A Shapeshifter
1023 Words
Kontessa stepped through the barrier and felt as if the water simply grew thicker for about an inch. “We are ten leagues under the sea, Kontessa the demon.”
“I have watched your comings and goings for some time now. I can read the electromagnetic wave coming from your mind. They are cycles of power that I can detect and read through sensors in my database centers."
“Proof it,” Kontessa stated, in disbelieve. “But I’m beginning to understand.”
“I am many things. First, I am this to you."
She appeared to her in his customary black leather.
Tears welled up in Kontessa’s eyes.
"I am sorry, love. I am sorry I left you, dear Kontessa. I would have stayed forever, but my mission had ended."
“Mission?” Kontessa whispered, anger suddenly drying her tears. Was I a mission”
"No, dear Kontessa."
Suddenly Kontessa could not feel her heart, could not feel the breath in her lungs.
"WE are frozen in time, so I may do this. It is a temporal vortex set for as long as I could. There is a demon after this ship. If it gets it, many bad things will happen in the time and space of this bubble world."
The shapeshifter walked over and touched Kontessa’s cheek. “I must ask you one more thing. Help me get home. Help me” The shapeshifter stretched up on her toes and kissed the demon.
Kontessa lost it and fell to one knee. “I missed you so. More than I any other I have known.” the demon clutched at the seam of Melinda’s black leather pants. She knew now by the softness of the kiss she knew it to be her lover from the years past. She knew by the scent of her breath.
"I am energy, my demon. I can take any form and solidify it into that form. I took this form many times for you because even energy can feel love. I had to leave because my dalliance with you caused me to let down my guard, and this demon came after me. I could not leave. Now I must, for my power is almost gone. You must help my demon."
Kontessa looked up to behold Melinda with her silky black hair.
“I can be this for you.”
Change.
SunRue appeared.
“I can be this,”
Change.
Azaiel appeared with blonde locks.
“Or I can be this.”
“I will help you. You do not have to be any more than what you were then.”
As soon as these words came from Kontessa’s lips. She lost consciousness. Blackness overtook her.
***
Kontessa landed on all fours, retching up her guts. The black void she came from disappeared, and the surroundings she fell into took form.
“Hello, Kontessa, the demon,” came a voice from in front of her.
Dread overtook the black-skinned demon at the voice.
She looked up.
Asmodeus sat on his ruby throne with the hidden flames of hidden hells lighting the throne from within. The fire came from the roots of the large gem that could only come from hell.
"Hello, demon killer. Rejected of hell." Asmodieious said with a rakish smile lighting his face. “Notice the flames I take to myself. Notice the flame on my chest, the flames on my legs, the flame covering my arms. I will keep your shapeshifter in stasis in her ship on my plane until I can beat her technology. But for now, You will die." he ran his fingers through his greasy black hair that hung to his shoulder.
"What do you want from me?" Kontessa said, wiping the vomit from her mouth. "Why do you ask me. I paid the debt for your brother's banishment. Surely he's back in hell by now."
"Oh no, demon killer," replied Asmodieous, his rakish grin gone now. "I'm afraid your little escapade on that unrighteous mountain top gave quite a few others the courage to face him. Who knew he had so many enemies?'
Flames shot from his palm and blasted the demon hunter back twenty feet.
“See this scar,” Asmodeus. Ran his left index finger from head to lower cheek. “My brother gave me this once when I didn’t do what pleased him. He did it with a holy dagger, so it didn't heal."
Kontessa stood ascending to her feet, clutching her chest.
Another blast of fire shot from his palm. And another.
Kontessa flew back, propelled from the blast.
That silenced the demon killer for only an instant. “You’ll get the same as your brother. Why don’t...”
Another jet of flame shot forth.
Searing pain took hold of her being.
“I’ll take my time with you.”
Another jet shot from his palm.
This time she leaped from the side and rolled into a crouch.
Kontessa got to her feet to grab her sword from the floor where it lay. “You’re not as bad as your brother. I’m gonna gut you.”
“Damn it.” Asmodeus threw another flame.
Kontessa flung herself to the side. And came up in front of the demon standing on the throne.
She lifted her blade and slashed downward.
Guts spilled.
Kontessa blacked out again.
***
The shapeshifter stood in front of Kontessa.
“The demon that I think was holding you is gone. You can go home now.” Kontessa stated.
The shapeshifting solid energy came forward. “Kontessa. I will leave now, for I must. But first. For the sake of our old love." She stretched forth and kissed the demon’s ebony cheek.
Kontessa grabbed the back of her neck and took her. Passion flew through her kiss, and the demon felt the shapeshifter's body tense.
The shapeshifter tore her mouth from the demon’s. “Yes,” the shapeshifter whispered in Kontessa ear. Shivers went down her spine.
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