Journey to the west

Ch 12

"Hey, wake up. Hey!" A voice shouted, bringing The Devil back to his senses. Waking up, he could see he was in a cell of some kind. "Finally, you're awake." A person chained to the wall said to him. Moving, he felt before he saw that he was chained to the ground. Hands bound together "Where am I?" He asked the person who laughed. "You're in Ugal prison." They said laughing as they did. "Her lordess must see you as special to put you in a cell instead of rightly killing you." They continued laughing as they did. "What do you mean?" Quickly The Devil looked around."I had two companions with me. Where are they?" He asked, worried about what had happened after he was knocked out. "I don't know, buddy." The person said he could hear the chains rattling as if he was holding back information. For some reason, The Devil knew he had information. He couldn't put his finger on it, but something nagging at him said he had information. Questions rattled in his head. "Get up." A voice echoed off the stone walls. Suddenly, a large door opened, revealing Death with two figures the devil couldn't make out. Death walked towards his cell mate. "You been a naughty naughty boy." She said, caressing their chin before she worked her way down a bit. "My lordess, I didn't say anything, I swear." The person said, shivering in fear. Death's hand stopped right above the waistline before she started to drag her finger back up their body. "Shhhhhh." She said, soothing him."Be at peace now." Then the devil noticed it one of the figures handed her a scythe and with one quick motion she ended the person's life. "Now." She said, wiping the blood from her scythe. "Tell me why would the great fallen angel bless me with his presence with two of us for horsemen?" She questioned her blue eyes drowning him in a sea. "I've come to get the band back together." Ge said, confident she would join him after he pleded his case. Suddenly, with a loud SMACK, she slapped him. If the chains didn't hold him in place, he would have gone flying through the stone wall. Blood spued for his mouth. "What was that for?!" He asked loudly angry she just struck him for no reason. "Because you irritated me with the notion you could walk in here with War and Conquest and think you could get me to join you." Her lip quivered as if she was saddened by her own response. "Each of us can get a piece of the earth to do with what we please if you join......" Another SMACK! This time, it was harder and louder than the last. Flying the chains rattled under him, yanking him back down with a crashing thud. Parts of his skull flew, revealing a nasty grotesque wound. Blood gushed from it,as Death smiled at the results. "I understand you're upset with me." The Devil said huffing and puffing, trying to stay conscious. "If we win, we can do what we want." The Devil said. Death's eyes beemed with interest. "Tell me why I shouldn't kill you right now?" She asked, putting the scythe blade to his throat. The Devil smiled a wicked smile. "Because you aren't only interested in the plan, I'm cooking up,but you want to see the gang again." He said the two figures shifted their weight from behind Death. "Also, I want to see you all fulfill your wildest dreams." He continued as Death leaned back."You do have some good points, but you forgot one thing." She said, kneeing him in the jaw knocking him back."You were God's favorite angel. You turned on him." She said as he regained he go to a knee. "You betrayed him. What's stopping you from betraying us when this is over?" She questioned. The Devil sighed, "Because this time I don't want to be worshiped, I want freedom from everyone's rule." He said tears forming in his eyes. See this Death began to soften her deminer. "You're really serious this time, huh?" She asked, pulling her scythe away from his throat. "I wouldn't lie to anyone." He said the tears began to fall from his cheeks. "I knew you changed." He heard War's voice from behind Death. "Really crying? Come on." Conquest said as well, coming from behind her. Death stuck her hand out to The Devil "Well TD let's get you out of these chains and ride out of Ugal." Death said, releasing The Devil from his chains. The Devil's hearted raised as he saw three of his four friends stood over him smiling. "Ok let's make your dreams a reality." He said grabbing Death's hand. "One question." He said, looking at Death. "Do you have any idea where Famine is?" He asked Death who looked pale. "I do." She said her eyes buckling at The Devil."I killed him." She said, turning The Devil's blood cold. "Why would you kill him Death?" War asked as Conquest began to fiddle with her hair again. Death smiled brightly as if proud of her accomplishment. "He stood in my way of controlling Ugal." The Devil reeled at her reason."Why......"He tried to find the right words for this."Ugal is just a town. Famine was your friend." He finally said. "I can bring him back whenever I want." She told them, waving a soul in front of him. "He was frail." She said, dropping the soul to the ground. "Useless to anyone and everyone." Her eyes harden on the soul. "I promised before I killed him one day I would bring him back........"She trailed off looking at The Devil. "When the time is right, I'll bring him back." She explained, leaving the cell for the three to process. "Never thought Famine would be killed and by Death of all people." War said, sitting down on the cold stone ground. "Doesn't surprise me." Conquest said, still fidgeting with her hair. Both men looked at Conquest. "She's been....different since she started being worshiped." Conquest said. "We still need her." Thr Devil said in a low tone. War and Conquest nodded in agreement. "Just watch her closely." War said before he stood up and left the cell.