Chapter 35: Dealing with a Demon (2/2)

”So what do you say? Do we have a deal? I am sure you are missed after all those years. Your 'Father' probably has a lot of work for you. Isn't the time passing differently in Hell and the Mortal Realm? It should be thousand of years. Right? And yeah, I do know of your true background of yours as you probably have guessed.” [Ameanum]

The Demon seemed quite surprised by the revelations of what the mortal in front of her seemed to know. Not only he knew her real name, but he knew that she was the daughter of Lord of Mephistopheles himself.

Well, she was an Angel that Mephistopheles had corrupted, using his blood on her and taking her as one of his Generals and daughter.

Mephistopheles gave her the name Lucy, but her real name, her Angel name, which was kept a secret and was erased from history by Mephistopheles himself, was granting someone control over her if one knew the real name of other demons of similar rank.

”So you want the potion. And this is your wish. The ONE and only wish you can take from me as the Gods have made me grant one for each of you bastards.” [Lucy]

Ameanum nodded.

Lucy then focused on making steps backward, and this made the chains around her disappear as she kept some distance from Ameanum. Then she started speaking some words and making some movements with her hand as different materials like herbs and parts of animals starting appearing one after the other. A cauldron appeared, and all the materials got in it, and a fire started under the cauldron to heat it up. She moved her hands, making the materials move around and getting mixed. After a few minutes, a vial appeared on her hand and filled it with the liquid created in the cauldron.

Ameanum kept watching everything as he had seen in the past the potion to be made but not that fast. Still, he was sure that the materials used were the correct ones and nothing seemed to be wrong during the whole process. She didn't seem to hide something, but even Ameanum couldn't completely read her if she tried to hide something.

”Well, here you go. The potion is ready, and your wish is fulfilled.” [Lucy]

”Not yet. I still don't have the potion so bring it over.” [Ameanum]

Lucy walked towards him, and since this time she wasn't making an aggressive move, the chains didn't appear and brought the potion for Ameanum to get, and he did.

After Ameanum got the potion, he started looking at the vial and turned the other way. Lucy smiled on that as she raised her hand and the Illusion of her Elf appearance disappeared. Her fingers turned into claws, and she got ready to use them on Ameanum, but he disappeared in front of her eyes, and he reappeared behind her with his sword on her neck.

”Well, I would expect nothing else from a Demon and especially a Fallen One, but let's not get too unpleasant to each other.” [Ameanum]

She couldn't do anything as he could attack him only when he wasn't aware of her intentions cause he knew her name. Only surprise attacks could work. She was currently frozen cause of the power of her name and cause he tried to hurt him, and he was still alive.

”Well, it was nice seeing you, but we know that even I can't kill you and you can't either. So I guess this is a goodbye and send my regards to your Father. Say also my apologies for all the minions of his I have killed. It wasn't personal, just the usual trying to protect the realm and all.”

At that point, a red portal made out of fire appeared under their feet. Ameanum, just in time, was fast enough to move away from it while Lucy was still frozen, so she fell in, and the portal closed.

The portal was leading to the Realm of Mephistopheles. Since the seal was gone, she was summoned back to where she belonged. She had used a particular way to get in the Mortal Realm, but it didn't last forever, and it had expired a few years ago.

Of course, Ameanum had thought of it being the case. If the way she got into the realm were a permanent one, she would be more secretive on her mission and possibly try to allow more Demons to join her. Instead, she tried to weaken the seal of the realm that was keeping the Layers of Hells and the Mortal Realm separated.

So Ameanum started making his way back, but this time he had to swim through the lake as his shoe's Enchantment was fully used. The Mist, since the seal was gone, had started dissipating. The traps were also deactivated as they were part of the seal. The lake's monsters were too weak, and most of them avoided Ameanum as their instincts could detect that he was more powerful than them.

It didn't take him too long as he was back in the town and Varic's shop using the secret way once more.

Once more, they made sure of all the details. After Varic assured him that he had already prepared everything for him to go, Ameanum gave him the potion, and Varic drank it without giving it a second thought.

And so Varic passed out as his body started changing to his new form.