Satan could help but continue his gleeful laughter at Alana's misery. He watched as the seductress fled from the room, the smile on his face creeping larger and larger as he knew how miserable he had made her. 'One down and one to go...' he thought sinisterly to himself. He knew of the perfect plan to completely crush the two demons. He would make Ryuu pay for the past injuries that nearly killed him and they would both suffer for leaving his service in the past. Glancing towards the open door he could feel the time demon had managed to recover enough to increase his speed.

Ryuu could practically feel the despair from his mate even from the distance he was at. He had managed to make it halfway back when he was suddenly hit with the intense emotions, causing him to nearly fall to his knees. He had been expecting something, after all since his reincarnation he felt he was a bit more sensitive to such things now, something he chalked up to the fact that before his death he had regained his emotions from the locked mental chest he had always kept before he had met his beloved. Placing a hand on the nearest wall he stopped in his tracks, closed his eyes, and tried to calmly though quickly adjust to the intensity.

After a few moments he opened his eyes and again managed to move. During the time he had managed to regain his second wind, his powers reaching back to their normal peak, though his muscles still ached and burned in every movement. Regardless he felt himself more rushed to get to his mate, to try and comfort her as best he could. 'If you can...remember Ryuu our kind has certain instincts that we follow when it comes to our mates. Even if your mind and soul call out to her, wanting to comfort her, there's still the chance your heart may reject her...' came the calm but familiarly firm voice in his mind. He knew the voice was right, as much as he hated to admit it, but he figured he would do his best to at least attempt to fight against his instincts as best he could.

Using his wings to boost his speed, the time demon made short work of the rest of the way to Satan's room. A frown appeared on his face however as he peered in and only saw the grotesque lord, with his pants on thankfully as the last thing he wanted to see was a nude lord of Hell. "What have you done with my mate?" the time demon growled out, shooting a glare full of daggers at the smug looking demonic lord. "Oh I'm sure you're already aware what I've done with her, however if you're referring to where she is I haven't done a thing but open the door. She's left of her own accord, and judging from the fact you've come here with empty arms she didn't run to you" he taunted from his lounged position.

Ryuu couldn't help but let out a quite growl before turning to go, intending to try and find Alana. "Hold on a moment Ryuu. I may be done with her for now but I'm not done with you just yet. I have a new task for you to accomplish..." he said with a sinister smile and a glint of pure malice in his eyes as the door closed, preventing the time demon from leaving the room...

After some time later the door once more opened as a clearly upset Ryuu quickly rushed from the room. He hadn't been harmed, rather he simply received new orders. We're going to have a little family 'reunion' Ryuu. You're to go to Earth and hunt down Alana's heavenly child and bring her here. Naturally though you'll have to get the information of just where the heaven rug rat is hiding from your mate...Oh and I suggest you not tell her anything about this 'mission', understood? The time demon grimaced as he recalled the mission Satan had given him. He knew of course when his mate found out, which he knew eventually she would, it would upset her beyond belief. He was well aware of how close Alana was with her daughter and how protective she was of her, and the thought of betraying his mate's trust left a pit in his stomach. He was ordered to say nothing to Alana as to why it was he wished to know where her daughter was, which of course meant he would have to lie to her to some degree. The bracelet around his wrist compelled him to follow his orders, while every fiber of his being begged for him to disobey despite knowing he couldn't. The mere thought of disobeying sent the spikes on the physical contract to deeply pierce his flesh.

Sighing he began making his way in the direction he sensed his beloved, all the while trying to settle his internal conflict. He couldn't stand the thought of betraying her trust, of betraying their love and the love she felt for her daughter, of deceiving her in such an underhanded way especially after just reuniting. He knew of course the punishment for disobedience and it was a price he simply wasn't willing to pay. Satan knew how to twist his arm just right and pull the correct strings to get the time demon to do as he wished.

Carefully and slowly he made his way through the winding hallways, passing demons who quickly rushed passed him, in case he was still in a rampaging mood. It took him a while but eventually he made his way towards the doorway of the room that held his weeping mate. He opened his mouth at first to say something, anything that would comfort her in some way and stop her tears, but nothing came out. What could he say? He could feel his instincts rising within him as his senses clearly registered that Satan had touched her. He couldn't tell which urge was stronger, to simply turn and run from the room, or go to her and once more mark Alana as his and his alone. Feelings of possessiveness, jealousy and betrayal swirled within him, mixing with the sense of dread, guilt and betrayal he was already feeling at the mission he knew he would need to now accomplish.

Closing his eyes, as he steeled himself for what he knew he needed to do, he carefully entered, going to his crying mate. The sorrow he felt from her kept hitting him like a mental brick wall, making it difficult for him to think and remain in control of himself, but he finally managed to make to her. His light colored eyes could make out her form in the chair despite the darkness, that he couldn't help feeling reflected the two of them at the moment. Kneeling down slightly he carefully encircled his arms around her from behind, accompanied by his black feathered wings. Moving his head then he gently placed his cheek against hers. He couldn't think of what to say nor where to begin, but he hoped that his presence would at least soothe her pain and his own at least just a little.

(awwwwwies that was so heartwrenching I have tears in mah eyes)

Glancing up as the door opened behind her Alana did not move or say anything at first. What could she do or say? The evil one had done the one thing she never thought possible. He had caused her to feel the worse pain she had ever felt. All the battles she had fought and injuries she had received were nothing compared to the pain she felt right now. It had not even hurt this bad when Dante had betrayed her trust.

When she opened her mouth to speak she felt him wrap his wings around her body. She did not look at him but kept her eyes on the floor. "Why have you come?" she asked him very curious as to why he wanted to be with her after what she had done. There had to be a reason for it but for the life of her she could not figure it out.

She could feel the tears falling down her cheeks as she sat there staring at the ground. What could she do to make this up to him? She knew it was all her fault that she had let this happen but there had to be something she could do to make it up to him.

(Lol that's Ryuu for you, always pulling at the heart strings. XD)

Ryuu's light color gaze momentarily slid to the side to try and at least look at his mate, however he found he could for only a few moments before quickly averting his gaze. The sorrow and misery he felt coming off of her, and the sight of her crying was simply a little too much. He could feel the cool tears come in contact as they rolled from her eyes and down the cheek he gently held his to. "You and I are mates...When I feel such desparities coming from the one I have given my very soul to, it's only natural I come is it not?" he tried in as gentle and soothing a tone as he could, as he tried to prevent his voice from cracking.

His arms lightly tightened briefly around her form. They were a bit more muscle toned then in his previous life, as this time around he had focused a bit more on improving his physical strength, as he felt he had fell short before. It wasn't that he wasn't lean or at some muscle in his past body, however he felt he had been too reliant upon his time powers, which Satan could just as easily bound with special chains and bindings as he had with Alana when she had first been brought. It proved to be a bit more of a handicap then Ryuu was willing to allow.

Closing his eyes he gently nuzzled his cheek against hers, being careful to not fall victim to his more aggressive instincts. "I...I'm being sent on some menial mission now by Satan, but I can't leave my mate with tears in her eyes...So..." he quietly started, his mind regretfully forming on how he could gain the information he needed from his mate without causing suspicion...and unfortunately his mind managed to form a deceitful plan that left a bitter taste in his mouth.

"...As it is you're not able to leave Hell by conventional means. I also cannot risk sending you anywhere with my powers since you are with child..." he continued on, moving one hand to gently rest on her stomach. "...But I also know that you must be worried about your daughter Talitha, and I'm sure she is concerned for your disappearance as well...if it will help relieve any of your sorrow, worries or even permit me to once more seem a glimmer of your beautiful smile...I can go and check on her well being before I return to Hell and bare whatever message for her that you wish" he whispered to her quietly, before turning his head slightly to place a gently kiss on one of her tear stained cheeks.

Staring at him she paused her sobbing. He wanted to make sure her daughter was ok. He wanted to help her. After what she had done to him. Why? Why did he not ravish her? Why did he not want to kill her? Something was wrong here but she could not put her finger on it.

"Ryuu I do not remember much........."she started to say when suddenly memories flitted past her eyes.

She was in a mating frenzy. She was hungry for food and lustful. She ran through the woods seeking something. Someone was there in a tree behind her. She jumped up and tackled him out of the tree. A demon. It was a demon. She remembered that lustful meeting when her and ryuu first mated and officially became mates with one an other.

Looking up at Ryuu she knew what she wanted suddenly she reached out with her lips seeking searching and locked him into a passionate kiss with herself. She wrapped her arms around his neck. She wanted comfort and love and companionship. She needed it.

"Ryuu my daughter is in a secret village. I can't tell you where she is because I have been locked from speaking its name." she said to him as she tried to figure out a way to tell him where her daughter was located.

Ryuu was painfully aware of just how little his mate knew of him, after all when they first were reunited she thought him only a minion of Satan. Of course he couldn't help but mentally chuckle at the death threats she had made at him and figured that it was a good preparation for him for what he figured would occur after his mission had been completed. Though if she truly did end up wanting to kill him, he would gladly die for her again. "It's...alright...Some things are probably better you don't remember" he whispered quietly, primarily referring to the reason her memories of him were sealed in the first place.

His gaze had remained averted from hers, so when he felt the passionate yet demanding kiss he had been relatively surprised. His instincts flared almost encompassing him entirely, causing his body to shake slightly as he tried desperately to restrain himself. At that moment he wanted nothing more then to reclaim her as his. The mission Satan was forcing him on completely fled his mind as she wrapped her arms around his neck. He could easily feel what it was his mate needed, what he needed as well. It had been so long since they had such a moment together.

He moved carefully into a more comfortable position in front of her, careful not to break the passionate kiss up for too long, as his control over his body and mind began to slip and instincts began to take over. His arms and hands began to slowly move to gently and essentially pin her to the chair, as he really didn't care where or what they were on at the moment, or what else was going on. However her next words were like a mental wake-up slap, with reality once more crashing painfully down, as she attempted to give him the information he had previously been trying to get out of her. Torn between simply forgetting about Satan's orders and fulfilling his need for his mate, he slowly lowered his arms, though his body still shook lightly from his desires. "It's fine...Is there anything notable around it that might help?" he quietly asked with a small sigh, lightly kissing her cheek once more as he was once more being refocused on Satan's task.

Staring at him she thought a moment. She got off the chair and positioned herself on his lap. She straddled him facing him as she looked into his eyes. She smiled at him and gave him another kiss. Laying her head on his shoulder she sighed deeply. "Thank you for your concern Ryuu. I will feel better knowing you are watching over Talitha." She smiled and using her tail drew a map in the dirt. She pinpointed the exact location of her daughters village.

"Before you leave I want to give you a special gift if you will accept it Ryuu. Can you please do this for me so that I can regain more of my memories?" She asked as she once again kissed him hard and passionatly pushing her body against his eager to show him once again that she was his forever.

Meanwhile Talitha was wandering around the village in her human form. She was starting to get worried. It had been days since she had heard from her mother. She paced her small village's marketplace wondering where her mother had gotten off to. She sighed and went home to her hut. She went inside and decided to lay down and sleep and perhaps something would happen that would tell her where her mother was.

Ryuu's arms went automatically around her once more as she positioned herself in his lap and kissed him once more. As her head laid on his shoulder, one hand came up to lightly caress her hair as the closeness allowed him to take in the full scent of his beloved mate, though he did his best to ignore the putrid scent of Satan that still clung to her, almost mockingly. At her words guilt stung and stabbed at his heart. Would she still think so highly after? Breaking the gaze his light eyes had been locked into he glanced at the map that had been drawn in the dirt, locking it into his memory. He had gained the information he needed from his mate as he was once more assaulted by his guilt of betraying her trust. He forced a small smile on his face, making it look as sincere as he could. "Anything for you my love" he quietly whispered as he internally grimaced. He had hoped that he wouldn't have been able to get the information, to tell Satan there was no way he could logically go about completing his mission and be done with it. That hope however died just as easily at it had come within him.

He had just about signaled that he was going to get up when his mate made her request. Desire for his mate once more swelled within him as she once more caught him in passion. "I would never deny you anything my beloved Alana" he whispered lovingly into her ear when he had the chance, before he finally allowed himself to give in to the urge and need of both himself and his mate, and establishing his claim on her, and of course her on him, once again eagerly.

In the afterglow of it all he gently held his mate to him, his fingers idly stroking and running through her long tresses of hair. His wings were lightly wrapped around them both as much as possible. He was torn between rousing his mate and heading out to complete the task he had been given, and simply just laying there with his mate in his arms. He knew which he preferred personally. It had been quite some time since he had been able to hold his mate in his arms, especially after mating so passionately and intensely. His body still held evidence of marks and scratches, after all they were demons. He had also discovered just how sensitive the area that now held his dragon mark had truly become since his reincarnation. He was also still satisfied that he remembered well the right buttons on his mate. He had been a bit more aggressive as well then his past life, which he found a bit surprising, but wondered if he could simply chalk that up to the fact Satan had touched her previously. 'Right and if that cause was the only case I'd call myself the Pope. You and I both know Ryuu that we were altered a bit during the revival...The Goddess of Time warned as much...' came the slightly smug voice and chuckle from the back of his head. Sighing he knew well that the voice was right.

A quick yet painful stab around his wrist brought his mind back to the present, and the task he had at hand now. Slowly his hand stopped its stroking motion and instead moved to her chin to lightly raise it as he placed a gentle kiss on her lips. "I probably should be going now before Satan decides to try and hunt us down to see if I've done as asked...so long as you're now alright?" he asked quietly, hating having to bring up the grotesque red monster within their peaceful moment.

As she felt the loving embrace of her mate she could not help but let out her full demon abilities. Her body moved with his and together they did a dance of passion. After it was over she was exausted and fell asleep in his arms. When she felt him wake her she stared up at him surprised by the kiss. As she lay there in his arms no more of her memory became ressurrected like she had hoped it would. However she finally knew happiness. The joy that came from being with her mate and loving every second of it.

"Yes Ryuu go do what he has set you out to do. I wish you luck in your mission and hope that things do not become dangerous."

She could not help the sigh of regret as she sat up and leaned against the wall. When he left she moved to another room in the castle that consisted of a bed. She lay down on it and fell into a peaceful sleep where she dreamed of her daughter Talitha. Unfortunitly for her her sleep was disturbed. She woke up to find a minion of the devil in front of her. She growled at him in warning. "Get lost" He nodded and decided to wait outside the door until she was in a better mood. She went back to sleep and this time had nightmares. Dreams that were horrific and disturbing. Dreams she would never want to dream again.

Talitha woke up in a cold sweat. She had had the most disturbing of dreams. Her mother was captured and only she could set her free. She got up and went to the kitchen area of her hut and sat down at a table. She decided a nice hot cup of tea would come in handy to drown that dream away. She fixed herself a cup of tea and went to sit back down at the table. She smiled as she stared at her reflection in the cup. "My mother is just fine" she told herself. Her mother was tough and able to handle anything. No way would she be in danger.

Ryuu tried to return the small smile. He wanted nothing more then to simply stay there with his mate, but as the pain in his wrist increased he knew he could not. "I shall try to hurry back as quickly as I can" he whispered, kissing her cheek as she sat up. Getting up he dressed himself, and summoning his power opened a time portal that would take to the area his mate had indicated. With a sigh he took one last longing look at his beloved mate, knowing he was about to betray the one he loved most, and slipped through the portal.

In the midst of a smallish town a portal opened up briefly, depositing a kneeling Ryuu. The time demon had learned long ago what happens when he tried arriving where his portal opened up at standing. He waited a few moments before attempting to stand, though his legs felt a bit like jelly. Time travel was always a bit stressful on the body, even his. After steadying himself, his light colored gaze glanced around the area. It wasn't too large and reminded him greatly of where Alana, Talitha and himself once resided in the past. Closing his eyes he attempted to sense out where the girl was, though after a few moments found it to be a bit futile. 'She must be hidden in another form...' he thought to himself with a sigh as his black feathered wings gently wrapped around him.

Being on earth's soil, rather then the ashy soil of Hell, always took a bit of getting use to. It was a rarity that the time demon had been sent above Hell, as Satan felt he couldn't trust the black haired demon without some form of leverage, which he now held with his mate and unborn child. He couldn't help but smile sadly at the thought of his mate still being stuck in Hell. Shaking his head he knew he couldn't dwell on such thoughts now, besides the faster he got this done and over with the fast he could return to her and beg for forgiveness.

With a sigh and running a hand through his hair he decided he might as well begin his search. He wasn't entirely sure what sort of form the angelic girl took, but decided he would know when he saw her. Taking a few steps he began moving towards one house, knocking on the door to search the people inside, before moving towards the next.

By about the fifth or so house he couldn't help feeling a bit impatient and frustrated. Thus far he hadn't gained any clue from the residents to where exactly Talitha was, after all how do describe the person you're looking for without know what she looked like now? With a sigh he decided perhaps a different approach would be better. He knew well that as an angel she would feel the need to protect the people and the village if she felt a threatening demonic presence. Slowly he began building his energy and power, magnifying it just enough that he hoped the girl would feel it.

He knew if he was successful in flushing her out he would solve at least one of the problems that he realized he would be facing, the other being trying to convince the girl to not and kill him, after all he looked nothing like he had before, and he knew his energy felt a bit different then it use to. Sure he could always shift his body to look as it had in the past, but the amount of energy it took to accomplish the feat was draining and still took a bit of time. 'Well the two of you got along decently well in the past...perhaps you can talk your way into convincing her who you are...if not of course I could always take control...if worst comes to worst...' came the voice in his head.

Staring at her tea cup she suddenly got the worst feeling imaginable. She felt as though something evil were here. She dropped her cup of tea and jumped up from the table. She turned to her angelic form and took off out of the hut. She made her way to the source of this great evil and found herself face to face with Ryuu.

"Ryuu?"she asked cautiously knowing this was her mothers mate whom her mother seemed to have forgotten for some reason. She knew it had to do with god but she did not know exactly why. She had her sword drawn just in case. Ryuu was full of evil. She could sense the evil intent. She had no idea what he was doing here or what he was planning but she would figure it out.

Ryuu's eyes were closed in concentration as he ensured he had tight control on the power he was exerting. Time was a tricky thing, that required quite a bit of mental discipline, it was probably one of the few reasons there was only one type of demon deemed time demons. He merely wanted to flush her out after all not level the whole village. His gaze opened, his eyes now glowing with pure power as was the clothed dragon mark on his back, as he heard someone whisper his name. Looking at the angelic girl and clearly reading the angelic energy she was giving off, he knew he had succeeded into bringing the girl out of hiding. "You know...you're relatively hard to locate when you go into hiding" the time demon replied, his usual distant mask once more securely in place.

Slowly he allowed his powers to seep back into his body to once more sleep. "It's been awhile...I'm surprised you're able to tell who I am...perhaps I look more similar to my last form then I thought" he said glancing down unconsciously to his hand that was dully glowing with his power still. His gaze switched back towards Talitha, an eyebrow raising at the sword that was drawn. "Please tell me you don't honestly think that would harm me" he said quietly nodding his head towards the weapon.

"Of course though I'm not exactly here to harm you...I'm merely the delivery boy" he said nonchalantly as he held up his wrist that held the spiked bracelet. He really didn't wish to fight his mate's child, after all he knew how close the two were and how much Alana cared for her. He knew it was bad enough that he would be delivering the girl to Satan, but if he were to harm her on top of that? It would be hard enough to explain why he delivered Talitha to the demonic lord of Hell. "So I'll just simply cut to the chase. I'll need you to come with me" he said with a sigh as he wearily extended his hand. He knew that in an angel's eyes a demon was a demon, and a demon was considered evil, even though his race was considered neutral.

"Perhaps you underestimate me Ryuu. This is an angelic sword. Guaranteed to cut through demon hide and send them back to hell where they belong."

She gazed at him with a hard look. "Tell me why you are here and what you want me to come with you for. Keep in mind an Angel can tell when she is being lied to Ryuu."

She looked down at him. "You do look different but you smell the same." she said in a short tone. She waited for him to explain why he knew her location and what he wanted her for.

Talitha was a reserved Angel. She would not fight unless she absolutly had to. Right now she had a feeling she had to fight. Something was telling her that this was not a social call and that it had something to do with her missing mother. Had Ryuu hurt her mother? Is that why he was here to hurt her to?

Ryuu stared with calm eyes as he let out a quiet chuckle. "And you're underestimating me young one. Have you forgotten my kind is the one that would strike fear into the hearts of both rulers...were we not so easily contracted. Besides what would sending me to Hell truly accomplish? I know where you are already, and there'd be nothing to stop me from simply returning" he replied coolly as he retracted his hand to cross his arms over his chest.

A frown crossed his face for a few moments at her next words. "Don't preach as if I'm some idiot. I've only been reincarnated, I haven't lost my years of knowledge with that. Though since we're getting straight to the point...I've already told you I'm merely the delivery boy, which means I'm here for one purpose and one purpose only...to come get you one way or another. Unfortunately I can't say why" he calmly explained. At this point a small portion of his power surfaced and hummed quietly around him. In truth Ryuu didn't wish for their encounter to turn violent, but he also knew the girl had a similar fighting spirit as her mother.

A slight idea popped into his head suddenly. "I know where she is..." he said flatly. He didn't like the idea of using the knowledge of where his mate was, or using her in such a way to get what Satan wanted. It tore him up to know the damage he would and currently was causing. "...so with that being said are you going to come with me the easy way or must we do this the hard way?"

Sighing she knew she would not be able to get out of this without a fight. And more than likely he would beat her since he seemed pretty powerful. Perhaps she should just let him lead her to her mother. She just knew her mother was in trouble.

"Fine lead me to her." She put her sword away in her holster and waited for him to show her where her mother was. "But keep in mind Ryuu if you betray me or my mother in any way I will make you rue the day you ever came to be created on this earth." She growled as she walked towards him pausing right in front of him with her eyes narrowed.

"Ryuu I could cause you something much worse than physical pain but I will not get into that now." She saw the portal open up and stepped into it pausing a moment before entering. When she got into the portal she gasped as she figured out quickly where she was. She glared at the devil. "What do you want with me? Not to mention my mother?" she questioned as she saw her mother standing in the corner a look of total surprise on her face. She looked like she was in so much pain. She looked like someone had torn her heart out and beat her on the head with it.

Meanwhile Alana had woken up. She made her way into the room with the minion. She had walked in just as the portal had appeared and in came her daughter with Ryuu. Glaring at Ryuu hate and anger on her face she stood there in total shock. What was going on here? Was this a trick? After all that she had done for him he had to do this to her. "What is going on here?" she asked immediatly walking over to her daughters side and putting a protective motherly arm around her.

'No matter what you could throw at me Talitha...It would be nothing compared to the pain that's about to be inflicted' Ryuu thought quietly to himself as he watched the girl first pause then step through the portal. He hesitated himself for a moment, as he figured Satan would more then likely have his mate there to watch his delivery. Reluctantly he followed after a few moments.

Once more arriving in a kneeled position he knew his assumptions had been correct without even looking. He could feel his mate's presence in the room, but more so he could feel the anger and hatred that was now directed towards him. He couldn't bring himself to look her in the eyes. Still he wouldn't give Satan the satisfaction of seeing the pain of being hated by his mate brought him, nor the pain brought on by knowing he betrayed the one he loved. Instead he shrank away, bring back his mask of distance to hide away the emotions that were running through him.

"Ryuu...How good of you to come back, and I see not empty handed. You're such a good little minion you know" he said with a piercing laugh as his gaze went to the angelic girl that he had brought. Ryuu took a few moments to remain kneeled on the floor, waiting for the effects of time travel to leave his body. Once he knew he could stand and at least move a little without toppling over he stood and made his way to the wall, leaning his back against it for support. "What do you think is going on here? Our little Ryuu here has betrayed you just as you had betrayed him. I'll let him explain though since I'm sure he could word it better then I" he said with a taunting laugh as he answered both Alana and Talitha. Looking over he could see the time demon again giving him a venom filled gaze, but it didn't phase him in the least. He had grown accustomed to the time demon's glares, and in fact it brought more joy to him then anything else as it meant he had angered the usually calm Ryuu.

"It's simple. Alana was bait to get you here. My job had been to get the information on where you were located and bring you here so he could...Well that part should be obvious. He plans on forcing one of you two to give him an heir. He knew that since Alana and I had already been mated he couldn't mate with her, but you were still a viable option for him. Even if he couldn't get an heir right away he knew he could still force you to be his mate by showing he had your mother, and thus deal a blow to God at having another of his angels deflowered...Satan knew I could get the information from Alana without alerting her as to why I needed it. I believe that's the jist of it" Ryuu explained after a few moments, as he forced any emotion out of his voice. He wouldn't lie to his mate, he couldn't, not when he had already betrayed her in such a way.

Growling Alana launched herself at Ryuu. She tackled him to the ground and took one hand and put it on each shoulder. Straddling him she grabbed him by the shoulders and banged his head into the ground over and over again. "How dare you. I knew I could not trust you. You are just another of the devils minions to me. I hate you so much right now." Forget the fact that he had been her mate. There was no point in it anymore. She was officially mateless again. And this is the last time she would give her heart to someone. She should have learned her lesson after Dante but now she would make sure he paid for what he did to her.

She glared up at the devil still beating Ryuu's head into the ground. " Don't you dare touch my daughter. If you touch her I will make you suffer immensly." she growled at him not letting up on Ryuu's beating at all as she waited to see what would happen next.


Talitha stared at her mother as she started to beat up Ryuu. Then she looked at the devil and then at the ground. "It figured you would use this opportunity to try and get me again. You have not suceeded yet and you shall not suceed this time. I will make sure of it." With that she drew her sword and faced him growling slightly. her eyes narrowed as she faced him. "Don't make me hurt you. Release my mother and me and this will not happen. I will not bother you and you will not bother me."

Alana let Ryuu knock her back. She stood there glaring at him with pure unaltered hatred and energy burning through him. If looks could kill Ryuu would be a flaming mess. She made a leap back towards him after glaring at him for a while when suddenly a cage enveloped her. She grabbed the bars with both hands beating them franticaly to get out of the cage but to no avail. "You had better not touch my daughter" she screamed at him as she was suddenly lowered under the floor. She cowered in a corner crying. Her life had gone to hell. What more did she have to live for? Her daughter was going to be destroyed right before her eyes almost and she had no memory of her supposed mate who betrayed her anyways. As if it was not enough pain and torment for her she felt a sharp pain in her head and god unlocked her memories. He let them flow back into her head and she lay there in the bottom of her cage crying.

Her memories took over her head and she let out a scream of agony. What was the point of living now? She would get out of here and she would kill herself taking her and Ryuus unborn baby with her. There was no reason for her to live anymore.

Talitha gave Ryuu a look saying he had better set her mother free. She on the other hand would be in charge of stalling the devil. How to stall him she did not know but she would figure it out. She stared at the demon in front of her now that they were alone in the room and tried to figure out exactly how to get away with her virginity still in tact. "God help me" she whispered.

Ryuu remained quietly against the floor while Alana's emotions hit him like a battering ram. Despair, sorrow and a sense of giving up filled his mind until he simply couldn't take it anymore. "Are you honestly just going to sit there and give up? Someone else is in need of your help and you're going to just sit there feeling pity for yourself?" he almost growled out as a sense of anger mixed with the feelings being sent to this. This was not the mate he had died for previously. He simply couldn't believe her to have changed so much during his absence.

As a sense of suicide emitted from his mate he couldn't help but feel another wave of anger pass through him. "You wish to die?...You couldn't handle it. Not as you are...You'll be kept alive for the sake of unborn child in your womb...afterwards it'll be taken from your custody to be cared for by another...Talitha's angelicy will be taken from her for your sake...I could tell from look she practically demanded I release you, but even if I did what good would it be for now? For you to simply die anyways?" he said as his light colored eyes flashed opened, glowing with both power and rage now at his mate. In an attempt to rouse the demoness from her depressed state he had gone so far as to peer into the future and tell of the future he had seen. Naturally his presence was excluded, as he could never see his own fate, hoping something would trigger inside her other then self loathing. He knew even rage at him would be more of a help, as painful as it was to bare.

He had felt her connection with him sever before when she had claimed to hate him, but his still remained in tact. He knew he couldn't do it, he had loved her far too much to break away any connection he had with her. At the moment though he couldn't stand to look at her crying form on the floor. Raising a hand he once more used his powers to create a sort of portal, however this one was more of a reflection of the time occur above them. It showed Talitha and Satan, and would reveal to Alana what was going on above. He knew it was a bit cruel to show her what her daughter would be going through to save her, but at this point he was a bit desperate.

Satan grinned at Alana's words. "You're no longer in a position to threaten. I'll do as I wish" he said with a gleeful grin. His attention then went to the angel, whom he desired so desperately to make fall. "There's no escape you know. I can feel it from here...Ryuu won't release her and so long as she's there her life be played for. So here are your options little angel, fall to me and allow your mother to live or harm me and end her existence. As I see it my goal will be accomplished either way. Abandoning your mother will eventually cause you to fall under the guilt and of course conception with me...well we obviously know where that'll lead" he said with a sly smirk. He knew at the moment Ryuu wouldn't leave the sniveling demoness, how could he? And the said demoness was currently locked away in a cage that the time demon held the key to. In her current state he knew the black winged demon wouldn't risk it. He held the trump card for the angel before him, and knew that she would never be able to overpower him in his domain.

(ok gimme some time to contemplate what to do next. This rp is getting impossible to keep up with cuz we keep putting them in impossible situations lol. Its fun but it takes time to think about it)

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Growling Alana leaped up from the floor of the cage. She stared at Ryuu with hate and disgust in her eyes. "What do you expect me to do? Do you expect me to sit here and cry about how my life has officially fallen apart or do you expect me to try to escape from a cage that only you have the key to. You who betrayed me and would probably never bother helping me. You who decided to make me suffer even more by showing me what my daughter is going through." She was done crying. She growled even louder and turned into her full demon form raging against the bars of the cage. "You who would rather make me suffer than love me. You who had the nerve to betray me when all I did was sacrifice myself to save you."
Alana was done playing the nice demoness. She raged back and forth against the cage trying to free herself from it. Finally she looked at Ryuu with glowing red eyes. "Free me immediatly Ryuu. Make up for the harm you have done. There is only one way you can do this and that is to free me."

Meanwhile Talitha was stuck with an impossible situation. She did not know what to do. She was stuck here while her mother's life was at risk. She could either follow through with the devil and lose her angelicacy or she could let her mother die. She growled at him narrowing her eyes. "I will not willingly do anything with you. My mother will get free. I assure you this will happen. She always figures out what to do in these situations." She had no doubt that her mother would get free
Drawing her sword she faced the devil with her eyes narrowed and anger in all her features. "Face me fair and square. Face me as a demon verses an angel. Stop being a coward and hiding behind tricks and hiding behind the scenes." She waited to see what he would do now. She wanted to fight him badly and show off her powers and get revenge for her mothers suffering.

(Lol no worries, take your time. ^.^ And indeed we do, but that's indeed what makes it all fun. XD Could have her inquire to the reason for his betrayal. Ryuu's one of those sneaky, sneaky people who has a reason for everything. XD I could also have Ryuu influence his spell thingy to make it seem that Talitha had surrendered to the devil sending Alana into a rage and that could influence Ryuu to free her. I already have a special idea for the cage, and a plan to get Ryuu close to death since I can't help but love doing that. XD)

(I posted it just before you wrote yours)

Ryuu could feel a little of his own rage abating as his mate's rage assaulted him, after all it was better then the despair. "Don't preach to me about sacrifice Alana, you're not the only one who has given something up to protect what they care about..." he replied, his voice now returning to his normal calm. He much preferred the enraged Alana over the crying one, it showed she was willing to fight for what she cared for. His gaze closed after a few moments as he moved to stand, however he didn't move towards the cage and instead quietly rested back against the wall, crossing his arms.

"That cage you're in is known as the Cage of Betrayal. Those who are imprisoned in it have wronged and betrayed someone close to them at some point in their life. Typically the one holding the key..." he said pausing as he raised his arm, showing the mark that had been burned into it, "...is the one you've wronged. The person must forgive for your betrayal for the key to work. However it comes at a price..." he quietly explained, even though she hadn't asked for the information. He knew it would be of importance later. Although he couldn't see his own fate that didn't mean he didn't try and what he got was an intense feeling of pain which he knew could really only mean one thing.

"You claim I'd rather make you suffer then love you...that's never been the case and you know it. Personally I'd rather make you suffer because I loved you. You know I'd got to any lengths for you, even if it meant betraying you...In all our years as mates...I think that's one thing you've never understood fully...it's one of the reasons you're in there to begin with..." he stated almost cryptically as he pushed himself from the wall and went near the cage. For a brief moment he locked eyes with his enraged lover, before calmly looking away.

"If I free you it's only on this condition...you're to do everything to survive. You're life is no longer yours...it belongs to the one growing inside of you and to the one above you needs you more then anything. If you won't live for yourself be it then for your children, both present and future...And if you even dare try to follow through with your suicidal thoughts or even pass them through mind again I personally come and haunt you" he quietly stated as his eyes flashed to hers once more, revealing the seriousness of his words. He raised the arm that didn't have the mark, forcing open a portal. "This room is of a special dimension, simply plowing your way through the roof will do nothing to get you where you want to go. This has no effect on the infinity of time however so that should take you where you're needed most" he said nodding his head towards the portal he opened.

His gaze once more turned towards the one he loved more then anything else. "Rage always looked good on you, you know...almost as good as your smile..." he said with a quiet chuckle before raising the arm that held the mark and lightly touched the cage. The mark began to glow brightly as a burning sensation once more crept up his arm and assaulted the nerves causing him to wince slightly. The cage began to convulse and shudder before wrapping itself around Ryuu's arm, freeing Alana. The time demon then stumbled a few steps back before the cage seemed to burst from the mark on his arm, causing him to pant from the pain of it, and form around him instead. "I suggest you hurry along now...And I suggest you remember what I've said..." he said quietly, moving backwards to the back of the cage before sliding down to sit. Shackles began to morph from a few of the bars and clasped themselves tightly around the time demon's wrists and ankles as they began to pulse an unholy greenish color.

Above Satan couldn't help but laugh at the angel's words. "I highly doubt it...You're mother is a weakling and nothing more. I could sense her despair...she's more then ready to simply kill herself if freed...You honestly think someone like Ryuu would allow her to do something like that?" he asked with a mocking laugh. He felt he knew Ryuu far better then that. His love for his mate would never allow him to let her simply off herself.

As the angel drew her sword he couldn't help but look on amused. "Demons don't fight 'fair and square' you should know that by now. I fight to win and I certainly don't care what I have to do to do so. Go ahead and do your worse little angel and see if you can face the consequences" he said mockingly with a peel of laughter. In his amusement he failed to notice the flicker of a portal being formed within the room.

Alana listened to what he had to say for a short while. She had no choice but to sit there and listen to him. She was not weak nor was she a coward. She would fight until there was no fight left in her. She was tough and willing to fight to the end. "Very well Ryuu. Just remember I owe you nothing. I hope the pain you suffer is worse than any pain imaginable." She said in a harsh tone still enraged at him for the stuff he made her go through. She would enjoy his suffering until the end of time.

When he unlocked the cage and the shackles grabbed hold of him she paused. As mad as she was at him she still could not help but love him. She wanted to be with him forever. She knew this was not going to happen at the rate they were going. She was mad at him but she still loved him and nothing would change that. Going up to him she bent low and looked at him into his eyes which were so filled with pain. "Ryuu I love you." she said before leaving through the portal. She would avenge him if she could not save him.

Growling she launched herself a the devil. "You forget one thing about me o mighty one. Nothing will interfear with a mothers love for her child." She grabbed him by the ear and drug him onto the floor. She sat there straddling him while she pulled out her claws and ran them up and down his face a few times. She would show him for what he had done to her. She would avenge Ryuu and all the pain that he had caused her.

Talitha was running out of ideas. She knew if her mother did not make it out of the cage soon that she was going to have to do what she did not want to do. Suddenly her mother appeared out of the portal. While her mother took care of the devil Talitha pulled out her sword and began to approach the fighting pair. She grinned at the devil as she shoved her sword through his skull. "This is what happens when you mess with an angel."

(Lol had to put a bit of Ryuu torture in this one. XD

Ryuu couldn't help but give an ironic smile at her words. "I'm sure I shall then since it's you who desired it. If I've told you before, I've told you a thousands times. I will deny you nothing. You only have to ask it of me" he whispered quietly, closing his eyes as he once more spoke the same words as he had to his beloved mate before when she needed him. It was clear that even now they were nothing short of sincere and honest, as he would go to any lengths for the one he loved even if it destroyed him in the process.

His gaze opened as he felt her presence close to his, as she looked him in the eyes. "And I shall always love you even after the end of everything my beloved Alana" he whispered quietly after her as his gaze followed her as she left through the portal he had opened for her. Once gone from his sight completely he closed his eyes and rested his head back against the bars, awaiting the oblivion of pain that he knew was about to befall him.

Satan was surprised to see the demoness as she launched herself at him. 'Ryuu...curse you...' he thought with a growl. As she raked her claws up and down on him, he couldn't help but laugh. He didn't feel the biting pain that should have accompanied, as that was being sent to another. He could hear the intense screams of pain in his mind from the one who was being tortured now as he was being harmed. "And you forget Alana, I never come without an ace up my sleeve" he replied with a laugh, before feeling the piercing sensation of a blade through his skull. It didn't hurt, but rather felt odd feeling something slice through skin and bone. He could feel the blood from the wound spurt forward, it was warm and gooey just like his victims.

His gaze rolled towards the angel who wielded the blade as a sick smile appeared on his face. "And this...is what happens...when you mess...with evil...little...angel..." he sputtered out as blood gushed from his mouth. "Ryuu...I invoke...your part...of the contract..." the devil suddenly shouted as he quickly shot a hand upwards. Suddenly intense screams of pain sounded through the portal that hadn't closed and power shot through it surrounding the room. Satan laughed as it then gathered at his hand and absorbed into his body. With a might pushy of his other hand he forced the demoness off of him. Power surged through him, singing through his every pores as his body glowed with an aura, that felt and looked so similar to the time demon's yet held the corruption of Satan, and floated upwards to a standing position.

One of his massive hands reached up, gripping the blade that had pierced his skull and forced it out, causing the screams from the portal to intensify before power surged again and began repairing the wound. "Got to love the power of time...You've both underestimated me greatly. Since you're here Alana it seems that you won't be the one suffering at this time, at least not physically which actually is to my benefit. It makes it sooo much easier...Now shall we being the real fun?" he asked with a cackle of laughter while screams from the portal continued to echo.

Ryuu had been very much aware of what the cage would do as the shackles pulled and forced him to the middle of the cage and lifted him so his feet no longer touched the ground. He was spread eagle wise as his he shut his eyes tightly. He could feel the static even before the painful bolts of electricity shot through the cage and began searing his flesh. For each scratch his beloved laid upon the face of Satan a more intense shock was shot at him until finally blood began to flow from not only his mouth but eyes as well.

A larger and more drawn out shock however shot through the cage as the grotesque red demon's skull was impaled. He panted and coughed out blood as for a few brief moments the shocking stopped, his black wings hanging limply behind him. His mate had wished for unimaginable pain, and for a few brief moments wondered if the demoness would be satisfied that her wish was being carried out to the fullest. As his mind brokenly went from one thought to another, as he still worried for the safety of his lover, the voice of Satan suddenly echoed throughout the room. His eyes that had been closed from the pain suddenly shot open and widened as he comprehended what was being asked before screams were ripped from his throat as electricity once more coursed through the cage at a much higher intensity. During the peak his powers came forth in an attempt to try and heal him, but were being ripped away from their healing task and sent through the portal that hadn't yet been closed, as Ryuu's mind had been elsewhere rather then focused on closing it. Satan was painfully leeching his powers to keep himself alive and empower himself further.