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[b]”There’s no need to be a bitch, Nasrin.”[/b]

Swift is the death of the usual fool to call the demon out of her name, and had [s]her affections not been garnered[/s] he not been the most viable of the candidates, perhaps even the wickedness of her existence would reach to stamp Gabriel’s out. Quickly the anger dissipated into an obvious annoyance, and silent she remained as a confident finger angled her face upwards. The reminder he spoke between them sent a shiver down her spine and she rolled her dark eyes to mask the excitement lit within her.

Whatever moment Gabriel had [i]graced[/i] her with was over as quickly as it begun, his back straight and eyes peering down at her. Gazing up at him in this moment Nasrin was [i]almost[/i] proud of how much he had changed, how he had grown. Though undeniably Nasrin had a heavy hand in his climb to power and coming into his role as a ruler, she had just as much to do with the stagnant state he currently faced. The other rulers that shared this continent with Aeternum, currently, were preoccupied with establishing themselves and gaining support from the hellions. None of them, to her expansive knowledge, had mastery of their innate abilities, and thus posed no threat. There had been no pressure to advance Gabriel forward towards completion, not while the relationship and trust between them was in such a volatile state. 

Well, at least before her dear friend Abbadon had expressed his desires to meddle in the affairs of this realm. Now Nasrin was faced with a choice between her pride and her objective, how she hated the growing familiarity of this decision. Prideful, but never to the point of foolishness she gave a long sigh hanging her head for a moment as she calculated her new course of action. Gabriel’s bumbling words had fallen on deaf ears and only his question of Abbadon’s question brought her attention back to him. 

[color=mediumvioletred] “Listen, Gabe…”[/color] she started pausing with uncertainty, not paying heed to the use of the nickname she never used,[color=mediumvioletred] “I discovered a way for you to speed up the process of getting in touch with your powers...Or rather unlocking them. Let me demonstrate.”[/color]. 

Nasrin slowly reached for his hand, gently holding it in her own she used her free hand to draw a thin line of blood on his palm, dipping her head she ran her tongue along the incision her pupils expanding as the faintest breaths of power washed over her. Closing her eyes she pulled her face away from his hand and traced a finger over the cut and then in a circle around his palm, [color=mediumvioletred] [abbr=From the eternal] “ab aeterno”[/abbr][/color]. The wave of energy that left her was more than she had been expecting as she swayed forward balancing herself on the arm of the the throne as the blood on Gabriel’s palm turned black and sweeped into his skin, an incomprehensible black ring appeared just centimeters above his skin for a moment before vanishing leaving behind a single flickering black flame.

Though upon retrieving her hand from beneath his, the flame extinguished immediately and all traces of the magic gone with it. [color=mediumvioletred] “Usually a catalyst triggers the gate to open naturally, but there are means to forcibly open it. Abbadon seeks not to usurp directly, but if his alliance is won elsewhere he would not hesitate in raising all of Hell against us. This is your best option, but the next two weeks will be horrendous and I [i]need[/i] you to trust in me, I’m doing this for you.”[/color] Nasrin’s voice was softer than it ever had been, weak almost, the ritual she had performed had given her the clear picture of the power he had inside him and it surpassed even her expectations. 

Without a doubt she knew a King sat before her, and soon enough he would be in need of a Queen.

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Azariah was not one who lacked the observation skills and he noted the incredulous look that crossed her face as he put himself in her proximity. 

A shake of his head was at first the only response he had to her rushed responses, [color=gold] “You seem far too humble and dare I say [i]disgusted[/i] to be a simple whore.”[/color] He responded with a warm chuckle leaning back against cool stone wall behind him. One too many pair of eyes seemed to flicker between them settling longer on her before quickly glancing away, there was familiarity in those lingering eyes.

The angel pursed his lips in curiosity for a moment as he pondered her position in this establishment. There was possibility she was an outlier amongst the many whores he had met in his travels, but it was unlucky. Somehow the poor women had imagined themselves to be important members of society, more than just a means of procreation, and they acted as such towards other humans. Haughty and cruel they walked along in the middle of the road, the few selected for the “king” even crueler than the common whore, daring [i]anyone[/i] to approach them.

Perhaps she was an advisor of sorts, her body was slim and looked agile enough, but the light that flickered in her eyes, and what he could sense from her was not one yet consumed by darkness. The warmth of her hands on his brought him back to her a flicker of warm light caught his eyes where their skin met and he sucked in a breath, [color=gold][abbr=It seemed otherwise to god] “Dis aliter visim.”[/abbr][/color] he muttered in disbelief. 

Azariah acted quickly reaching a firm hand around hers ceasing her moments as a warmth spread between them, the flickering light present yet again. Perhaps this was not the perfect time for his hasty actions as a highborn stalked towards them a fierce look upon his face.

[color=gold] “I think I can give you answers about what you are, but it will need to be in a more secluded place and I think that demon knows you.”[/color] Azariah slipped one of the silvers in her palm after saying a quick chant under his breath,[color=gold] “It will function as your guide if you desire to find me, my name is Azariah.” [/color] he finished his words and quickly bowed out, vanishing into the crowd.