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After a long day this is all he needs, the softest bedsheets in all of hell and a warm body against him. It's a good thing that Stolas is a cuddler. He thinks to himself when he nuzzled into the plumage of the prince chest while pressing himself closer, and he felt those soft thighs squeeze tighter around his hips.
He always had trouble sleeping but it became tolerable now that he continued to share a bed with the royal bird, right here in the comfortable heat he falls in and out of sleep and suprisingly ends up feel fully rested in the early morning, while Stolas was still knocked out not to wake untile eleven. Or he would be waking up to gentle little pecks and nuzzling when Stolas has to go to a rare early meeting and feels the the need to wake him up because the spoiled ass did not want to eat breakfast alone if Octavia wasn't home.
But now he does not have to open his eyes to know that it is to early to start the day so he took a deep breath and just focus on the rise and fall of Stolas small ribchage, he but his hand ontop of it and run his claws through the feathers following the lines of the ribs.
They feel so breakable the intrusive thought popped into his mind, he took a few deep breaths to mimick the birds breathing and after a few minutes when he almost was starting to fall back asleep he suddenly thinks that he heard something, so to hear better he went to hold his breath but after counting to twenty there was nothing to be heard so he took a breath and he heard it again someone was breathing with him and it was not Stolas for he was making soft hooting noises with every breath he took.
He listened carefully and slowly opend his eyes, the covers and feathers were blocking his view so he held himself still, a few minutes went by and he was not sure if he was just hearing things. Was his own breathing that loud?
And not only that, he has the strangest feeling, as if someone was watching them like there was someone standing in the corner of the room. He sneaked his hand onder the pillow towards his gun that was hiding there and waited for the intruder to make his move, but after a long while
He was having doubs if someone was actually there, so with his hand still under the pillow holding his gun he removed the covers of himself and lifted himself up slightly to pier into the darkness of the room towards the corner he thought the intruder was standing but he saw nothing pitch black, there were no shimmering of illuminating eyes or anything else. He felt Stolas arm move tighter around him to pull him back into his embrace but was not waking up from his deep slumber, he considered waking him up for his eyes are made to see in the dark but he carefully but the covers over Stolas head and grabbed his cellphone to use the flashlight function. He figured if there was an intuder they would have attack by now but just to calm his mind he aimed the light towards the corner and when he saw no one standing there he looked around the room.
Nothing, he thought. Just paranoia, it's the downside of his trade and nothing else.

It was on the secont night that he felt it again, someone was wachting him from the corner, he does not understand this feeling, he is an assassin he knows the feeling when he being watched or when he is being followed. But this feels like his imagination is playing tricks on him, so while he was holding his breath he just waited to see what's gonna happen. Slowly he took a breath and again he heard someone breath with him.
Someone was messing with him! He was about to flung the covers of him untile suddenly he felt the bed dip like someone was sitting on the end of the bed near his hoofs, it starteld him so much that he froze in place, his hart was hammering inside his chest and after he figured out how his limbs worked again his hand went back towards his gun onder the pillow, but then he was afraid make another move.
Why is nothing happening?! And why is Stolas not waking up! He is a heavy sleeper for sure but this is just ridiculous, the freak is right here sitting on the bed with them! Eventually his impatience has won out and with the gun in hand he trew the cover of him and went to pistol whip the intruder but was met with empty air. What?!
He grabbed his cellphone and turnde on the flashlight function and in panic aimed it across the room but again there was no one there.
He heard Stolas groan and move to lay on his back and covering his eyes with his arm, but he ignored him and jumpte of the bed to open the door that lead to the hallway and stuck his head out to looked both sides. They could not have run out of the room and out of the hallway that fast without making a sound, there's is no way!

Blitzy? Stolas called out with a groggy voice and he turnde around and saw that Stolas was checking his phone for the time. But he then saw the door of the bathroom and went towards it.
It's 4 AM darling come back to bed, he heard the bird say. But his focus was on finding the intruder, and slowly with his hand outstretched that held his phone went towards the bathroom.

Blitz? Stolas asked confused. But Blitz made a shushing motion with his gun and when he got to the door he kicked it open and aimed his gun in the hope that he would have someone standing infrond of him, but to his disappointment there was no one hidding in the cold bathroom. He flip the lightswitch on as if that somehow would make a difference, he then switch it back of and turnde back to the bedroom while closing the door, he was listening carefully to try and hear something but then Stolas called out to him once more.

Everthing alright dearest? What's wrong?
Blitz looked at the prince in his canopy bed. Was his eyes always this bright? He thought, and he was about to say something but then he saw a shadow at his side of the bed hiding behind the curtains. He never left the fucking room! His mind screamed at him and with a thundering hart his body moved instinctively, he aimed his gun and pulled the trigger. Stolas eyes fully opend wide with his pupils showing and jumpt out of his bed and coverd the sides of his head to protect his hearing from the loud sound of a gunshot. After the shot was fired Blitz jumpt towards curtains and pushed it aside, but to his horror with the feeling of embarrassment he realized that it was his jacket hanging on the frame now with a new hole in it.
Suddenly Stolas phone was ringing and he saw him pick it up. Hallo, security?! Yes everthing is fine the gunshot came from me so nothing to worry about! But hang on for secont i'll be right back. Stolas then pressed the phone to his chest and looked back at Blitz with a look of shock and concern. Blitz what the hell just happend?!

Blitz got even more embarrassed by the call of security and he said. There was someone here! someone was watching us while we were sleeping.

Really?! Stolas said surprised and he went towards the balgony door. How does they look like?
(I forgot the balgony) Blitz thought, and he wanted to call out to Stolas to stop him but he was suddenly not sure anymore if there actually was someone here or not, then he saw Stolas pull on the doorhandle but it was locked shut. Stolas turnde around back to him. How do they looked like darling? He repeated again thinking he had not heard him the first time. I.. euh.. i don't know? It was dark and i heard breathing and i feld someone sitting on the bed!
Stolas looked at him with a strange expression. Someone went to sit on the bed without me noticing? He asked.

You don't believe me? You do know that you sleep like the death right? Anyone can just waltz in here and have and have a fucking party! You sleep until 11 AM for fuck sake!

For a secont stolas just looked at him like he was unsure what to say and then lifted his phone back to the side of his head. Security? you there?
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Yes i want you to check the camera footage to see if there has being any intruders, i want a report early in the morning.
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That would be all, thank you.
Then Stolas hanged up the phone and said. So that's now being taken care of, in the morning we will know who dared to interrupt our sleep. now, shall we get back to it love? And he went to sit on the bed.

And what if there is nothing to see on the footage? Blitz asked through gritted teeth for he was getting pissed of by Stolas attempt to take him serious while clearly not believing him.

Then i will have someone install new camera's.

Cut the crap Stolas! You clearly do not believe me!

I believe dat something got you spooked, either by a nightmare or by something else and we will know exactly what early in the morning.
Also do you hear that sound?

What sound?! Blitz asked alarmd.

The grandfather's clock ticking in the hallway?

No... Blitz asked confused.

I do, i have excellent hearing and perfect eyesight that can see in the dark, nothing can get past me without me knowing despite me being a heavy sleeper.

Blitz went towards his side of the bed but did not get in, then he grabbed his jacket and gathered the rest of his clothes.
Blitz please. Stolas called out with a sigh. It's to early love. Please? i do believe you that something is wrong, but you have nightmares all the time. And who knows maybe i am wrong, and if i am, i will personaly catch the bastard and give you their head on a silver platter. You love it when i turne into my true form right? I'll give you a show that you wont forget.

Blitz button up his shirt.
I'm going to work, there is paperwork to sort through and i'm behind on that bullshit.
And he but on his boots and his jacket and dig out his keys of his van, indicating that he will be driving and won't recuire a portal to go to his office. Don't wait for me. He said and pretended not to hear Stolas sad voice replying. Alright... call if you need anything...

In his van he was trying not to focus on this shitty feeling of quilt. Why did he reacted that way? He can not blame Stolas for not believing him, he himself was having doubs if there truly was someone there in the room with them. And right now he is being plagued with deja vu. He was running away like he did with Verosika. But Verosika had it coming, claiming to love him, while they fed eachother their worse impulses. Drugs and alcohol, bad jokes and mean pranks. And the last one that she pulled went to far, she may be a succubus but he was not. Sleeping around was something they both did, but he was not gonna waste time on loving someone while smelling like he just had an orgy with four people.
No, Verosika can drown in her booze for all he cared. But Stolas, Stolas is not Verosika. He may joke sometimes at his expense but he is not cruel, ignorant but not cruel and he is always quick to apologies and he seems to mean it, while he has no trouble pushing boundaries.
But Stolas has patience he never seen within another person and when he has being particularly cruel he always end up regretting it and then after in his own way tries to make it up to him. He will never admit it to anyone else, but unlike Verosika Stolas is good for him, he feels better when he is around him especially now after he gave him the crystal. O, how he have being so angry at seeing it at first, he can not remember what he had said to the prince but after yelling at him untile his throat hurts and to Stolas begging him to calm down and even asking him to leave when he no longer could indure to hear his hurtfull words he yeeted himself from the balgony and runned straight towards Asmodeus clubhuis towards fizzarolli to give him a piece of his mind as well.
How fucking dare you! He remember screaming at Fizz. I thought we were fine! I thought we were friends again! He screamed and threw the crystal on the ground where it bounced towards the clown and ended laying in front of his metal hoeves that was coverd in satin slippers.
The king of lust stoot up from his seat to get the raging imp away from his Fizzy but was stopped by him with a stretched out hand on his schoulder. What the fuck do you mean Blitz of course were friends again! Unless you don't want to!?

If we are friends than explain that! And he pointed towards the stone.

That is a crystal that can get you to the surface...

I know what it fucking does! What i want to know why did you give this to Stolas to give to me! Why take him away from me!

Take him away?... Fizzarolli asked confused. have you lost your mind?! What the fuck do you mean take him away. Where is Stolas?!

HE KICKED ME OUT!!  BECAUSE OF YOU!!
I had almost everything! I had a way to make money on my own! I had a family! I had my friend again! I had someone who... i had.. i could.. pretend.. why?. why did you take him? And he broken down. He stumble backwards and sink on the floor while he coverd his face with his hands to hide the tears.

Are you for real Blitz?! Fizz asked flabbergasted. Is this not what you wanted? A way to the surface without any strings attached? You hate royals, you even said you can't stand Stolas with his fake caring right? You don't have to fuck him anymore let alone see him, that's what you wanted right?!

What i want! Is for everyone to mind their own fucking business! Everthing was fine! Everthing was as it should be! We had a deal and nothing more! I had sex and money! I had someone who pretended to care. Everthing was fine!

I thought you hated the sex?! What? you like selling yourself to a royal?!

The sex was fucking great! It was the best sex i ever had. A succubus can't even hold a candle to what that kinky fuck is willing to do in the bedroom!

Really!? Asmodeus asked intrigued. But was silenced by Fizz who waved his hand down.

Yes! Blitz continued his rand who still was sitting on the floor. And as for selling myself! It is HE who is guilty of doing just that! Ha! The lonely fucker is so touch starved he will but up with anything i throw at him and he would even beg for more! I can be myself with him and he would not give a shit as long as he gets dicked down afterwards. So, it is I who gets everything from this deal, not him! He is the whore not me!
And now.. now.. shit.. what did you say to him to break the deal? what did you tell him that makes him not to want me anymore?

Fizzarolli looked back at ozz not sure on what to say. And ozz had a knowing look on his face, heartbreak was truly an ugly thing.
But he loves you, did he not tell you that? Fizz asked his old friend.

He does not love me! Blitz hissed out for he was losing his voice from all that screaming. Love does not exist! Not for me at least and not for him! We are both lonely fucks that no one is willing to put up with, we both don't need love! just this deal but now it's broken, he has enough of his plaything... Blitz finish speaking complete tired himself out, he was ready to go home, he does not know what he will do but needs something to nock him out for this day needs to end.

Fizz noticed that he finished his rant and said. You did not listen to him did you?

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Am i right? He gave you the cristal and you did not bother to stick around on what he had to say. Tss, tipicall you Blitz. And he returned the pissed off look that he recieved. In fact, i bet you knew what he was about to say but you could not handle it. The commitment issues that you have is really pathetic you know that right? How old are you right now? 38? And you still acte like your 15.

Fuck you! Blitz said and he stoot up and walked towards Fizz. Asmodeus slowly stood up but he saw that Blitz picked up the crystal and looked his old friend in the eye. You know me that well do you? If that is true than you know that this deal was all i needed.

Like our friendship was all you needed? Fizz replied. Like you did not want anything more from me?
Blitz puffy eyes widened. Don't acted suprised Blitz i have known for a long time that you had feelings for me, and you know what? i was waiting for you, but in those long years you did nothing you just settled for less because you are a coward! To afraid to lose and now i am seeing the same story unfold because of this cowardice and we both know what happens when your feeling gets bottle up for to long, don't we?

Blitz fist tightend around the crystal but instead of saying something he just turnde around on his heels and walked towards the exit.

Oh, no you don't! And Fizzarolli with his metallic legs zoomed past Blitz to block the door. You will not run away again! You need to listen!

listen to what! To you telling me of what a screw up i am!

Why do you not want to believe that he loves you! Why is that so hard to believe!?

If that is true than why break the deal! He already had me!

That deal is not a marriage bond! Its a fucked up thing to do, to use and misuse eachother and your fine with that?! If you just listened to him than you will understand that him breaking it means that dispite for who you think you are, he still wants to be with you.

I'll will not waste my time on being someone dirty little secret! Not like you! I will not go on dates with him pretending to be his bodyguard! I will not have him cower in shame when someone call us out! I will not be his bit on the side!!

Don't tell me that! tell that to him!

Can i say something? Asmodeus called out who was now sitting on his sofa with the tv on. The two imps turnde around and Blitz wanted to flip him of but then he saw what's on the tv, it looks like it was a video footage of Asmodeus office featuren the king of lust and Stolas.

Come here you angry bitch. Ozz called out.

What fuck is this?! Blitz said while walking towards the TV. Is this how he got the crystal he fucked you for it?

Sit your ass down, and i'll show you.

Blitz was to exhausted to still give a shit. But he dropped himself next to the king of lust and realizing now how freaking huge he was.
Good thing Fizz had those stretchy arms because try wrapped your arms around that chest, while Stolas was like a skinny feathery stuffed cuddle toy.

Alright. The king said. And used the remote to let the footage play. On it he saw Asmodeus greet Stolas and asked about his feisty imp but then he could not believe his eyes and hearing because without prompting Stolas just admitted to the one who had mocked him for leaving his perfecte family for a trust, that he had feelings for him and then he was bargaining to get him a crystal which he saw was refused at first.

Asmodeus paused the video where in it his phone went of to Crimson call. He then said. voila! there you have it, not ashamed to admit his feellings for you. And not that i was either to my Fizzy but unlike Stolas i had an even bigger image to keep up. The king looked at the imp next to him who looked thoughtfully at the rock in his hands who then said. This was before me and Fizz met again.

This was on that day actually, that mafia bastard was just about to call me for ransom. Stolas did not know that that you were kidnapped as well, makes me wonder if he would have bothered with the paperwork if he knew?

That was months ago, just a few weeks when he got from the hospital. I.. i did not went to visited him. He wanted me to but i couldn't. And Blitz looked away in shame. Is that why he got me this? He is mad at me?

Asmodeus looked shocked at Fizz not believing what he was hearing and Fizz just shrugged his shoulders shaking his had in anoyance, so Asmodeus turnde back to Blitz and said. Noooo, you dumnass! Have you not being watching! He clearly loves you. In the hospital he probably had a lot to think about and knowing your mindset now, he must think his feellings are onesided and now with the crystal he is letting you decide to stay or to leave. And i can only guess how that played out, with the way that you stormed in here means that you have broken his hart in the worst way possible.

Blitz hart was hurting, he wish he could tear it out of his chest and he noticed there were tears streaming down his face again.

Look Blitz. Asmodeus continued saying. I understand alright i see it often enough, no one wants to be someone bit on the side or be a dirty little secret. But i doubt that that's gonna happen, this is Stolas were talking about! I knew him sinds he was but a little chick. When he was but a child he was a real sweet kid but as he got older he changed dramatically, at 14 he was the exact copy like his father and the other royals gave him the nickname Stonehart or blackhart not sure what exactly but it had something to do with his dark form or because he would turne others into stone when they displeased him. No one gets away with insulting him, but then after his daughter was born his personality switched again back when he was as a child he became a really sweet guy, a great father but not less lonely i doubt he ever felt loved in his entire life and does not know how to asked for it or what to expect from it. Blitz you do realize that he has nothing to gain from giving you that crystal right? Just look at him. And ozz grabbed the remote and rewind the footage back to Stolas admiding his feelings and Blitz saw what he only saw a few glimpses of when they were intimate. And thats how he found himself back at Stolas castle, where he found his prince under his carnivor plants looking half death from overconsumption of alcohol, but what he then saw made his stomach turne because there was a bottle of happy pills lying empty on the floor next to the bottle of absint, he picked it up and checked for a pulse with shaking claws while reading the inscription and hating the fact that he does not understand anything from it. (This can not kill him) he thought. So he dragged Stolas to his bed and waited for him to wake up. But when he did he was met with silence, he was being ignored because Stolas just turnde around away from him and layed in a fetus position with the covers pulled over him. He could not get a single word out of him and he could not get him to take pain killers nor get him to eat or drink something. He talked to him about anything but their deal or the crystal, he tried pretending that their little drama did not happend, he told jokes and he flirted, but nothing he said got a reaction. He himself ignored phonecalls or his basic needs, and just waited for Stolas to do something and so three days passed by and still nothing untile a servant entered the room anouncing the arrival of Octavia who was with her mother on the weekends, and to this Stolas said with cranky voice that he is sick and that he is best left alone. Then when the servant left, Blitz saw Stolas four eyes peek from between the covers and did nothing but look at him. Blitz thought about making a joke again but he just could not do it anymore and so he showed the empty happy pills bottle and put it on the nightstand saying. I did not know that you needed this, since when? But still there was no response. You do know that there is so much i don't know about you and how very little you know about me? If loving a stranger is that easy for you then why not start with somebody else?
He got no response.
Then Blitz took another bottle out from his pocket that he found in the bathroom and opend it. He took a pill and popted it into his mouth and crunged it between his teeth before swallowing. He saw stolas eyes widening. He took another pill. So what else is it that i don't know about you? What actually does your job entails? What do you have to do beside looking at some twinkeling stars? And he ate the secont pill and took out a third. Stolas lifted his upper body still wide eyed but not saying anything. I have heard that you have many siblings but you never spoke about them, why? And he swallowed the third and took out a fourth.
Stop. Stolas said his face showing concern.
You never spoke about your parents. And he swallowed the fourth. But then again neither have i. And he swallowed the fift.
I said stop! Stolas yelled and pushed the blanked of him.
Blitz let out a giggle. Did you know i killed my own mother? And he swallowed the six, the sevend, the eight, the ninth and the tenth in one go.
No! And Stolas jumpt out of bed and went to grab Blitz who evaded him. Yes it's true! And he giggled again. Shit, this stuff is really strong! But yes it's true so what do you say pretty bird can you love a asshole who got his mother killed because he could not keep his emotions in check!? And he downded the whole bottle in one go.
NO! Stolas screamed and used his dark power to grab the imp again and caught him this time.
SPIT IT OUT! SPIT IT OUT! Stolas yelled while slapping Blitz back and squeezing his stomach, but he noticed that the imp was getting drowsy and was going limp in his arms, so he ran towards the bathroom towards the toilet and kneeled infrond of it and hold Blitz above it and he stick his talons into his mouth as far as he could to make him throw up, he struggeld at first but then he started gaging and was finally throwing up the pills, there was not a lot in his stomach for he has hardly eaten anything in those three days so getting it all out was harder then it normally would. When it was finaly over he saw Stolas hand go back towards his mouth but he stopped him and said. It's all out feathers. Stolas then let him go and came back with a glass of water and gave it to him, which he downded real fast for his throat was hurting and he felt a headache coming up. For a while nothing happend and Blitz was looking at the mess inside the toilet, he felt Stolas present behind him but was not doing anything. Shit. He thought. What do i do? But suddenly he got extremely cold and was shivering. Damn, it's cold in here it's like i'm inside fridge! He said outloud. That caused Stolas to do something, he flushed the toilet and took the glass from his hands, he then picked him up again and with haste walked back towards the bed, he was about to let him go ontop of it but Blitz had his chest plumage in his fist, so he just sat on the bed and wrapped the bedsheet around the imp and leaned against the headboard with the pillows supporting his back, and then he conjure up a potion bottle and went to help Blitz drink it who was still shaking like a leaf but he just turnde his head away from him and grabbed it. What is this? He asked.

Antitoxin potion i have made myself, it should help get rid of the affects of an overdosis.
Blitz sniffed the potion before he drank it and made a noice of disgust and gave the bottle back to Stolas.
A moment of silence followed where Stolas has come to rest his head ontop of his right between his horns, how he can lay ontop of his spikes without discomfort he does not know, but his shaking has stopped and felt like he can breath normal again but now felt like he was dying from sadness. How did you know how to make me throw up? You have no gag reflecs.
There was no response.
Fuck, i feel awful! You have to stop taking these pills Stols, they are designed to make you to keep taking them, when did you buy it?
But to his frustration Stolas still did not responded. He was thinking like he had never done before on what to say to him but then suddenly he felt a wetness ontop of his head, he realized that Stolas was crying. He lifted his hand up to run his claws through the soft headfeathers. I'm sorry Stolas... i just.. don't know what you want from me.. i don't understand what you see in me, you don't know me and i don't know you... so what is keeping you drawn to me?

After a moment of silence. Stolas replied quietly. Your my happy pill.
And that got the tears flowing again with Blitz, and for the first time he truly felt at ease with the royal bird. So he just replied. And your my antitoxin.

From that point forward they ended up staying together and they talked more and uncovered more truth's of each other. Their past lives, the relationships that failed, their worst mistakes were all layed bare. But old habits die hard and Blitz was now in his van feeling like shit for not saying something about how he felt. But he did not understand what had happend. He was so sure that someone was in the room with them, and than that annoying security guard suddenly decided to do his job and called Stolas to ask if he was alright. What kind guard does that! What does he expect to find out when he could hear gunshots coming from the prince room, he would be death already!
With this image that awful feeling came like it did when he was being watched so he pulled over and turnde the keys. He forgot to check under the bed, and to look into the walk in closet. He grabbed his phone and called Stolas and with relieve he found out that like usual he does not have to wait long for him to pick up. Yes darling? Came it's answer.
What's for dinner tonight?

He ended up getting take away for them both, his treat. And when it was time for bed he quickly checked everywhere where someone could hide, then locked all the doors and windows and dropped a few empty soda cans in front of the door. If someone were to enter he will now know about it. Stolas came out of the bathroom after his bath and he glance at the cans on the floor but he was willing to get distracted by Blitz for a passionate night.
So after they tired themself out Blitz went to sleep with a calm mind. But then in the middle of the night once more he heard something, he did not have the covers over him this time so he just opened his eyes and noticed that the room was illuminated with the light of the moon.
Is it the full moon tonight?... Wait a minute.. the moon? The moon is in hell!?  He looked out of the balgony window and sure enough the bright orb of the full moon was at full display shining brighter than he ever seen it to be. But why was it here? He was about to wake Stolas untile he heard a voice. He thought it was Stolas and flipt himself over in panick to look at him but the prince was not awake his face was turnde towards him with his eyes closed, it was as if the voice was coming from all kind of directions and it sounded like Stolas and yet different and then there was a red glow from the left and he wipte his head around but his eyes landed on the painting of the prince laying on his sofa, then the red glow came from the right and there he only saw a painting of Stolas posing with his plants then the red glow came from the far side of the room where the whole wall was covered in paintings of the royal, his eyes went to all different directions while the voice spoke and seemed to be quoting a poem.

When you are old and grey and full of sleep,
And nodding by the fire, take down this book,
And slowly read, and dream of the soft look
Your eyes had once, and of their shadows deep;
How many loved your moments of glad grace,
And loved your beauty with love false or true,
But one man loved the pilgrim soul in you,
And loved the sorrows of your changing face;
And bending down beside the glowing bars,
Murmur, a little sadly, how Love fled
And paced upon the mountains overhead
And hid his face amid a crowd of stars.

When the voice finished its poem there was nothing but silence he looked back to Stolas who was still asleep and he then noticed that the moon was gone but it's light was replaced with the red glow that that now came from all directions, then he heard laughter coming from all the paintings while the eyes with no pupils all looked straight at him, the laughter grew so loud that he coverd the sides of his head to block the sound but it only grew louder. Then when he could not take it any longer he jumpted out of bed and ran towards the paintings and grabbed a large one with Stolas holding his Grimoire and he throws it across the room, he did not hear above the laughter that it fell against the empthy soda cans he layed on the floor. When he had thrown the third painting on the floor the red glow disappeared and was replaced with candle light and the laughter stopted so abruptly that he felt like his earcanals got piersted with something sharp making him deaf.
Blitzy? He heard someone call out. And he was so confused that he looked at the painting in his hands to see if it had said that name before turning around and his eyes landed on Stolas who stoot there before the bed he was hunched over and he wrung his hands tightly while looking at him with a lot of concern. Blitzy. He called again. What are you doing love? Blitz eyes were huge and his mouth was wide open seemingly caught of guard, then from Stolas he looked at the painting in his hands and then back to Stolas. He then stammered out a response. Have you ever watch that movie?

What movie?

That movie where a groep of friends went to go stay for the night in a castle, but there was this serial killer that had all these hidden rooms where he had these holes drilled into the walls and coverd it up with paintings and the eyes of the person painted on it would match with those holes? He explained in a rush.

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I don't think that i had wachted such a movie... And you think there is someone watching us from behind my paintings?
Blitz did not replied and looked back at the painting to the wall and then back again at Stolas. He looked so lost and afraid that the prince pitied him and asked. Do you want to watch a movie right now?
Blitz looked relieved and immediately said. yes! And dropped the painting and was running towards the living space.

Luckly the couch here is a lot more comfortable then the one at his apartment, Blitz thinks to himself while pouring himself coffee and he gave a mug to Stolas who hummed out what he thinks is a thank you while he was trying to focus on the words written on the newspaper. Stolas feathers were out of place and seemed to have trouble staying awake. Blitz was about to say something but then Octavia walked into the kitchen. Good morning, she said in her usual monotone voice, he was not sure if that was also aimed at him but he repeated the greeting and watch her sit next to her dad who does not seem to realize she was there. (Nothing gets past me my ass!) He thought, but then saw Octavia gave her dad a curious look and called out to him which caused him starteld awake. OH!? My little owlett! Good morning! Did you sleep well? And he gave her a nuzzle ontop of her head.
Beter then you it seemed like. You two did not fuck on the couch did you? Stolas answerd with a no at the same time Blitz anwerd with a not yet.
Which got him a glare from both owls, that"s when he noticed something and he got closer to Octavia and invaded her personal space to peer closely into her eyes. Octavia head flinched backwards and said. What the fuck? And Stolas mid sip spilled his drink and was dumbfounded. Your eyes are not red you have two pink eyes with pupils. Blitz mumbled and his went from one eye to the other seemingly in the mids of trying to solve a mistery. Yes, so?!

Stolas has four red eyes. Why not you?

They are my mother's eyes you dumnass!

Really? how do i know that you don't have a pare of red eyes hidding underneat that beany?

I will smak that other side of your face back to red if you don't get it out of my face, you creep!

Blitz! Stolas said making him look at him and he saw that he was not pleased. She has her mother's eyes but the rest of her is mine. What is it that your getting at?!

Octavia stoot up from her seat and just said. I'm leaving.
Where to? Stolas asked disappointed.
Somewhere! She called out and slammed the door shut, with this Stolas aimed his disappointed look at Blitz and asked. I thought you two were starting to get along?

On the fourth night when Blitz got back from work he entered their room and noticed that all the paintings were gone, in fact they were replaced with pictures and his silly doodles and drawings all framed neatly and hanged close to each other. He saw Stolas hang the last one up and turnde towards him. Ah, Blitzy! Welcome home darling, how was work? But first what do you think?! He asked excitingly with a hopefull look in his eyes. Blitz looked at the picture of Loona sitting on a bench in Stolas garden seemingly to be enjoying the smell of his flowers. He pointed at it and asked. How did you get this picture taken?

With a lot of patience. And the rest, what do you think of the rest of them?

He looked at all of them most of it were pieces of paper from his doodles and the pictures were of their daughters and friends. Only a few were of them when Blitz took them himself. He looked back to Stolas and saw that he was nervously waiting for his answer. This is nice.. euh.. i like it beter than it was before.

Really!? Stolas asked with a happy hop.

Yes, but.. euh.. do you really want to have sex with the pictures of our daughters looking straight at us?

Aha! I have a solution to that problem. He said, and he walked toward the canopy bed and pulled the curtains lose. Tada! It has being a long time since i slept with them covering the bed, i forgot how cosy it can be, you'll see! Come, i show you we will make love under the stars tonight!

Huh? Blitz replied but walked towards the bird while taking his clothes of who quickly let the other curtains fall and closed it around them when they were both in bed.

Stolas was not lying but it was more then cosy. When Stolas closed those curtains he opend up the way towards space but the portal was not only above them it went over those curtains like paint running down on a wall, it was absolutely breathtaking. He looked down at Stolas and into his eyes and saw nothing but adoration within them. My moon, he heard him say, and he knew that he waited far to long to love him properly a mistake he will rectify, and he'll start by giving him a night that they both won't forget.
But then when sleep came for the watcher of space and the portal towards it slowly retracted and disapeared leaving the imp in complete darkness making him forget all the good he had felt and curtains were now acting like the walls of a coffin. This time he had Stolas back flushed against his chest and the lower halve of his face was pressed ontop of his fluffy head, his arms were wrapped around him, and his hand placed onto the featherd chest right above the birds heart. He was breathing deeply to drown the bad thoughts away with Stolas flowery smell but they prevailed, and as the night went on he could not feel Stolas heartbeat he could not hear his breathing, the prince chest was not moving. He ignored it. It's all in your head. He thinks to himself. It's all in your head, nothing more. He begged. When i push the curtains aside there won't be anything there. And he stared blindly infrond of him and slowly reached for the curtains but he did not feel them when his arm was fully outstretched. He took another couple of deep breaths to calm his nerves and tried again this time leaning forward pushing Stolas with him who did not move a muscle and was almost lifeless in his arms.
Finally he touched the curtains and he carrefully pushed it aside to look through it, but from this side he saw nothing it was to dark to see. He pulled his hand back and wrapped it back around Stolas. There is no one here, there is no one here. He kept telling himself.
He still had to check the other side, but that means that had to let go of Stolas, and so after debating with himself he took another deep breath and with a finale nuzzle he let go of the warm body and turnde around reaching for the other curtains, he pushed them aside and he saw a little bit of light come through out of the pink balgony windows but nothing more.
But then like a lightswitch being turnde on there was suddenly a red light coming from behind him as if Stolas had just opend his eyes and was looking at him. Stols? He wispered afraid, when he got no response he slowly turnde back around. At first he saw Stolas lying on his back his lifeless eyes open wide without any light in them. And his torso was cut open with dark blood running out from the sides soaking the bedsheets. Open mouthed he could do nothing but stare at his sweet beloved owl and then noticed someone standing next to him who had the curtains drawn back with a bloody leathery black hand with sharp talons that looks familiar to him. His eyes went upwards to meet the ones standing there. At first he thought that he saw Stolas but it was not him, it was another owl demon who looked just like him but it was a woman dressed in a black ragged cloak, it was more like it was made out of strips of cloth than it was made out of one piece. And unlike Stolas, her feathers where not all bluish black and white, hers had hues of differend collors in them but while Stolas feather were dark and white they had soft look to them hers were darker and it looked like she has glitters in them making it look like twinkeling stars, and her head feathers were short but still longer than Stolas and was more in the style like Octavia's when she was a todler. But her eyes, she has four eyes like Stolas but they were of darker red and full of malice. She had a wicked smile on her face and lifted up her bloody hand that was holding what looks like Stolas black heart and then she spoke in a calm voice. What i love, i loved alone. And she lifted up the heart towards her mouth, but before she could take a bite Blitz sprung in action, in a flash he had his gun in his hand and shot blindly at her because he had his head turnde away and squeezed his eyes shut. It was as if it was the first time he was taking a life. He kept shooting untile he had empty out his clip and only then did he dared opening his eyes, he saw that within the curtains that the room was a lot brighter but still early in the morning. He was breathing heavly for he did not see the woman standing there anymore and his eyes landed on Stolas who was laying on his side now with his hands covering the sides of his head and he was staring at him with look of horror.
Stolas! Blitz screamed out and ripped the blanked of him and pushed Stolas back onto his back and he was now pulling on the feathers of his chest. Your heart! Your heart! He screamed out, and continued to pull and scratch.
Ow! Blitzy?! Blitz!? Ow! Stop! Stolas called out to him and ended up grabbing his arms to make him stop. Blitz what happend dearest?! He asked in a panick. But then to his anoyance his phone went of, he quickly picked it up and immediately said. Yes i'm fine, nothing to worry about! And he hanged up the phone and focused back on the imp who was hyperventilating and looking around like a rabbit about to be buried alive. I can't breath! He yelled. I can't breath! I need air! I need.. i need!
Alright! Alright! Stolas yelled back in a panick. He does not know what's happening to his lover but this is freaking him out. He lifted Blitz up and caried him bridal style over to the balgony and opend up the windows to let fresh air in, then he went to sit infrond of it with Blitz sitting on his lap who was running his hand up and down his chest parting the feathers there. It's gone, it's gone he kept repeating. Stolas shushed him and and told him to breath with him and held that hand still ontop of his chest. Just breath love. He said softly.
It's gone, it's gone. Blitz kept saying.
And Stolas asked. Whats gone dearest?
But before Blitz could answer the entrance door of the bedroom swung open and Octavia burst in. DAD!? What happend i heard gunshots!? Da... Ewww! Shit! Fuck! Via said when seeing them naked on the floor and turnde around to the door and slammed it shut behind her, but then she yelled. Dad are you oké?

Everthing fine Via! You can go back to bed, nothing to worry about!

She did not responded and he heard her walk back to her room and he focused back on Blitz who suddenly jumpt out of his lap.
It's her! He said in a hissing voice.
What? Stolas asked confused. Standing up as well.

It's her! She is doing this!

What?! Doing what?! Blitz you are not making any sence!

She is giving me all those visions! She is spying on us! She is trying to kill us!

.......

Dearest.. Stolas said carefully. You do realize that you are talking about my daughter... who was the only light in my life before i met you again, and you are telling me that she is trying to wish me harm?

Blitz could see that Stolas was getting upset, but he was desperate to solve this problem.
She is against our relationship! You see the way she looks at me!

Stolas interject; She give me those looks all the time! And...
exactly! She's like her mother! She..

No! Stolas said to stop him while shakes his head, and he did not want to look at him anymore, but Blitz jumpt back infrond of him begging him to understand.

She is! Your ex wants you death and her brother wants what you have! Who better to use to achieve that, than an angry teenager with your power!

That's enough Blitz! Stolas yelled out. Standing straight to his full height. He was about to stay angry but then he saw the same lost look he had when he was throwing his paintings around.
He tried to calm down but he could not hide the frustration and sadness in his voice.
Look, Blitz... she's my child, my little owlett. Unfortunately she has her mothers temper but she is not mean nor cruel, and she is certainly not vindictive. And as for her behavior towards you, she is the same with me like i was at her age.
You had reasons to be that angry! Blitz interupted him. What reason does she has?!  All that's wrong in her life is that mommy and daddy does not love each other! Oh, boehoe, poor little princes, daddy's gay and wish to be happy too! Oh, how her life is unfare compared to all the lowlifes in hell that either has no parents or to the once with abusive parents! Blitz ranted, if he was less stressed out and felt more like himself than he would have noticed that he was going to far.

Don't you dare ever say that to her. The prince warned him. I will not have anyone tell her to supress her emotions, no matter who has it worse!

That's the point now isn't it?! Little princess does not like to share and her mother wants you death, do you know how easy it is to manipulate children into making them into your tools to use! And you without a backbone to handle her, you will happely let her kill you if that would make her happy, and her happy means Stella is happy! You may have devorced her but you will never escape her, not untile she's dead!

Stolas eyes were shining with unsched tears with his pupils showing.
Oh! So that's what you want now? You want me to kill my ex wife, the mother of my child? For what exactly, so you can sleep better?

I do not want to get murdered because of something everyone else get to have! Why is it so hard?! Why?! Why am i not alowed to have this?! Why do i always have to lose?!

Blitzy, Stolas said while sinking down to sit on his knies so he was at eye level with the imp. I am ready now for any attempts to be made on my, yours and Via's life. That cowboy imp won't get so lucky next time, and as for Stella and Andrealphus they are to stupid to understand that they are no match to me, so they are bound to fail when they would try something again. But my daughter is innocent, i have raised her myself, she does not wish me harm nor does she you, and i wish my bond with her was as strong as it was when she was but a little owlett but nothing last, a prophet of the stars knows this better then anyone, thats why she is as she is now. Living in the present is difficult when you know that the good things that you build will come to an end. She has nightmares about it, she keeps thinking that i will leave her behind, like you keep thinking that our relationship wont last. And that's why i think you need a break.

What?! Blitz said alarmed.

It's not a break up! It's not that! Stolas said, waving his hands. These nightmares might be caused because your not used to be in a normal relationship, you had one bad relationship after the other and ours did not start great, and now that it is you are stressing yourself out thinking it won't last. So, maybe you need a vacation, to be away from everything, i know a place in the sloth ring there are spa's, swiming pools, rage rooms, how about you take your friends over there and have some fun for a couple of days? i'll pay for everything and i will compensate the loss that you make for letting your cliënts wait.
Stolas than stoot up again. Wait, i have a flyer here somewhere. And he ran towards one of his many dressers, he opened one of its drawers and ruffeld inside untile he found what he was looking for. Aha! Here it is! Papers were flying everywhere when he pulled it out and turnde back to the sleep deprived imp. Here look, i know that you will like it and if i'm right than one day we can go together!
Blitz took it in defeat but he had to try just one more time. Stols, these are not just nightmares there is someone here trying to kill us.

It's not via...

If It's not her, than who?! Who else has to power to sneak around here without you noticing!

(Sigh) Blitz, what is it exactly that you have seen?

Blitz wanted to say that he has seen a woman that just looks like Stolas who had cut open his chest and eaten his heart. But even to him that sounded like a nightmare, and an accusation, and the wind was out of his sails.

I gotta go. Blitz just said and looked at the flyer and despises the collorfull prints and pictures,
And he walked towards his clothes to put them on.

Blitz wait, i want to help you, i want to understand what's wrong.

And you did, i'm gonna look in to this, thanks... And Blitz passed by him halfdressed and unable to look him in the eye.

Stolas no longer knows what to say and went to sit on the bed, he then watch Blitz pause in front of the door after putting his boots on and halfway turnde back to him and said. I'll call when i'm going there alright?

Alright. Stolas answerd back and watch him leave.

What the prince should have known is that Blitz is known for not letting thing go, he will get to the bottom of this, even if it will bite him in the ass later. That is why he never left the premises of the palace he went in his van to drive away only to park on the other side of it and wait for the day to pass. He killed the time scrolling on his phone on gossip articles about Stolas and himself and could not help but laugh or be pissed at some of them, but what he can't help but noticed is that there are hardly any gossip about Octavia, it's probably Stolas doing because he vaguely remember once before they met again that there was a rumor that Stolas had threaten a news anchor for spreading slander about her and it worked so well that no one dared doing it again. He then went to the prinsess sinstagram page and saw pictures of pretty environments and also of her and Stolas together in the rare times that she is smilling, there were also a few video's and he watched  one of them with the title. Don't mess with my dad. And he saw Stolas in space in his true form flying through a asteroïd that shatterd on impact, he does not know why but somehow he did not think that Stolas could fly with those wings he thought that they were just his arms with tall feathers attached to it. than on the next video he saw the back of Stolas head he is still being a big bird and it looks like Octavia was sitting on his back because the camera was slightly aimed above Stolas and he saw what looks like collored mist, and was that rain? Does it rain in space? But Octavia does not seem bothered by it for she was screaming like a kid on a roller coaster. He stopped watching before he could get mad, how is it that a girl with such a father could still be so miserable? And he could not help but become bitter. Does this brat not know how lucky she is?! But then again he had being this lucky once and there is no one else to blame but himself for losing it. With a sigh he kept scrolling and was suprised to see a few pick's of loona. So that's how Stolas got those pictures, he had her take it. He also noticed that there were no pictures of him, her mother or her uncle on her account. I knew it, she does not like me! But why are there no picks of her mom? Maybe Octavia is not working for her mother but is trying to drive him to insanity with these visions. The day was almost over and he ordered pizza to be delivered to his van wich caused him to blow his cover, a guard came to check on whats going on, but he recognized Blitz and he got offerd a slice and was asked to be silenced about his presence here, Blitz told him what he did not need to know and that is, that he and the prince will be roleplaying, him being a burglar who finds the prince alone, naked and vulnerable where he then have his wicked ways with him, so he did not have to call again if he heard gunshots or shoutings. After his explanation the guard then left red in the face with two pizza slices.

When it became dark he looked at the imposing castle and for the firt time was afraid of it. He never cared knowing what Stolas was capable of, for someone who loved to show of his looks, knowledge, and magic tricks, he was suprisingly secretive about his full power. Let's see, he can turne into a massive black bird, he can use death corpses like puppets, he can turne people into stone with just one look, he can fly and lift things up with just a thought, what else can he do? And can his daughter do the same? And what of the visions can Stolas do them? He did not say that it was imposible for his daughter to make him see things, only that she would not have done it to him. He stepped out of his van and this time did not look at the balgony attached to Stolas room but that of Octavia's, he knew he was going to far doing this, he know he can get away with a lot things when it comes to Stolas but this is really pushing it, but he promised himself that he was now willing to fight for him, for their relationship even if it is against the daughter of the Goetia prince. Oh, how his life took an unexpected turn. He thought while climing the rough walls of the castle.

Octavia has has fallen asleep with a picture book she made of space laying ontop of her face but she was starteld awake when it was trown of her and one of her pillows coverd her face when she was about to scream and kick but then a familiar voice said. Calm down princess, i just want to talk! This made he pause in her actions but she did not removed her taloned foot from what she asumed was his chest. Blitz? She called out her voice muffeld by the pillow. Yes it's me, can you promise me that you will hear me out and not turne me into stone?

If you don't remove this fucking pillow from my face i will rip you to shreds!

The pillow was removed of her face and she immediately went to sit up straight to glare at the imp standing there with her pillow in his hand squeezing it nervously.

What games are you playing?! Why are you here in my room?! Octavia yelled but was taking back by the imp who looked pissed from that question.

You know why! You have being torturing me for four nights already and that has to stop! I will not leave Stolas simpel because you don't want to share!

Excuses me? Octavia asked perplext.

I will not come between you and your dad! And he will not love you less or spend less time with you simple because he has me now! So i don't see a fucking reason why, when all he has done is put your happiness first through out your whole life! Why is he not alowed to be happy too!? Christ on a stick your seventeen don't you have a life of your own?!

Are you for real!? Octavia yelled and she was about to call out to her dad but then she saw Blitz sink to his knies.

Please. He begged. I can't harm you, if i did i will lose him anyway, but please.. i.. i love him.., he is one of the only good things i have, he keeps the monsters away. So please, please stop with the visions, just stop please, i won't bother you i promise and Blitz but his forehead to the ground.

Octavia was a little bit freaked out to say the least and she carefully stepped out of her bed. Euhm... i think you need my dad... let me get him real quick. And she side stepped the grieving imp on knieling on the floor, but he grabbed her hand in a death grip and begged.
Nooo, please... why?! Even now you are scaring me, your dad loves me too, why scare me away from him?!

Your scared?! How do you think i feel you creepy bastard! Let me go!
Blitz let go of her hand and she was about to run towards her dad but seeing the hartbroken imp infrond of her was making her feel guilty. Why does he think that i'm trying to scare him away? She thought. Shall i call Loona? Or maybe a friend? When she got no answer she sighed. Look, i don't want you gone alright. You... somehow make my dad happy something that my mom... that they both could not do for each other. It's just that... in the beginning.. i thought my dad left my mom for just a fling right? All those years together and he just left her because of one night with an imp, a species that my mom despises. So, yes i was mad at the both of you but i don't care anymore alright, because i do wish my dad to be happy, i just wish i was enough...

Blitz slowly looked up at her with confusion while she was talking and rubbing his eyes dry with his sleeve. But, why the visions? Why are you scaring me?

What visions? And what do you mean scaring you? I am not doing anything to you.

Your doing it right now, are you doing it subconsciously?

Octavia first looked down at herself and saw that she was still wearing her pj's, then around her and then she looked back at the imp.
And what is happening right now that is so scary?

You'r making me feel like there is someone standing behind your door right now.

Octavia's head turnde around towards her door without her body following, she heard Blitz make a shocked noise and telling her not to do that.

Than after a moment of silence she turnde her head back around and said. There is no one standing behind that door?

That's because these feelings are not aimed at you! There is probably no one there for you but she is for me!

She?

There is this woman an owl woman! I keep thinking that it's you, she keeps chasing me trying to scare me away from Stolas!

You sure these are not just nightmares?

Nooo! They can't be!... right? I'm not that fucked up am i?

I have nightmares too you know, i dream often of my dad being gone, they are so real sometimes that i forget that i am sleeping.

Yes, but i'm not a seer alright i don't get to see glimses of the future.

What do you mean?! You think that my nightmares will one day come true?!

Well, you do know that death is inevitable right? your dad's not gonna be here forever.

We Goetia's are imortal, it is you who isn't.

.....

Looks like you forgot about that part did you? So that begs the question, when you grow old and go to the unknown, will you drag my dad with you?

Blitz took a step back and clanced behind her at the door. Stop. He begged.

For fuck sake! I am not doing anything, look! And she went to the door and opend it, and the sight that greet her almost made her wet her pants. There stoot what she thought was her father but it was someone else, four blood red eyes stared straight at her and a wide smile greeted her. She slammed the door shut and screamed as loud like she never did while jumping back into her bed causing a chain reaction from Blitz who did the same jumping in bed next to her and pulling the covers up to their chin. He then was screaming. SHIT, SHIT! You see her too!? And he pulled his gun out and aimed it at the door.

Wait! Wait! Octavia stopped him pulling on his arm. That's might be my dad!

That was not your dad! You saw her!

Wait! I call him! DAD, DAD! HELP!

If that's him why are you calling for help!?

The door did not open but it was as if someone was hitting it with his fist and the both screamed again.

Then they heard someone running down the halway.

She is leaving. Octavia said in a wispering voice.

No, she's not! Shit, she's coming!!
Blitz yelled back and aimed his gun at the door and pulled the trigger when it opend. But via again went to stop him but could only push his arm up just in time when the door fully opend revealing Stolas standing at the doorway dressed in his bathrobe, the bullet flew over his shoulder and into the wall behind him, Stolas head followed it's path before looking back into the room at his daughter and Blitz in bed together. The three of them did nothing but stare at eachother in shocked silenced and then Stolas feathers blackend and he slowly stepped into the room. You have one secont to explain yourself Blitz! Before i do something that i will regret!

Blitz held up his arms in surrender. I swear to satan that this is not what it not look like! And he saw that he was still holding his gun and flung it away from him with a awkward laugh.

Looks like what? Octavia asked before looking at the imp and it was only now she realized that he was in bed with her. Ewww! Fuck no! And he pushed Blitz out of it and somehow he landed on his face. Ow! You little... hey? You have booze hidding under your bed!

That's not true! Octavia said defensively.

Can one of you explain to me on what is going on! Stolas yelled, he was now back in his normal form but was pacing from left to right in the room, clearly agitated.

Blitz jumpted back to his feet and said. This might be hard to believe the secont time as the was the first time but there is this woman haunting this castle trying to get rid of me, Via saw it too!

What? Stolas asked confused and looked at his daughter. You saw someone here as well?

Well euh... i think i did? That was not you infrond of my door when i opend it?

No?! I just arived here after i heard you yelling, your telling me that someone has passed me and i did not noticed it?!

I don't know, i though it was you but now i am not so sure anymore. Are you creating visions in your sleep?

Blitz picked up his gun and looked from one Goetia to the other and said. What! He can do that, you can do that?!

I can make someone see and hear things that aren't real yes, but i am not a child i have perfecte controle over my powers.

You sure Stols? You sometimes talk in your sleep you know, and it was your voice that i heard when you were quoting poetry while your beak wasn't moving.

For a secont Stolas looked anoyed but then his eyes widened and his pupils were showing again.

Blitz does not like it when that happens when it's not caused by excitement and he heard him quietly say. Poetry?

Poetry? Octavia repeated. I did not know you like poetry?

A woman you said? Stolas asked ignoring that question. How did she look like?

Like you but with a little bit more collor in her feathers and she was dressed in black rags.

Blitz saw Stolas swallow and took a small step back. Stolas? You know who i'm talking about?
Stolas said nothing at first but then went to him and took his hand.
Ahem... we will go to my study and investigate this further.. And as for you young lady! And Stolas bend down to get under the bed to grab the alcohol that was hiding there, and continued saying. You may be old enough, but you will only drink in good company and not in secret, and certainly not handcrafted alcohol while you are still struggling to make an antidote for Cyanide, which is is your task for tomorow early in the morning. Now sleep well my little owlet.
And he hurried out of the room.

Wait, dad?! What about the woman?!

Nothing to worry about darling, whatever it is it won't bother you i promise! And Stolas closed the the door whispering. Quickly, to Blitz and he ran towards his study leaving Blitz no choice but to follow him because he was still holding his hand, once they arrived he let go and conjure up a blanked and a pillow and layed it on the floor.
Quick give me your gun and lay down.

Woah! What the heck are you planning?!

Blitz i know what's wrong, and i am sorry that i did not realized this sooner, but why did you not say anything about that woman?

How was i gonna explain that? Hey babe, i have these visions about a woman that looks like you anemd steals your hart and eat's it, was that your daughter or you all along?

She's my mother.

She's... YOUR MOTHER!?

Shhh! quite down, don't let Via hear you.

Oké,  euh.. can you explain why your mother is haunting me? I did not know you even had a mother?

How do you think i was born?

I mean, i figured that she must have died or something like that?

She is outcast from hell, by her own choice she would say but in truth she is living among the stars so that Paimon won't find her.

Why?

Sit down love, and i will explain.

Blitz went to sit on the pillow and Stolas sat in front of him. My father has seventy two children do you know why?

Because he's a slut like you are? Blitz said thinking he made a joke for Stolas to laugh at, but Stolas was unusual serious.

He is a whore alright... but no, he has that many children because of his wifes, seventy two women, seventy two talents, somehow he has figured out how to copy someone's powers, i don't now how but he pick and chose the most powerfull ones of their time and marry them have a child together and the woman would die before the egg was hatched or much later depending when another would show up, but my mother was his last i believe, i think it's because hell got to growded and to modern, or it could be because there are so many noble demons walking around with his blood line that there is nothing to gain from them. But my mother knew what his plan was and decided to turn thing around, she wanted his power and having a child from a Goetia king was just an added bonus, so they married have a child together and then once she had figured out his little trick she tried it on him but that's a little hard to do on someone that powerfull and he locked her up but did not take her power like he had done with the rest, because of her cleverness he gave her a change, she is to write a book on how anyone could learn her magic and in return she would keep her life. It was an insult of course, creating a book so that anyone can learn of her power, but seeing no way out she did so anyway.

When she was let out if her cell she was kicked out his castle like yesterdays trash but not before he taking a sample of her true power the one that can not be learnde, outraged she swore revenge. I don't know what she did to make him chase her again but she fled into space, a place where anyone can disappear and never to be found again.

How do you know all of this? Did your old man just tell you all of this? Blitz asked.

No, once when i was but a child i was wondering why i did not have a mother like everyone else, so i went searching and Paimon only said that she is hiding behind the stars and that i should try to find her wich i did, or rather she found me and i quickly realized that she is less of a decent parent than Paimon is. But after i told him where she is he still failed to kill her and she escaped, i only saw her again within the nightmares of Octavia.

What?! In her nightmares?

Yes, like what she is doing to you she did once to my daughter, luckly she was very young at the time so Via thought that she was just a monster hidding in the closet waiting for an opportunity to take me away.

Why?

She has a weird obsession with me, she thinks that i am one of her possessions and she does not want anyone near me that makes me happy apparently. Did she say anything to you when you saw her?

She was quoting a poem and told me when she was about to eat your hart that, what she loved she loved alone. Has that bitch lost her mind or something? She looks like she belongs in a nut house.
Of that i have no doubt, i inherit her powers and so i know that one of the dangerous things that i can do is make people see and hear things for a long period of time, when you lie and deceit for to long, you yourself will end up believing things that are not real, and if you add isolation to the mix than you are really screwing yourself. That being said, Blitz do not try to provoke her into anger, no more than you have to.

She's is the one that is trying to drive me insane and i'm not to anger her? I'll teach her not to poke inside my head! Anyway what's the plan why tell me her shity story?

If you know the enemy and know yourself, you need not fear the result of a hundred battles.

Another poem from mother dearest?

Not one i heard her say no, but you have to understand why she doing this, she wants to kill Paimon and wish to use me to do it. I think that this little stunt she's pulling with you is not only to scare you away but also another atempt to get my attention. Now what needs to happen is for you to go to sleep and i will follow you inside your mind, but this can only work if you let me in with your consent otherwise that witch will use my image to hurt you further and we will have a very difficult time getting out again. You also need to believe that we can defeat her, remember you are the master of your own mind, do not let her take it.

Blitz was getting nervous. Can't you just block her out, or find her in space and tell her to fuck of?

I wish i could love, but that might take weeks if not month's, i promise this will be quick and this way i have more of a change to defeat her, she may have a few screws lose but she is powerfull, in your mind she can only hurt you mentally not physically.

Oh, well that's a relieve i don't need my mind at all to fuck your featherd ass right.

That's not what i ment darling, i just mean that this way i can protect your better she won't be as strong in your mind as she would be outside of it.
Now, lay down and give me your gun.

Blitz was hesitant. What are you gonna do with my gun?

I will upgrade it with my power it won't kill her but it will injure her enough to maybe make her fall back and retreat.

Really?! Why don't you just say so, wait can't we just bring an angelic weapon with us?

I.. i am not sure that i wish to kill her, she's evil but she has being used and tossed aside and she has being on the run for so long hiding among the stars complete alone... the stars and planets and all the rest are a wonderfull creation they tell story's and show beautiful specticals, but you can not touch them, you can't talk to them, and i can't help but feel for her... if she prove to be dangerous to the one i care about then i will do it, but maybe i can still get through her? Tell her that she is safe inside my castle?
And he asked those to questions to Blitz looking almost ashamed to asked it.

Blitz understand what he was feeling but the image that this creature gave him was one that he saw within the most derange sinners that even he had no desire to do business with, within her eyes there was nothing but pure hate and the things she said and made him see alonge with the story Stolas just told, only proves that he want to keep her away from Stolas as far as possible but he did not want to mock his believes so he just said. You know me Stols i am a synical asshole but if you can change me for the better than there might be a change for her. And he took his favourite gun and gave it to him.

Stolas took it carefully and smiling he said, i did not change you dearest, you are exactly how i saw you, it's you who made me less arrogant to my actions towards you.
Tss, you sap... Blitz said blushing. So lets get this show on the road, the sooner this is over, the sooner i can sleep again without a creepy hag wispering at me in the night.

Alright, lay down love. And Stolas conjured one of his formal clothes and put it on while Blitz layed down on the blanked, he then kneld next to Blitz and with his gun he held it barrel up and lifted his left hand towards his beak and with it's sharp tip he cut open his palm.

Shit Stols, i have a knife for that! Blitz said, and he watch how the prince then closed his cut open palm into a fist and poured his blood into the barrel untile it spilled over covering the hole gun, then Stolas brought his cut open hand towards Blitz face and with his blood covered thumb drew a line from the first spike over his tatoo to his brown, Blitz hands shot up but decided against it to stop him, then Stolas put his gun on his chest and coverd it with both hands and closed his four eyes. After a secont of silence a red glow was eminading from between his hands and then when it was gone Stolas took his hands away from his chest.

Then Blitz saw that his gun was gone. Wait where is it? What did you do?

Hold up your hand and think back on your gun. Stolas said while whiping his hand onto his tattered red cape. Think on how it looks like, how it felt in your hand and the recoil of it.

Blitz did and in seconts it apeared back into his hand out of thin air, from shock he sat back upright. Holy cheese and hotsaus! No way, i can do magic!

Stolas chuckled. In a way yes, now. He said and gently pushed Blitz back down and put his hands on the sides of his head. Now you have to simply fall asleep and let me into your mind.

You'r always on my mind Stols. Blitz said flirtous and gave him a wink.

That is a lie you flirt. Stolas replied fondly now close your eyes and sleep.

How do you know what's on my mind? I still have not ruled out that you can read minds you know, one day i'll find out the truth about that.

We will find soon enough on whats in your mind dearest.

What? Blitz said suddenly uneasy you will see it all in there?!

No! No don't worry love, remember you are master of your own mind, think on a place that is the perfecte playground for your enemy to die on. A safe haven where only you knows every nook and cranny there is, and knowing that this is how you will defeat her this way.

Oookay? Blitz said. Right no biggy, hope mommy dearest is no blushing mary because we will end up in your bedroom with you tied eagle spread ontop of the bed with a fibrator shoved up your feathery hole.

Ha!.... your kidding right? Stolas asked but Blitz just gave him a shit eating grin.
Blitz no, don't think that way we have to take this serious think of something that has lot of hidding places that you know to hide behind.

I don't hide.

Then an open field or something but not anything sexual please?

Looks who's talking? Your mind is dirtier then mine, but fine i'll think of something.

A moment of silence followed and Blitz suddenly asked. Can i picture her naked?

Fuck no! Stolas replied making Blitz laugh outloud.
Why not? That way i know how you would look like with tits... why do your female kind have tits anyway? You come from an egg right?

Yes and i have no idee why, we will try to find that out when this is all over, try to sleep darling.

Another moment of silence followed and Blitz becane to giggle.

What's so funny love?

Your face! Blitz all said before laughing again.

My face?

Your face when you barged into Via's room!
Shit, she's coming! And Blitz fell into a fit of uncontrollable laughter and he grabbed Stolas arms to stop himself from rolling to his side.

Stolas was blushing but cant help but smile at his silly imp. Go to sleep Blitz. He said softly.

When Blitz was done laughing it did not last long before Blitz broke the silence again by fliping Stolas to his left side using his tail and legs. There, much better i can't fall asleep with you hovering above me like your my dentist.

Alright Blitzy but now you really have to sleep before day break.

They stare into eachother eyes for a very long time untile Stolas said. Dearest, i can look into your eyes all night long but to fall asleep you will have to close them... don't be afraid love i will follow close behind you.

It's you who are afraid stols. Blitz said not unkindly. I see it in your eyes, your pupils are showing they either show up when your exited, angry or sad and also when your afraid.

Stolas took a big breath and exhaled slowly and smiled sadly at Blitz. She's a monster Blitzy, i always thought that there are no bigger monsters out there than sinners, we hellborns only act on our zeven sins, but they! They are capable of the most heinous of crimes and with an exuse at the ready, and others just feel good about it, no wonder angels come down here once a year to purge them all, but my mother has proven that we may have influnce them after all?
I was very jong when she found me, somehow for some reason i thought that she was an angel seeing that my father is a fallen one. So i had a briljant idee to go stand on Mercury the planet closed to the sun and there with my face towards it i started praying.
Silly right? A demon praying for his mother to show up. unfortunately she did hear my prayers and it is because of this that she let me live but at a price, she captured me and hurt me, she fueled my anger i had towards Paimon and after five long days on that hot planet with the sun blinding me i promised her that i would kill him.
She knew that could not hurt him but it was her way of proving to Paimon that he is not even safe with his own children. So when i stoot at his bed with blessed knife in my hand he woke up to me frozen into place and he knew that i found her and so after interogating me he found her but like i said she escaped again, i thought that it would be the last time that i saw her, but she came back haunting my daughter in her nightmares when i confronted her she told me that she was not mad at me but she still wanted me to kill Paimon and if i refused she would not leave Octavia alone so i killed her within Via's dreams but it would not be possible that she would be death outside of it, unless maybe with a holly weapon? Anyway it never happend to me so my only guess is that she would have fallen into a coma for how long i do not know but i can imagine that she might be pissed about that.

Whatever. Blitz said angry on behalve of Stolas she's gonna wish she stayed away once i have blown her brains out.

Stolas said nothing to that and just smiled that sad smile of his, Blitz does not like it and he was running his hand over Stolas side from his ribs to his thighs, then he heard Stolas say.
Tell me a story.

Hmm? A story? Should you not help me get to sleep?

Perhaps, but i would like to hear if your mother has told you any story's? It would be nice to know what a normal mother does and i once asked a servant who's mother also passed away on what her most fond memories are of her and she told me that her nightime story's were the best ones.. So i wonder if... you don't have to if it bring back bad memories! Stolas hastily added seeing Blitz was uncomfortable with this topic.

No its fine. Blitz said. But it is not her story's that are the best memory for me, for me it's her picknicks that she like to organise.

Oh really, she loved picknicks! How lovely tell me more! If you want that is..

Well she was good at sneaking into places unseen so with me, my sister and Fizz we would go into the private property of royals to find a nice place to have a picknick between the trees with lots of our favorite's and we would play footbal without rules or we would climb the trees and see who would be first to arrive on the top, it was pretty nice... but yeah she does know a few story's but non of us really liked them i just like lisening to her voice before going to sleep, she once met a sinner who wrote them but they were not ment to be children story's but folklore and they were pretty messed up, my mother said that he gave her a copy of his book because she was the only one who bothered to listen and she rewrote them for us hear. Does the name Grimm ring any bells to you?

No? He's the writer?! Do you still have the book both of them?!

No.. it got lost in the fire...

Oh, well maybe that sinner is still around somewhere, i will see if i can find him and then you can rewrite his story's the way your mother did.

There were two brothers who wrote them and i don't know Stols i'm not good at spelling and i probably don't remember them corectly.

You are getting better and let me see if i can find it first and maybe then once you read them it will bring back some good memories? Are there some that you vaguely remember?

There were a lot of stories of a wolf being a villain and to many dumb princesses and nightingales.

Nightingales? Why nightingales?

Apearantly they are very good singers the best singers of all their species, are there any nightingale royals?

Yes there is, one of the lower ones but they are in the mids of a scandel right now for their heir has run of to become a beat-boxer.

A beat-boxer?! Blitz repeated while laughing. Not really that impressive now is it.

True i don't even know why anyone would call them that? The surface nightingales don't really sound that speciale either. Are there any owl stories?

Not that i can think of no.

That's stupid they are proud and majestic creatures it's a loss not to at them to a story.

Sure pretty bird, well that story's with the nightingale was called i think the Emperor and the Nightingale?

And so Blitz told the old story to Stolas in the best way he can and then asked. Well, do you like it?

Yes, i like it but it sounds familiar don't you think? Did it not make you think of us?

Blitz jawnded and said. Stols, we are both the emperor and the nightingale. But non of us was chained to the other but to are own issues, if we were normale we would not have made that deal in the first place.

That's true love...
So, do you want to hear a story?

About?

The flying dutchman. It is a short one but seeing that you are getting tired it might help to fall asleep faster.

Alright let's hear it.
And so it was Stolas turn to tell a story, and the more he spoke with that gentle voice of his the more Blitz had trouble keeping his eyes open to stare into that ruby red.

He woke up to a chill that he was now familiar with and he opend his eye and found that he was no longer in Stolas office on the floor but he was now in space standing on the ground of the moon. He stoot up and looked around and take a secont to look at the planet earth.
Such a pretty illusion right granny? I also have a new toy to try out it was given to me by your favorite son, come and see, i'll show you how it works it will be a blast. And Blitz walked backwards in circles thinking of his gun to get it to appear in his hand if only he could get Stolas to apear like that, where the fuck is he? He thought to himself but he was afraid to call out to him, he has to find mother dearest first, the he heard a voice not distorted with the voice of Stolas but a womans voice quoting once again a poem.

So, we'll go no more a roving
So late into the night,
Though the heart be still as loving,
And the moon be still as bright.
For the sword outwears its sheath,
And the soul wears out the breast,
And the heart must pause to breathe,
And love itself have rest.
Though the night was made for loving,
And the day returns too soon,
Yet we'll go no more a roving
By the light of the moon.

When the poem was finished Blitz new he had to turne around, which he did an he found her standing there a few meters away, now he has a good look at her and was still a bit suprised how much Stolas looked like her, she has the same legs like him he noticed they were uncoverd but strips of cloth was dangeling next to them from her dress? Toga? Swimsuit? He doesn know what it was she was wearing but aside from being black in collor he saw there were a few variation in tints and he thinks back how Stolas cut open his hand to preform a spell makes him wonder how many times she did this and whipted her hand clean on those rags. He also noticed those eyes again so deep red in collor but they did not shine like Stolas just four empty death red eyes that made him want to run as fast as he can away from them. She must be able to turne me into stone if she wanted it happen and he wish he asked Stolas a way around that. Hopefully he can keep her distracted untile Stolas arived he thought so he said. Well granny how are you, you old witch? I have to say meeting the in laws was not something i thought was gonna happen but now that it did i have to say that i can definitely see where he got his good looks from, but luckely he got his brain from dear old dad, you know him right? Your husband?

predictable he thought when he saw her jump forward at lightning speed and grab him by the neck. I can work with predictable.

You dare speak to me this way you little worm! She hissed out. You little manipulator, you use my Stolas for nothing but a way to get topside as if his power, MY power is but a mere trinked, and in exchange you defile him make him less than what he is!

Well granny, Blitz struggeld to say. It is he who loved me first and for me he will be the last. So there is nothing to worry about gran. I won't break up with him not in your life. But if you would be so kind to leave us alone to fuck in peace than we both would greatly appreciate it.

He saw her arm that was holding him by the throat move backwards to slap him but he pulled the trigger of his gun that he silently aimed at her stomach. When the gun went of a black and red beam shot out of it and went straight through her. It can't be that easy. He said to himself when she let go and he jumpted away from her to run behind a boulder. And no it wasn't he peeked above the rock he has hidden behind and watch her stumble to stay upright and he then saw the open wound close and heal in a matter of seconts. She looked at his direction and begane to quote a poem again.

From childhood’s hour I have not been
As others were—I have not seen
As others saw—I could not bring
My passions from a common spring—
From the same source I have not taken
My sorrow—I could not awaken
My heart to joy at the same tone—
And all I lov’d—I lov’d alone—
Then—in my childhood—in the dawn
Of a most stormy life—was drawn
From ev’ry depth of good and ill
The mystery which binds me still—
From the torrent, or the fountain—
From the red cliff of the mountain—
From the sun that ‘round me roll’d
In its autumn tint of gold—
From the lightning in the sky
As it pass’d me flying by—
From the thunder, and the storm—
And the cloud that took the form
(When the rest of Heaven was blue)
Of a demon in my view.

And Blitz saw that she was looking up into the dark debs of space and he looked up as well but he saw nothing at first untile four large red eyes  opend from within that impenetrable blackness and then suddenly he heard a roar that he only heard only once and he knew Stolas had transformed into his true form, then with another roar he came flying down to halt mid dive and almost like a dragon he spewed out a beam of power towards his mother who had a wicked smile on her face, it was same kind of force that came out of Blitz gun but ten times more powerfull.

Holly shit! Blitz cursed out. He thought Stolas would come here an negotiate or make threats like he usual does, and even if that doesn't work he normally never attack first only defends (even though in the most horrifying way.)

When the gravel and dust settled they both noticed that she was gone but Stolas heard something that Blitz could not an he turnde just in time to lock his talons over the one's charging at him and Blitz saw an even bigger bird attacking Stolas just as dark like him, and he saw them roll around in the air tumbling towards the ground, Stolas let go before they did but the bigger one just grabbed him again which caused them to crash like an asteroïd. Blitz aimed his gun and waited once again for the dust to settle they both were roaring and screetching loudly then he saw them biting and clawing at each other, he took aim but he did not have a clear shot. Stolas stop moving! He yelled out which he did and apearantly that shocked the bigger bird because she stopped attacking and looked at Blitz but dodged just in time and away from Stolas who flew towards Blitz and grew smaller in size untile he was back to his normale form. Blitz! He said and hide alongside him behind the boulder. I am so sorry love! I don't understand she is not suppose to be this powerfull, we are not suppose to be here! This is your mind, how is she doing this!

Well this place was mine idee actually. Blitz said.

What?!

This was the first place we had sex together outside of your bedroom remember, After we made up again? Told you that your always on my mind.

Stolas first looked shocked and then had a love struck expression on his face.
Oh, my dearest love! My...

Stolas! They both heard the woman call out.
And from love struck Stolas expression changed to anoyance an anger in a flash and peeked from the sides of the boulder.

My dark prince, they heard her say. My little owlett come, do not hide from me any longer, we both have disappointed eachother we both have angered eachother. But let us give eachother another change. You know what i want and i know what i ask is not an something you are willing to do but please listen to my proposal.

When they believed that she was done speaking Stolas turnde towards Blitz and in a hurry wispers to him. Blitz i will distracted her and you try to get as close as you can and shoot her in the forhead, but don't get caught. And Stolas then stood up and quickly went towards the direction of his mother before Blitz could say anything.

With every step he took the more nervous and sick he felt, she looks just like he remember her, here she stoot proud with a calm demeanor but he knows better, those blood red eyes betray her,
There is chaos hidden inside them, an anger that can not be extinguished not by him anyway. with the wrong word or action she will turne ugly twisted like the worst sinner in hell or perhaps it is just him ever since she held him chained on Mercury for five days he saw nothing but a monster when he looked upon her. It's funny he always wanted to be like his father when he was a child but as he grew older and grew to dispise him, he hoped that he would be more like his mother and boy do he regret thinking that way, because now he can not unsee the familiarities, so he tried to be Stolas, just plain old boring Stolas, but with his bad days, his alcohol, his pills he sometimes have trouble reconising himself and he wonders time and time again how to be less or more of the bad and the good parts of himself.

He now stoot infront of her. Mother, he said as if he did not attack her just moments ago.
Stolas. She said amused. It has being far to long, i know that you probably can't say the same right now, but i am hoping that you are willing to give me another change.

Another change, for what? Do be my mother? You are as much as my mother as Paimon is my father, i was not created in wanting of a child but for a means to an end and i case you haven't noticed but i'm far to old now to fall for your manipulations.

You never fell for them, if you did than Paimon would have being death already and you would be king of the Goetia's right now.

No, he would still be alive and it is i that will have ended up death because he is much more stronger than our strength combind, maybe you can try asking lucifer to kill his most loyal servant, you remember Lucifer right or did you forget just like you forgot your own name?

Do not patronize me Stolas! She said harsly. You give that man far to much credit, i thought you finally out grew your admiration for him?!

I have but i am not a betting man, i will not fight a battle that i know i will lose, and i can't send an assassin because most of the time he is not even in his corporeal form! He hardly leaves his palace, and he will know when someone enters it with ill intend, and less we forget the bastard is still my father, he may not give a damn about me but that's not a good enough reason for me to have him killed. i don't know why you refuse to understand that!

What you refuse to understand is what he has done to me! Or do you not care at all? When i found that imp in your bed and what you do to get him to keep coming back i wonder are you just like your father? His methode too was to wave his power in front of a pretty things like i juicy steak and promise a piece of it and all they had to do is let him have a feel underneat their skirts.
But in the end he did more than that and only took more than they are willing to give and then he left nothing behind but an empty vessel.

Stolas had to contain himself in order not to lash out because that's what she was aiming for so he thinks back on what Blitz said to him of them being both guilty of the same crime and like always when he was thinking of his dearest imp he calmed down and smiled confidently at his now confused mother.

His name is Blitz the o is silent and if you can promise me to act decent in front of him than i would love to introduce you to him in the proper way, also i may have wronged him in the start but he has forgiven me and we intend to stay loyal together for a very, very long time.

His mother huffed out a mocking laugh. My poor baby, he can't see that the roles has being switched, i must admit that it embarrasses me that such a lowly creature succeeded in what i have failed to do, but then again you may not be a woman but you are the perfect vessel aren't Stolas? You do what your told so well as long as you fear them and your greatest shame is that you are afraid to lose the illusion that someone could love you.

That got to him and he could not help but look down for he did not want to look into those hatefull eyes anymore he felt her hand cup his cheek but he took hold of her wrist and pulled her hand away from him but then with her other hand she slapped him hard on the other cheek, he took a few steps back and he heard her scream.Why do you not fear to lose me!?

But before he could say something he heard a gun go of and he got coverd in her blood and when she felt forward he saw Blitz standing there.

Fucking nutcase, Blitz said in disgust. And he wach her form change like the white sand of the moon and crumble making it seem that she is now part of it. What just happend?

Blitz no! Stolas said and ran towards him. You had to shoot her in the forhead, right in the third eye!

The bullet went through her head, its the same thing, and what do you mean the third eye she has four!

No, i will explain later but she is not gone right now, we have to leave!

Why? I'll shoot her again, where is she and which eye is her third?

Noo, you don't understand... GET DOWN!!

Blitz did a back flip and just barebly escaped the gaint bird gaping beak that closed shut with a snap were he stoot just moments ago.
How can such a big bird be so quiet?!
He then saw Stolas turne into one himself and stood infrond of him blocking his view from the mother bird and spreading his wing wide apart while letting out another mighty roar.
And Blitz saw an opportunity that he wanted to do for a while and jumpt on Stolas back and climbed up towards his shoulders when he saw her move to dive again towards them so he took aim and shot two times, of course she dodged them effortlessly but it gave them some time.
Fly Stolas! Fly! He yelled and kicked him with his heels like you would do a horse.
And Stolas rised up into the air but was also turning his head to give him the stink eye.
Sorry did not mean to kick you, but quick lets race this bitch! And Stolas flew as fast as he could but staying as low to the ground as he can because if Blitz gets nocked of he does not dare to think what that will do to his physical body. He turnde his head again when he heard Blitz shoot again and Blitz said. I will shoot all of her eyes untile i get the right one oké, you keep flying! And he let out another shot and hit her in the uper left eye, wich made her screetch and lift up higher into space disappearing again within the inky blackness. The bitch is gone again! Can you see her Stols?!

Stolas turned his head back and saw her standing there in her normal form bleeding from the side of her face from an open wound in her  uper left eye, he landed abruptly on the moon to avoid crashing into her and then he felt Blitz being lifted from his back and move towards her by her power. Blitz of course tried to hold on by pulling on Stolas feathers but to no avail so he aimed to shoot again but his gun was pulled from his grasp with just a wave of her hand. Stolas turnde back and with a wave of his own hand made a hundred stars appear and sent it flying her way like flaming arrows, but she just absorbed them by lifting her hand like she was about to catch a baseball and turn them into a beam of power and sent it back to Stolas who opend up a portal in front of him so it won't hit him.
Blitz was now in her grasp and she held him by his horn as if he weighted less the a pillow, Blitz made his gun reappear into his hand and brought it up to her forehead but she slapped it away and brought her other hand to his face and pierced his forehead with her thumb which causes him to scream.

Stolas screamed also and ran towards them but was held back by just a look from his mother while she let go of Blitz horn and only held him up with one hand while her talons piersted his skin and her thumb dug in dieper in his forehead.

Now THAT is your third eye, she hissed out. The one Stolas opend up for you to allow you to do that little trick. A shame that your ugly tatoo covers it, it is probably why you are so dimwitted!

Blitz tried to kick her but she only held him a bit farther away from her and squeezed harder on his face.

Mother no! Stolas begged. Please you know that i can't do it, he is just to powerfull, i can hardly fight you let alone him. Please let him go! You... your welcome in my castle! He wont know that you are there, i swear it!

I am done hiding Stolas! And you are wrong everyone can be defeated, i'll show you. And to Stolas horror she manage to summon his Grimoire, seeing his book respone to someone else without his consent felt like a betrayal.
He then saw the book fall on the ground and flip open and in a blink of an eye black chains shot out from within and grab him by the limbs and neck.
What?! He yelled out and when he felt the chaines pull him towards the book as if it was trying to pull him in he resisted fiercely, he was pulling and janking but it was of no use he fell to his knies and trashed around on the ground. What are you doing!? He screamed at her.

Teaching. She replied calmly and she saw that Stolas was now trying to hold himself up above the book with both hands digging into the ground next to it. You see my son when someone uses MY power, MY knowledge so blatantly it will not be without consequences a price needs to be paid. But i do realize you did so because you were told to do so, and for this i forgive you, after all there is no use punishing a servant for obeying its master now is it? If only we all could be so lucky, am i not right little imp? And she looking at Blitz who was still dangeling from her death grip on his forhead. Must be exhilarating for you to have the prince of the Goetia's at you beck and call? To have him greet you like an overexcited puppy, to worship you as if you are worth it? And the funny part of it all is that he is doing this all for a change that one day you will say to him that you love him, but that is never going to happen because you are a taker you take and he gives untile there is nothing left, a match made in hell... so! Because of this i will let you live little imp, once i rule with my son at my side he will need someone to comfort him in those lonely nights because there won't be enough left for him to look for another to warm his bed with. And the witch looked away from the angry stare of the imp to the terrified one from her son. Do we have terms Stolas?! I let your little fuckboy live and in return i have your undying loyalty? Just think about it, you as king and me as a god of hell, we will get rid of anyone that will pose a treat to our rule and those filthy sinners will end up being handel like they always knew what would happend to them if they lived their life in sin, eternal punishment awaits them and they will be ours to use as we see fit, no more will any of them have more power over true hellborns, not even over hellhounds. So what say you my little owlett? Your loyalty in exchange for the freedom you desire? i even let you keep that halfbreed of yours, but she won't be your successor for i refuse to see her as part of my blood, now answer me will you do as i say from now on and kill Paimon and all the rest that i wish to die or do i have to teach you the hard lesson that servants don't get have what they wish for and turne this vermin into one of your housplants? All i have to do is squeeze a little harder and he will not wake up the same imp you gave your heart to. And she shook Blitz violently to make him cry out in pain.

Mother please he can not be killed by me, i can not defeat him, please!

Yes he can! And i will show you, you won't like it but i will show you how he stole the power of all his his brides, how he wanted to do the same with me but because of the Grimoire he let me keep my sanity which was a mistake and now you will do the same to him as he did to those others and i will show you how you will hate me for it but it will be the only way for you to understand. Then the witch lifted her arm up that was not holding Blitz and made a star apear in the palm of her hand then she closed her fist around it and closed her four eyes, when she opend them again a flash of red was seeing within her fist making it almost see through then she opend up her hand and it was as if the star turnde onto a black whole for it created a vacuüm, it was so strong that the wich had to tighten her grip on the imp, and Stolas was held in place by the chains of the book but he felt something else move, he does not understand this feeling but it comes from deep within him and it was making him sick with fright. What are you doing! He screamed again, he never has seen or read about this spell before and so he has no idee on what will happen.
Suddenly from withing his chest his eyes and mouth a black and red mist apeard and was being sucked up by the black whole, then the mist coming out of him grew bigger and bigger untile to Stolas horror his true form was standing right before facing him clawing and roaring trying to get back to him but in his panic and pain he does nor realize the it was mimicing his own movement for the creature was him his core, his soul if you will was being removed from him. Please, no! Mother! Please, please! I beg you don't do this please!

His mother replied in a cold tone. Don't cry my dark prince all will be well, i am only doing what your father did to me so you wont lose yourself but will take time to heal from this as it did with me, but you won't be alone i promise, i will help you stand back up and teach you how to be strong again even better then than before.

Stolas screamed as did his true form and no one noticed Blitz summoning his gun back in his hand. He had trouble thinking with this bitch thumb piercing his forhead but with Stolas screaming and looking so scared he manage to do it, but he did not have the strength left to lift up his arm so he shot the book and it did what he hoped it would for it released the chains holding Stolas and that caused multiple reactions. The chain broke and Stolas true form jumpt back inside him causing the spell to be broken and the witch to drop the imp and tried to dodge Stolas who turnde into his true form and pint her down piercing her stomach with his sharp talons, it looked like he was about to bite her head of but she still had the orb in her hand and tried to again take his power and it almost worked but suddenly she got stabbed in the throat with a knife.
Shit, i missed again! Both mother and son heard the imp say and they both looked at him who pulled himself up using Stolas feathers to stand woobly on his hoeves. O, well its a holly blade so it should still kill you right? Stolas looked shocked from Blitz to the knife that was in his mother throat and she pulled it out and flung it away, Stolas thought that this was the end and turnde back into his normal form not sparen her another glance not after what she tried to do and went to his beloved imp who looked glad that he was unharmed. But then suddenly Blitz gun flew between them towards the dying witch lying on the floor and into her hand and she aiming toward Blitz pulling the trigger and the bullet piersted his skull right over his damaged tatoo making Blitz fall backwards dead on the ground. Stolas was screaming Blitz name and lifted him from the ground that was grumbling underneath him, the whole environment was morphing and turning into shapes while Stolas was begging Blitz to be alright and how sorry he was. With everything disappearing he looked at his mother for the last time who was smiling meanly at him and spit out in a raspy voice. Pray to me Stolas. And with that she disappeared leaving him alone to be swallowed up by the abyss.

The assassin was floating, at least he thought he was, he was warm but wet, why was he wet? He wonders, he had trouble opening his eyes and he had a feeling that he thought this before, maybe he can try harder this time. Now he felt a hand over his forehead and it made him think of something, but thinking was pulling him back under wich is strange because normally when he is trying to sleep he has to beg his brain to be quite, so now he tries to stop thinking to stay awake but that was a bit hard to do when you are thinking to stop thinking and that train of thought was now confusing him. But then his conflicted thoughts were being interupted by the sound of wispers but he could not understand what is being said for it seems like a magic spell is being chanted in a language he doesn't know, but the sound was oddly pleasant he somehow recognize the calm gentle voice and he was slowly getting more aware of his surroundings, he was not floating but it was as if he was being held in warm water but the tecture wasn't right, he moved his tail and it did not go through it as smoothly as it would have if it was water it felt thicker it...
Blitzy?
That voice  he knew that voice calling him that he was thinking again but this time it was not pulling him under but it was making him see things and it made him remember everthing of the life he lived and the images ended with the madwoman that got him in this mess saying. What i love, i loved alone. And with the image of her eating his Stolas heart he jumpted awake flaying around because he thought he was falling backwards and all he saw was red.
Blood he thought and lot's of it.

Easy! Easy love! I got you. He heard Stolas say and he tried to stand but could not find the bodem of the Pool they were in so he cling to Stolas in order not to sink.

Stolas what the fuck! And Blitz looked around at first and they were in a pit within a cave there were candles everwhere and star constellations where floating above them but what freaked him out was not the fact that the pit was filled with blood but when his eyes landed on Stolas he saw that he was covered in lacerations, they were so deep he was suprised not to see bone peeking through them, one went even from Stolas forehead between his four eyes to his beak. The third eye he seem to recall. His hart was pounding in his chest and he yelled out at the same time when Stolas said.
What in Satans name happend to you!
Thank the stars your awake!
And Stolas seem to ignore his question for he started to ask them.
How are you feeling love?
Do you remember your name?
Do you remember who i am?
Do you...

Do i remember?! Of course i remember you but last time i checked you were not covered in cuts as if you have being thrown into a gaint blender!
What the fuck happend! And i won't ask again!

But the prince just looked as happy as he did when he came back home to him with a Venus fly trap.
My Blitzy! Your oké! And he hugged him tightly rubbing his injured forhead ontop of Blitz.

Answer me bitch who did this to you?! Was it that crazy hag!? I thought i killed her?.. wait a minute.. she killed me.

No dearest don't think to much on that, she shot you yes but in your dreamstate, normally that would have put you into a coma or worse you would be lost inside your own mind. And at first i feared that you were trapped into a coma but i manage to bring you back through blood magic.

Blood magic!? So you are saying that all of this is you fucking blood!!

Yes..

Why are you not death?!

Don't worry love i am stronger than i look and these wonds will heal, just give me a couple of days and you won't see them anymore.

They look like they hurt.

Only a little, it is you i am worried about are you sure you are alright?! Do you feel like you have forgoten something? Are you in any pain?

I'm fine Stols, how long was i out you said i was in a coma?

Stolas looked quildy. Two weeks i have kept you here for two weeks trying to heal your mind. I.. i am so sorry love.. if only i took you more serious, if only i let you know sooner of my mother...

Hey! Non of that you hear, And don't call her that she doesn't deserve it. (Sigh) two weeks you say?
And Blitz looked around again. Where are we?

On the dark side of the moon are rather in one of it's caves. In here i am at my strongest.

The moon. Blitz muttered. Another thing i fucked up.

How so?

It was our thing and i ruined it with wanted to battle a psyco on it and now you got tortured on it and watched me get killed.

Stolas chuckled fondly. You did not ruined it dearest i am honored that you chose to defend me here of all places like my very own dapper gallant knight.

Blitz just blushed and said. Shut up you sap.
Which caused Stolas to laugh even harder and hugged him again saying i love you Blitz.

And Blitz had to think back on that hag who acused him of being a taker someone who can't love anyone. He wanted to prove her wrong but even now he struggeld to say it. I.. i. He began to say but was stopped by Stolas who coverded his mouth.
Don't say it. Not because she makes you.

I..i just do oké! Frustrated at his own shortcomings. It is just a stupid word!

Stolas smiled at him and said. Yes it is my moon. And he went for a kiss which Blitz happily reciprocated, when they broke apart Blitz wispers in his blood covered shoulder. Your my moon too.

Which caused Stolas to tear up and he went for another kiss but was stopped by a panicking Blitz. Shit! I saw something swim by us!

Oh! That's nothing love, those are electric eels.

Electric eels! Why are they here?

To keep the blood flowing and for... sustenance.

Sup.. you mean to eat! You ate these things?!

It's not like i could just leave you here to get a snack now could i? I had to keep the spell going uninterrupted as much as possible.
But i have to say, never will i eat eels again. They don't taste good and i like their personality. You used to have them right? want the rest of them as pets?

Stols?

Yes?

Why am i not hungry?

.... Let's get take away!

You gotta to be shitting me!

But Stolas silenced him with a kiss and the rest of the eels lived long and happily ever after.