Chapter 23

“What do you think you are doing?" Tristan questioned his friend and business partner Gabriel as they came out of the meeting of the council of the Red Blood.

“What? I do not understand what you are saying, partner." Gabriel said, wearing a confused look even though he understood perfectly what Tristan was talking about.

“Why will you tell the council about Damon?" Tristan asked, not looking pleased at all.

“Don't you think they deserve to know?" Gabriel replied to his question with a question of his own.

“That's not what I am saying but I think there is a better way to go about it.." Tristan was about explaining when.

“I have been looking for you both," Someone spoke to them and they turned their attention to where the voice came from.

Coming to meet them was Elisha and five of his men which included Martinz and James.

“I will be needing your help." He said when he was close enough to them.

“And how can we help you?" Tristan said and from his tone of voice it shows he didn't fully trust Elisha.

“Well you said you have men who are spying on that wolfman, Damon. I will need your help in locating him," Elisha replied.

“Sure we will be too glad to help you with that." Gabriel said and he sounded more trusting of Elisha. He actually looked eager to help him.

“Thanks for your help," Elisha smiled and both of them shook hands.
“Bye, bye." He said to Tristan without shaking his hands before leaving...

“I don't like him," Tristan said once Elisha and his men were gone.

“Why?"

“He appears as someone who is desperate to have power." Tristan replied.

“Ain't we all power hungry? That's the nature of vampires after all." Gabriel replied.

“You don't understand. This is different.." Tristan tried to explain but Gabriel cut him short.

“See you don't have to like the guy, the fact remains he is a Red Eyes and if this wolf man is as powerful as you claim he is in the best position to take him down. Do not bother yourself with anything else. His personal ambition shouldn't be our problem, let's just help him to get rid of this dog problem." Gabriel said and Tristan sighs.

”Sometimes we cause our problems with our own hands." He said before walking away, leaving Gabriel looking confused.

“What?"

★

“What's going on here?" Damon said as he walked into the sitting room to find Roshan and another lady in a compromised position.

Natasha felt embarrassed as she saw Damon quickly stood up and ran out of the room while gathering herself properly.

“Hey, wait." Roshan tried to stop her from going but she was too quick even for a demon to catch.
“What the hell man? You scared her away." Roshan said to Damon who was busy frowning at him.

“What do you think you are doing?" Damon asked again.

“What does it look like I was doing? Having fun but the fun has ended all thanks to you." Roshan replied, wearing his pants properly before he sat on the couch.

“And does this place look like a motel to you? Next time you want to have your fun I suggest you take her to your house." Damon said and the frown hadn't left him yet.

“Well I would love to but I do not have any apartment here on earth unless you want me to carry her to hell but I don't think she will be able to endure the scorching heat." Roshan smirked.

“Everything is a joke to you, right?" Damon shook his head then walked towards a table close to the window where a bottle of sealed wine was resting.

“And you have become so uptight. Funny, you weren't always like this. How come you have changed so much in such a short time?? I mean I have lived over 3000 years old but I am still the same fun me. I haven't changed but you have barely lived past 100 years." Roshan said and he let out a sigh at the end.

“We all have different paths in life." Damon replied.

“So you choose the boring and dry path?" Roshan said Damon frowned.

“I choose the path where I get to decide what I want to do with my life." He replied before popping up the wine bottle.

“I missed the old you. We had so much fun together, remember? The many women we shared? The alcohol and fights plus the battles and the glorious killing we both caused. Two princes of hell in their prime." Roshan smiled as he spoke and Damon remained quiet but his mind wandered off to the past out of the realm of man to the dwelling place of the Devil....

[The past ]

Location: Hell

The gate of hell is large and scary to look upon. It is painted with a very dark shade of black and at the top of the gate are spiky, sharp tips of arrowheads while the body of the gate is filled with sculptures of human skulls, serpents as well as a huge dragon carved in the middle. It's fence was painted red, like blood and it is also very high, towering above the ground with carvings and engraving on it that tells the stories of torture and that glorifies everything evil.

The sky above is without any source of illumination. No sun, moon nor stars, just a reddish darkness and the ground below has little or no vegetation, just red soil like dessert but this smells of blood and death. However ironically the weather is icy cold, giving a feverish feeling.

Inside the gates was a land mass so wide and spacious one can't see the end of it with his/her bare eyes not even with the aid of a telescope because it extended beyond the horizon and though it was a deserted plain there were still some buildings and structures that were mounted on ground, distance apart from each other like a plague and there was one particular building that stood out from all other buildings and structures.

It was a gigantic structure in the middle of hell itself. It dwarfed all other buildings beside it and though it was big and majestical, barely gazing at it from a far insert fear into the heart of every living creature both man and beast. Why wouldn't it? When it is the dwelling place of the most evil being in the universe…


Inside the Majestical building.

“My prince, your cargos have arrived." A man in military attire said, speaking to a manly figure with long, dark curly hair, dressed in a royal robe who stood backing him.

The manly figure slowly turned around to show his face and he was no other than Damon but he looked a bit different in hell. Do I dare say more handsome but it is the truth.

His skin was as it was glowing and his ocean blue eyes seemed a lot brighter and clearer while his other facial features just seem more perfect than usual. One can't exactly pinpoint what really changed in his appearance but whatever it is it made him look astonishingly breathtaking. However one can tell he was much younger here.

“Alright, bring them in." Damon replied. The soldier bowed and walked away to go carry out his orders.

Shortly after he returned back with a group of servants struggling to push five carts filled with unknown items.

“Offload them there," The soldier directed. And when they offloaded the carts it's contents were made known.

Bars and coins of gold and silver as well as precious stones like diamonds, ruby and sapphire and if that the room wasn't large and spacious the treasures would have filled it up but it only contained the middle space since the room was quite large.

Damon only gave it a glance at it like it was nothing before. ”Take it away to my treasure house," he commanded and the servants reloaded it back into the carts and pushed it away but while that was going on.

“Hey little brother," A familiar voice called out that made Damon stunned.

“Roshan." His stunned face gradually changed to a smiling one.

Roshan stood smiling, he was putting on military attire but it was different from that of the rest of the soldiers. His command authority as he was a very high ranked soldier. A commander.

Both men hugged each other warmly.

“When did you get back?" Damon asked curiously.

“Not too long ago. Were you worried about my safety, little brother?"

“No, no I wasn't. I know you are untouchable and no army can defeat you." Damon said and Roshan smiled.

“You are right, our enemies tasted my sword and they all fell. Not a single one stood, standing in the glory of The Dark Lord, your father." Roshan said and Damon smiled faintly.

“But promise me brother, next time you go for battle you will take me along with you. I am ready to fight and kill in The Dark One's honor. I want to make father proud of me," Damon spoke with conviction.

“My little brother has finally become a man. I will surely take you in my next battle adventure but for now all I want to do is drink wine till I get drunk while enjoying the touches of plenty of beautiful women," Roshan said and smirked at the end of his statement.

“I can have that arranged for you." Damon said and he was about to direct one of his servants to get what Roshan asked for done before.

“Don't bother. I came prepared," Roshan said then clapped his hands a few times and a group of beautiful naked ladies walked into the large room all carrying a jar of wine to the surprise of Damon. There were up to 15 of them, if not more.

“Before going along with me in battle you will have to share my wine and women with me. So what do you say little brother?" Roshan said, smiling wickedly.