Within the reaches of the fiery bowels of Hell a swirling vortex of what can only be assumed to be a portal slowly inched its way open. Within a few moments the disrupted space appeared to have grown to its completed size, and soon after the figure of a male demon, or at least presumed to be a demon, stepped out and onto the burning ground. Here and there on his exposed arms and on one cheek appeared what seemed like a black smudge of some sort of black powdery substance. "Well...That was a bit more trouble then expected...Oh well regardless he should be satisfied with the results, perhaps even enough to allow me to 'retire' from his service...though it's rather doubtful..." the male said quietly to himself with a sigh.

His red gaze then glanced around the area of Hell he happened to be in. "Hmmm I hadn't quite expected to end up in this area. Seems I'll now have to hunt that annoying red worthless burlap sack of a ruler" he said again, his tone taking on a clear air of irritation as one red eye twitched annoyed. He already had an idea of where the one known as Satan was and had a pretty good idea of what he was probably doing: playing with a new 'toy' of sorts. Quite honestly the male thought it rather disturbing and disgraceful to watch, for both him and the other half that shared a body with him, but who were they to judge the embodiment of evil? With another sigh the red eyed male began heading in a direction he thought Lucifer was in currently.

Sitting in his slave quarters Satan was very entertained watching the new aquisition of his dance for him. He loved to make others demean themselves. He loved it more when they were difficult to break. This one took him a full two months before she would obey him as he wanted to her. He sighed as he turned to another one locked in a cage.
"Dearest Alana Why so sad?"
He had a teasing quality about his voice. He was so mad at this girl. She had strict orders and try as he might she would not do what he wanted her to. He was going to make sure that she paid for disobeying him. She would learn that he would not stand for disobedience. He would not kill her. No. He would torture her. He would make her suffer. She would be so upset with her life she will wish for death. He felt a presence and grinned. Snapping his fingers Tetsu appeared before him.
"Welcome back. Have you completed your task?"

Alana sat in the cage. Her wings were furled around her body. SHe looked like she was going to murder someone with her eyes. No matter how hard he tried she would never give him her daughter. Talitha her darling baby. Her only child. She meant so much to Alana. Without her Alana felt as if the world would end. Talitha had a special purpose and that purpose was not to be murdered.

(We making Satan a sort of multiplayer person this time around? XD)

Tetsu had to suppress a growl at unceremoniously being summoned by the vile male before him. "No I simply came here for a coffee break while standing on brimstone and looking as if smog exploded on me...What do you think?" the red eyed demon replied, his tone dripping with sarcasm and slight irritation. He may have had to serve Satan, but that didn't mean that he had to be 'nice' to him in the least. As if making a point his red leathery wings flailed back slightly before resting themselves around his lightly clothed shoulders.

His gaze momentarily flitted towards the latest 'toy' that Satan had chosen to play with, but seeing the female as nothing of interest for him, before casting his gaze towards the one caged. "I see that you appear to be enjoying yourself here. You know though caging dirty animals is a habit you should really ween yourself from. After all whatever will you do if one of the strays choose to bite your hand off one day, or better yet end your miserable life? Of course not that I really care as it would rid me of your disgraceful image" the demon said, a slight smirk crossing his face to match the clearly mocking one he held.

(yup play him if you want hes all urs and mine haha)

Satan glared at the smart ass demon before him with a chuckle.
"Well I choose to keep them because they make me happy. The one in the cage is no ordinary toy. She is a demon who needs to be broken. She has withstood every trick I have up my sleeve and it is getting rather tiresome. SHe has been in that cage for a year now. I thought I might give you one more assignment before Ifree you. If you can get her to tell me where her daughter has been hidden I will grant you all the freedom you desire."
He opened the cage and pulled ALana out by a wing. He tossed her to Tetsus feet.
"Enjoy your new toy. You have a month to get her to spill. If you fail then I will keep you as my eternal slave."

Alana cried out some as she was lifted by a wing. Her wings were very sore already. It hurt so bad but she would not give him the benefit of hearing her scream. As she landed on the ground she stood up and flew into the air. Her wings were not working as well as they should but well enough. SHe took off out of the room.

THe devil laughed.
"Better catch her time is ticking."

(Lol alrighty. I'll probably start using him then when it's time for him to come in again. XD)

Tetsu closed his eyes, surprisingly calm, at Satans words. "I see trying to finally give me something of an actual challenge as opposed to having me fix your short comings that even a toddler could do? However I will point out that unlike you I wouldn't dare disgrace myself in having a 'toy', nor do I have a need for them. I suppose though if my eternal freedom is at stake then I guess I'll have to make her talk. After all being eternally bound to you would simply be a bothersome annoyance as I don't particularly like babysitting you" the demon replied flatly, though still integrating a mocking tone into his voice.

Red eyes opened and watched for a few moments as the female took off out of the room, before setting his gaze back onto Satan. "I do hope that within the time frame given your jokes improve a bit. After all I'm probably one of the last beings to worry about something such as time" the male said with a sort of are-you-stupid look in his gaze, before calmly following after the female.

Once he was clear of the room the leathery wings, that were resting on his shoulders, unfurled themselves and quickly lifted the demon into the air with a powerful swoop before beating after the one named Alana. For an uninjured, despite his slightly black powdered look, to catch up with one whose wings weren't working completely properly wasn't a difficult task; and before long he found himself gliding somewhat beside the female demon, though keeping a bit of distance between. "Are you honestly going to make me chase you around? I'll tell you now I don't have the patience for such things, so for your own sake and well being I suggest you simply land here and now" the red haired demon said with a slightly impatient yet annoyed sigh.

Alana jumped a bit when the male appeared. She rolled her eyes. She really did not feel like dealing with him but she assumed she must. She may be stubborn but was not stupid. She was hurt very badly and malnourished. She could not fly for much longer and she was sure this demon would catch her quickly. She sighed and landed on a nearby hill. She let her wings fall down to her sides and she did not look up but stared at her feet. Her clothes were shredded, her normally bluish skin was almost white, her hair was stringy and unkempt. She looked horrible. She was covered in cuts and bruises and she just looked awful. She did not speak to the male near her. SHe could smell the foul odor of evil and she wrinkled her nose at it.

Tetsu was a tad shocked that the female actually listened, and took to landing himself, however he still chose to keep a small amount of distance between himself and the female. "And here I thought I'd have to beat you to get you to listen. You're either more obedient then that oaf knows, or you're simply not as stupid as his other pets. Regardless I don't really care which one it is at the moment..." the demon said placing one hand on his hip and taking in the sight of the female before him. She was a rather unruly sight for him to behold. It was clear that she wasn't exactly one of Satan's pets that enjoyed a few lavished riches that were earned from obedience, nor did she even appear all that healthy.

"I'll get straight to the point at hand. We can either do this the easy way, and you simply tell me what that buffoon wishes to know and thus ridding the sight of each other, or we can do this the hard way and be forced to share a month together. Honestly I'd much prefer the first choice, and perhaps you would as well judging from your face right now, but I highly doubt that you'd be so willing as to make it that easy. Unless of course I'm wrong on that assumption?" the demon asked with a clearly false hope in his tone. He was already quite prepared that the female wouldn't be willing to disclose the information he was being forced to seek, after all what sane mother would?

Still not giving him one glance Alana turned away from him and started to slowly walk in the opposite direction. She wanted him to shut up. She wanted him to go away. She was to tired and to sick to care. She needed food. Food was what she needed. She walked towards a nearby clearing and noticed a herd of deer. She flew up above them and waiting for the right moment flew down and caught one. She ate it messily and hungrily. As she ate her body began to shine. Her hair began to right itself as if by magic. Her skin became a blue color again. Her eyes turned bright green and her clothes repaired themselves. She had one more deer and then walked back towards the guy. Her head was held high and she looked quite haughty.
"No sane mother would tell you that information. Good luck getting it from me."
She turned around and headed in a different direction away from this demon.

Tetsu watched with a clearly unamused expression in his eyes and on his face. "I see the hard way then is it?" he said quietly to himself as he watched the female approach the deer. He thought for a moment on whether or not he should either permit it or intervene since she appeared to be aiming for food. His decision though was soon forced and found for him when he felt the nagging though familiar pull in his mind, urging him not to interrupt. This being the cause, Tetsu quietly stood and watched the female feast upon her prey, crossing his arms a cross his chest. Once she had finished and seemed to revert back to a more healthier state, his previous statement to himself was suddenly proven correct.

"Figures someone like you would say that. Nevertheless I've a month to get what I need, and I'm sure Ryuu would be able to easily pull the information from you, even if he wouldn't be exactly...willing" the red haired demon replied with a slight shrug. His words were once again proven right as the previous nagging mental pull clawed at his mind once more.

As the female before him began to head in the opposite direction as him, the red haired demon had no choice but to follow after. "I've a feeling this is going to be a rather long and trying month. Are you positive you won't simply reconsider now while no damage has been done?" he called with a sigh, already having an idea of the answer that he was sure to be greeted with.

Alana continued to walk away. She saw no point in spending any time helping this demon. She would leave and he would be alone. When his time was over she would be free and he would be an eternal slave. She was fine with this. As she walked she noticed him following and talking to her.
"I withstood a year with the devil himself. I doubt you can be any harder to deal with for a month."
She wondered what he meant when he said Ryuu. WHo was Ryuu? She did not know a RYuu and she wondered what the demon meant by that. SHe sighed. She was not going to waist time worrying about stupidity.

Tetsu couldn't help but let out a chuckle at her words in comparison to the devil. "I can assure you that a time demon can be far worse then that old baboon if we so choose to be. For example if I truly wished to make this easy a small time jump here and there, along with a little tracking, could probably disclose the information I'm currently seeking. From there I could do a number of things ranging from simply plucking this daughter of yours out of the past and present her to that old goat, to ridding her completely and thus ridding me of this bothersome task. Of course there's always enabling a future where this daughter of yours feels nothing but constant pain physically, emotionally and mentally before turning her in. Really any one of those options at the moment sound a bit more appealing now that I really think about it...Perhaps I should just simply carry one of those out instead of enduring this foolhardiness..." the red haired time demon said, stopping for a moment and considering the possibilities, after all he wasn't exactly the most patient being in the world.

Of course as he considered them the nagging pull in his mind only seemed to increase to an almost annoying level. "Ryuu...Be a good boy and wallow in that darkness for a bit more will you..." Tetsu growled quietly to himself, not fully paying complete attention that his thought became verbal rather then remaining just mental.

As he spoke Alana became more and more angry. She began to growl deep in her throat. Finally when he mentioned this Ryuu again she had an idea.
" Ryuu. I would like to speak to you please. Come out for a bit. Do not worry about this jerk of a friend of yours."
Perhaps this Ryuu would be easier to deal with than Tetsu.
"Ryuu come out come out wherever you are. Here little demon demon demon."
She was laughing at the demon as she did this.
" You are an insane idiot. You talk to yourself. You have problems. Now I have better things to do than babysit an asshole like you. So go jump off a freakin cliff."
She brought her hand up and slapped him hard on theface.

(yes she did it >.>)

(Oh snap...Well that's one way to drag Ryuu out I suppose...Poor Ryuu. XD)

The reaction was almost immediate, as the moment the female's hand made it's way a cross Tetsu's face, his own formed into a fist and sunk towards her solar plex. "Let's get something straight girlie, if anyone is babysitting anyone I am the one babysitting you. I don't actually need you in the least" the time demon replied icily as the air around him seemed to tremble with power that was rapidly rising. It was clear that the time demon was done playing games as the possibility that he would carry out his previous 'threats' became a very real one.

At a certain point in the rising power, the red haired time demon let out a rather irritated growl before narrowing his gaze into a glare at the female. "You got lucky this time, but know this isn't over yet girl..." the demon growled before what appeared to be black feathers began randomly appearing in the air and engulfing him. Only a few moments later the feathers seemed to explode outward to reveal, not a red haired nor eyed figure, but rather one that seemed to trade in all that was red for black. There were a few other slightly alarming differences such as what appeared to be gashes that were scattered here and there that could be seen on any exposed skin, with some disappearing into the male's clothing and continuing on further, causing some areas to have trickles of small red 'rivers' running down, with the end droplets reaching for the ground.

Black eyes slowly opened and blinked a few times, adjusting to the light of the world, before cautiously glancing around. "I suppose I should thank the gods that this time I'm the dominant one in this life..." the male said more to himself with a quiet sigh. The evil and malice that had radiated from the red male appeared to be absent from the male that now stood in his place, but instead seemed to give off a slightly more docile yet distant aura.

It wasn't long before his gaze came to rest upon the female, as she was the only other being around at the moment, which enabled him to make a few mental connections. "You're the one that called out wishing to speak with me...why?" the male asked, tilting his head slightly in confusion, matching his expression and tone.

(well someone finally hit him lmfao)

When she hit him and he put his hand out towards her she flinched. She was used to being hit but that did not mean she enjoyed it. She frowned as he suddenly said she was lucky and then enveloped in feathers. She still did not know how to react.
Alana watched what was going on with wide eyes. She was not scared. She hardly ever got scared. This was more like confusion and wonder. She had been around demons a long time and never had one switched forms like this. She stared at him a moment longer and then took a few steps back. She was not afraid. No nothing ever scared her. She just wondered if this was perhaps an apperation or somethng.
"You are Ryuu? How is this possible? Are you like interconected twins?"

(Lol indeed and now Ryuu shall be internally tortured for it while he tries to calm Tetsu down. XD)

Ryuu stared at the female for a moment, appearing to debate on whether or not to fully answer the questions that had been presented at him. With a calm sigh and the closing of his dark eyes he reached a decision. "Yes I am Ryuu and I suppose you could say that Tetsu and I are interconnected twins since we're two souls that share a body. After all he and I are both a part of the 'wretched' time demon race" the dark haired male calmly replied, opening his eyes for a moment to take in the reaction of the female. He seemed to be studying her with his gaze, although no real emotion seemed to be present within his eyes nor facial features. Calmly his black feathered wings began to wrap themselves about his shoulders, slightly shielding his body from sight. Here and there certain feathers seemed to gleam as if slightly wet, although whether or not they were or with what was uncertain at the moment.

"Now unless you have further questions, what is it you desired to speak with me about while I'm still conscious?" Ryuu asked gently as a slight smile played on his face, although there appeared to be nothing really behind it, either malicious nor joy but rather just a simple movement.

She stared at him a moment. Still not sure what to say. How do you tell someone you were just joking around calling him. It would be rather rude. She rolled her eyes.
"I didn't want you here I was messing with your other half. I didn't expect you to answer."
She turned around and continued to walk away.
"And I will not tell either of you where my daughter is."
SHe yelled over her shoulder. She headed to a cliff and dived off of it flying into the air. She wanted to go home. That is what she would do. SHe would go home and take a nap. A nap at home would be nice. She flew over a few villiages smiling as she recognized one. She landed and walked into an old cottage on the outskirts. Home sweet home.

Ryuu gently let out what could almost sound like a tired sigh. His eyes closed once more as a new gash appeared on one of his cheeks and began intermingling with the rest through the red liquid that trickled down from it. "Normally I wouldn't, however from the current...mood my other half is in you may have ended up as a corpse..." he replied gently opening his eyes once more. Mentally he was attempting to calm his deadly raging twin, if not only to stop being harmed from the lash outs of power himself.

His black gaze followed the female as she once more began heading away from him, and was a bit taken aback by her sudden statement of not telling either he nor Tetsu where her daughter was. "I never said I wished to know, although that still doesn't change the circumstances..." he said letting out another sigh. After a few moments he calmly though slowly began to follow after, though keeping a fair amount of distance especially in his own current state.

He could feel an ache in his own wings as they unraveled themselves from his shoulders and lifted him from the ground to follow after, but it was something he pushed to the back of his mind. They still worked and served their purpose so Ryuu didn't particularly care. The only thing he really knew was that he had to essentially 'keep tabs' on the female he was now following. Occasionally he would glance around to get an idea of where exactly he was and heading, but otherwise he seemed slightly uncaring. As the female ahead stopped and began to descend towards an old cottage the time demon ceased his own following, although still a fairly good distance away. Instead of aiming towards the cottage itself however, Ryuu chose to land and 'perch' in a tree at the maximum distance that would permit him to watch the cottage without causing a too much of a strain.

Carefully he nestled himself so that his back gently rested against the tree trunk while propping one knee up on the branch he was on and allowing the other to hang down. His wings once again slowly took their usual place around his shoulders although this time choosing to hang straight down from them as opposed to wrapping around his body. "This will have to due for now I suppose..." he whispered quietly to himself as his gaze came to slightly lock onto the sight of the cottage.

Alana frowned as she noticed the male following her. As long as she did not change over he would be fine. SHe would hate to think what would happen to him if she did change over and he was within five miles. Her changeover was not a fun time. When she had a changeover there was a large chance that she would rape any nearby male demons. Most did not mind this but it bothered her. She was not a whore and did not choose to sleep around with random demons. SHe was a rather self concious person. She closed her eyes and let her mind drift as she lay on her bed. She was tired. As she slept she had a dream. She was in front of the devil himself and Ryuu was there as was Tetsu but in different bodys. Tetsu grabbed her and drug her towards him. Ryuu yelled and cried.
"Please don't hurt her. I love her."
Alana reached for Ryuu but he was swallowed into a pit.
Alana woke up sweating.
"What was that about?" She asked aloud.
She peered out the window and saw the demon in the tree. She walked outside and up to the tree.
"COme down here you have some explaining to do."

At the time Ryuu had closed his eyes for a moment to attempt to tap into his own powers to heal the wounds that had been inflicted on his body from his rampaging twin. By now he had manage to calm Tetsu down, or at least calm him as much as his counterpart would ever calm down to, and so no further injuries were currently popping up randomly. After all he knew that while his twin was so powered up that using his own powers to heal at the time was a rather dangerous thing to attempt, plus he felt it would have been redundant to heal a wound only to have it come back in a few moments. His eyes opened briefly as he felt the female demon's energy leave the cottage, and after confirming it was her indeed exiting he calmly closed his eyes again.

A few moments later however his eyes opened once more as he peered down at the female demon that was now standing at the base of the tree that he was currently residing in. With a sigh he maneuvered his bent leg over so that it was now hanging with his other and calmly jumped down from his perch, landing somewhat near the female. His gaze came to rest evenly on hers, although it seemed void of any particular look. "And what exactly are you demanding I explain?" he calmly asked. At the moment the only thing that was currently different about the time demon was the now pulsing dragon tattoo on his cheek, and the slight surge of power around him as he continued to try and heal his body while he spoke.

She sighed. Of course he would not know her dream unless she shared her dream with him. Instead of sharing it verbally she decided to show him her dream. She reached out and put her hands on his head. She closed her eyes pulsing her powers into him.
"Just watch."
Her dream played back again.
She was in front of the devil himself and Ryuu was there as was Tetsu but in different bodys. Tetsu grabbed her and drug her towards him. Ryuu yelled and cried.
"Please don't hurt her. I love her."
Alana reached for Ryuu but he was swallowed into a pit.

She removed her hands from him and looked at him with her hands on her hips.
"Want to explain this? I have the ability to predict the future and I would not have dreamed this unless it would come true within the next year."

The moment Ryuu felt the female's hand touch him he immediately flinched. Although his face wouldn't express it his eyes clearly portrayed that he was rather uncomfortable at being touched by another in any way shape or form. His uncomfortableness seemed to grow even more as another power was pushed onto him and seemed to only increase more as images of the dream flashed through his mind. The moment it ended Ryuu immediately distanced himself a bit so that the female was no longer touching him, before the look in his eyes shifted from revealing the discomfort he had felt to showing nothing once more.

Again for a few moments he stared at the female, possibly again contemplating his answer to her question. Soon the time demon calmly shook his head. "I have not traveled nor peered into the time line of the future nor the events that lead up to it for quite some time, so unfortunately I do not have an answer to your question. However even if I did I'm afraid I would not be able to reveal it anyways" the male replied with a rather unemotional tone before turning his gaze back towards the branch that he had previously been perching on. "If that is all you wish to inquire then if you'll pardon me..." he said flitting his gaze towards the female once more, before preparing to once more return to the branch he had perched on.

Alana growled and grabbed his arm.
"You can sleep in the house. I have an extra room."
She turned and released him walking back to her cottage. She went to her bed and laid back down but did not sleep. She just laid there with her eyes wide open. She had to figure out what the dream meant. It was bound to happen. Everything she dreamed did happen. Was she destined to be with this Ryuu? If that was true then great pain was to be in their future. She just felt uncomfortable about it.
She rolled over and faced the wall. Sleep was to come soon enough for now her mind wandered.
These people Ryuu and Tetsu are an interesting pair. one evil and one good. Perhaps Talitha could help her. She knew she could not risk them following her to her daughters location. Talitha would be most valuable.

Ryuu once again flinched at being grabbed as once more a brief flash of discomfort flitted through his eyes, and were only erased once he was released once again. "It's...quite alright I really don't mind being out here. Besides technically I'm the 'enemy' of you in this situation" he said calmly and again attempting to create a bit more distance between himself and the female demoness, mainly to avoid a random touching session from happening once again. He then quietly watched as she made her way back towards the cottage. The time demon at that moment decided perhaps a closer watch would be a bit better and chose to move from the tree he was at to one that was a tad bit closer, but still a decent distance.

Once he was satisfied with his selection he began climbing and maneuvering his way into the tree and finding a suitable branch to his liking, before hunkering down on it. This time although his back was once more resting against a tree trunk his legs were now crossed and his hands slightly out in front of him almost as if he was holding a spherical object. For a few moments black eyes closed as the dragon tattoo pulse more profoundly, and within a few moments a small glowing sphere appeared in the space between his hands. Once it seemed fairly stable his black gaze once more opened and now calmly stared into the sphere. Within it he could get a rough view of the events of time, although it wasn't quite a good as simply going through the time frames themselves.

A frown played on his face for a few moments as he watched certain events play out. 'This...is a rather large cause of concern...It seems no matter the life time the ending appears to bring about the same results' he thought with a sigh as he allowed the sphere to fade. Being what he was he wasn't entirely surprised about such events, but he knew that for the female it was perhaps a bit...overwhelming of an idea? He thought about perhaps going and talking to the female demoness, but then again what could he really say to her? She was already aware of some of what was to occur and he wasn't entirely sure how to go about possibly comforting her if it was needed, after all such acts were usually forbidden to his kind.

Alana sighed and stood up. She left the cottage and looked at the demon who moved a bit closer.
"I am going for a walk. Follow if you have nothing better to do. Not like you can't track me in another way anyway."
She took of down the path. She figured he would follow her but she would be meeting Talitha in a place far from where she actually lives. And she would be protected. She walked along the path till she came to a small cave in front of a lake. She took a whistle out of her pocket and blew into it. Suddenly blue smoke furrowed around her in front of the cave and Talitha appeared.
"Hello mother."
They gave each other a big hug.

Ryuu silently watched as the female once again left the cottage and paused long enough to tell him that she was going out. He waited a few moments before once again leaving the safety of the tree that he had chosen and following after. A part of him felt a little better about following her through the technical 'invitation' that she had given, although he would have followed her regardless if there was one or not. He continued to follow until she stopped outside a cave and quickly spotted out his vantage point. This time instead of a tree the best he could really find was a rather tall mound of stones, and so he calmly lifted himself up with his wings to the top and watched.

His head tilted slightly to the side in almost interest as the female first whistled and a surge of blue smoke came forth, producing another female. It didn't take him long to figure out who this new female was, simply based on her words. 'So this is the female that Satan is so interested in? Revealing her is quite the risk on the mother's part...' he thought quietly to himself. He knew quite well that if he truly wished to he could attempt to make his 'bargain' with the devil, capture and deliver the girl to the red buffoon causing him to slightly wonder what it was the female demoness was thinking.