In the Void!
Mozaad sitting on his throne rises and slowly walks towards Astaroth who is bowing before him looking down.
He lays his hand on his head, "The time has come for you to prove your worth to me, Astaroth!" he says in a dark and terrifying tone, "Go forth into the universe of Yahweh, the girl they call Divine and make her open the portal for me to enter! And if you fail me know this!" he grabs him by the chin and raises him from the ground, "I will erase you from existence and trust me it will not be easy but painful for you."
His eyes are in terror looking at the menacing face of Mozaad. He shakes his head in agreement annoying Mehza who throws him to the other side of the room.
Mehza follows where he has thrown Astaroth, "Speak, you are not dump and deaf, demon!" he shouts infuriated by him.
He slowly rises from the ground, "Yes, my lord! Your will, will be done. The girl will be found and the portal will be opened!" he bows down again, "All Hail, Mozaad!" he exults Mozaad.
Mozaad smiles delighted with how he responded, "Rise, my servant and do my bidding! Make sure the gate into Yahweh's universe is opened and I will grace it with my darkness forever and you will rejoice with me for eternity!" he places his hand on his hand again and burns him putting a diamond mark on his forehead.
Astaroth rises and departs from the void to do as he has been told by Mozaad.
On the road home with Tatenda Mukura is feeling tired, confused and contemplative over everything that has taken place in the dark forest reflecting on her everyday life where she had to suffer for years.
Tatenda shakes her on the arm, "I am starting to wonder if you can even see where we are going, Mukura, you seem to be looking elsewhere. Are you alright?" he resounds his concerns seeing her sadness and thoughtful eyes.
Mukura returns back to reality, "Ohh, wait, what? We are on the right track do not worry! You have me with you!" she assures him and gives him a pat on the back. "Thank you for trying to stick out your neck for me back there, I really appreciate it." She shows her gratitude in a soft friendly voice.
Tatenda turns his gaze away from her, "I do not know what you are talking about!" he rejects the claim.
Mukura smiles and puts her hand on his hand and rubs it softly, "I hope we will get there before it gets dark!" she says to him.
"Yes, true since I am walking with you, scaredy cat!" Tatenda mocks her.
Mukura a little bit annoyed by Tatenda's insolence grabs him by the ear, "Okay, you do know that I am older than you right?" she asks him stretching his ear.
"Ouch, ouch, ouch let go of my ear you weird lady!" he yells while in pain.
She keeps on grabbing his ear and boom sound comes from the sky and they both fright and she releases him but there is nothing in the sky.
"What do you think it is?" Tatenda has searchful eyes.
She grabs him with both hands and pushes him to the front, " I do not know but I think we should pick up the pace and move fast before we get any unwanted surprises again!"
Astaroth materialises in front of them, "I am afraid that the unwanted surprise just wants you so bad that it cannot wait any longer to surprise you!"
Tatenda hides behind Mukura, "Mukura, what is that thing that just came out of nowhere." He stammers in terror.
Mukura reaches her hand behind to touch Tatenda with her focus on Astaroth, "How the hell did you return back into this universe?"
He walks towards her, "I have found a new master! The god of evil, one that embodies and is born of the darkness, All Hail Mozaad!"
She turns and squats and holds Tatenda on the shoulders, "This is about to get out of hand so I need you to do exactly as I say, alright?"
Tatenda nods quickly agreeing with Mukura looking at the demon behind her.
She drags his face to look at her with the demon waiting behind her, "Look at me, Tatenda not him. I am the one you should focus on right now and do not lose that focus!" she says tear-filled, "I will be right behind you just after I am done with this!"
"Stop lying to the little man, Mukura!" Astaroth interjects.
"Do not listen to him, Tatenda! Listen to me, alright?" she returns his focus to herself, "Run down the road, if I am not there and you can see houses ask where Takada Chikura lives and they will direct you or take you there and once you are there, tell I Mukura send you and she is coming!"
The fear is still engraved in him. The power the demon is emitting is different and tiers above what he had before and for a normal human his presence is now extremely foreboding. Mukura in her mind is wondering if she will be able to survive this one even with many wounds on her body.
"Do not worry, Tatenda. I will be fine, this is nothing!" she assures him.
He hugs her, "You are such a liar!"
He releases her and runs in the direction where he was instructed to run towards by Mukura. She watches him disappear running down the road with a sorrowful smile on her face.
Clears his throat and says, "I hope you haven't forgotten about me little girl!" Astaroth reminds Mukura that he is still here for her.
She turns her attention to him, "Ohh, I have not forgotten, demon! Now that the distraction is gone, we can play." She gets ready to advance.
"The time has come to fulfil your destiny, little girl! Come with me willingly and I will not have to humiliate you before I make you fulfil your duties to the dark god Mozaad."
"Why do I feel like you are going to keep rambling the name Mozaad throughout and it is going to really annoy me!" she mocks Astaroth, "What kind of name is Mozaad anyway? Is it like the new name for the devil?"
He levitates off the ground, "Mozaad!" he says the name again spreading his hands, "He is the end of creation, the one true darkness! One that immensely surpasses the devil in power and is born of the darkness and not corrupt. All Hail Mozaad!"
Darts to Mukura and grabs her by the neck, fly with her into the sky and throw her back down to the ground and lands with force on the ground shaking the earth.
"I have to thank you, Mukura, for such an opportunity that led me to the great revelation of true evil and darkness! The dark god is truly something and his power is unrivalled and once you open the portal for him to enter into this universe it will be the end of everything!"
Mukura gets up off the ground, "We cannot have that now, can we Astaroth?"
He slowly disappears and reappears in front of her, "Ohh but we can and there is nothing you can do about it!"
"Maybe or maybe not, but I am sure that he is going to slaughter your brothers if I open the portal for him and you will not be able to do a damn thing about it!"
"Ohh after I am done with you over here, I will visit my brothers in the demon realm and enlighten them also to join him and he will be their safe haven from the devastating end this world is about to meet!"
"Wait, if he is all powerful, why can't he just come into this world and destroy it?"
"Because he has been blocked by someone who is equally as powerful as him from entering this universe and I bet he is the one who gave you the power you have now!"
"So, basically him being all powerful is all talk and deceitful praise. I bet the reason why he sent you here is because he cannot come here on his own and after you are done with this errand, he sent you on he will dispose of you!"
Astaroth laughs, jumps and punches Mukura in the face, "How stupid can one human being be? You are trying to use mind games on a demon?"
She slowly wakes up again tasting her jaw and feels as the pain disappears, "Ohh, I was wondering about this but now I know!"
He stares at her confused as to what she means, "What do you mean by that?"
"Just that I haven't actually tested my full physical potential and I only concentrated on my magical abilities but the first one has been affirmed, I can withstand Shazam and Superman like punches to a certain extend."
"Superman and Shazam punches?" he is further confused by Mukura's words.
"How I wish I had actually taken the time to learn how to fight!" she regrets her neglection of the art of fighting.
"Too bad! But I think I have heard enough." He runs over to her, throws a punch.
She catches it and is surprised by this. Starts jumping with his fist in her hand. The childish reaction to a simple reflex that made her catch his fist before it landed, annoys Astaroth. He back hands her with the other arm and she falls at a distance at his left and he follows slowly.
"Before I make you open the portal, I will have the pleasure of exerting my vengeance on you for that humiliation."
Grabs her by the neck and looks at her infuriated, "I am going to enjoy thrashing you!"
He sets her down standing on her feet and starts to beat her down. Punching her on the face, the many other super sensitive organs.
"You were right! You can take a punch to a certain extend." He watches her fall onto the ground with blood blowing out of her.
Presses his leg on her head, "Wait! Wait! Ohh, sorry, thought I heard a crack in your skull but I guess I was wrong!" he exerts more pressure on her head.
"You truly are a magnificent specimen, Mukura! Your power I can feel it flowing inside you but it won't be enough to defeat me this time!"
"Well then, I guess I will do!" Genteel's voice comes from behind him and she strikes the ground with her stuff and a white light hits Astaroth pushing him back.
With haste the queen rushes to her beloved daughter and heal her. With lachrymose eyes, in her arms she carries Mukura to the side and lay her on the ground so she can rest as she recovers.
"The infamous white witch herself! What an unpleasant surprise!"
Her mouth remains zipped with her eyes set on Astaroth. The atmosphere changes drastically with her advancing to him.
"Hmmm, I see, the pure air of the sanctifier what a troublesome power!" he admits upon feeling the purity of the air and begins stepping back, "I can see now why you are here," he looks at Mukura's body lying down, "I was mistaken thinking that she is the sanctifier but I can see the revelation goes beyond just the power similarity."
The two instinctively jump at each other and their blows shake the entire area upon impact.