Maw watched as the multiple demons swarmed around them pulling out their blades and pointing them at the two. Rianor wiped the cold sweats from his forehead as maw let his sword disappear before putting his hands up. "Who the fuck are you!!!" One of the demons shouted in fear their swords gleaming with magic as their faces displayed discomfort. "Can you not tell what they are.....you can just smell it in them. Their celestials!!" Another shouted and with that the entire pack of demons began to shout in terror as they began to hone in closer ready to pounce. "Calm down!!!" Maw yelled as he attempted to quell the situation yet they continued to riot. "Don't think you can destroy the demon realm!! You high prick bastards!!" Another yelled. "Your chief abstracts caused this black thing to appear, thought you could destroy us well think again!!"
"What do you mean!!" Rianor retorted as he created a barrier around him and maw. "That black thing is the reason we came here, the abstracts don't know what it is!!" The demons all stopped for a second not sure of what to make of this current situation. "How can we trust you!?" One of the demons asked as he timidly approached the barrier. "If we were here to help destroy the terror realm we would have already killed you guys by now." Maw answered as he watched the demon shudder. "T-then how did you get into the terror realm? We have been attempting to flee for months yet there is some sort of barrier." The demons inquired as his fellow kin all began to nod their heads in agreement. "We broke through the barrier." Maw replied as he watched the faces on the demons ease slightly.
They began to whisper amongst each other with both Maw and Rianor noticing the heated debate.
Rianor then leaned close to Maw's ear and whispered to him. "The demons were never afraid of the cosmic court in the past....so."
"This miasma really is a big issue." Maw finished as the two exchanged a look of worry before the demons finished the chatter. "We find you to be credible.....so we will take you to Hudson. B-but if you try anything and we will won't hesitate to kill you." The demon spoke as many others began to mutter under the breaths of their distrust towards the two. Maw nodded in agreement to their demands and the congregation soon set of with Maw and Rianor following behind.
"The demons look much more different than I imagined." Maw whispered to Rianor in a chuckle. "I thought it would look more barbaric and terrible."
Risnor laughed quietly as to not alert the demons. "Yeah the demons are no different then you average god, but they just refused accession to become a cosmic being." Rianor explained. "But with the vile chief abstracts in power they take them renouncing the cosmic court as a sign of treason." Maw sighed as he thought for a while before asking another question. "You say the chief abstracts are vile but in what way?" Maw asked as the two continued to follow behind the demons. "The chief abstracts, they're just tyrants that attempt to hold onto power with every passing second. Someone like you if Tera are a threat to them as they are no longer placed on this untouchable pedestal. Yet they preach that they are good rulers and put on this facade of being benevolent, which is why the gods seem to greatly respect them. But we celestials know, wether that be cosmic being or herald that they.....see themselves as supreme to all and will go to any lengths possible to secure that. We all dread the day comes when the next cleansing will occur!" Rianor spoke an a whispered but fiery passion as Maw looked towards him and smiled. "Well with my presence now I'm sure they will tone it down." Maw assured Rianor before the demons then stopped and they turned to look at the two.
"What are you two whispering about!!!" A demon shouted as he pointed his fingers towards them. "Yeah!!! I bet they are conspiring to kill us and Hudson!!" Another yelped in fright as the both Maw and Rianor heaved a collective sigh.
"It's nothing of the sort." Maw sighed. "We where only wondering if this Hudson guy is like your king?" Rianor felt relieved for Maw's quick thinking as even though they were talking about killing them, one mention of the abstracts to them and they would have caused a scene.
"Of course he is not our king, unlike the likes of cosmic court we do not pride ourselves with a outdated hierarchical system such as the celestial's." A demon responded with obvious offence littered within his voice. "Then what is he then?" Rianor asked starting to become increasingly impatient with the demons. Sensing this, the demons calmed their tones down before another demon answered the question. "He is not our leader, however he is one of the only surviving generals of the vampiric order. Most of them were killed in attempting to seal the black smoke thing, because of this he is very powerful and is leading the operation to suppress the black smoke."
Maw nodded as the group of demons continued to walk on. "Yeah he may be useful but his friend of him the damned god is a fucking pain." Another demon spoke as all of the demons seemed to nod in agreement.
After a while they had soon made it to a large dilapidated building. The crimson red fading into a murky brown and the roof having caved with a large spiral of the miasma passing through the side of the building. As they entered, Maw had seen the large hall that they were situated in with a tall slender figure standing at the back conversing to another being. "General Hudson, we found two celestials attempting to enter the terror realm. They claim that they were sent to investigate the black smoke." The demon that lead the group said. The man in black, who Maw now learnt was Hudson, turned around as he stared at the demons before noticing the the two celestials at the back of the group. His face was simple yet handsome as he bore a stern look similar to that of Maw, he wire black robes and his hair short and smooth gently crowned his head. He had a long blade at his waist the hilt being a plain silver and the blade curving slightly up. "Celestials Huh!!!" He grumbled. "Just why the hell would Aros, neymod and ferthal send their lackeys to fix a mess they started. What are your names." Maw Hudson voice was deep and menacing scaring even Maw slightly yet the fear departed as the two eyes locked. Hudson stared at Maw his faces unreadable yet the Maw wanted to draw his eyes away the more he found he couldn't.
Not sure in how to defuse the situation, Rianor did as Hudson asked, feeling the immense power he held, most likely even enough to make a Maw struggle. "I am Rianor valtnœt, I am a cosmic being with the rank one thousand and twenty three." He said before noticing the man they stood behind Hudson. However Maw was still locked in a stare with Hudson as multiple thoughts rushed through his heads before realising it was his turn to speak. "Elvaris Maw, I am primordial. But don't ask me about this rank stuff I do not know what it is." Maw said in a cheery tone. Yet the moment Maw told the demons who he was their face paled and the already pale face of Hudson twitched as he was at a loss for words. The being behind Hudson turned around and approached the group before chiming in himself. "What do you mean Elvaris Maw, he is sealed in the boundless halls." He spoke in a sceptical tone yet Hudson soon grabbed the mans arm. "Andromeda....it really is him." Hudson said in a serious tone before turning back to Maw.
"How can you know!!" Andromeda shouted back. "Because I just do." Hudson replied. Maw starred at Rianor in confusion before Hudson then spoke. "Lord Maw if I may ask, you say you are here to investigate the issue of the black smoke but what exactly are you going to investigate?" Hudson asked as he approached the primordial.
"You see I volunteered to help end the great miasma, it has been troubling the cosmic court for quite some time now. Yet I do have a hunch as to what may have caused the miasma but please tell me Hudson what happened on the day the miasma first appeared?" Maw inquired as Hudson's face turned Solemn and he breath out a sigh.