The Devil's Apprentice: Book 2: Descent to Hell

by Patrick Stewart

  Alex gave her his sword. He turned away as Natasha cut into one of the Acromites. Once she was done and had enough meat to fill her bag of cloth, she gave his sword back to him and they hurried up the hill towards the cave.

  The entrance to the cave was small, which was good. It would be easier to defend if a pack of Acromites came for them. The interior of the cave was six meters in length and four meters wide. The ceiling in the centre was high enough for him to stand, just about.

  It was nice and cool in the cave. Possibly too cool. Spending the night here would be cold. And dark too. The only light came from the small entrance. With the dark maroon light from the sky shining down, the entrance looked like the mouth of a bloodied beast.

  Alex was about to say as much to Natasha when he realised she wasn’t in the cave. He began to fill with dread as he drew his sword out and dashed towards the cave exit. He almost crashed into Natasha, who appeared quite suddenly, a pile of logs in her arms.

  “Nice,” Alex said as he sheathed his sword. “Where did you find that so quickly?”

  “This is a regular route we use when we head towards the demon city of Katarnak. We keep firewood piled in the caves, or somewhere near. There will be a pool of water by the next cave we rest in. And after that, we should reach the city.”

  Natasha set about starting a fire, which she did with amazing efficiency. With the wooden logs she’d brought in were sticks too. She dug the meat into the sticks and as it began to cook over the fire, Alex found himself drooling.

  Fuck, he was hungry. The meat smelled so good. It wasn’t really any different to a regular barbeque back on earth, he decided. So, when Natasha offered him the meat, Alex took it without complaint. It was a little burnt on the outside, but other than that, it was perfect.

  Succulent and very meaty. There was plenty to go around for both of them. Alex had his fill, as did Natasha. And when they were finished, they washed it down with water. And whilst water was great after a long day of walking through hot hell, Alex did crave a cider. That was the only thing missing from making this the perfect end to a day.

  Natasha added a few more logs to the fire to keep out any creatures from venturing into the cave and in her words, eating them. They made their bed on the hard ground. Alex lay on his back. His arm was around Natasha. She rested one leg over him and her head on his chest.

  * * *

  The next morning began with another meal of meat cooked by Natasha. Feeling full, well rested and hydrated, they set off down the hill and along the path between the mountains and hills towards the city of Katarnak.

  They did so mostly in silence, but it was nice. Alex enjoyed Natasha’s presence. She enjoyed his too. They even held hands.

  Their next stop was to be another cave. And they didn’t cross any more trouble on the way there. At least, Alex didn’t see it as trouble. They did come across a pack of Acromites. There were over a dozen of the two-headed monkeys. They howled at him. Yes, howled like wolves. They had the teeth to match too. Sharp and silvery, the teeth contrasted menacingly against their black furry skin.

  Alex wasn’t afraid in the slightest. He’d decided Acromite meat tasted like beef. The howling creatures in front of him were lunch and dinner. Alex decapitated the first one that came at him. He kicked the second one in the chest.

  “Why did you kick him in the chest when you could have sliced its head off?” Lucifer asked.

  “It was a warning kick. We can’t eat them all,” Alex replied as he ducked under the swipe of an Acromite and smashed the handle against the creature’s cheek.

  “It’s cute that you’re looking at them as farm animals,” Lucifer said, “But they’re not fucking sheep, or cows. They are vicious creatures that’ll eat your fucking face!”

  As if to prove Lucifer’s point, one of Acromites did try to eat his face. It’s teeth even got to within an inch of doing so before Alex drove the sword into the beast’s chest. The creature’s limp body weighed down his sword. Alex pulled the longsword free and went on the offense. He decapitated two more Acromites in quick succession.

  Finally seeing their supposed prey as the predator that he was, the remaining Acromites saw sense. Howling with rage and hunger, they turned and fled, quickly disappearing from sight. Alex grabbed one of the Acromites by the tail as they continued on their journey to the next cave.

  This cave was at the foot of the mountain. It also had a narrow opening. Natasha again disappeared for a short period before returning with an armful of logs. She then borrowed his longsword and set about skinning the animal. Alex watched with interest as she removed the furry skin without cutting it into little pieces. She was skilled at it, but she was being careful. He wondered if she would leave the fur in the cave, then collect it on her way back to the village. There were so many things they could use it for.

  Soon, they were both seated around a fire with chunky meat cooking over it. Alex was hungry. Killing Acromites had been a bit of a workout. He bit into the meat, and this time, didn’t even notice the burnt exterior.

  After they were done, Natasha came and snuggled up to him as he leaned against the wall.

  “It’s our last night,” she told him.

  “It doesn’t have to be,” Alex told her. “You could come with me?”

  She shook her head. “I’m a fugitive. If they catch me, they’ll squeeze my bones dry and then throw me in the pit.”

  Alex moved his head back to look down at her. “Are you speaking figuratively?”

  Again, she shook her head. “Even if they don’t catch me, I couldn’t stay in any place with demons. I’d never be at peace.”

  She was traumatised by her experience with demons. It was understandable after what she’d been put through. The demon that had purchased her was beyond cruel. Alex’s jaws tightened as he wondered about his role in all of this. He was here to protect a revolt against Satani when under her, demons were kidnapping humans and bringing them down to hell to serve as slaves.

  “Fuck the bigger picture. Satani, her brother Satan, demons, all of them need to fucking die. We need to murder all of them!” Lucifer growled suddenly.

  “Even Melissa?” Alex asked.

  He always thought of the shy blue demon whenever his mind raged against demons. They weren’t all the same.

  “Fine. We can make an exception for Melissa… and maybe some of the other demons that aren’t demon-like in behaviour. Scarlett too. We should avoid killing her.”

  “You want Scarlett to live?” Alex asked, surprised.

  “Yes. I want to torture that bitch. I want to abuse her like she’s been abusing humans. And don’t pretend she hasn’t. That bitch is fucking evil.”

  Scarlett was an evil bitch, and Alex briefly entertained Lucifer’s idea of giving the demon what she deserved. Lucifer was right about the bigger picture, even if he didn’t know it. Alex would give his best shot at saving the humans. Properly saving them. That meant getting rid of the angels and demons. Eventually.

  But for now, it was about prioritising. He had to stop the revolt and prevent a war.

  “Why prevent the war? Let the demons and angels go at it,” Lucifer said angrily.

  “That already happened, didn’t it?” Alex asked.

  He remembered the memories Lucifer had shown him, of what had happened thousands of years ago when demons and angels fought on earth.

  Lucifer’s silence indicated he remembered too.

  “What are you thinking about?” Natasha asked.

  Her blue eyes stared at him with a mixture of wonder, curiosity and envy.

  “Thinking about you,” Alex replied.

  “Oh?” Natasha’s eyes sparkled.

  Her hands came to her tunic and she eagerly pulled it off. Underneath, she was naked. They didn’t have panties in hell, or bras, apparently. Not that Natasha needed them. Her breasts were firm and perky.

  Alex had meant it in a different way. He was thinking of how he could save her from hell. But those thoughts were
pushed to the back of his mind as his more animalistic urges came to the fore. He gently caressed her firm breasts. She had small pink nipples. They responded to his touch and perked.

  Alex leaned in to kiss her as his hands moved down her body. Natasha kissed him back. Their tongues met in a soft embrace. She took a deep intake of breath as Alex found her pussy and dug two fingers into the warm and wet opening. With his thumb, he parted the lips and rubbed her clitoris in a circular motion.

  Still kissing her and his fingers working on her little twat, he lowered her onto her back. With his free hand, he explored her body, squeezing her breasts, playing with the nipples, sometimes applying more pressure to feel her body react by stiffening. His hand moved down. He came to her ass cheeks and squeezed them. His fingers brushed against her little rosebud.

  Natasha pulled away from his kiss. Her mouth hung open and little moans escaped from them. Her blue eyes stared at him with a hunger.

  “I want your cock,” she moaned softly.

  Alex grinned. He wanted to give it to her too. “Take my-”

  He didn’t get a chance to finish his sentence. Natasha undid his belt and pulled his jeans down, freeing his cock. She took it in her hand and guided it to her pussy. Alex had a monstrous cock. Natasha had experience with it, but her body still stiffened as she took it in slowly.

  His cock yearned to ram inside her warm and wet space, but Alex held back the urge. He slid it in slowly, watching as her chest rose and fell, watching as her body eased it in.

  When it was all the way in, Natasha relaxed. Resting on her back, she spread her legs open. Alex drove his cock in and out of her cunt as his hands moved up to her breasts. He held onto them like handles as he began to fuck her harder. Natasha closed her eyes. Her moans grew louder and louder. They reverberated around the cave as an echo.

  She was close, and Alex moved his hand down to find her clitoris as he continued to drive his cock in and out of her. And then it happened. Her body shuddered and she cried out in pleasure. Alex reduced the speed he was fucking her with as she came. Her body continued to shudder, but it stopped eventually and Alex stopped fucking her, though his cock remained buried deep inside her.

  He watched fondly as she lay with her eyes closed. Starting from her neck, his finger traced down her body. When it came to her pussy, Natasha opened her eyes. She smiled up at him.

  “Oh god… that was something!” she gushed. “I have never felt so good. Katrina’s tongue is great, but your cock… oh my god. I thought I was going to die from pleasure. My body felt like it was being torn apart! But in a good way.”

  Alex chuckled. “Thanks.”

  “I want you inside me” she said.

  “Aren’t you already inside her?” Lucifer asked.

  “You want to suck me off?” Alex asked, catching on quicker than Lucifer.

  Natasha nodded eagerly.

  It sounded good to him. As much as he liked her cunt, the mouth could do things a pussy never could.

  He pulled out of her cunt and she climbed to her feet and pushed him back gently. Alex lay on his back as she bent down and took his cock. Her mouth wrapped around his cock as her tongue probed the tip.

  “This might be a controversial opinion, but blowjobs are better than fucking a cunt,” Lucifer said.

  Whilst in the moment of getting said blowjob, Alex agreed with Lucifer. There was just one thing missing though. Leaning up, he grabbed Natasha by the waist and lifted her off the ground. Her mouth still wrapped around his cock, he turned her around and placed her gently beside him. Alex lay back once more as she sucked his cock, his eyes now on her curvy ass and her glistening pussy.

  It wasn’t long before he came in her mouth.

  Chapter 17

  They left the cave early the next morning and by midday, they came to the end of the mountain range. In front of Alex was a desert plain. In the distance, Alex thought he could see a thin black line amongst the red rock.

  That thin line was the city of Katarnak.

  It was time to part ways with Natasha. She couldn’t go any further without risking her life. Alex promised he would come back for her once the revolt had been put down. Natasha smiled, but it was a sad smile. She kissed him on the lips. It was a long kiss, and when she pulled away, she sighed.

  Alex watched her go, wondering if he was making a mistake heading for the demon town. If it weren’t for the cost of human lives that would almost certainly be lost, the most perfect thing to happen would have been for Satan to be free, for the demons to battle the angels. Alex didn’t care much for either side. The more of them that died, the better it would have been.

  But the cost to human life would be far too great.

  So, with that in mind, Alex set off towards Katarnak. The landscape was flat, hard and dry. The air was hot and ashy. In the distance, Alex could see the walls of the city. The thin line of black seemed to stay thin, even after an hour’s walk. He picked up the pace, but all that did was increase his thirst. He should have taken a swig from the waterskin before parting ways with Natasha.

  Alex lost track of time. The red sky above didn’t help. It provided an unnatural heat more akin to standing next to an open oven door that had just roasted a turkey. And it didn’t change colour. It remained the same red for the entire day before suddenly darkening to signal the night.

  Finally, the thin line of black seemed to rise, and soon, Alex was close enough to the city walls to get a measure of the place. The black wall stretched for miles to his left and right. It stood at eight meters in height. Though it was lined with battlements, there didn’t appear to be any demons standing behind the parapet, or crouched beside the merlons. There were no signs of weapons pointing outwards through the crenels.

  The city seemed to have multiple gates along the wall. They were great big structures of red steel with spikes protruding out. Alex approached the closest one. It had a small door built into it with a large metal ring.

  Alex lifted the ring and let it drop. There was a loud clatter as the metals collided. The noise would have been enough to wake anyone within twenty meters. But still, there was no sign of movement. He did it another five times before a metal lid in the door rose and a pair of black eyes stared at him. Those eyes widened. What followed was a lot of barking of commands. Alex thought of pulling his sword out, but decided against it. He wasn’t here to start a fight with these demons...

  The door opened to show six demons standing in an arch. Each of them wore armour plates that had seen better days. They held in their hand’s spears with blunt edges. Alex frowned as they stared at him with cruel eyes lit up with joy and wide smiles.

  “Stupid human,” the red-skinned demon growled. “You will not be spared punishment for returning on your own.”

  Alex’s frown deepened. “I’m not a runaway human, fuckwit,” he muttered. “I’m here to join the armies fighting-” he paused and stared at the six demons. Alex had never been part of an army before, but he sure hoped they weren’t as useless looking as these six. “Satani sent me,” he finished with a sigh.

  “How dare you speak the devil’s name, you filthy human,” the same red-skinned demon snarled.

  “Can we kill them already?” Lucifer asked, sounding bored.

  “No,” Alex said firmly.

  The red-skinned demon took a step towards him. Then it slammed it’s spear forward. Alex sidestepped, then pulled out his sword and struck the demon on the arm, cutting it off clean. There was a second’s stunned silence before the demon screamed in pain.

  “Should have gone for the head,” Lucifer said, apparently unimpressed.

  The remaining five demons stared at him in horror. Then, their eyes moved onto the demon who’d just lost his arm and was now losing a lot of blood. That demon dropped to its knees, still screaming. The other demons turned their attention back to Alex.

  Alex raised his hands. “Stay calm, lads,” he told them. “I’m not here to start a fight.”

  “You just slic
ed his fucking arm off,” one of the demons growled.

  “Yeah well, I’ll do that to you too if you try and stab me with a rusty spear. I could die from a fucking infection,” Alex growled back. “Now let’s all just calm the fuck down before I start to slice heads off, okay? I’m here to help you. Satani sent me.”

  “Don’t say her name you filthy animal,” another demon said. It then charged at him, spear in hand.

  Alex rolled his eyes. He swerved out of the way, then spun around. His sword came up and struck the demon on the neck. He hadn’t filled it with the warmth that came with Lucifer. The blade was a dull grey. But still, it sliced through the neck like a steak knife cutting through butter. There was no howl of pain from this demon as his head slid off his neck and hit the ground.

  Alex had to give the demons credit. It seemed the remaining four at least had balls. Not at all deterred by how easily he’d dealt with two of their fellow demons, the four remaining ones charged at him with spears out.

  Alex grabbed one spear by the tip as the demon tried to stab him in the chest. Another demon brought his spear down on Alex, aiming to strike the head. Alex raised the spear he held by the tip to block the strike. Then he drove his sword into the first demon’s chest.

  Pulling his sword out, he ducked underneath another strike and spinning around, he sliced the second demon across the stomach. It was a deep strike, and the guts that came spilling out were cut in half.

  Alex turned to face the two remaining demons. Their resolve remained, and with what Alex supposed was a war cry, they came at him with their spears. It was too easy. Alex again grabbed one spear by the neck. He gave it a tug, and the demon not letting go, came jolting forward. Alex slammed the hilt of his sword against the demon’s jaw. There was a horrible crunch as the demon fell back.

  The remaining demon almost had him. Alex tilted his head back and watched as the head of the spear sailed past his eyes, only an inch away. When he extended his hand and slammed his sword towards the demon, he did not miss.