As you wish, Master

Ronnie stood in disbelief, with his mouth hung wide open.

"You look surprised, did I not tell you that the feeble form you saw wasn't me?" Lily asked with a grin.

"You— I know you!" Josh's eyes widened.

"Of course you do, now tell me, what do you want?!" Lily asked, her face suddenly switching from a smirk to a cold look.

"The boy, his soul scents delicious. Surely you must have realized it too" Josh said, he salivated as the look on his face got more deranged.

'I think that feeble body made me unable to notice it, but I do now. what is this boy? and why does his soul glow a bright golden color?' Lily thought, staring at Ronnie.

Ronnie shrieked and stepped back, he was more afraid of her now.

"Are you— going to kill Josh? please don't" he cried out.

"As you wish, I shall have to borrow a tool from a subordinate" Lily responded.

She stuck her hand forward and a small pocket dimension appeared. From within it she pulled out a black dagger.

"This weapon is nothing like the death Scythe, but it should be atleast able to vanquish you" Lily said, staring directly at Josh.

"No, please no, Lilith, you can't send me back there, please!" the entity cried out as it struggled to get free of Lily's grip.

"Heh. I do not plan on sending you back. I shall erase you into nothingness" she let out a laugh, followed by a devilish grin.

"You really are the devil" the entity said, smiling bitterly.

"Did I ever say that I was not? before you go back to your eternal prison tell me, how many of you escaped?" Lily questioned.

"More than you'd like to count, they're everywhere, hidden in plain sight and they're all closing in on the kid. you won't win this time" the entity said, laughing hysterically afterwards.

Lily drew his soul out of his body in the form of a physical manifestation and slashed it using the black dagger and she said, he faded into nothingness, his vile voice echoing till the sound silenced.

She threw the unconscious Josh to the ground without care. Ronnie snapped back to reality, he realized Josh laid lifeless on the leafy dirt.

"You said you wouldn't kill—"

"I didn't kill him, you wished for me not to. his soul has just been tainted and he might have a few injuries" Lily interrupted Josh.

"His soul needs time to recover, as for his body, he needs a healer" she added.

"Like a doctor?" Ronnie asked, he knelt over Josh with concern in his eyes.

"If that is what humans refer to a healer as then yes"

Ronnie took a deep sigh.

Lily reverted to the human form she had originally and they Josh to the school clinic. Ronnie made up a story and checked Josh in. his parents lived in another city so there wasn't much that could be done.

"We have a big problem on our hands, Ronald. It's only just began" Lily said, sitting next to Ronnie on a cab home.

***************** 

"Has she been found yet?" Riya asked.

"Not no luck, general. The mages haven't been able to find her aura signature anywhere on this plane. It's almost like— she seized to exist" Rachel responded.

Riya was Lilith's right hand woman and Rachael was a subordinate.

"This isn't good, the resistance has an upper hand now, they have the military power to push us into submission. We are the only thing that stands between Samael and the human world" Rachel added.

"Racheal, what did you just say?" Riya asked, a look of realization drawn over her face.

"Samael grows stronger everyday, if we let him regain his power by snatching the power of the throne then it's all over, for the followers of queen Lilith and the humans as well" Racheal explained.

"I know all of that already. I meant the part about humans, what if—" Riya paused.

"It's not possible, we don't have the power to cross over. Did you forget that Lilith is not the true queen of this realm? we are merely a government that overthrew Samael's ruthless one" Racheal explained.

"You saw it, we all did. That magic circle right before she disappeared" Riya said.

"General, do you think there is a single human powerful enough to entrap Lilith? A demon who overthrew Samael himself?" Rachael asked.

There was a brief silence, Riya stroked her chin.

"You're right, let's just keep trying to locate her. Send out word to all the other generals. Keeping this discreet won't get us anywhere. You're dismissed" Riya said.

"As you wish, general," she said, leaving Riya's chambers.

*************** 

Lily and Ronald had gotten home. Ronnie sat on the bed, twirling his finger on the seats while Lily knelt next to the bed facing him.

"We need to talk, Lily. Lilith rather" Ronnie said.

"I knew you'd ask for an explanation sooner or later," Lily said.

"Who are you, really? you told me you were a demon and nothing else" Ronnie said, he felt uneasy.

"I am Lilith, the reigning queen of the demon realm. My true name was bestowed upon me by the creator" Lily said, her eyes didn't blink.

"So that means—" 

"Yes, my power held the damned souls in the underworld, now that I am no longer present…" Lily said, then paused.

"I see, I caused this. I am the reason why Josh is lying unconscious in a hospital." Ronnie said, he bit his mouth and tightened his fist.

"Alright, Master. I have a question for you" Lily said, she wore a numb expression.

"Ask" Ronnie replied.

"What are you? I would like a straight answer" Lily asked.

"Human, I am nothing but a weak and powerless human" Ronnie responded. He looked bitter, thoughts of everything that occured in the past few hours flooded his mind.

"Right" Lily responded.

'no ordinary human can summon me. Even if they could summon a demon, surely not the demon queen. He doesn't look like he's hiding something, it might be a case of him not knowing his origins'  Lily thought.

"Do I call you Lilith or Lily? also, what's this tattoo?" He had his hand forward.

"Lily will do. We don't disclose our true names, it can be dangerous" Lily said.

"I see" Ronnie responded.

"For your other question, that dragon is the my sigil. It signifies that we now have a complete contract. I can no longer refuse your commands because this seal compells me too. I have one two" Lily explained.

She loosened the first two buttons on the shirt she wore, revealing her cleavage where the seal appeared.

Ronnie was instantly flustered, he looked away.

Immediately the door knob turned and his grandpa came through.

"I knew I heard a woman's voice in here. Ronald! you mind explaining yourself?!" He thundered.

"Oh no" Ronnie whispered.