She Belongs To The Devil

Damien looked at Ariel and comfortingly said, "Don\'t be scared. I am right here."

No matter what he said, Ariel was still scared. Who wouldn\'t be if they were walking around Hell for the first time? She stiffened her body and kept on clutching Damien\'s hand.

When they reached in front of that huge dead tree, Damien warned Ariel, "Don\'t let go of my hand, okay?" He pulled her closer and put his wings around her as if to hide her. "And stay close to me. If you feel scared, close your eyes. But do not scream."

Damien stopped and looked at Ariel. And he asked with a serious look on his face, "Did you understand what I said?"

Ariel pressed her lips into a thin line and nodded her head.

Damien then led Ariel forward. The two of them entered through some kind of barrier. And when they came out on the other side, the place was bustling.

Ariel\'s heart started to hammer in her chest because she was seeing all sorts of scary-looking creatures which she had never seen before. But at the same time, she was excited to see those creatures which looked as though they came straight out of her fairytale books.

Some of the demons stared at Ariel with curious eyes. But Damien glared back at them with a killer look on his face.

Those demons averted their gaze instantly. It was not that they were scared of that five-year-old. They were scared of his mother whom they all served.

The two kids soon entered a mansion that was standing separate from the other houses.

As soon as they entered through the door, a voice resounded throughout the mansion, "Damien! What did I tell you about sneaking out of the barrier and flying alone? Do I need to ground you for a week?"

Soon after, a tall woman looked down at both of them.

Ariel looked up at that woman and blinked her eyes innocently.

Lilith folded her arms and asked her son, "And where did you find this young lady? Did you bring her in?"

"I found her outside. She is lost." Damien gave a puppy-eyed look to his mother and asked a favor, "Mother, will you help Ariel find her home?\'

Lilith looked back at that sweet child and smiled. "Ariel, huh?" And she thought to herself, "I don\'t even need to ask whose child she is. She looks so much like them."

She leaned down a little and asked that baby, "Did you come here with your father?"

Ariel shook her head and replied, "No. I was at my home and then I was running and then I was here and then I cried."

"Awww…" Lilith felt bad for Ariel. She picked her up in her arms and asked Ariel in a soft voice, "You must have been scared, you poor thing."

Lilith gently poked Ariel\'s chubby cheek and said, "I will take you to your father. Don\'t worry."

Ariel somehow felt safe with Lilith. So she nodded her head and put her arms around Lilith\'s neck.

Lilith\'s heart melted almost instantly at that trusting gesture from that baby. She then thought of taking Ariel to the gambling house and checking if Theodore was there.

However, before she could teleport, Theodore himself appeared behind Damien.

"Oh!" Lilith raised her brows and clicked her tongue, "I think I need to work on that barrier again."

Theodore gave a warm smile to Lilith and said, "I would love to give it a look as a gesture of \'thank you\' for looking after my daughter."

"Dada!" Ariel turned around after hearing her father\'s voice. And she happily held out both of her hands towards Theodore.

Lilith chuckled and handed Ariel over to Theodore. "The whole point of the barrier is to keep everyone out of my area, besides my followers of course."

"Alright, alright! I won\'t interfere." Theodore looked at his daughter and asked, "Shall we go back? Your momma is worried."

"Yes." Ariel nodded eagerly.

Lilith was concerned about Ariel and asked, "Did she teleport here by accident?"

"Yes, I am shocked as well. This was her first time teleporting." Theodore let out a worried sigh.

Lilith then made a suggestion, "Why don\'t you bind her with a spell or some charms? You know, limit her from teleporting by herself."

Lilith had found out that Damien also had the teleportation ability. And before any accidents happened like that with Ariel today, she made Damien wear a chain that would prevent him from teleporting.

Theodore glanced at Lilith and thanked her again, "Thank you for the idea. I will do as you suggested."

Theodore then shifted his gaze towards the boy who had been giving a stare to him ever since he arrived there. And he said, "And if this isn\'t your son... Time sure does fly fast."

"Yes, it does," Lilith ruffled her son\'s hair and introduced Theodore to him, "Damien, he is the Devil Prince. And also your mother\'s old friend. Greet him."

Damien bowed his head and said in a polite voice, "It\'s nice to meet you." He then looked up at Theodore and asked, "Are you Ariel\'s father?"

"Yes, I am," Theodore said with a smile.

And Damien asked again, "Is your home near? Can I come and play with Ariel sometimes?"

Theodore smiled and patted that young man\'s shoulder. "Unfortunately, our home is on Earth. I\'m afraid you cannot come there."

Damien pouted his lips and looked sad thinking that he wasn\'t going to see Ariel again. He didn\'t have any friends who were his age and it was a shame that he couldn\'t be friends with Ariel who was around his age.

Theodore saw the disappointment on Damien\'s face. So he promised, "Don\'t look so sad. I promise I will bring Ariel to visit you here. Is that okay with you?" Theodore asked the last question more to Lilith than to Damien.

Damien\'s wings fluttered involuntarily with excitement. So he put his wings away and happily said, "I would love to have Ariel over. Thank you!"

Theodore glanced at Lilith and she gave a nod after seeing her son\'s excitement. She hoped that he wouldn\'t sneak out so often if he had someone to play with.

"Okay, let\'s go, shall we?" Theodore asked Ariel.

Ariel glanced at her new friend and smiled. "I will see you again, Damien," she said in her sweetest voice.

"See you, Ariel," Damien also gave his brightest smile to her.

The father and daughter then disappeared from Hell.

Theodore took Ariel back to the room where Adeline was waiting.

As soon as the two of them appeared, Adeline jumped to hug her daughter.

"Momma," Ariel went to her mother\'s arms and hugged her tightly.

Adeline then looked at her baby and asked worriedly, "Ary, are you okay? You\'re not hurt anywhere, are you?"

Ariel smiled and shook her head. Her fluffy hair swung along. And she replied, "I am okay. I just made a new friend. Baby is happy."