I Scored Myself A Mate

Dionysus had been given one of the best guest houses in the whole compound. Just the idea of someone being a good and a very known one indeed emitted enough awe to draw out their respect. He entered his room, the one that he shared with Suijin. There was one huge double bed in the middle while they also had a small living room with matching couches and armchairs. They were made of leather, white and grey. The decorations were simple like the rest of the rooms in the compound but the space was enough to fit several people. 

The god sat in the couch, crossing his legs as his lover followed him and sat next to him. The angel and the demon had followed them quietly remained standing as he stared at them, serious. Even Asmodeus knew who was in charge at the moment. Their rankings were pretty clear and the Council had made it obvious that Asmodeus was there for a limited amount of time and that he needed to be looked out for. The god sighed and rubbed his temples while shaking his right foot. 

"So, let's go through this again." He told them. "Why are we here?" he asked and Rafael spoke first. 

"We are here to deal with the Council's business. We are also sent to watch out for Allias and investigate Hara's death based on Achlys' suspicions." He explained and Suijin nodded. 

"And what of this have you done right? Asmodeus." Dionysus continued, calling out the naughty demon. The man smiled brightly his colorful eyes lighting up as he paced around in the room. The demon was never fond of rules nor he cared about the power struggle in their little supernatural world. This time though he was being watched closely as he had just gotten released from his three-hundred-year imprisonment. He couldn't risk being thrown back into hell without a chance of getting out, especially now that he had found Mark. 

"Well, you could say that the wolf was executed just in a more…private way." He told them playfully and the water god rolled his eyes. 

"You really like to push people to their limits don't you?" Suijin asked and the man shrugged his shoulders. Dionysus was mad. He was sent here in order to do something and he wanted to finish it quickly and disappear. He hated the council and the fact that his family in Olympus forced him participate made it even worse. They were back home drinking and celebrating while he had to deal with paper work and investigations. Asmodeus' and Rafael's childish behavior simply made everything worse. 

"It really wasn't intended." Asmodeus stated. He wouldn't have killed him but Mark had asked. No one would believe him though if he revealed that he actually did it to save the human. He was a demon after all and everyone did seem to love stereotypes. 

"Yeah, right like anyone would ever believe a demon's words." Rafael mumbled and the demon's head snapped to the side. He stared at him gritting his teeth annoyed. He was pretending to be so pure and good. Criticizing everything he did but the truth was he was as corrupted as him. Rafael knew very well about the trafficking of human children in the demonic capital but he did nothing about it. Since he hadn't gotten any orders to eliminate the problem. He was worse than a robot. 

"So will you continue fighting right in front of me?" Dionysus shouted and he smacked his palm on the tea table in front of him. The place he had touched was split in two, the wooden table now crumbling on the floor. A bright light emitted from his palm, cold and dangerous and the whole pieces of the table exploded. It was a very simple display of power, just so everyone could see that they shouldn't be acting this way. 

"Forgive us. It will not happen again." Rafael said and bowed his head. 

"Yeah, yeah." Asmodeus agreed blatantly, trying to at least not cause any more trouble. He couldn't wait for this meeting to be over just so he could go back and find Mark. He had just formed a very important deal and he had to rush. He didn't wish for the red haired man to back down now. 

"I need you to be focused. I don't want you to attend the meeting later. You will be just a burden. Just ask around about Hara and have your eyes on Allias. That would be enough. I don't want to see you fighting again. If I do Asmodeus you will be locked in hell again and Rafael, I will make sure they take your wings. Am I clear?" he asked, tilting his head to the side, looking at the both of them with a threatening stare. 

"Yes" both of them said at the same time, not even thinking of rebelling. 

"Good, perfect!" Dionysus exclaimed with a bright smile. "Now go. Have fun the rest of your day" he greeted them like he hadn't just warned to ruin their lives and the two men left the room surprised and annoyed. The two gods remained alone for a while and there was some time before they had to attend the meeting. 

"Why did you tell them not to attend?" Suijin asked and Dionysus took his hand in his. He brought it to his cheek feeling the cold skin as he smiled and rested his face on it. He snuggled close, the god waiting for him to speak but he looked like he was enjoying his touch too much, he was so invested in it he didn't wish to talk. All of these were just draining. He needed a few moments of silence. "Tell me." Suijin said calmly and Dionysus opened his eyes. 

"I need to warn Allias and the rest of the elves. Sadly, Achlys suspects them for Hara's death and she will do something, she told me about it. I need to let them know so after they leave here they will be prepared." Dionysus said and the water god looked at him filled with curiosity. 

"What is that vile creature planning to do?" 

"He wants to invite them to the Demonic Capital and then force them to admit it. She is planning something horrible. The invitation should be on its way." He said and Suijin gasped. 

The Demonic Capital was a disastrous place, filled with horrors and nightmares.