"People fear the ugliness of death, but fail to see that there is also beauty in death… almost like how even when the sun sets, the flower still blossoms into something otherworldly"- Azura
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**1,000 years ago, golden age of sorcery, main universe**
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The sky in the mortal world shone crimson with a blood moon in the sky almost masked behind black clouds and cool air…
On that night Hell's king Malum had invaded the mortal world along with his army of demons which freely roamed around slaughtered humans and sorcerers alike.
During the times of the warring era, six supreme war generals had come together to lead each nation in the battle against the cursed king…
Supreme generals Asami, Kojiro, Hotoke Masayoshi, caelirach, Kesean and Kahal had turned the tides in the battle against Malum while the blood lusted lower ranked sorcerers and demons fought against each other in an all-out brawl around the world…
The supreme generals were all bruised and beaten bloodied, while Malum stood atop debris with a black long staff in hand. His crimson eyes glared down at Kesean who stood in front of the other generals, divine energy flowing down his white robes and his eyes glowed a bright blue color.
Malum spoke out, his voice distorted and deep. "Your name is Kesean right?… I've heard of you, the direct worker angel of the Queen of creation. I can sense her essence within you, you possess only a fraction of her omnipotent power and yet you struggle this much against me, such display of weakness is why you are all foolish in believing you will win against me."
Kesean grunted, dropping down on one knee… he thought to himself, ("if Kahal doesn't hurry up, we might not win against this freak.").
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**Hell universe, near the heart of hell**
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Near the heart of Hell, inside a cylinder shaped construct. There was a throne inside the darkened room only lit by torches on the walls…
On the throne overlooking the room sat a woman, with ghostly white skin, black lipstick, and fingernails… she had crimson eyes, with black eye shadow around her eyes and flowing black hair.
She sat with her legs crossed, and her head leaned on her fists with her head tilted as she looked down at the center of the room. Where a triangular shaped black symbol which reached across the entire floor…
In the center of the symbol sat Kahal, his black hair flowed down to his eyes, as he wore a black sorcerer robe above a white thin robe… he sat cross legged with his hands on his legs as he looked up at Hell's Queen Azura.
Kahal's bloody face shook. His eyes scanned the room as he saw Azura's seven children standing around the room, their marks glowed…
(Pride, wrath, sloth, lust, envy, gluttony, greed.)
Azura spoke out, her displeased voice echoed around the room. "I can't say I'm not intrigued as to why you've come here during a war against my husband who's slaughtering your brethren… so I'd like to ask, why is it you've come here?"
Kahal hesitated a moment, before answering in a lower but audible voice. "I've come to forge a blood pact with you".
Azura's eyes went wide, as she slightly lifted her head off the back of her wrist…
Her lips parted as she chuckled and replied, "it's obvious that you want power to slaughter my husband, but the question I want to ask is why did you come to me rather than praying to you're queen to "bless" you with divine power?"…
Kahal replied, his voice more steady as he fixed his dark scarlet eyes up toward Azura. "Malum has sealed the Queen of creation within the primordial world, and her personal worker Kesean who has a fraction of her omnipotent power isn't even enough to do much against Malum… however it's evident that you're power far exceeds his…"
"It's only logical that if we want to win this war that's went on for the past hundred years, that I'd forge a blood oath contract with you… in exchange for my soul, I'd like to ask that you link my life to yours, and grant me at least enough of you're power to turn the tides of this war."-Kahal
Azura had leaned forward a little, her half-lidded eyes searched kahal's before she replied while sighing. "Logic?… what a foolish thing to say."
"?!"-Kahal
"You try to reason with logic in the face of a power no mere human can comprehend?… you allowed the notion of logic to tempt you into kneeling before me as you ask me to grant you power like I'm a god with mercy…"-Azura
"But darling, you fail to comprehend that I am the mother of all sin, evil behind a beautiful face… do you know why children feel more connected to their mothers Kahal?"
"There is such a thing as evil behind voices and faces of beauty… a child will look at their mother and feel comfort and safety in their warm embrace, and just like how a child comes to their mother, you kneel before me and allow the concept of logic to tempt you into pleading for me to grant you power to kill a devil?"-Azura
Aphira glanced over at Azura, her eye lids were lowered as she touched the mark of lust inscribed on her cleavage.
Kahal gulped, and shook a little more before he responded. "I won't argue that your words are incorrect… however our differing philosophies are exactly why I decided to come to you for power…"
"???"-Azura
Kahal continued, "The thing about wars, is that both sides are desperate to win… no matter what the costs, and that desperation is what drives me to throw away my humanity to win this war… even though in this world, there are no good guy's, just selfish people trying to survive even if it means bringing down others…"
"And in this war… my desire to end it, is why I must bring down Malum!"-Kahal
Azura frowned, yet she stood up and walked down toward Kahal. And as she reached him, she bent down to hold his chin and forced him to look her in the eyes.
His eyes shone crimson, and the sight of his eyes made her smirk… her face was mere inches away from his, her lips almost touched his own when she spoke in a soft voice. "Fascinating… and you're willing to become one with me, in turn I share my body and blood with you, is that it?"…
Kahal's eyes were shaken, his voice firm when he replied. "Yeah"…
When she heard Kahal's response, she pulled him up to her forearm. She looked at him and said, "once you drink my blood, your body will undergo a corruption process while my power taints your soul, thereby linking our lives."
Kahal bit into her forearm, and began sucking her blood. After a few moments, he stopped…
"Gah?!"-Kahal
He clutched his clothes as black curse marks sprouted across his body… the white in his eyes turned pitch black, while his irises remained a dark crimson color.
Azura touched Kahal's head, and began reciting the incantations for the blood contract's oath.
"Repeat after me." She said as her voice sent a breeze through the room. Her and Kahal's voices overlapped each others, repeating the incantations after Azura.
"By the blood of my bones, the sins of my soul, my pumping heart…"
"I Forsake my name, cast away my soul, my fate…"
"The flowers that bloom beneath the soil of the earth, Rot away along with my soul…"
"As I bind myself to the mother of all sin."
The moment the last of the incantations left their mouths, a shockwave of chaos energy spiraled around the ground's star pattern pulsed— as chains from the heart of Hell formed around Kahal's wrists, ankles, and neck.
Azura lifted Kahal up by his chin, as she then pulled him in for a kiss, as the final act in linking his life to hers.
Moments passed, before she back away and Kahal descended back down to the ground with her and landed on his knees. When she spoke out, her voice was low and seductive, "stand tall as the successor to king's throne."
Kahal slowly stood up, and his eyes met Azura's… she said while rubbing his cheek, "now my power flows through your veins, however I must inform you of the terms of this contract…"
"…"-Kahal
"This is a lifelong contract, a blood bond between human and demon… one that is forbidden amongst the heavens and hell."
"Throughout your lifetime, you are forbidden from having children who would inherit your power and my blood… giving a human possession of demon power… if you break this term, I will see to it that you alongside that child die before it is born."
Kahal immediately replied, "Okay."
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**Main universe, battlefield against malum**
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The supreme generals all attacked Malum at once, Malum flew in the air and manifested the fiery hounds of hell which went straight for Kesean.
Kesean's eyes lit up blue, he let out a roar which fired a divine light out of his mouth which made the earth shake, and put craters into the planet…
The hell hounds disintegrated, and while Malum stood on air Kojiro flew above him and opened his mouth, as pink gases released from his mouth, eyes and ears and made its way across the world, and women held in nearby camps inhaled the gas…
They growled, as their stomachs grew and their veins went black while they in the blink of an eye scattered across the battlefield and surrounded Malum in the air as their wombs exploded.
("Suicide bombers?")-Malum
Smoke from the hundreds of explosions enveloped the battlefield while Asami sent flying blood slashes toward Malum.
With a single roar the smoke blew away, and Malum levitated in the air with his staff still in hand. Not even a scratch on his form as he gazed down at the supreme generals.
"All this and not even a single scratch on me… your efforts are proving pointless."-Malum
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The sky suddenly split open, cutting through the dark clouds as the battle ceased momentarily. Through the cracked clouds, a black portal opened up and Kahal descended down…
His black and red eyes glared down at Malum, with a frown on his face…
"Tch… bastard actually did it!"-Kojiro
"Kahal… finally!"-Kesean
"…"-Caeilrach
Malum looked up, "tch… I smell the whore's stench on you… so you did the blood contract with her."
Kahal didn't respond, instead he raised his hand while four towering constructs manifested in the sky and immediately crashed down onto the earth, surrounding the battlefield.
Kahal looked toward the other supreme generals, he kept his frown on his face as his eyes remained on Malum. "Move!"-Kahal
His distorted voice invaded the minds of the war generals as they dispersed from the battlefield, with the exclusion of Kesean.
Kesean focused on Malum, and the divine energy flowing from his clothes like a waterfall, sparked…
The four cylinder shaped constructs formed a barrier around the battlefield, when Kahal stood aside Kesean, facing Malum.
"Hmph… show me what you've got!"-Malum
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**962 years later, main universe**
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In the underground wide spaces room. In the middle of the room there was a white mattress that Amaya had laid on, her white upper wear was pulled up and her hair was messy and let down.
On her stomach was a rose pattern which extended black lines on her arms and stomach… she grunted with sweat running down her face as she held Kahal's hand who stood next to her.
In the dark room there were four hooded sorcerers with masks on who each sat on four corners of the room, black lines extending toward a black painted circle around the mattress Amaya laid on, with an elderly gray haired woman who had white eyes up close to Amaya…
She spoke softly but her voice cracked a little when she said, "you're doing great Amaya… the child is almost here". Her voice echoed across the room.
Amaya continued grunting, her grip on Kahal's hand tightened as he cupped her cheek and said. "My love, you are going to be alright."
The elderly woman shouted at Kahal, "do not touch the lady… can't you see she's giving birth to your daughter, overstimulating her won't make this any easier!"
"Ahhh… apologies."-Kahal
After a few more moments, the baby was picked up by the elderly woman while Amaya let out tired breaths… "congratulations lady Amaya, your daughter has arrived."
She handed Aaliyah over to Amaya, and she picked Aaliyah up… "look my love… our child" Amaya gave him a weak smile.
She tried to hand Aaliyah over to Kahal, to which Kahal had reluctantly turned away… "I don't think I should hold her my love… my face is- she might be frightened."
Amaya poked her lips out, and sat up against the pillow. "She's your daughter my husband… she should learn her father's face and voice."
Kahal slowly turned around, and gently picked up Aaliyah… he looked at her small face and dark grey eyes as she smiled, Kahal's face had been marked with spots of black marks which looked of blood which blended with his black eyes and scarlet irises.
"Our daughter… looks just like her mother."-Kahal
Amaya smiled at Kahal, then suddenly Kahal flinched. He quickly handed Aaliyah back over to Amaya and clutched his head, Amaya's eyes widened. "My love, what's the matter?!"…
"Lord Kahal!" One of the sorcerers shouted, the barrier on the outside turned crimson. Kahal heard a voice in his mind, "you have broken the terms of our contract Kahal… not so wise on your part eh?!"
The voice was azura's, communicating to him all the way from the hell universe… Kahal jolted up, and his eyes widened while sweat raced down his face.
He quickly clutched amaya's hand and kissed her as he said, "my love… I'm so sorry, I have to go!"… Amaya asked, "the queen of hell, isn't it?"
Kahal nodded, Amaya's eyes were tear filled as she told him. "Promise me… promise me you'll come back alive!"… ("please… tell me a lie to put my heart at ease")…
Kahal hesitated, as he looked at Aaliyah and kissed his daughter's forehead and then his wife as he said while he turned his face away. "I promise my love… I won't die."
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**Hell universe, near the heart of hell**
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Kahal dropped onto one knee, bloodied and bruised while the seven sin demons all laid defeated on the ground with azura gazing down at Kahal…
Kahal had performed a hand seal, time and space distorted outside the place as his heart turned to stone. Suddenly chains formed around his neck, wrists, and ankles and he along with azura were sealed away inside the heart of hell…
He on the outer layer, and her on the inner core. His final thought before losing consciousness…
("My love… my daughter, I- I swear it… I will see you both again, I love you").
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**present day, hell universe, outer layer of the heart of hell**
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Chains bound Kahal onto the heart of Hell, his eyes black and red and his face had spots of blood on it… his eyes were lifeless after the thirty eight years he spend in hell as his mind was constantly corrupted by hell…
Unaware that his daughter, now thirty eight years of age had been brought to hell by the seven sins, along with his two grandchildren Jason and Selene.
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**continued in chapter 91, king of hearts**
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