I walked down the dark alleys of the Underworld, carefully placing my steps to avoid dirty puddles. The coldness still crept up my thick coat. I dream about this place almost every night, and I’ve overheard enough from the other residents that this was the Underworld, where the fallen angels live in peace. I wanted to explore more of this world, away from the cruel Human one I lived in and suffer from.
It was a fantastic world, the people here were friendly, even though they were so-called, demons. And of course, most of them looked stunning. As I walked with my head down, the huts beside me looked really warm, and I was tempted to sneak into one. Without warning, a shadow fleeted pass high above, and numerous followed, seemingly in pursuit of the first. One of them jumped down in front of me, and I immediately knew this wasn’t a normal demon. His robe’s material was made of dark purple velvet that shone under the orange street light, none of the normal demons would have this type of robe.
The person was tall, around than 6′ 2″. He gently pulled off the hood to his robe, revealing a head of messy dark brown hair and emerald green eyes. I spotted a pink scarf around his neck, contrasting heavily against his dark-colour robe. "My dear, do get back home soon, it’s not safe out here," he said, his voice was moderately deep, and I liked it. "Uh, I don’t have a home actually, I’m a wanderer," I lied, since I wasn’t too sure what to reply. His eyes met mine and they narrowed, "You’re not from here are you?" he asked softly. I gasped involuntarily, oh shit someone found out.
"You’re human? In a dream?" he continue, pressing for answers. "…yes" I replied, my voice almost a whisper. "Ah, I see." His answer surprised me, I thought something bad was going to happen if anyone found out. "I’m Ash, nice to meet you," he patted my head, "I’ll need to continue my pursuit, go to the square or the main mansion if you seek for shelter," his voice faded as he leaped away into the shadows.
The main mansion was where all the head demons lived and I definitely did not want to go there. I scuttled away, maybe I should go to the square instead. As I walked I kept wondering who they were pursuing, I think there were still a lot of things to learn from this dimension, but surely, I’m not someone important so maybe I don’t need to know. Well, curiosity killed the cat. I found the city square, almost desolated as it was late. I guess I’ll need to find some corner by the street to rest. Suddenly, someone appeared behind me, his hand clasped my mouth and a cold blade was pressed against my throat.
"Got you, human scum," the person behind me smelt really bad of rats and sewer wastage. "I’ve been following you for a few days, now my experiment shall be complete!" he said, chuckling as he pulled me into the shadows. I wasn’t sure how it would end if I died in my dreams. Something wheezed past my ear and the next thing I knew was that my assaulter was screaming in pain. I heard the sound of daggers being unsheathed and the person who attacked me fell silent.
"Didn’t I tell you to go for the main mansion?" a familiar voice sounded behind me. The green-eyed man had some blood on his face, and it was definitely not his blood. He looked serious this time, his subordinates finally followed up and landed beside him. "Wow you guys are hella slow," he said sullenly as they bowed their head. What happened next was a blur, he picked me up in his arms swiftly and started leaping. I squealed and clung onto his robe, my eyes squeezed shut. "You really shouldn’t be here," he said, his words blown away by the strong wind.
After some time, he finally stopped, and I opened my eyes. I was in a warm broad room with tungsten lights. "Rest, and go back to your dimension my dear," he said, taking off his robe. He was very lean and quite thin. I couldn’t help noticing all the scars he had around his neck as he took off his pink scarf. "Staring is rude," he said, and I snapped back to the current situation. "I’m sorry, and thank you, Ash," I said as I smiled. "Oh, and this is my room," his serious face broke into a grin and his eyes glinted with amusement.