Chapter 24-NYXIEL

As the sun is about to set, Zucifer decided to visit the Lust ring. He goes through Hell's gate and teleports himself to the Asmodeus's castle. He finds him sitting on his throne with his many children in the room.

Zucifer (he looks at him through his mask.): "It's been a while, sin of lust Asmodeus."

Asmodeus (he looks at him as his children stop to look.): "And you are?"

Zucifer (he sighs under the mask.): "I knew this mask and appearance would be difficult but now my aura too? Well, it's me Asmodeus, Zucifer Morningstar."

Asmodeus: "Prince Zucifer? Ohh, now I remember prince Hesperus told me about your new look, so what do I this pleaser of you being here?"

Zucifer: "I'm here to look for your son, Nefarious."

Asmodeus (he looks at him confused.): "Nefarious? What about him?"

Zucifer: "He's gone, if he's here I'd like to talk to him."

Asmodeus: "I haven't seen him since you took them to your Kingdom."

Zucifer: "Cut the bullshit act Asmodeus, you know I can sense his aura. He was here not long, so you better tell me where he is or what you know about him."

Asmodeus (he sighs and tilts his head.): "I told him nothing can full you, well you are indeed he was here. But he left as quick as he came. He didn't tell us about his journey."

Zucifer: "You knew your son is a member of the ten commandments didn't you?"

Asmodeus: "I did, at the time I couldn't deny the fact that I saw his commandment mark on the left side of his chest."

Zucifer: "And yet at the time you didn't tell me. Now tell me all about their members, and don't hide anything from me. You do know all fifty of your children are in danger."

Asmodeus: "I'm aware, fine I'll tell you. The leader is Apollyon, and as you know Nefarious is a member two. Then the are the other eight, Mephisto, Fenrir, Vess, Cain, Pandora, Torso, Vain and Drago."

Zucifer: "It doesn't matter what or who they are, but your son will answer to me."

Asmodeus: "I wish you the best of like in your battle my prince."

With just a nod, Zucifer turns around and walks out of the castle. As Zucifer walks through the Lust ring streets, he kept on sensing that someone was stalking him. He closes his eyes and a vision appears as if he's looking on his back, he sees a shadowy figure wearing a mask looking at him from behind. Not trying to cause a scene, Zucifer turns on an empty alley, and the figure quickly follows him. As it enters the alley, it looks around and doesn't see Zucifer.

Just as it is about to turn and leave. A massive sword is charged at it and it barely blocks the attack, but the impact sends it hitting the wall. As it tries to stand up, the sword is raises to point on it and holding the sword is Vesper. Behind him, Zucifer walks out of his shadow and looks at the figure with a death glare under his mask.

Zucifer (he speaks in a low demanding voice.): "And you are?"

The figure doesn't answer and tries to run away, but it's shadow is pinned to the ground by Zucifer's Shadow Invasion.

Zucifer: "It's pointless, whatever you try won't help you. Vesper, remove that mask from it."

Vesper nods and grabs the figure's mask and remove it from it's face. Zucifer's eyes widens as he notices it's a girl with long blonde hair, her eyes light blue as she looks at Zucifer with a smirk.

Zucifer: "A girl? How is a girl like you able to have immense powers? And I've never seen you before in Hell, who are you?"

She doesn't answer him, she just stares at him with a smirk playing on her lips. Zucifer sighs and scratches the back of his long hair. Then after a few minutes he turns his attention to Vesper.

Zucifer: "Vesper, use your technique, Shadow mind invasion."

Vesper nods and gets closer at her, his face inches from her face, his helmet releasing black ghostly liquid. As he looks at her, his eyes turn from red to purple as it glowed straight into her eyes. The girl's eyes turn purple aswell and her mind gets invaded by Vesper's spell. She tries to resist the spell, but Vesper's Will of Shadow over powers her and she starts to speak.

??? (She speaks in a calm and soft voice.): "I... am a member of the young archangel, my name is Nyxiel."

Zucifer (she speaks in a hypnotised voice.): "Nyxiel huh? Well, why did you follow me and how did you get to Hell? I thought only those with demon gene are able to come here."

Nyxiel (she speaks in a hypnotised voice.): "I am on a mission, and I have a unique ability that makes me teleport here."

Zucifer: "Ability? What kind of an ability? And are you the only one who can use this ability?"

Nyxiel (she speaks in a hypnotised voice.): "I am not aware of what type of ability it is, and for your second question I am not the only one with it, there are two more."

Zucifer: "This is bad. Wait, how can you even breathe the oxygen in Hell? Last time I checked Hesperus told me that an angel can't survive in Hell, like a demon can't survive at Heaven. They can only survive if the have demon gene." (His eyes widens under his mask and slowly looks at her, then he leans close to observe her beneath his mask.) "Are you a demon perhaps? Or half?"

Nyxiel (she speaks in a hypnotised voice.): "I do not possess the blood of a demon, nor am I one. I have acquired this skill through..."

Without finishing her sentence, she starts to shake uncontrollably and her white mana ghostly flows out of his body. Zucifer notices that she's in pain and commands Vesper to cancel his spell on her and she falls to the ground. Zucifer observes her and his shadow expends and it surrounds her and she slowly sinks in his shadow. Zucifer stands there in the empty alley confused of what just happened to Nyxiel.