Misguidus’ meeting with Glasya

Story*This article is a story.*
When the doctor finally arrived to care for Ms McFirgget, all hope was lost. Misguidus was sitting in the corner of the room, knees pressed against his chest as the doctor tried his best to tend to his Caretaker. The doctor, an expert in his field, miraculously managed to stabilize her heart and bring her back to normal. Relieved, Misguidus went over to her side to comfort her when she proclaimed,

"That monster! That's what gave me the heart attack!"

The doctor, now confused, approached Misguidus.

"What does she mean?" he asked. Misguidus muttered that he doesn't know and is just as confused. Considering the stigma around People of demonic descent the doctor tried to question the boy more and more and he had no answer for the man. The doctor lunged at him, trying to apprehend him. Misguidus blacks out. His eyes open to blood. Lots, and lots of blood. On his hands, on his clothes, stained on the floor. Everywhere. He rotates his head and to his right is a trail of blood, a jagged line leading along the floor and up the wall to the glass of the window, which is shattered. He tries to stand up to investigate and he notices how weak and bruised his body is. Looking over the edge he sees a man, lying on the road, but when looking from 15 stories high he does not notice anything special about this man. After turning around only then does he see the true reason for all the blood. Pinned to the door, knife through the chest, is 81 year old Alice Claire McFirgget II, with her feet elevated from the ground and red stains in her hair. The door swings right open and in the door frame is a tall slim lady with amber skin and two small horns protruding from her forehead. Her clothes, although she had not much of the sort on her, showed her immense wealth and fortune. However, the thing that caught Misguidus' eye the most, was the pair of enormous wings that emerged from her back as she walked through the door frame. Clapping she said,

"Well done Miz, you took your first life, or two to be fair."

"Who are you? And what did you call me?" replied Misguidus, trying to appear tough and not cowardly.

"Silly Miz, haven't you seen me before? Somewhere?" Misguidus, confused, tried to think something before realising what she was doing.

"Don't try and trick me fool, I'm not stupid."

"I know you’re not. No child of mine is easily fooled."

"Stop it! A-and answer my question! Who are you?"

"I feel almost insulted Misguidus. I am your ancestor, your archdevil. Glasya. Your great great great great great grandfather made a 'pledge' to me when he was trapped in my little bit of hell. He was quite the man, his 'skills' were-"

"So you are the reason I'm like this. Why. Why did you do this to me?"

"Nobody would have loved you anyway. So I sought you out."

"You did this didn't you. You made me do this, didn't you."

"Indirectly? Yes-"

"You witch!"

"Hey!" The scream shatters the lenses around Ms McFirgget's face. "That is no way to talk to the Princess of Hell!"

Misguidus hears the glass shattering and rushed over to the half open door and stares at Ms McFirgget's eyes. Once a emerald green, now a pale lifeless sage with shards stuck in them like needles in a pin cushion. He slowly removes the dagger from her chest but gets caught off guard when as soon as the knife is removed from the door, she plummets to the ground the a hefty thud, and lies on the floor, a dead body. It is at this exact moment that he loses the little connection he had to the part of his brain that produces happiness, and is forever left a bitter young tiefling.

"For a Princess of Hell you sure have no care yet for your people."

"It's not my fault your kin was so handsome *and* in hell"

"Shut up, and never speak to me again!"

"Ooooo. Misguidus don't get too loud, the army will hear you." Misguidus hears the soldiers coming and rushes to grab all his things. Before he leaves he asks one more question.

"So Glaysa, how did you get my name?"

"Well Misguidus, you always kind of knew your name, didn't you?"

"Yeah, I guess" Misguidus goes to itch the sole of his foot and notices something that wasn't there before. On the bottom of each toe has two letter on each except for the last. SI GI MU DU S.

"Sigimudus" says Glasya, "It means tell no one. In my own little secret language I came up with my prison guards!"

Just lower on his foot is two lines. "What are these?" He asks but she is already gone. Hearing the footsteps get louder up the stairwell Misguidus uses his Tiefling body for the first time as he unfurls his tail from under his cloak and digs his claws into the old brick of the flat unit to climb onto the roof from the window. With just one last look over Yudenfros, he flees the city, hoping to never return.