My Girlfriend Is A Demon Lord!

Episode XVII: Devil In Your Heart (Part 1)

"Uuughhgh....."

Phoenix grumbled as she was sitting up with messy hair and bags under her eyes. Her doctor looked her over as I sat on a chair next to her bed.

"Uh...Doctor, pardon my curiosity but why is she like this? She wasn't like this when I came in to check on her last night...." I said a tad bit concerned.

The doctor looked up from his clipboard behind thick glasses. "Oh, we gave her high dosage of sedatives and lidocaine, so her behaviour will likely resemble that of someone who just got their wisdom teeth pulled. Don't be alarmed. This will pass." He said in a reassuring voice.

"Alex....! Hey. Psssst. Alex...I have ten fingers....when did that happen....?" She said. I couldn't help but chuckle at this.
She then looked down her shirt, and her eyes widened. "I have boobies!! H-holy shit I have boobies! And they're huge!!!" She added before trying to pull off her hospital gown. I held her hands down.
"Phoenix no. That's not appropriate."

She puffed her cheeks out in a pouty face. "B-but boobies...."
"I know but that's inappropriate. We don't take our clothes off in front of people." I said sounding like my mother
The doctor chuckled. "She'll be fine for tonight's ball."
"A ball?" I asked.
"Oh yes. In celebration of Phoenix's birthday actually. No one told you?" He said.
"Not that I'm aware of.." I said back, puzzled. I searched what memories I had of being with her and not once did someone mention her birthday.

"Mm. Perhaps duty got in the way. Dane Sophia was supposed to tell you." The doctor commented.

Phoenix gasped.
"It's my birthday?? Will there be cake?!"
I couldn't help but laugh. "Yes, Phoenix there'll be cake." I said ruffling her hair. She smiled a childish smile as her eyes beamed and cheekbones popped.
"Will you be there too?" She asks tilting her head.

"Of course I will. Why wouldn't I be?" I said smiling.

The doctor instructed me to come back in a few hours, which I did.

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"How're you feeling," I said as I opened the door to see her gazing out the window, she turned to face me and lit up.
"Alex! I'm doing wonderful! Though a bit sore."She said with an awkward chuckle.

"Phoenix, I'm so sorry about you getting hurt...this was all my fault...." I said coming closer to her bed, getting a little emotional. She took my collar and kissed me on the lips. She pulled harder, yanking me onto the bed next to her. Entangled in her embrace she let go of the kiss.

"I was never mad at you. I love you too much..."

A tear trickled its way down my face. "T-thank you...I needed to hear that. Happy birthday Phoenix."

"I'm now old enough to become a woman. W-which means...."

"N-no not yet. Not without the proper approval..." I said cutting her off.

"Of course. Don't worry."

"O-Okay good." I chuckled awkwardly. "I don't need your father on my case." I added with a drop of sweat

"Sorry, Alex. I didn't mean to put you on the spot like that." Phoenix said looking downward.

"Hey, hey, it's okay. I'm not upset." I said giving her a hug.

"H-Hey, umm...Alex, I was wondering, could we maybe go out somewhere? In your world I mean. I still have to see more of the city and all, and I was wondering if-"

"Absolutely," I said cutting her off again. "A thousand times yes," I added. "Did you have anywhere in mind?"

"Well...no..I'm bad at planning. I was hoping we could just walk through the city and go as we please." She says with a shrug.

"You know? I like that idea. Just us walking through town, seeing what happens, might grab a bite, who knows."

She smiled. "I'll talk to the doctor to see if I'm okay to start getting ready. No matter how old I get, I always look forward to parties."

"I'll leave you to it then." Getting up from my seat I was about to exit the room.

"You have to be by my side during the gathering, that means you'll be my escort."

"Understood." I said exiting the medical bay.

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At the same time....
Baleth's palace Somewhere in Hell....

"You have failed me Leviticus. I had given you the simplest of tasks to eliminate this....boy. And now not only do you return to me empty handed, but you also return beaten, bloody and on deaths door. I expected this from Mauthaczar and his cowardice, but from you? I am extremely dissatisfied with this outcome." Baleth said as he sat in his throne, looking down at the wounded and chained  Leviticus.
"My Lord, please understand that we underestimated the power of this man."
Leviticus pleaded as other demons around him began to shout curses and insults at him.
"Silence." Baleth said calmly. "You are one of my most decorated warriors, with countless battles won by your hand. But, your defeat at the hands of this mere child.....the magnitude of this failure cannot be described."

"Nay!!! T'was heresy against the holy order of demons!!" An elder shouted among the shadows. Causing another uproar. Leviticus looked around to see other demons by the thousands hurl insults and curses at him as he was chained to a metal slab on his knees, his wounds still fresh and bleeding. He struggled to find words as he watched his world before him crumble.

"Silence." Beleth repeated. "I believe the decision is clear. You are guilty beyond salvation. However, you will still serve under me, for I still find some use in you. But, when that use has expired, you shall be executed, hung by your end trails and your corpse paraded through the lands."

Leviticus lowered his head in defeat. "Yes....my lord." He said as he was knocked down and forced to lie on the metal slab. He closed his eyes and sighed deeply as he was carried away to his cell.
Once reached, the guards threw the battered Leviticus in his cold, dark and damp cell. "You got off easy." One of the guards says in a mocking tone before locking the gate.
"Mauthaczar got off easy with death. I haven't received that luxury..." Leviticus said to himself sadly.

"Then consider yourself cursed until then. From here on, the fact that you are still alive will be a reminder of your failure. May the shame haunt you for the rest of your days." The one guard said as he locked the final piece of the door in place.

Leviticus got up and dusted himself off, sitting on the bed of his cell he looked at the wet dew on the cobblestone wall. "Perhaps I did underestimate that boy. The girl...." Leviticus thought.
"He went into a rage when I attacked her. Interesting. Perhaps there's more to the relationship than just a body guard for the princess." He said as he rubbed his chin. "I'll have to keep this in mind..."
He lied down on the solid uncomfortable bed with a grunt.
"Although I am beyond redemption. Vengeance will be mine. I'll make both suffer in ways they could never have imagined." He seethed with anger as he closed his eyes.