Red Like Ruby (Mostly RubyxDyrroth)

Ruby Fell Into The Abyss Part 4

"Human girl, you should always be careful. You might trip and fall off the edge and by then I won't be able to save you." 

"Oh, thanks. You're such a lifesaver." Ruby shared a look with Selena who only nodded indicating that they'll try it one more time. 

They continued their walk and the elf did the necessary steps to prepare her next attack. She planted the shadow before launching the arrow. 

"Ruby move aside." Sorca instructed as a large orc passed by them. The orc caught the arrow before putting it closer to his face to inspect it. The dumb thing suddenly ate the shadow snake as if it was nothing before burping rudely. 

Selena gritted her teeth starting to get pissed. She prepared another shadow breathing in and out to calm herself and regain her focus. This one will surely hit its mark. She launched another arrow with more precision and dedication this time and it flew straight to its target without anyone nearby or any other distraction on their way. 

Unexpectedly, an orb flew by and Alice suddenly appeared. 

"Human pest you need to die! Dyrroth has been so distracted he cannot do his job--!!" And the arrow hit the queen and missed its target. On the bright side, Sorca was given enough time to pull Ruby away from the scene and escape the hag's wrath. Selena also made her escape not wanting to be the one to receive Alice's anger. 

Escape Attempt 23: FAILED 

Why is the universe so against Ruby to get the answers? For once she wanted to know something for herself and all the world does is intercept her moves. She had tried almost every trick in the book this whole week but none of them worked. The possibility of the person being one of her friends kept bugging her mind making her more determined to find the answers. If it really turns out to be her friend then it would be her fault for their misfortune and she doubts that they will live longer in this blasted place without their own demon royalty lover, therefore, she's got to step up her game if she wanted to save the person friend or not. 

She might not be able to get her own happily ever after but she can still help others get theirs that's why she's willing to do anything just to help. Besides, whoever it is might have a better shot in life than a weakling like her. She just prays that they live long enough for her to rescue them. 

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Sorca, as usual, accompanied Ruby to her Abyss exploration. While they are walking over the mines where the prison is the closest, Ruby suddenly jumped off the cliff completely taking the demoness off guard.

Sorca tried to grab her cloak but missed making her eyes widen as heart sank to the bottom. She screamed the girl's name in frustration before crumbling the dirt below her fingers.

Ruby maneuvered her body before summoning her scythe and stabbing it on the cliff to break the momentum of her fall. She carefully inspected her landing spot and saw a steady ground down below and no one to hit when she touched down. She let go of her scythe making it vanish and jumped the rest of the five-meter drop because of a tunnel. Unexpectedly, instead of her feet hitting the ground, she fell in the arms of Dyrroth who was inspecting the mines at that time. 

"Ruby," Dyrroth started with a tone used to a child who did something wrong. 

"Why did you suddenly jump off a 20-meter cliff?" he asked with a terrifyingly calm tone, making the girl gulp in fear while a huge blush of shame covered her cheeks. 

"I was taking a leap of faith to see if you will always be there to save me and turns out that I'm right, hehe." she lied with an awkward smile. There was a momentary silence before his voice boomed, capturing the attention of the diligently working demons.