Dark Souls Academy: The Sacrifice (Hell Dimension #4)

Chapter 24

CHAPTER TWENTY-FOUR

I hate being right sometimes. We ran around for two hours, but no one knew anything. Not even the Sin had any clue what Lucifer was up to since he had been locked up in the dungeon.

Lust was mid-fuck when we arrived. Kain and Trigger practically tackled me to get me out of the room because his damn lust magic called to mine like I had never felt. Apparently, it was just a side effect of Sex Demons coming from his magic. The fucker was so smug about it, I wanted to use my claws to gouge out his eyes. When I stormed back in a few seconds later, I almost did. The only thing that stopped me was his demon-promise to get my parents out if they were still alive.

So, I walked back out to get away from him while he smelled like candy. Once all the pheromones were gone, I returned. To be safe, I stayed by the door. My men were on either side of me, leaning against the wall. Their scent helped block the musky smell of sex.

Lust was no longer in his chains. He sat in the new chair with his legs crossed, naked. The satisfied flush to his body irritated my demon. She felt a little possessive of her mates now that she smelled his pheromones. He was a strong Sex Demon.

“Puts some pants on,” I demanded.

He shrugged with a smirk on his face. “All my clothes have cum on them.”

I rolled my eyes and pulled out the trapped soul from my bag. Before I could say anything, Ark came in with a thin scratchy looking blanket. He had been the one Lust was fucking. “Sorry. Here you go,” he whispered.

He handed me the blanket, telling my demon that I was his leader, not the other powerful demons in the room. I smirked and gave him chin lift in Lust’s direction. He got the hit and gave it to Lust. “Why thank you, Delicious. I hope to see you again.”

Ark met my gaze before answering. I shrugged because I didn’t care either way. They both had to feed.

Ark blushed and nodded. “Definitely.”

When he turned away, his eyes landed on the glass tube in my hand that was filled with the soul. I opened the bond for him when he knocked. Good, you got the anima aucupis.

My Latin knowledge always came in handy. So, this device was literally called soul trapper. Demons really weren’t clever while naming things.

He continued . Did Molly or Zar tell you how to use it? I looked it up, and it’s pretty easy. You have maybe ten questions before the juice runs out. You’ll feel it.

I gave him a nod in understanding. Thank you. I owe you for getting me what I needed. I really did appreciate his help. Most of my to do list was finish, and the other stuff didn’t matter as much.

No need. Even if we haven’t spent much time together, your faction sensed that I was one of them. It has been nice feeling like I belong. I’d happily take orders from you forever. He bowed his head. I had been taken off guard by him, so I didn’t say anything. Why did he thank me for something I didn’t do?

I could feel the eye roll coming from Kain. You are his leader. The person who is creating the family a faction should be. As much as I don’t like him, he has honor and you have his loyalty just for breathing, Queen.

Again, I didn’t know what to say. Ark left and Kain didn’t say anything else, so I focused back on Lust. “I got you a meal,” I taunted. He was probably ravenous by now.

He perked up and those amused eyes hardened, and the vicious predator shined through. There he was, I wondered when I’d see him. Lust acted too friendly for me.

“Give me.” He didn’t even sound like the same man. His voice dropped a couple octaves.

“Not yet. I have questions.” He nodded for me to continue. “Has anything you’ve told me been a lie?” This would include him helping me get my parents out.

“No.”

The glass in my hands flashed red. Lie. Dread turned my insides as my eyes snapped to his. Had it all been a lie? He leaned forward with his hands up in front of him.

“Care to try again.” I demanded, the threat hardened my voice.

“Fine. It was just a little white lie. Killing the Sins won’t weaken Lucifer completely. Three will still be alive, so we’ll have to be far away from the battle for us not to accidentally help him.”

Kain and Trigger snorted. “Figures, you want to run and hide. Lust never wants to help go against Lucifer.”

I quirked an eyebrow up at him. It would have been nice having them fight with us. Especially Wrath, but I didn’t want them near if it helped Lucifer.

“Any other lie? White or not.”

“Nope. Everything I’ve said was the truth.” When there was no flash of red, I sighed in relief.

“Who are the others that you want to live?” Kain asked. My demon got a little irritated at him taking over, but I pushed her down. That’s a question we need to know.

Lust sighed. “Fine. Since I gave a white lie, I’ll give you that. Wrath and Sloth are the ones you can’t kill.” The glass didn’t light up red for either of his answers. Good.

I asked a question before Kain could. “Here’s two more. If we let you go, will you be our intel on Lucifer? With no lies and to not hold information back.” I hoped I worded that correctly.

He smiled. “Good. A demon’s word is his law.” He winked at me. “Yes. I will only hold back if it endangers the three of the Sins not dying.”

Fair enough.

He waited expectantly for me to ask the second question. “Will killing the other sins effect the demon who are connected to the Sin?”

Good question. Kain is Gluttony and I have both Pride and Envy, Trigger said, stepping closer to me.

“To my knowledge, no. Wrath’s research indicated that the power loss would shift to the strongest Demon in Hell. Meaning, when Greed dies. The most powerful Greed Demon will become the next Sin.”

“So, if you and I died, someone as weak as Tila would become the Sin?” I asked. He knew how weak Tila was from her time spent in Lucifer’s house.

I needed to know. There was no point in killing most of the seven sins to just screw everyone over.

“If we were the only strong Sex Demons, yes. It would be the beginning of an extinction Sin because the magic would die out. Then, I’m not sure what would happen because Hell uses each Sin to power itself.” His words were not comforting.

It hadn’t flashed red, and the magic still work because after I asked a question the hum of energy was still there.

That meant Hell could die. The Realm had a mind of its own, so it didn’t surprise me too much, but that fact was still scary. It was a good thing we weren’t killing him because I’d probably become the next Sin, and I didn’t think I could feed off souls. Especially after watching Lust do it.

“Okay, one last question. Do you know how to or anything about removing the block on Lucifer’s sons magic?” My mates gasped. Did they really think I wasn’t going to ask?

Lust shrugged. “Not really. I do know that it won’t be easy. The longer magic like that holds onto you, the harder it is to remove it. They’ve had it most of their lives, so expect for it to be bad.” Kain stiffened. He didn’t like the sound of that. No one did. I was really hoping he had more for us about it.

“Do you know the spell?”

“No.”

No flashes of red, so I dropped the subject.

After the guys said they didn’t have any other questions which was good because I could feel the power drain from it suddenly. We probably would have maybe gotten one more questions from him.

Kain gave Lust the soul, and to my horror, Lust opened the glass as if it was a soda. He took a drink like it was one too. The pained cries that filled the room from the soul turned my stomach.

Even after all the torturing I’ve done, damned souls were still the worse wails around. The cries dug deep into your skin like a tick and sucked the goodness right out of you.

I didn’t stick around to watch him finish. Kain and Trigger stayed behind to get the glass container from him. I went to the room to throw up.

So, after all that, here we were, standing outside of the assembly room with our metaphorical dicks in our hands ready to get them chopped off. I could already hear the cries of pain and cheering. The weight of it all was heavy on my shoulders. I couldn’t sit back and let Lucifer run things, but this could end with me chained at the Devil’s mercy, and it was freaking me out.

“You got this Ivy. Don’t let fear hold you back.” Bones’ words, as well as my mates’ presence had my shoulders relaxing slightly as I took a deep breath.

He was right. I was a fucking powerful Succubus. A Queen. These assholes came to my school.

“Respect power,” I whispered to myself.

I had the power here. I was number one in the academy. This place was mine. I nodded and took one step, then another, toward the double doors. The souls that lived in the buildings never came to the gym, so I wouldn’t be able to rely on them either. Dex gripped my left hand, probably worried I would teleport him to the dungeons again to save him. Not this time. We were going in together.

This is going to be bad. No matter what, you three aren’t doing anything sexual this time. I directed my awareness at the brothers through the bond, so they knew I was talking about them. You’re mine, and it won’t happen again.

Flashes of Kain being forced to fuck Tila in front of everyone, the dead look in his eyes, and the way he had to use his shadows to even perform hit me like a bolder to the head. The fear as they saw their childhood tormentor while Lucifer reveled in the hint of anxiety they desperately tried to hide. I couldn’t do it again. Nope. They weren’t going to be involved in whatever fucking mind game Lucifer wanted to play.

Be careful. This is going to be a very delicate situation. Whatever you do, don’t challenge him. Make him bend to the rules. Power above all else. You have the power.

I was grateful for Trigger’s words because challenging him sounded good right now. And that would just get me captured because he had amulets that deflected my demon’s power.

I stepped forward and into the room, using my air magic to push the doors open for dramatic effect. They slammed against the walls, getting people’s attention. Several of the students stopped to look, but plenty of the top twenty didn’t. They followed Lucifer’s lead.

The stage was in the same spot in the middle of the gym as the Bloodbath announcement. This time it appeared like an enormous, dark cave. Even the air felt damp like one.

As my eyes ran over the council, the memory of the first time I had met the Dark Counsil hit me.

At the edges of the room, shadows and souls silently screamed, reaching for us to help them. I put all my acting skills up to the plate and lifted my chin.

The only furniture in the room were the large chairs arranged in a horizontal line, on which sat seven people. One woman. Six men.

A wave of menace rolled off them. No one looked my way. They were all occupied with tormenting the lowers in front of them.

The female had a collared slave munching on her pussy. The men on either side of her were cutting and hitting their own slaves.

"These slaves are getting soft," said the one with yellow skin and an upside-down face. When his eyes finally drifted to me, his form turned human. His yellow eyes were too big for his handsome features.

I focused on the three men on the other side. One had a male bouncing on his cock with a spiked collar on him. He licked at the blood and chuckled at the pain on the poor slave's face. The guy next to him looked like a massive troll. He used a woman like a doll. Her scream of pain just made him thrust faster. "Oh, shut up, I did you a favor by taking your ass. I would have killed you if I took your pussy," he taunted.

The last guy at the end sat there in misery. He didn’t seem to want to partake in the Council's fun. His eyes glowed, but I couldn’t tell if it was from anger or arousal.

The worst of them all was smack dab in the middle. The angel-faced Lucifer held a slave girl's head while he controlled her sucking his cock. Normally, I'd think it was hot but not like this. The girl cried as she held on to her neck. Her arms hit his legs. Slowly, her skin cracked as if she was made of glass until Lucifer cried out and ripped her head off.

His pretty face with sharp features, plump lips, and gold eyes smiled at the head. "Good job." He threw it behind him and snapped his fingers for guards to dispose of the body.

"Blasted Lucifer, I wanted to try her," the troll guy said. He roared as Lucifer did and threw the broken bleeding girl toward the door. At least, she was still alive.

The female punched the male slave for not getting her off. They took turns cutting him and dismissed everyone.

I came back to reality as the cries of pain intensified. They all sat in the same positions and had a slave doing the same evil shit. As Lucifer gripped the head of the guy, he forced to suck his dick, I let go of my mates and let my magic burst out of me.

I needed to go big or, well, die. The time for staying in the shadows and appeasing the Devil was over. I pulled on my Fae side because Lucifer had amulets to deflect a Succubus attack, so my demon wasn’t going to help here.

The air cracked around me as my body changed. My pink hair turned a rich black, my skin turned porcelain, and the damn flame crown appeared on top of my head. Now that I wanted the attention, I welcomed the heat.

With blistering energy, my air magic snapped out. Water wrapped around the victims in the room. Both on the stage and in the stands, making several people scream in surprise. Air lifted the water-covered people and zoomed them out of the room, away from their tormentors, while shoving the pieces of shit backwards. Several council members flew backward, but, unfortunately, Lucifer wasn’t one of them.

I linked with Ark. He sat right outside on the other side of the door ready for a command. Smart guy. Take them to the Haven. My magic will be wrapped around them until you’re there, so hurry. I don’t need to waste my energy.

The woman was the first to stand. “How dare you! You think you can challenge us?” She was the wrong person to talk to me. That woman was the brothers’ rapist and torturer.

Trigger’s rage and fear sliced my insides into small chunks. Even the other brothers had to hide their disgust for this woman with their demons to not show Lucifer any emotions. I growled. My control vanished.

My energy lashed out like a whip. The moment it struck, she collapsed to her knees screaming. My fire and wine elements dove inside of her, burning her from the inside out.

My mates were frantic in the bond, but my eyes were red, ready to kill everyone in here.

My poison, please don’t overdo it. You can get away with what you’ve done so far, but no more. Please backdown. We aren’t ready for the fight. Kain pleaded in my mind.

I didn’t want to, but the terror in his voice made me blink my red vision away. It took a lot of hate and anger to pull that off. I wasn't sure I’d ever use that trick again. I could get lost in that much evil.

Fine.

Lucifer stood. The manic grin on his face was full of hunger. “You just killed a council member and challenged us all by interrupting a punishment. Why shouldn’t I take you prisoner right here?” That was exactly what he wanted.

The slaves were yours and she hurt your new mates. Kain’s frantic voice in my head had my heartrate increasing. Say it!

I lifted my chin and repeated what Kain said.

The fire in Lucifer’s eyes was such a fast flip from his greedy one, I almost took a step back. Thankfully, Bones had his chest pressed up against me, stopping me even if I couldn’t stop myself.

“Looks like there are no laws being broken here, Lucifer. Can we move on? Some of us have a deadline to uphold,” the Hellhound said. He had saved my ass more than once by doing this, throwing the rules in the Devil’s face.

Lucifer’s jaw clenched. It wasn’t enough. I could see it in his bloodthirsty eyes. He wanted to trap me somehow, I had to take charge before he did.

Time to put on a fucking show. I just hoped I could survive it, mentally and physically.