The Red Winged Angels

Chapter 4.31 – That which is eternal...

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Adrian von Ziegler – The Crimson Gate

When Elisa came to herself, she found herself in what appeared to be a dining room of sorts, dimly lit with a long table and two chairs, one of which was occupied. In the back of the room was another, slightly elevated, dining table that someone was sitting behind, but it was to dark to see... The demon stood next to her, and in front of her, was the Grim Reaper himself...

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The Grim Reaper (whispers): I am so sorry for this, Elisa.. this was never part of the plan..

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A rumbling voice was heard from the back of the room..

Demon Father: My daughter... what is this? Why were you late for supper, and what have you done?
Demon Daughter: It is Elisa, father! I brought her to you!

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Demon Father: I can see that, but why now? I have no need for Elisa here and now!

Demon Daughter: But father, I thought you wanted...

Demon Father: Quiet, daughter! We will talk about this later...

Demon Son: I told you it was to soon, sister...

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Demon Father: Reaper! You must bring Elisa back!

Demon Daughter: What!? But father, we can't bring her back! Not after she has seen us and where we live!

Demon Father: Then erase her memory! Reaper, if you don't mind...

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Reaper: It would be my pleasure to bring her back, but I can't do so without a Death Flower...

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Demon Father: Daughter, you made this happen, take her to The Chamber to erase her memory, then come back here to give The Reaper one of your Death Flowers...

Demon Daughter: But dad...

Demon Father: Do as I say!

This wasn't excactly the outcome Elisa had hoped for. If her memory was erased, everything she had learned and all of her skills in magic would go with it.. and it would take much to long to learn it all over again...then being brought back would be next to useless...

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Centuries of experience gone in an instant, she had to figure out a way to be sent back with her memory intact, and she had to do it fast!

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Demon Daughter: Come here, Elisa, I have to do what my father says...

Demon Son: You just screwed up big time there, sister!

Demon Daughter: Shut up, brother!

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The Demon Daughter begrudgingly took Elisa with her, down and down several steps into the room they called «The Chamber»...

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Down and down...

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When Elisa was finally alone with the Demon Daughter, she had to stall time...

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Elisa: All this fighting, travelling to your world and being burnt – twice – has made me hungry.. is it possible to get a meal before I go?

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Demon Daughter: What!? No! This isn't a tavern or anything! You can eat when you get back! If you remember how to do it, of course...

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Elisa: You don't have to remove all of my memory...

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Demon Daughter: No! I am going to remove everything! I am going to turn you into an adult baby! You won't even remember how to talk!

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Elisa: And where will you send me when you are done..?

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Demon Daughter: I don't care!! I'll leave that to the Reaper, not my job! Now stand still!

Elisa noticed that this demon daughter was quite a moody one, apparently no stranger to the emotions of wrath and anger. Elisa thought that maybe she could use this to her advantage...

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Elisa: ..and what are you going to do if I don't? Kill me again, maybe?

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Demon Daughter: I am a DEMON! My power is endless! If I tell you to stand still, YOU WILL!

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Elisa: There is no such thing as endless.. everything stops and dies at one point, even you and your powers!

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Demon Daughter: You're wrong! Nothing ever dies! I cannot die! I can only be reborn! Like I always have been, ever since the beginning of time!

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Elisa: Interesting... but if time has a beginning, surely it must have an end..? Or will time itself also be reborn?

Demon Daughter: Shut up!!

Elisa was really enjoying it, watching the demon daughter get increasingly agitated...

Elisa: What I'm saying is... does that mean that everything that happens now, has happened before, and just like that everything goes in a loop?

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Demon Daughter: What the ****!? Just shut up!!

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Elisa: You're not really all that bright, are you...?

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Demon Daughter: I am as bright as bright can be! Now shut up!!

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Elisa: Not only are you dim, your ego is much to big for someone your size, too...

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Demon Daughter: Enough!! Circobero, magam hanc e conspectu exi! Reduc eam quo pertinet!!

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Elisa: Thank you...

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The Demon Daughter realized what she had just done, and desperately tried to stop the action, but it was to late. Circobero, the Spirit of travel and transportation, was already called upon to send Elisa «back to where she belonged» according to the demon daughters own words.. but where was that? Where did Elisa truely belong...?

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Demon Daughter: No, wait! I didn't mean that literally! Circobero, prohibere! Profuto! Profuto!

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Demon Daughter (thinking): Oh boy... what am I going to tell dad, now that I have sent Elisa away without erasing her memory? I'm going to be in so much trouble...