt the human?"

"It was Lyra and Andrew", the boy with dark blue hair replied.

"It seems that I've been too lenient on you all", he said as they all scream in pain.

"Please have mercy your highness", the boy with light blue hair pleaded.

The boy holds Nikki's face in his hand. "Such beautiful eyes", he smiled.

"My lord anymore of your pressure and it can destroy their bodies", the boy with light blue hair said.

"I don't remember asking for your opinion, he said as the red aura from before starts to appear around Nikki's body. Wow isn't she something she's already breaking through my time freeze", he smiled as the others were screaming from the agonizing pain they were in.

"My lord they can't take anymore".

"Fine, the boy said as he releases them as they all breath heavily. The next time you hurt her or any human I'll not spare any one of you", he smiled at them.

"We understand your highness", they all chorused.

"I'll see you all at the palace", he said and then he disappears into thin air leaving all of them shocked and wondering why the crowned prince who never cared about any of them suddenly showed up at Laurel's birthday party.