Page 64 of The Angel's Kiss
Oh... well, it looked like I didn’t have to feel bad about them, then. Humans who worked for demons were just as bad, in my opinion.
“How did you do that? What are you?” she asked, her eyes looking at me from head to toe. “Are you going to hurt me?”
She rattled off a lot of questions and I had to hold my hand up to stop her.
“I’m not going to hurt you. I came here to save you. I’m a celestial warrior known as a Guardian. We protect innocent humans like you from demons. But first, I need to get you out ofhere and someplace safe, okay? I’ll explain more then.” I held my hand out to her.
Considering what she’d been through, she responded pretty well. Tough kid. She slipped her hand into mine, giving me her trust and I teleported us back to my home. I knew how to use all of Azazel’s powers, it was like his knowledge was my knowledge. He was helping me the whole time. But once we landed, the girl screamed, then wobbled.
I caught her. “I’m sorry about the sensation, it will pass.”
“What... what was that?” she asked as she swallowed hard.
“I teleported us back to my home in Chicago.”
She looked at me, eyes wide in shock. “We’re in Chicago?”
I nodded. “My home. It’s warded against demons, they can’t enter, and you’ll be safe.”
“How... how did you...” she stammered.
I exhaled. “I can teleport. It doesn’t hurt, but it’s how I can travel quickly over great distances,” I told her. “I’m not a demon, but my Champion is. It’s his powers that I used to save us.”
She was staring at me and I could see the wheels in her mind trying to keep up with all of the information she had to take in. “And you promise you won’t hurt me? How do I know you don’t want me for something bad like those demons did?”
“Fair question, but I don’t. My mission, what I was born to do, was to protect humans from evil.”
“But you just said you’re a demon.”
“No, I said that my Champion was. He’s a good demon, bound to me. He will not harm you either. And we’re safe here, that’s why I brought you to my home,” I said, trying my best to put her at ease.
“Are you sure?”
“Positive.” I started to feel the energy high coming down and I knew I’d have to release Azazel. “Give me a minute, okay?”
“Don’t leave me.” She clung to my arm.
“I’m only going into my bedroom.”
“Don’t leave me,” she begged.
I sighed. “Okay, I won’t, but what you’re about to see, please don’t be afraid. I’ll explain, okay? But I have to help my friend.”
“What friend?”
“My demon, he was hurt and he needs me,” I said.
“Where is he?” she asked as she looked around my home.
“Inside of me, so that’s why I don’t want you to freak out or anything when I release him.”
She looked at my chest. “He’s inside of you? What does that feel like?”
“Powerful, but now, I can tell it’s time I bring him back.”
“Okay,” she said as she released my arm. I was sure she had no idea what I was talking about. She was going to find out.
I closed my eyes to concentrate and focused on letting go and I felt all of that power leave me. Again, the girl screamed and I opened my eyes to see Azazel standing before me. He wavered and then collapsed, but I caught him and guided him to the floor. He was still wounded from his battle with the Knight. His flesh was pale and the wound was deep enough that it was still bleeding.
