Page 83 of The Angel's Kiss
“Stop him!” I heard a demonic voice yell.
I looked up to see two demons coming at me, I could see their auras and knew they were high-level demons. Quickly, I stood up and conjured both of my weapons of choice. My gun and my sword. They flowed from my body becoming solid in the palms of my hands. My gun was badass, but seeing my new sword excited me. Both edges of the double blade were inflamed with fire that looked cool as fuck and deadly as hell. Which was where I was about to send all of these fucking demons.
I shot and they dodged, but with my enhanced speed, I swung, flames trailing my sword and I sliced through one of them,cutting him in half. His body turned into burning ash embers that floated to the ground. Ah, so the flames on my sword were Azazel’s Hellfire—even better and cool as fuck!
“He’s coming,” Azazel warned and I turned, firing my gun, the flaming bullets hitting their target after he dodged the first two. The bullet caught the demon in his neck, black blood gushed from the ragged wound. Advancing, my body moving faster than I ever had in my life. I swung my sword, the flames of my blade flashing through the air as I sliced through the neck of the demon, severing its head. Both the body and head burst into ash, its flaming embers evaporating as what little was left fell to the floor.
“You’re too late, Guardian,” said the third demon.
“My god, that’s Lilith,” Azazel told me and I could tell that he was shocked. I checked her out. Long, braided, black hair, bronze skin, and lovely curves. She was beautiful and from what I knew, Lucifer had made her his favorite. Might explain why she had betrayed the others to side with him.
So that was what the empress looked like, Adam’s first wife.
For the first time since coming to this place, I got a chance to take a look at my surroundings. Which I did quickly as to not get distracted. I had to kill Lilith. The location we were in was a scary place only because there was nothing around but whiteness and Satan’s cell, which looked to be a pulsating black orb that now had a crack in it that glowed red.
“You couldn’t stop us from getting the key from the Chosen One and you won’t be able to stop Satan’s rising.” Lilith smiled in her wickedness. As she stared at me, I saw her black wings grow, the leathery-looking things had silver veining and sharp claws.
“She won’t be as strong on this plane, she had to give up a lot of her power to come here, but do not hold back, Rai!” Azazel urged.
When he said that, I felt my back tingling, then I felt my flesh parting, the coolness being replaced by wings that grew. It didn’t hurt, in fact, it made me feel even stronger. Next, I felt something flow from my skin. Armor the color of obsidian and glowing red edges. Holy shit, it made me look like a bringer of death with all the spikes. I loved it. Somehow, I knew this was my most powerful form. Like Darius when he faced Baal and the wings of Michael came out. Mine were black with glowing red veining and had sharp claws at the tip.
I watched as Lilith’s eyes widened in what was obvious disbelief. “What are you?” she asked in awe.
“A badass Guardian of the Celestial Guild.” I smiled “In other words, your death.” I flew at her. She raised her sword, a silver one that looked almost as wicked as mine. Our blades clashed, and the sound of metal striking metal echoed throughout the area.
We flew around the area, our wings giving us inhuman speed and agility. I slashed and Lilith dodged, I shot and she narrowly avoided the bullet. Yeah, she was damn good. We danced this way, our movements so fast, I bet no human could see what was going on. The flames from my sword were bright as they flashed with each swing. The black orb began to shake now, the crack widening. I knew I had to dispatch Lilith before that door opened.
“Die, Guardian,” Lilith yelled and charged at me.
This time, I ducked low, sweeping her leg and when her foot caught, she staggered and I shot. My bullet hit her square between her wings.
“Arggg!” Lilith cried out.
I fired more shots, the flaming Hellfire bullets moving faster than any normal bullet would. Her body twitched with each penetrating bullet until she dropped to both knees and then fell forward. Her body burst into flames to my delight. I’d just killeda fucking empress of Hades! My cock was a little hard, but I ignored it.
“Stay focused, Rai... Satan is coming,” Azazel said.
“Can we stop it?” I asked.
“No.”
I’d just fought three demons—all hella powerful—but I knew none of them would compare to the battle that was coming. Damn, I wished Darius was here.
“You have me, Rai,” Azazel said.
I nodded and swallowed, then gripped my weapons harder as I watched the crack widen even more. The room shook, which made it difficult to keep my balance. I floated to avoid falling and when the black orb finally broke apart, Satan was revealed. My heart damned near stopped because... Holy Shit... Satan... Lucifer! My pulse was pounding so hard, I could hear it drumming in my ears. The smell of sulfur drifted up my nose and I wiped it to stop the tickle. The fallen angel was kneeling on one knee. His silver feathered wings opened up as if he was waking up. He had long, black hair that glistened in the light that was reflected all around us. His pale skin practically shined with luminance.
Slowly, he rose and I swallowed hard. Sweat poured from me and I felt a knot in the pit of my stomach. His armor was red and silver and looked absolutely stunning.
“Calm down, Rai. You must fight with everything we both have,” Azazel said.
I knew he was right. Our very survival was dependent upon my ability to handle my damn business. I watched as Satan lifted his face and was taken aback by his sheer beauty. Silver eyes stared at me and his full lips parted ever so slightly in a smile.
Lucifer in the flesh.
He took one step, then another as he began to walk out of the cell he’d been in for thousands of years. The only thing standing between him and the humans of Earth was me.
Lucifer stepped out of the ruins of his cell and he stood about six feet, not as tall as I thought he’d be. I landed now that the whole area had stopped shaking.
