Sinful Temptations - Volume 1 Chapter 3 Naraka

“Come in,” Naraka’s hand paused, in its intention to knock. He stepped into his father to see him in his demonic form instead of his usual human form. Which meant he was in a bad mood. Before him, sat a massive creature with skin as dark as night. Gold cuffs like the ones he wore, displaying their family crest, shown brightly on his biceps and wrist. His eyebrows were furrowed beneath the fire that made up his crown. His massive horns often serving as a deterrent to those who thought to challenge his orders. Abaddon was the king of the underworld and was both feared by living and non-living creatures. Only his mother was crazy enough to fall in love with him.

He has ruled for over 10,000 years, keeping the balance between hell and earth. While, he could care less about the balance of good and evil. Allowing the earth to be run over by demons and supernatural wouldn’t work well for them either. All things come from one energy source which the fuels the life of the dimensions of hell and earth. They are linked. Destroying or absorbing the energy of one dimension does not strengthen the other dimension. Instead, it weakens it. Sort of like separating conjoined twins that shares a heart.

Acknowledging his father, he took a seat in one of the nearby chairs. Unbuttoning the top to buttons of his shirt, he waited for his father to explain why he had summoned him at 5 o’clock in the morning.

Abaddon observed his son’s relaxed posture and scowled, “Only you can be this relaxed in my presence”

“Should I fear my father”

“I taught you to fear nothing” He hissed. Naraka did not response. “Your ascension is nearing” Naraka continued to look at his father. Not providing an answer, wondering where he was going with these rhetorical statements.

“I do not think you are ready to take my throne”

This caught Naraka’s attention. In a flash, blazing horns appeared on his head, as he bared his teeth at his father. “I was born to take the throne”.

“Naraka you are my top general and a fierce CEO, but you are too reckless and lack humility”

Naraka scoffed, “I am a demon”

“Do you know why I have been able to maintain balance for these past ten thousand years? I had to learn, that it is important not to only judge, but to also protect. At the end of any war, I know I must come home to my wife and kids. I must continue to protest this world. There are things beyond even us.”

“At the rate you’re going, you will succ.u.mb to wrath and blood l.u.s.t”

His father only served to provoke Naraka’s temper, “I have never failed to complete my job”.

“Even so, I will not allow you to ascend to the throne until you take a wife and bare an heir”. Naraka looked at his father in total disbelief. ‘He had a year and six months to find a wife and to have a kid.’ “If I don’t?”

“The crown will go to your cousin Lonnit”

Anger clouded his gaze; he turned and left the office. The doors bursting from their hinges without being touched, as he walked through.