Infected Haven Part I by S.K Nuanes (beach read book TXT) 📖

Angel grinned then whispered, “Rumors is, she was attached to your pet vampire.” As she finished that sentence, she walked away waiting for me to tackle her. Oh bloody hell, those little hags. They killed Amanda, due to me being a idiot.

“Ah stupid, I’m stupid.” I chuckled; I could feel a grin pushing my muscles up. Angel turned to me, she walked over to me and stroked my cheek.

“Oh don’t be so hard on yourself.” Angel whispered as she kissed my cheek.

“Ah my little princess, you have no idea what I have in mind…now do as I say.” I growled low. Although it was Ayperos’s choice of words, I had to admit he could get his way no matter what. Even though he just tricked Angel, I had no idea what his plan was. Even though we shared the same body, and similar mind. Looking into his side of the brain was like staring into mucky swamp water. It was impossible to figure him out. Once you were thinking one way, he would give you a deadly whiplash and change the game on you.

“Where is this going to be held?” I asked, stroking her hair.

“In the court room, its in the middle of the city.”

Hm, seems like I will be attending a Soul’s Trail, if it was Amanda I had to save her before it is confirmed that she is dead.

The courtroom, reminded me of the congress room, the jury must have had six demons, which was odd. On the second hand, the number 666 is known to some to be the Devil’s number, so I guess they have the jury represent the Devil in a way. The ceiling was high up, and had oil paintings on them, of all the wars that occurred since the Stone Age up until today.  I stood in the back, up in a balcony I kept my hood on, and made sure to keep my arm hidden from others. The lower class demons are placed up in the balconies, while others may sit on the first floor, where they drink the best drinks in the world. Sounds like segregation, we think that part of history has left in the past. Yet no matter where we go, there will always be that poisonous vine infecting others, trying to pull us down into the blood bath that we all try to forget.  Seems like we can try to cover up the stain on the carpet, yet it will always be there no matter what.

“Now all please rise for, the Judge Reaper.” A small hunchback creature announced. Everyone stood up and gave a bow to the Grim Reaper. I was not bowing down to any devils. Not Satan, not Grim, and not even Ayperos. No one complained, that I was disrespecting him; hm it’s not so bad being a wallflower at times.  “This hour, we will be deciding where the soul of Amanda Wings, will she go up to Heaven go to the Devil, or will she come with me.”  I tried to get a good view of her. Without being obvious, that I knew the victim of this trail. I allowed my eyes to switch to their demon appearance; I was able to clear the other demon bodies out of the way, where a white ghost figure was. Suppose that what souls appear, to demons.  It was bit hard to find the features of Amanda which worried me. Souls, you can see a lot of detail of the owner. She was beaten to death; I knew how this was going to go. The jury, would see her as a prostitute most likely, she won’t go up into Heaven this way. She was more innocent then anything, so its highly unlikely she will be sucked into Hell. If she would to be sentenced to live her afterlife in Hell, I would have a way of possibly getting her out. Yet was always told, never to try and save a soul that has already gone into Grim’s control. In a soul state they were like a fly caught in a spider web. It would be best to save her, after Grim decides what her fate is.

An intermission occurred halfway through, everyone went to the bar to grab a couple drinks, even Grim left for a break there were no guards. I guess it is now or never, to explain everything to Amanda and see what I could do to save her. I don’t need Nina or anyone snapping at my neck, how this is my fault. I guess, I am to blame since I went to see my biological father, and ignored the threat the Three Sisters gave me. I walked down to the cage where Amanda was curled up she was beat to death. “Amanda?” I whispered, I kept my hood on and made sure she couldn’t see my face.

She jumped back trying to get away from me, “What is going on?”

“Shh, now I am going to make sure I get you out of here.” I slashed opened the cage and let her jump out of the cage. I was surprised there was no alarm, going off. Which didn’t sit well with me, maybe it was cause once you live couple hundred years of hell, you become paranoid. There was one demon, I could trust. It’s been a while since I talked to her. I looked at Amanda I had no idea, how I was going to get her to the abandon hospital on the other side of the town.

In the storage closet, I found a dead blood whore; she was long past her expiration date. Souls were able to jump into bodies for a short time, to hide in. No one asks why a dead corpse is running around. I shoved Amanda into the body, and threw the arm over my shoulder. She didn’t have control over the body, but she was more of a observer from the inside.

If Robert found out Amanda was dead, I would never hear the end of it. Hm, I did feel the presence of that vampire. Its just one problem after another.

We arrived at a large hospital, which been changed into a temple, it was on one of the highest mountains in the region. I could sense she was close, “Oh Lady Jem.” I called out, and then she jumped in front of me. Her hair was long, and very silver like, she was almost fully naked, her eyes were a bright blue, she had one angel wing and one bat wing, she had a hour glass figure, feathers in her hair that were different colors, her skin was like glass very clean yet she seemed deadly, and she wore a red choker.

“Oh, Ayperos what brings you here…with a soul?”

I looked at Amanda who was hiding behind me, I made sure to keep my face hidden from Amanda, I whispered towards Jem and whispered, “I need you to sneak her into a new body.”

“Has she had her judgment yet?” Jem grabbed my arm and pulled me out of earshot.

I took off my hood then sighed, “No, but I know for a fact if Grim finds her he will slaughter her, and she had a unfair death…”

Jem sighed then looked over at Amanda, she was looking out the windows being paranoid probably.

Jem didn’t seem like she wanted to help. “Ayperos…Grim will find her no matter what.”

“I know, but I will deal with him. She had a unfair death, let her be reborn…”

Jem sighed, then walked back over to Amanda, I flipped my hood back on and followed Jem back to where Amanda was shaking.

“Hello Amanda, my name is Jem I am here to take you to live inside a newborn. This is very hard to do, we have to have the perfect timing, and you need to exist in someone who has the same blood type as you do.” Jem explained to Amanda, who seemed distracted. I knew she would miss Robert, and ask if it was possible to say goodbye to him. I wasn’t even sure if this was going to work. I only heard rumors though.

“Her soul still belongs to the demon, that killed her. I can’t do anything, until the trail is over. Or you kill the demon, that took her life.”

“Hm based on the scars around her neck, and chest I would have to say the group of demons, are London Raiders. Well I know where I will find them.”

“Do you know their leader, is a retired solider.” Jem whispered, following me.

I turned towards her and put my arm over her, “Yes, I know. Now watch out for her. Don’t let anything happen to her…”

I walked past Amanda; I honestly found her to be very annoying and a pain in the butt. If I ever saw Robert again, he would blame her death on me as well. It is my fault, that she is nothing but a ghost right now. I do rip things away others care about. It’s in a demon’s nature, maybe I am more demented then I think I am…

There was a bar, there wasn’t much lighting someone was on the piano playing some rock covers, everyone had some kind of drink in hand, and some bar fights were already going on. I kept my hood on, if someone was to see my face my cover would be blown. There was the leader of the London Raiders, I took control over his body and compelled him to walk out the door, into the back alley. I followed him, despite what my gut was telling me. “So I hear you recently taken a victim?” I asked, walking up to him. My eyes got a new layer, which sounded like when you walk through mud. I was able to see in the dark while keeping my eyes their dark grey.

“So I will assume you are the leader of the London Raiders?” I growled low.

He turned around, he had two bright eyes, there were powerful straight pupils, and he had a dislocated jaw some of his teeth were showing on the outside like an alligator, he had horns on his head like a ram, scales like a rattle snake, muscular arms and legs, and his claws had to be at least two inches.

“Ah Ayperos, I would know that disgusting scent of yours from anywhere.” The demon spoke, grinning at me with his dislocated jaw.

“Did you recently claim a woman by the name of Amanda Twist?” I asked, taking my hood off it was useless to walk around with the hood on now I think of it. I only used it to keep my cover from those who didn’t need to know, who I am.

“Yes, I did. I had rough sex with her, and then killed her.” He said, walking closer to me.

“Ah well, she means nothing to me. Yet I am going to take her from you. I don’t think you want a little pest voice in your head.”

“Have you given in yet, I have heard rumors that you still have humanity inside you. Caring makes you weaker, you allow yourself to be open to be get hurt. I can see the pain you have inside you. Never understood why you won’t just give up.”

I quickly gave him an uppercut and then kicked him down making a hole in the ground. “I will give up, just not in front of you.”

Within few seconds, he was nothing but a skeleton and decomposing, I tossed him into a dumpster and looked around hoping no one saw that. I knew killing demons on the street wasn’t advised. Yet there was no law in place but I knew someone would find him eventually yet, hopefully no one could trace it back to me. There was another hooded figure had witnessed the murder. I tackled them, although they dodged it and tried pinning down. I grabbed at their throat and let my claws sink into their throat trying to choke them.