Page 59 of The Angel's Kiss
Demons did love to gloat. I just nodded at that.
“Do you know where to find this Seeker demon?” Darius asked Azazel.
He nodded. “I do.”
“Why is it called a Seeker demon?” I looked at Baal for that answer, and both Darius and Azazel did the same.
Baal huffed like we were getting on his nerves. Probably were. “Only they can find the Chosen One. Their blood is drawn to the offspring of Satan like a beacon.”
“But their blood has been dormant, right?” I asked.
“Dormant, yes, but still can be sensed by a Seeker. They won’t know if the blood works until they have it,” Baal said.
“Do I need to take the Seeker with me or just their blood?” Azazel asked.
“I do not know,” Baal replied.
“Does the child need to be killed?” I asked.
“That, I do not know,” Baal said. The whole time we’d been speaking since the fight, I noticed that his tail hadn’t healed. I knew that it would take a long time too, Darius’s blade was the most powerful of ours and it did real damage.
“We should go,” Darius said.
I agreed, I was ready to leave. Sure, the garden was gorgeous, the company of that big ass demon, not so much. I bet the surroundings of such beauty were another form of torture for the demon. We left the cage, locking it behind us.
Darius took our hands and once again, we were teleported back to the Guild, just outside its border. Azazel had the same reaction as before, but that was expected.
“You did well, Rai,” Darius said.
“Thank you... I guess. I wasn’t much help in the fighting department,” I admitted.
“And now you understand what I meant. Move forward from this experience,” Darius said, then looked at Azazel. “You also did well.”
“I’m older than you by a landslide, of course I did,” Azazel bragged.
Darius didn’t bother to retort, but I bet Michael would have. Speaking of the Archangel, Darius released him and he flowed out of him then formed his solid body. Darius shivered a little but was okay nonetheless.
“I must alert the other angels of this development, Darius. We need to be prepared if Satan is released. War will be imminent,” Michael said and he was all business.
Darius nodded. “Go.” Michael vanished and Darius looked at me. “I will contact the others and let them know. You, find that Seeker.”
“I will. I have a question,” I said.
“What is it?”
“Why didn’t we just kill Baal? Why keep him alive?” I asked.
Darius sighed. “I would love to, but killing him would cause immense damage. His soul would splinter and invade millions of humans and animals, turning them into God knows what. That cage is the only thing that will keep this world safe from him.”
Oh shit... now I understood why he was still alive. “So, you just lied to him?”
Darius smirked. “For the greater good.”
“Sure, justify it,” Azazel remarked.
“I need no justification,” Darius said. “Now, don’t you have a Seeker to find?”
“I’m on it.” I turned to Azazel and held out my hand. “Take us to them.”
