{What's rightfully mine}
Azriel sat on his throne addressing his council before he felt it. It was as if life had been sucked out of the room.
Someone appeared. "I want what was stolen from me!!!!" Death's voice echoed throughout the entire room.
Azriel sat unfazed. "Baal.... What brings you to my castle uninvited?" Azriel asked.
"I was insulted... Disgraced!!!! By a mortal!!!" Death roared. "How does that explain why you're in my castle Baal"
"Someone stole from me and I'm here for what's rightfully mine" Death replied.
"Who stole from you?" Azriel asked. "A human girl... She stole a soul. I'm here to take it back so the world can have balance" Death said.
"Let me get this straight.... A human girl stole from you? One of the seven princes of hell? And you're proud to spit that out loud?" Azriel asked, his voice was laced with mockery.
"I want what's mine Azriel" Death said. Azriel stood up, he walked slowly and deliberately towards Death.
He held Death's staff. "Brother. My naive little brother. You ought to know by now that you have no right to order me around. If I asked you to leave immediately.... You wouldn't disobey but seeing how pathetic you look. I'll have to grant your wish" Azriel said.
"When I find this thief, you won't intervene?" Death asked. "I wouldn't intervene.... A thief must face the consequences of their actions" Azriel said as he went back to his throne.
"Alright" Death replied. "Zain gather everyone, including the servants here immediately" Azriel said. Zain left to get the task done.
"What makes you think that this thief of yours is in my castle Baal?" Azriel asked. "Because I can sense her" Death said.
Everyone gathered before Azriel. "Go ahead Baal, find your thief"
Death walks around everyone in the room. "She's not here" Death said.
"Alright.... Let's call this a day" Azriel said. "She's here but not in the room... Don't fret I'll get her myself" Death said.
Back in Rose's castle. Anastasia sat beside Rose while Hannah fed Moon.
"How have you been feeling lately?" Rose asked. "Better.... I slept well last night" Anastasia said.
"I have an idea how about we go out for a girls trip. Adeline has been asking if we could spend sometime together. So this could be the perfect mini vacation" Rose said.
"I like that" Anastasia said. Anastasia went to hold Moon in her arms.
Moon held Anastasia finger, it was like she knew something was wrong.
Anastasia felt a sharp pain on her wrist. "Are you alright my lady?" Hannah asked in concern.
Anastasia hands Moon over to Hannah out of instinct. "Take.... Her for a walk... Far from here" Anastasia said in restraint.
Hannah gave a small nod.
Anastasia felt something pulled her hard. She hits a table with force.
"Guinevere are you alright?" Rose asked. Anastasia hissed in pain as she massaged her wrist. "I don't think....." Anastasia hissed again.
It felt like an invisible rope pulled her. Within minutes Anastasia was on the floor struggling with the forces she couldn't see.
Rose dragged her from behind. "What's going on?" Hannah asked. "Get out of here now!!!!" Anastasia said to Hannah.
The force pulled her outside. No matter how she tried to resist, it was pointless. She was dragged through mud, through the stable. She was pulled under a river, she was pulled towards the main castle.
Anastasia held a door trying to fight whatever was pulling her but unfortunately it was stronger. Anastasia had her back on the floor, she tried to catch her breath.
Something pulled her by the leg. She hits her head on the staircase each time she struggled.
Anastasia was finally dragged to the throne room. The moment the door opened she held onto the door with everything she had.
She was pulled so hard that she hit her back against a wall.
Anastasia slowly stood to her feet. "Bloody hell!!" She said as she tried to massage her head.
"We meet again human" Death said eeriely. Anastasia tried to focus her attention to the voice since her brain was scrambled like eggs.
She slowly stepped back when she saw death. "I told you didn't I? No one steals from me and live to tell the tale" Death said.
Anastasia tried to process the next move. "Where is the soul?!!!"
"You'll have to kill me before you get it" Anastasia said. "Wait.... Wait let me get this straight. You stole from death? Wow you have balls. I mean no one has ever... I'm just in shock" Luke said.
"I know where she is" Death said. Anastasia went pale. "Touch her and I'll kill you" Anastasia said in anger.
Death moved like lightening towards the door and locked it from behind.
"Guinevere calm down" Charles said. Anastasia began hyperventilating.
"I can't let him.... I..." Anastasia said as she scans the room. "You will not leave this room" Azriel said. Anastasia looks at the window then at Azriel.
She ran towards the window. "Wait.... wait.... let's think about this... Nari... no, no, no, don't tell me you want to..... I'll die.... NARI!!!!" Anastasia screams as she jumped off the window.
"Luke, Charles... Find that baby and keep it safe" Azriel said. "But...." Charles was interrupted.
"If that baby means a lot to her then we must protect it" Azriel said.
Anastasia rolled over to her side. She felt the world spun.
Anastasia came back to her senses, she ran to Rose's castle but it was destroyed before she got there.
"Where is she" Anastasia asked herself in a whisper. The earth shuck violently. "WHERE IS THAT SOUL HUMAN?!!!!!" Death asked.
"I told you... You won't get it even if I have to give my life in return" Anastasia said. "Your arrogance is what would end this human's life NARI!!"
"Come at me old man... Let's dance" Anastasia said.
Death ran to her like lightening but she was able to block his attack somehow. "For the balance of the world that soul must come with me" Death said.
"The world has never been balanced to begin with. I'm not supposed to be here but yet here I am. I stole from the almighty immortal death himself and got away with it. I'm fighting death but still I'm determined to keep fighting no matter what" Anastasia said.
Death's staff hit Anastasia hard across her ribs.
She fell to her knees. "If you won't give me her soul then I'll take yours in return!!" Death said.
He raised his staff to strike Anastasia. "STOP!! Here is the baby you're searching for" Gabriella said.
"What are you doing Gabriella? Are you mad?" Anastasia asked. "I can't watch you die for an experiment" Gabriella said.
"That's not your decision to make Gabriella and she is not an experiment" Anastasia said.
"Enough of this talk. Bring the baby to me" Death commands Gabriella.
"No.... Please... I beg you Gabriella. If you do I'll.... I'll k..." Anastasia was pushed hard causing her to hit a building.
Gabriella hands Moon to Death. "Finally.... I can finally put the world to balance" Death said.
Anastasia grits her teeth as she stood to her feet. "Baal!! I will end your fucking pathetic immortal life" Anastasia said.
She slowly stood up. "Let me show you the extent of the powers I kept hidden" Anastasia said.
She stretched out her hands. Immediately Death went to her, she placed her hands inside his cloak.
There was no face, It was empty. Anastasia held something and pulled it hard, death yells in pain.
Death's face was visible. His black pupil dilating, his pale skin. His pitch black hair, the faint scar on his cheeks.
"How.... How did you do that?" Death asked trying to break free from her grip. "I told you, I'll do anything to save that girl. You have no idea what this mortal is capable of" Anastasia said.
"Let..... go.... of... my... face" Death said in pain.
"Not until you promise to let her live. Until you decide to turn a blind eye to everything. I know it would cause damages I may not yet understand but I know you can handle it..... I'm asking as a friend, old man" Anastasia said.
"Alright.... But just for the record this baby is not real. It's just an illusion magic" Death said.
Anastasia smiles softly. "Do we have a deal?" Anastasia asked. "I have one condition.... Next time you come for a visit, you wouldn't steal from me again" Death said.
"Deal" Anastasia replied with a smile. She lets go of Death, his face disappeared into the cloak.
Anastasia hugged Death. "Thank you.... They give me a purpose of living... Thank you Baal-y" Anastasia said.
Death's voice hitched. "Don't call me that" Death said as he noticed Azriel glaring daggers at him.
"Alright, Nari and the human girl occupying this body.... Until next time" Death said. He vanished into thin air.
Anastasia lets out a shaky breath. "Thank goodness" Anastasia whispered. Hannah rushed to Anastasia, she hand Moon over to her.
Anastasia hugged Moon and Hannah tightly. "I swear I thought he was going to take me with him" Anastasia said.
Anastasia coughed blood. Rose, Charles, Luke and Azriel rushed to her. "What's going on?" Anastasia asked weakly.
"You've exhausted your body" Luke said with a neutral tone that's meant for clinical procession.
Anastasia swayed sideways. "Hold her and the baby" Rose said in a panic.
Azriel caught both of them with ease. "I feel weak.... Nari says when I wake up I'll forget everything that happened today" Anastasia's said.
"Nari?" Luke asked. "I don't want to forget.... I don't want to forget everything that happened here today. I jumped out of a window... That's something that happens only in the movies" Anastasia said with a weak smile.
No one understood what she just said. "Everything would be fine, just get some rest" Azriel said calmly but deep down he felt like punishing Guinevere and beating Nari so hard, she'd wish for Baal to take her with him.