The Crown's Obsession

Greyson didn't know what was going on, and he looked confused with his eyes narrowed. The sound of the malicious laughter continued to fill around, and the demons who had shot bullets at Calhoun had a perplexed expression on their face.

The blood and flesh started to join together until Calhoun stood back up on his feet like he had not been harmed.

"You are born in the earthly realm. This is not possible," Greyson murmured under his breath. "Everyone attack him!" commanded Greyson, and all the demons started to run towards Calhoun.

Calhoun had played enough, and he decided it was time for the demon to die with the rest of them. He bent down on one of his knees, and placed his hand on the ground. Suddenly a wave of energy moved in the outward direction, and the demons who were around screamed and groaned in pain. Blood splattered on the ground until every one of them except for Greyson was left alive along with Calhoun and Vladimir.

Greyson staggered backward with his eyes wide in shock. He tripped behind him when Calhoun appeared to stand in front of him.

"Resurrection," murmured Vladimir. "You cannot kill him."

Realizing the person in front of him was invincible, the demon started to push himself back to get away from Calhoun so that he could apparate and save himself. But when Greyson tried to apparate, he couldn't get out from there.

Calhoun picked up the demon by his collar before punching his face, and as expected, two more teeth of Greyson fell out from his mouth. Pushing the demon down, Calhoun took his gun to place it on Greyson's forehead. Pulling the cork, his hand lowered down to the demon's mouth. Once he pulled the trigger, the back of the demon's head blew up, and Greyson's body fell on the ground.

From ends of the forest, a Salvette Mortem appeared, making its way to the town where Calhoun was. When the creature of death appeared near the, Vladimir, who had stepped back on the ground, ordered,

"Take him to the fiery dungeon."

Calhoun stared at the demon who had a shock filled expression on his face. He wasn't surprised that Vladimir spoke to the Salvette Mortem. Before when he was in the Hawthrone castle, he had come across one of the same kind who looked as if it was going to take Lucy's soul with it. But it wasn't there for her, but him.

'You will soon meet the fate that has been awaiting you,' was the whisper from the Salvette Mortem for him.

In a blink of an eye, the Salvette Mortem disappeared, and Calhoun looked at the building which had caught fire with flames and smoke moving up in the air. Madeline was still in there!

Inside the building, the demoness had caused fire while trying to attack Madeline. As most of the things were made of wood, it didn't take long for the entire place to be surrounded in fire.

"Why did he kill you?" demanded Madeline, trying to get away from the creepers.

"Paschar?" The demoness questioned, raising her eyebrows at Madeline. "I wanted him to like me, but instead, he chose your mother. A pathetic human. He is the reason why I walk through the path of darkness. It is only right I kill you to settle the score, isn't it?"

Just as the demoness brought the hammer at Madeline, ready to strike her, Madeline used all her strength to free herself from the creepers. As she struggled the creepers bit into her skin, drawing blood from her. She successfully freed her hands. Madeline placed her hand on the woman's face, ready to utter the holy words so that she could send the demoness back to Hell, but the woman twisted Madeline's hand and pushed her.

Madeline in return pulled the woman's arm and took a bite from the demoness arm as hard as she could to taste the demon blood. It helped in distracting the demoness for two seconds, giving Madeline the time to twist the woman's arms, and using her elbow to hit at the woman's stomach.

The demoness looked angry, and she swung the hammer left and right in front of Madeline, trying to hammer her to death, but Madeline continued to dodge it. The place was heating up because of the fire, and Madeline didn't know where Calhoun and Beth were right now.

Madeline's eyes fell on the gun that was lying on the ground that the demoness hadn't noticed yet. She freed herself and started to run.

"Where do you think you are running? I have blocked all the exits," the demoness cackled, seeing Madeline run, she blocked the route by bringing fire in between to stop the dark angel from running. "I caught sight of those bloody red and white wings of yours earlier. Where are they?" the woman mocked her.

Madeline brought her wings out that started to flap. She tried to get on the above floor where there was less fire. It took her time to know how to fly as she had never done it before. When she almost got to the first floor of the building, the demoness tried to stop her by flying towards the dark angel, and grabbed Madeline's ankle.

"If you have issues with Paschar, you should talk to him instead of me," said Madeline before kicking the woman's face and climbing up the floor.

The woman used her demon wings to come to stand in front of Madeline. "Paschar is very hard to contact. And I don't think there's any point. I killed your mother, and now I shall kill you too!"

Madeline brought her hand forward and responded, "I have nothing to do with either of you!" A white light emitted out of her hands and it pierced through the demoness as if she was being purified. The woman screamed in agony until she turned to a puddle of dark blood that splattered on the ground.