Chapter 6

So Maria, Alex and Hazel ran out of Alex's room and Alex made it invisible so that nobody could see it. 

As soon as they crossed the corridor, they turned to the left and there stood a guard, dressed in all white, just like Hazel had seen earlier. The guard didn't seem to notice them at all so they passed this corridor without any problem. 

On the way, running, Hazel asked: "By the way, where are we going?." 

"We're going to my chambers, Hazel. We can stay there," Maria answered. 

"Wouldn't the HPA find out about it?," she asked. 

"You have to trust me. I'll make sure that that doesn't happen," she answered. 

They reached a white walled hallway, with white carpeted floor leading to the doors, probably rooms. Maria opened the door of the first one on the right. There were 6 doors, so Hazel figured they were rooms of Maria and her sisters. Maria opened the door for them, standing outside, waiting for them to go inside, then she rushed inside herself. 

The inside was very charming. The room had lush green plants situated in front of a glass window that was even bigger than the one in Alex's room. The window took up one whole side of her room. 

This room was a library, too. There was a roundtable in the middle, which had a potted plant placed on it. There were aisles of books, settled neatly in the room. 

The room was squeaky clean and the light coming from the window made it look a lot more cleaner. There was a staircase which was spiral, in the corner of the room. The stairs led to the upper floor of Maria's room. 

The upper floor was straight out of a 5-class hotel. It was Maria's bedroom up there. It was so classy and elegant. 

They ran inside, panting. Hazel sat down on the chair which was beside the roundtable, Alex kneeling down next to her. She gestured him to sit on the other chair, but he just sat on the ground. Maria went up to her bedroom to get something, leaving them alone downstairs. 

"You should sit on the chair, Alex," Hazel said. 

"I'm good. You're the one who really needs it," he said. 

"I'm not a spirit but it doesn't mean I'm dead. I can breathe just fine!," she said. 

"Oh, did my love get mad? Sorry, baby, shouldn't have said that," he said, smirking. 

She turned red because he touched her cheek at that line. He was playing with her heart again. She shoved his hand away from her face. 

"Don't toy with me, Alex! Don't touch me. You know what you do to me. So, don't take advantage of it!," Hazel said. 

"Aww, that's so cute. But, guess what? I will keep on doing that because I'm the only one who can protect you in the whole world. So, it doesn't count as a lewd thing for your angel to touch you anywhere," he said, smirking. 

"Gosh, stop it. Stay in your limits!," she said, angrily. 

She was still blushing insanely. She was so dazed by him. Though they were running just some minutes ago, he wasn't sweaty at all. That made his hot and sexy appearance shine even more.

He brought his hand back to her cheek, making her even more embarrassed. He laughed sweetly, making her breath hitch. She was melting under his touch and he knew it. 

"Can I kiss you? This time with your permission. Okay?," he asked. 

"No kissing!," Maria said. 

Both of them turned to look at her. She had her hair tied up in a bun, two strands loose. She was wearing a black full sleeved gi and black sandals. She had a black waist bag strapped onto her front, making her look like a dark academia girl, a big change to those white clothes. 

"Wow! But are you sure you can wear that here?," Hazel asked. 

"I don't know, my dear. I will stand out if I'm wearing an all black outfit. But, you two are wearing black outfits, too," she answered. 

"Oh, Maria, that's so not happening! Do you want the Father to ban us?! This is absolutely disastrous. We're all gonna go to Death-world if we do this!," Alex said. 

"Well, that is where we're going: Death-world!," Maria said, smiling. 

Alex's face dropped at that and he turned pale. This was the first time Hazel had seen him worried. This worry didn't go well with his sexy demeanour. Hazel got worried about him.

"Alex, what's wrong? Are you okay?," she asked. 

"I'm fine, Hazel. But, Maria, we can't go to Death-world. It's too dangerous," he said. 

"It'll be fine. Didn't I tell you to trust me? Besides, we'll go to see Mina first," she said. 

"Your sister? But, won't we get spotted in black outfits?," Hazel asked. 

"I asked her to meet us. She should be in her room but if she isn't, then she would be in her judgement room," she said. 

"We can't go to see her. The Father will get mad at her because of us. We can't do that!," Alex said. 

"But why do we have to go see your sister?," Hazel asked. 

"You'll see, my dear," Maria said. 

They made their way towards Mina's judgement place. Maria put their black outfits in a white cloth bag, so that they could put them on later.

They were walking normally, so that no one could be suspicious of them. Maria was in the front, with Hazel behind her and Alex in the back.

They finally reached a church hall after crossing doors that were very big. The inside was magnificent. There were three big seats on the stage. There were two rows of seats on either sides of the room. There were chandeliers hanging in the hall. 

There was silver sparkle and confetti flying everywhere. And there was a beautiful woman standing there. Maybe, she was even more prettier than Maria. She was talking to another woman, who was wearing white just like the first one.

"Mina!," Maria said. 

The first woman turned around and looked at her. She had brown eyes and beautiful pink lips. She had brown curly hair, which went really well with her fair skin. She was wearing a white frock, that was styled with fur at the breast and simple, elegant net on the neck. The dress ran down to her feet and it covered her hands, too, like gloves. 

She looked like an ice princess in that white frock. She was glowing from head to toe. Hazel figured that the silver sparkle in the room was actually emitting from Mina. 

The other woman was wearing the same clothes as Hazel, a white blouse and white trousers. She was staring at Alex. Her eyes carried mischief. 

"Hello, Maria. Sorry, I couldn't meet you in my room. I'm quite busy, you see," said Mina.

"It's ok, sister. But what is Stella doing here? She's not allowed in here, right?," Maria asked. 

"Well, you know I got your message from Toby, right? He didn't really directly convey your message to me. Stella met him earlier and she told me just now that you wanted to see me," she said. 

"That does not matter. What matters is why a succubus is here?!," Maria asked. 

Hazel saw a fierce rage in Maria's eyes. It was something she had never seen before. 

"You do not say that to my maid! It is very disrespectful," Mina said. 

"Let me speak for myself, miss Mina," said Stella.

She sat down in one of the seats on the stage. Mina sat next to her, leaving one seat empty. Mina gestured them to sit on the seats in front of the stage.

"Hello dear Maria and Hazel," Stella said. 

"I'm here, too," Alex said. 

"Oh, I didn't see you," she said, smirking. 

Alex rolled his eyes at her remark. 

"Just talk to the point!," Mina said. 

"Oh, sorry. Well, you guys wanna know why me, a succubus is here? It's because I'm banished from Death-world and Hell. I'm banished from Heaven, too but miss Mina here is my good and only friend. She asked God to let me stay here but only if I didn't cause any trouble and I have promised I will not do anything evil," Stella explained. 

"So you're here to help Mina?," Maria asked. 

"Yes, you heard it right. Toby couldn't find Mina earlier, so he told me what the matter was. I heard you wanna go to Death-world, right? I'll help you," Stella said. 

"We're not taking help from a pawn of the devil!," Alex said. 

"Mind your words, Alex. You're in my turf and you don't wanna be sent to prison!," Mina said. 

"Mina, he's right. Stella is still someone from the other side. We can't take help from her at all!," Maria said. 

"But Maria, only somebody who is from Death-world can send you to Death-world. No one else can! And why do you even wanna go?," Mina said. 

"We have to meet someone to prove Hazel's innocence," Maria answered. 

"But how do we go?," Hazel asked. 

Stella led the way and took them to a cave. They had to get out of the palace like place, which had all those judgemental places, which was not so difficult, as Alex and Maria were with Hazel and so were Mina and Stella. Stella knew every nook and corner of Heaven, so she led lights hem very swiftly. 

When they got out of the place, what awaited them were roads of gold that led to other places. They took the one on the third right and started walking on it. 

They kept on walking for long time and no one said a single word. The gold road turned to black marble as soon as they reached a sign that read: 'No entry. Only pass if authorized.' 

They passed the sign and made their way towards the bank of a river with black water. And at a corner was a cave that led straight to Death-world.

As they were about to enter the cave, Stella smirked and said: "You know white is not allowed in Death-world, right?." 

"Of course, we do. We have our change of clothes with us," Maria answered. 

"So where are you going to change your clothes?," Mina asked, laughing.

Hazel looked at Maria, then at Alex. Then she blushed. Stella laughed a seductive laugh. 

"Don't worry. That tunnel won't lead straight into a street in Death-world. Okay? It'll lead to my sister's house. So, don't worry," Stella said, laughing. 

"But, your sister is like you. I mean, she won't mind if people from Heaven enter her house?," Maria asked. 

"No, she won't. She's actually just like me: banished from everywhere. So you can say she's a spy from God. So you shouldn't worry," Stella said.

"You should go now. And take this," Mina said. 

She gave them a pouch. It had gold coins in it, probably the currency of Death-world. 

Before going into the cave, Hazel asked: "Stella, you said it's a tunnel. But, it's a cave." 

"It's a tunnel in a cave. So you've got to jump in it. Now, go," she answered. 

She pushed Hazel inside the tunnel and down she fell. Alex and Maria followed.

The fall was about 50 metres. It was really hot and stuffy inside. They had to hold onto each other's hands to not get lost in the dark tunnel. 

Then, finally they reached the place: Death-world.

End of volume 1