The Devil's Lover: The Wish (19 page)

If you’re wondering about my
whereabouts, I can’t say. Today I might be in one place, the next
day in another. I’ve decided to take a little time off from reality
and take a journey. I was hoping I’d find myself again.

I’ll come back when my heart is no
longer so heavy. Then we’ll be reunited.

To the woman I love most in the
world,

Chevalier

Chapter 19: The Ones Left
Behind

Lucifer awoke from his sleep. She lay
next to him, breathing softly against his arm. He gently brushed
her silky hair from her coral cheeks. He bent to give her a kiss on
the forehead. Then he rose from his bed and cast a protection
circle around her before he left the bedroom. Walking into the
neighboring room that had been converted to a nursery, he went to
his child’s bed. His son was already awake.

“
They’re here,” Trent said
to Lucifer, his five year old eyes somber. His mop of platinum hair
echoed his father’s, and his blue eyes would have put the stars to
shame. Their lucid clarity reflected his father’s image.

Lucifer nodded. “Keep a watch on her,
Trent. I will be come back soon.”

“
I will protect her,” the
boy said.

Lucifer cast another protection circle
around his son, and then disappeared into the shadows. Trent got
off his bed and moved into his mother’s room. He climbed onto the
bed and sat by her side.

“
Adria,” Trent called
softly. “I need you here.”

A summoning circle drew itself on the
ground, and a beautiful female appeared within the circle. She had
a pair of beautiful black wings. The feathers that fell from them
disintegrated before they touched the ground.

“
What it is, my prince?”
she asked.

“
Keep watch with me,” he
said to her. “I will not let them get to her.”

She politely bowed to him. “If that is
what you wish.”

Lucifer appeared in the cemetery,
where he sensed the source of the calling. There were many demons
present. They were the beautiful creatures, sitting on the
gravestones of the deceased under the bright full moon. Each was a
dark angel, banished from heaven long ago.

They bowed to Lucifer as he
materialized.

“
Why have you summoned
me?” Lucifer demanded. The demons looked to one another for a
representative, but none volunteered.

“
Lord Lucifer, why did you
leave us?” A female blurted out when she saw his expression was
turning impatient.

“
Please return to our
home.” Another demon begged him. “You are our master. We exist only
to serve you.”

“
Your throne awaits you,
my lord. Leave this repulsive world and return to ours. Leave that
woman.”

“
Leave her, Lord Lucifer,
and return to your throne.”

“
Do not forsake us, my
Lord!”

“
My place is here now,”
Lucifer replied to all of their pleadings.

“
We cannot accept that
woman as your bride!” A demoness cried. “Not if it means you must
leave your throne to be with her!”

 “
You have no say in
this. The decision is solely mine,” Lucifer said, his position
clear. “Kali is my bride and the mother of my son. I chose to stay
here beside her. I ask that you respect my choice. Attempting to
persuade me is futile.”

“
My Lord
Lucifer!”

“
I have said enough,”
Lucifer said. “Do not summon me again over such
nonsense.”

As soon as he finished his sentence,
he disappeared, leaving his demons to their grievances.

“
Where do we go from
here?” one demon asked another. “He refused to leave
her.”

“
If she is the problem, we
will have to get rid of her,” another demon replied.

“
Do you not remember
Soren? Will you follow his example and be killed by Lord Lucifer as
well?”

“
Worry not. Soren was
foolish for challenging Lord Lucifer. I have a plan that will
surely return him to us.”

Lucifer returned to his bedroom, where
he found his son by his wife’s side. The boy was happy to see
him.

“
Thank you, Trent,”
Lucifer said to his son. “You may leave, Adria.”

The demoness vanished
obediently.

“
Did they
leave?”

Lucifer nodded. He climbed quietly
onto the bed. “She’s a deep sleeper, isn’t she?” he gathered her in
his arms.

“
Can I stay here tonight?”
the boy asked.

Lucifer nodded and gave his wife a
gentle kiss. She stirred. Lucifer and his son slipped under the
cover sheet next to her and embraced each other.

“
Good night, Trent,” he
said. “And sleep well, Kali.”

†††††

Trent opened his eyes to his mother's
voice. Kali greeted him with a smile and rumpled his platinum hair.
“Wake up for school, Trent.”

The boy sat up right.

"Must I, Mother?” he asked.

“
Why?” Kali asked
curiously. “You don't like to go to school?"

“
All of the kids act weird
around me,” he replied. “And they say that you both are too young
to be my real parents,” he said in a soft tone. “I hear them
whispering to each other.”

“
Is that why you don’t
want to go?” Kali asked.

He nodded. “They’re lying, and I don’t
like it.”

"Just ignore them, Trent. I will
always be your mother and Lucifer will always be your father. Their
opinions don’t change anything. Come on. Brush your teeth and
change. I’ve made breakfast for you.”

He was about to remind her again that
food wasn’t a necessity, but he decided to leave her be. He
remembered how sad she had looked the last time he pointed it out
to her. He couldn’t understand why she liked to do such unnecessary
things for him, but if eating and sleeping like a normal child made
her happy, he would play along.

He nodded obediently and walked down
the hall to the bathroom.

“
You should get up too,
Lucifer,” Kali said. "Don't keep pretending to be asleep when you
clearly don’t need any.”

He opened his eyes then grabbed her by
the arm to pull her down to him on the bed, her back to his chest.
She protested uselessly.

Lucifer used magic to seal the door
shut, then raised his head to kiss her. Turning her over, he kissed
her all over her face before settling on her lips. He massaged her
tongue with his own, demanding her complete attention. His scent
was both exotic and intoxicating. He broke the kiss and looked up
at her blushing face. He bent his head down to kiss her neck, his
hands caressing her body.

“
Lucifer, Trent is still
here,” she said softly.

“
I’m starting to think you
love him too much,” he said.

“
Lucifer…”

“
When I think about it, I
miss seeing you cry,” he smiled deviously. “I want you to cry out
my name, Kali.”

His hand slipped under the hem of her
shirt, travelling up her body.

There was a knock on the
door.

“
Mother?"

Kali pushed Lucifer away,
embarrassment bringing a blush to her cheeks. She rushed to open
the door and let him in. Lucifer sighed. He rested his head on his
elbow and watched her pick up the boy, swooping him in circles as
they both laughed. In a year or two, she wouldn’t be able to lift
him like that anymore. A smile appeared on Lucifer’s
face.

†††††

He had been everywhere he had ever
wanted to go. No matter how captivating the scenery was, home was
the only place on his mind. He let out a breath, quietly thrilled
to be back where he belonged.

It was these buildings, these people,
and this atmosphere that had made this place so special. This was
where he had buried his memories of her. Chevalier walked
hand-in-hand with a little girl with golden curls through the city
streets. She wore a white knee-length dress decorated with ruffles
and laces. 

“
How have you been, Kali?”
he said under his breath.

“
Chevalier,” the four
year-old girl looked up and tugged on his hand. Her large hazel
eyes looked up at him in wonder. “Who’s Kali?”

“
Kali is…” he sighed.
“You’ll know when you meet her.”

She nodded.

Chapter 20: The Two Demon
Lords

The dark angels were gathered at the
cemetery again. They were whispering to one another while
anticipating the arrival of the two demon lords. They were the
strongest and most respected among all demons. If anyone could
persuade Lucifer to return to his throne in Hell, it would be
them.

A summoning circle drew itself in
mid-air. A tall and beautiful man appeared from the circle. He had
long black hair that blended in with the wind of the night, and a
pair of amber eyes comparable to the hellish fire of doomsday. His
face was perfectly balanced. His nose was straight, his chin was
defined, and his lips were grim but nevertheless
beautiful.

“
Lord Acelin,” he was
greeted with a respectful bow.

 
Following him was a
slightly shorter man with golden blond hair. He has a pair of
stunning grey eyes that seemed to contain a miniature storm. His
features were much softer than Acelin’s, almost childlike in
essence.

“
Lord Arvin,” he was also
greeted with a degree of reverence.

"There had better be a good reason why
you have awakened us!" Arvin warned. His attitude completely
contradicted his innocent face.

"It is a matter of great urgency," one
of the demons said.

"Be quick about it!" Arvin demanded.
He was clearly upset with being awakened ahead of his time. It was
not the first time he had been disturbed from his sleep.

"Patience, Arvin," Acelin said to him.
"Listen to what they have to say. There is plenty of time for
sleep.”

Arvin nodded in agreement.

"Lord Lucifer had left his throne," A
female demon informed them. "He has forsaken us for a mortal
woman.”

"Lies!” Arvin hissed. "Lord Lucifer
has always looked down on those insects!"

"But it is true, Lord Arvin!" another
demon cried. "He fell in love with a mortal woman and deserted
us.”

"They do not dare to lie to us,"
Acelin said to Arvin. "There may be some truth to what they are
saying.”

"Are you telling me to
believe that Lord Lucifer fell in love with a
human
?! Do you know how repulsive
that is?"

"That is why we need your help, my
lords," a voice from the back of the demonic throng called. "He
refused to return to Hell because the woman had taken his blood.
She is now a cursed soul that can enter neither heaven nor hell. He
has chosen her over us.”

"So that is how it is,” Acelin
chuckled. “Lucifer offered his blood to her. I wonder what has
driven him to do such a thing. Why don’t we pay our brother a
visit?”

“
My lords, you must
convince Lord Lucifer,” another demon pleaded. “We are broken
without him.”

“
You want us to get rid of
the woman, correct?" Arvin asked.

They all nodded.

"There is no greater sin than taking a
demon’s blood. Her soul cannot be forgiven by Heaven or Hell. Even
the realm of the dead would reject her. Once she dies, her soul
splits into millions of pieces and is scattered throughout the
mortal world,” Acelin explained.

"She had taken a demon’s blood. Her
life span is as long as the demon from which she drank. We cannot
harm Lord Lucifer.”

"Of course not,” Acelin dismissed the
option entirely. "Have you forgotten already Arvin? The humans can
only remain immortal if they are bound to the demon.”

"I almost forgot,” Arvin admitted. "If
we separate Lord Lucifer from her long enough, she will surely
die.”

"That part is simple. We will use the
poison from Blackthorns to put Lord Lucifer in a forced sleep,”
Acelin suggested. “It will only put him out briefly, but long
enough for our plan to work.”

"That...might not be possible,” one of
the demons said. "Lord Lucifer had been pricked by the Blackthorns
before. His body must have already developed immunity toward
it.”

Arvin sighed. "This is much more
complicated than I thought.”

"Wait,” Acelin said. "What is the one
place that could tie Lord Lucifer down long enough for our plan to
work?"

"There is no such place,” Arvin
answered, then it came to him, "unless we manipulate the angels to
imprison him in Heaven.”

"Exactly,” Acelin confirmed. “However,
we must see the situation for ourselves before considering that
option. I doubt Lord Lucifer would be too happy with us afterward.
He’ll get over it eventually, but he does hold a long
grudge.”