lose you because…”
“Because?”
“Leech was like a brother to me. He always had my back.”
“You didn’t answer my question.”
“Because I have feelings for you. I don’t know for sure but I think they might even be…”
“What?”
“The beginning of love.”
Sarah leaned in and kissed Shadow. He pushed her away.
“No. Being good is not hot.”
“Agree to disagree, Shadow. You used a word I never thought I’d hear you say.”
“So did you.”
Shadow grinned and Sarah laughed. Shadow decided then that he didn’t want her with him when he faced off against his father.
CHAPTER 12
“Alright so what do we need to plan for this week?”
Jess stood and put her hands on the table.
“First, I’d like to thank Murmur for allowing Aim to stay a middle demon even though he’s a dumbass.”
Aim crossed his arms and frowned. Then he removed White Death from its holster on its back.
“I still don’t give a fuck. I got my gun. I’ll pay Murmur back for the demons we lost.”
Jess ignored him and continued.
“Second, we need to figure out what cool thing I want and how we’re going to waste hundreds of demon lives to get it. In other words, Round 2 of the Aim Clusterfuck Campaign.”
Murmur held up a hand and listened.
“Do you guys hear that?”
Jess and Aim listened and nodded. Dagon entered the room.
“Murmur, there’s thousands of demons outside. They sent in someone named Vine to talk to you.”
“Thanks, Dagon. Send him in and we’d like another round of ale. Looking at Aim the Demon Sacrificer is pissing me off again and I’d like to get wasted.”
Jess giggled and Aim frowned while continuing to clean his rifle. Vine entered the room and bowed.
“My name is Vine. I was a minor demon working for Leech. He was killed and now I command the armies of Leech and Lilith.”
Murmur, Jess, and Aim all looked deeply disturbed.
“Sit down. Tell us what happened.”
“We were in the desert hunting nephilim and we were ambushed by Azazel, Scapegoat, and their nephilim army. We fought as hard as we could but eventually had to turn and run. Leech was killed by Azazel. Lilith abandoned us and took Gangrene and Raven with her. I decided we should return to Hell and offer our armies to General Murmur. Specifically, my armies would like to work for Lord Aim and Lilith’s former armies want to join Lady Jess’s forces. Is this acceptable to you, General Murmur?”
“Lilith abandoned you guys? Leech took on Azazel alone?”
“As horrible as it sounds, yes to both. We were shocked. We would gladly continue to serve General Leech if he was still alive but Lilith has abandoned her post as a major demon and her armies refuse to follow her any longer.”
“Jess? Aim? Thoughts?”
Aim stopped cleaning his gun and looked up.
“Sounds like Vine made the best of a bad situation. I’ll let his demons fall in with my army.”
Jess rolled her eyes.
“You just need more demons to pay for the Clusterfuck Sniper Rifle of Asshood. I don’t really buy that Lilith abandoned her armies.”
Vine had a ready response.
“It may not be that simple, Lady Jess. She had just given birth not long before and may have fled to protect her child. Regardless, her armies no longer believe her fit to lead. You should have seen how crazy she was right before the kid was born. She’s insane. They can’t work for an insane demoness who ran at the first sign of trouble. Had she commanded her armies more efficiently, General Leech might still be alive.”
“Murmur, I don’t like the way this guy speaks. I think his story is a little… off . What do you think, Murmur?”
Murmur thought for a moment before giving his answer.
“Well regardless of how it happened, it sounds like Leech and Lilith are gone for now. We could definitely use the power down here. That effectively turns the odds back in our favor in a war with Nightmare and Astaroth. I think you should each take the armies and proclaim
“Because?”
“Leech was like a brother to me. He always had my back.”
“You didn’t answer my question.”
“Because I have feelings for you. I don’t know for sure but I think they might even be…”
“What?”
“The beginning of love.”
Sarah leaned in and kissed Shadow. He pushed her away.
“No. Being good is not hot.”
“Agree to disagree, Shadow. You used a word I never thought I’d hear you say.”
“So did you.”
Shadow grinned and Sarah laughed. Shadow decided then that he didn’t want her with him when he faced off against his father.
CHAPTER 12
“Alright so what do we need to plan for this week?”
Jess stood and put her hands on the table.
“First, I’d like to thank Murmur for allowing Aim to stay a middle demon even though he’s a dumbass.”
Aim crossed his arms and frowned. Then he removed White Death from its holster on its back.
“I still don’t give a fuck. I got my gun. I’ll pay Murmur back for the demons we lost.”
Jess ignored him and continued.
“Second, we need to figure out what cool thing I want and how we’re going to waste hundreds of demon lives to get it. In other words, Round 2 of the Aim Clusterfuck Campaign.”
Murmur held up a hand and listened.
“Do you guys hear that?”
Jess and Aim listened and nodded. Dagon entered the room.
“Murmur, there’s thousands of demons outside. They sent in someone named Vine to talk to you.”
“Thanks, Dagon. Send him in and we’d like another round of ale. Looking at Aim the Demon Sacrificer is pissing me off again and I’d like to get wasted.”
Jess giggled and Aim frowned while continuing to clean his rifle. Vine entered the room and bowed.
“My name is Vine. I was a minor demon working for Leech. He was killed and now I command the armies of Leech and Lilith.”
Murmur, Jess, and Aim all looked deeply disturbed.
“Sit down. Tell us what happened.”
“We were in the desert hunting nephilim and we were ambushed by Azazel, Scapegoat, and their nephilim army. We fought as hard as we could but eventually had to turn and run. Leech was killed by Azazel. Lilith abandoned us and took Gangrene and Raven with her. I decided we should return to Hell and offer our armies to General Murmur. Specifically, my armies would like to work for Lord Aim and Lilith’s former armies want to join Lady Jess’s forces. Is this acceptable to you, General Murmur?”
“Lilith abandoned you guys? Leech took on Azazel alone?”
“As horrible as it sounds, yes to both. We were shocked. We would gladly continue to serve General Leech if he was still alive but Lilith has abandoned her post as a major demon and her armies refuse to follow her any longer.”
“Jess? Aim? Thoughts?”
Aim stopped cleaning his gun and looked up.
“Sounds like Vine made the best of a bad situation. I’ll let his demons fall in with my army.”
Jess rolled her eyes.
“You just need more demons to pay for the Clusterfuck Sniper Rifle of Asshood. I don’t really buy that Lilith abandoned her armies.”
Vine had a ready response.
“It may not be that simple, Lady Jess. She had just given birth not long before and may have fled to protect her child. Regardless, her armies no longer believe her fit to lead. You should have seen how crazy she was right before the kid was born. She’s insane. They can’t work for an insane demoness who ran at the first sign of trouble. Had she commanded her armies more efficiently, General Leech might still be alive.”
“Murmur, I don’t like the way this guy speaks. I think his story is a little… off . What do you think, Murmur?”
Murmur thought for a moment before giving his answer.
“Well regardless of how it happened, it sounds like Leech and Lilith are gone for now. We could definitely use the power down here. That effectively turns the odds back in our favor in a war with Nightmare and Astaroth. I think you should each take the armies and proclaim
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