The Beast and Beauty

Chapter 2: Rage and fury

Lucifer

I was drenched in blood and enraged, I left the disgusting soul an unrecognisable mess on the floor, I hated people of this particular nature, let’s just say he liked children a little too much. I passed by Hecate, who looked me over hungrily, she enjoyed visiting my realm a little too much.

“Why are you here again?” I asked, I didn’t slow down, and she had to walk fast to keep up. “Well I was here for business, but with you looking so wickedly divine I wouldn’t mind some pleasure first.”

I rolled my eyes at her flirtation, but when I got to the door of my private room I stopped. Looking back at her, I trailed my eyes slowly over her body and couldn’t deny how beautiful I found her. Her raven black hair was thick and long and cascaded down her back with waves and curls that gave it a wild look about it. The black dress with patterns of silver and grey embroidered on it clung tightly enough that it showed off that perfect hour glass figure she had, her dress was dipped low enough I knew her milky white b.reasts were bigger than could fit in my hands. I trailed my eyes lazily over her full red lips knowing just how good they were when put to use, I met her wild luminous green eyes and muttered, “fine, come in.”

We had shared a bed more times than I could count, so she knew I wouldn’t turn her away. We were kissing passionately, my lips brushing across her neck and my tongue trailing softly down it when the door knocked. “f***k off!” I called out. Hecate laughed sensuously, “oh my king, you certainly are no gentleman with words, are you.” I was too turned on to give her an answer, my lips back against her neck, my hands on her hips so that our bodies were pressed tightly together.

“King, I’m afraid your needs will have to wait.”

The hint of a smirk in those words let me know it was my second in command, Dagon. I growled low in my throat, but I let go of Hecate and opened the door.

“What?” I all but snapped.

Hecate took my foul mood as her cue to quietly leave, but Dagon as always only smirked knowing why I was in such a mood.

“Sorry king, we have more pressing issues. Lady Zatana is apparently unhappy with her entry to our realm being denied, so she is casting a spell to summon one of us.”

I sneered at her name and answered, “she is no lady, what is that witch doing exactly?”

“Don’t you feel it in the air, king? It’s a powerful spell, I have no idea how she got a hold of such a spell, but it’s made a tear into our realm, she is chanting an ancient spell to summon one of us, one of your most powerful.”

“Why, what purpose would she have for that?”

“Think about it, one of your most powerful demons bound to her to do as she wishes.”

When Dagon took a step back, I looked up at the mirror and saw that my eyes had bled to a deep dark red, flecks of black and gold running through them. I took a breath and tried to control the rage burning inside me so that I could think, but I didn’t get the chance because one minute we were stood there, and the next Dagon was gone, just gone. I tried to feel for his energy but the lack of it let me know he was no longer in my realm, she had taken him and she would pay.

I gave out a battle cry of rage and fury, ignoring the others who came rushing to see what was wrong. I changed forms, knowing everyone would now see me as a huge and ferocious looking black dragon, my teeth were sharp enough to cut through anything, my eyes a piercing gold in this form.

Unfortunately I couldn’t look completely horrific and terrifying, the curse my God had given me was beauty, the most beautiful of all his angels and I hated it, it was a constant reminder of that time and I wanted no part of it yet even in dragon form some of that beauty came through, my scales shone making them look as shiny as an obsidian crystal, the membrane of my wings were tougher than most steel, but they could still be damaged.

They were a blend of silver and gold in colour and my underbelly was a mix of a dark purple at the bottom and moving up became white as a pearl and then sky blue. I flew off into the sky leaving everyone there, I would explain later but for right now I was not safe to be around anyone while so much fury coursed through my body, I needed to think and plan.