the key to my soul (eva)

@"Der Lampman"

Evangeline was obviously surprised and a bit scared by the sudden change on Freddy’s behavior and voice, it only took him a second or two to piece everything together and realize that she was no longer talking to the ripped soul inside the key that came to her asking for help earlier that same day, but the demon that was responsible for said mutilation.

She listened carefully to the words of the demon, staying as calm and collected as possible to avoid entering into panic and take what probably could be false assumptions or wrong decisions relying completely in that awful feeling. She had to admit that the story of the demon solved a couple of questions but also created a lot more…not that she was surprised about this.

By experience she could tell that demons loved to talk in mysterious ways to confuse the ones around them, the confusion going from simply intimidate them a bit more, to getting something out of them by misleading them into taking the option that they subtly placed on their mind.

However, this was the first time that she actually had to deal with this…specific kind of demon, so she wasn’t sure of what kind of tricks he had under his sleeves and she didn’t had any kind of tricks of her own just yet…what made her feel especially nervous.

As the demon talked she grabbed her halo, which from being just a ring of intangible light turned into a solid glowing golden ring on her hand. She was ready to transform it into a holly sword if the demon attempted any kind of aggressive approach towards her, but at the moment she only played with it a bit to help herself to relax.

Evangeline almost jumped when the key pierced the body on the chest…though she wasn’t sure of how to react when the zipper appeared, as well as the tentacle. Being fully honest, she couldn’t help but feel a bit suspicious, demons rarely opened portals to their world to angels of her kind, given how incredibly risky it could be for them. After all, if she found out where the demon stored the souls she could easily take not just one, but several of them…if not all, and demons were always trying to avoid that no matter what.

Was this portal lie the bait on a fishing rod? She couldn’t really tell, but for what the demon said she had to make up her mind and quick. This may be the only way to go into the demon’s dimension and get the soul…so it wasn’t like if she had that many options left anyways. For her any soul, regardless of who it belonged to, was worth the risk. She wouldn’t be able to forgive herself if she let this soul slip just because of fear…plus, if she got stuck on the demon’s world she could always try to find a way out after.

She looked at Freddy as he returned to his normal self. She ran a hand over her hair, taking a deep breath “The demon opened a portal to his world, but I find this kinda fishy, usually demons don’t do this for really obvious reasons. However, this may be our only way to go there and he’s going to close it soon, so I guess that there is no other option but risk it…” She looked t Freddy, since he had half his soul in him, he may be able to guide her through this hell safely, but if he got in with her there was a chance of her giving that half of the soul to the demon in a silver plate and doing more harm than good to him.

“Going there may be a one-way ticket, so I’m not going to force you to come with me. After all, if I don’t make it you can always get help from someone else later, but if the demon in there gets you that ‘later’ may never come” With those words she walked towards the portal and looked inside, clearly nervous and tightly holding the halo on her right hand, ready to jump in before the time ran out.

Evangeline smiled at Freddy as he carefully settled into her hair. She wasn’t going to lie here, she was happy to have some company, she wasn’t showing it mostly to not make Freddy get any more nervous, but she was sincerely terrified. If she at least knew what kind of demon she was facing and a couple of the tricks that he could be hiding under his sleeve she would feel a bit more confident. But no, she was facing a completely unknown demon in his own territory, in other words she was walking blindfolded straight into the lion’s den.

She just smiled with Freddy’s words “Don’t even mention it” With that and a deep breath, she jumped inside the scary portal made by the demon, trying to not think on what she was doing to avoid retreating on the very last second.

At least she wasn’t going alone, and that gave her some comfort. But she had to also remember that the one that was accompanying her was also the one in greatest danger, since his soul was exactly the thing that this demon seemed to be looking for. The halo on her hand turned into a golden holy sword with a small beam of light. She had to be ready, just in case.

@"Der Lampman"

@"Der Lampman"

Evangeline took a deep breath, even if the demon told them that he wasn’t going to send his army of minions against them he never said that he wouldn’t send something else, or that he wasn’t going to attack them in any way, and she had learned that sometimes the words left unspoken were the most important of them all.

A maze…and she only could walk? Great…now she wouldn’t be able to have the advantage to fly in this place. She just took a deep breath and started to walk, looking around carefully with her sword tightly held on her hands, she wouldn’t let anything surprise her if she could do something about it. She knew better than to argue or try to cheat on his little Game that the demon wanted to play. Not only because she was against cheating in any kind of way, but also because in this world, the demon’s word was law and trying to go against it had caused many angels to die in the past, she would do anything and everything on her power to avoid joining that group.

She didn’t know where she was supposed to go or if she was walking straight to a trap, and the fog wasn’t helping at all, but she knew better than to stay still. She noticed some movement between the fog, and as soon as she heard Freddy she raised her sword, looking to the tendril with a frown as she backed away from it.

There was the Jack in the box! She knew that the demon wouldn’t allow them to just to walk around and find him…if they didn’t got forever lost in here first. She wasn’t sure if he just wanted to toy with them, have some entertainment of his own, or if he was actually trying to kill them, and she wasn’t going to stay to find out.

[OOC: Evangeline can run? Or only walk?]

@"Der Lampman"

Evangeline could only watch at the whole thing with a bit of annoyance. She wasn’t new to the whole thing of demons liking to use the ones around them as toys for their own amusement, but none has be this freaking literal about that.

She would need to be careful to not accidentally touch one of the supposed clues that the demon was going to be leaving all over the maze, not only because she felt that the clues could be crucial not only to reach the demon, but also to survive to this sick game of his, but because she wasn’t willing to deal with any mess bigger than the one they were already facing. Plus, that could put Freddy on a far more dangerous situation.

She let out a deep sigh, looking at the fire demon at the distance “You have no idea of how much I would love to, but we need to recover your soul, Freddy, and I’m not going to just give up. However…I think it would be a good idea to move!”

She grabbed Freddy gently, placing him on her hair like he was earlier so he wouldn’t be left behind, and turned around running. She didn’t want to look like a fool or a coward, but anyone that knew anything about purifier angels like her would immediately know that she was far from being a warrior, and though her fighting skills were respectable she was far from being a true threat, so if they could find a way out of this mess without a fight, things would be a lot easier for them. She still held the sword tightly on her hands though, just in case.

“If you see any clue that I miss tell me immediately, ok Freddy? We obviously need those if we want to make it out of here alive” She was looking for them, yes, but she also had to look around for potential threats and to know where to turn to not run straight into a wall.

It wasn’t until that specific moment that she noticed the huge disadvantage of not being able to fly. She wasn’t even near to get tired yet, but if she could fly they would be going a lot faster and she wouldn’t need to worry all the time to watch her step, just in case there were any traps in the floor that she could step in or activate.