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nonetheless. He wasn’t so sure that she
couldn’t kill him.
    Zadkiel’s face was a hard
mask. “Your mother is a very ordinary angel. She has no special
talents. I don’t know why you risk so much for her—for her
miserable soul. It’s pathetic really.”
    Kara lowered her eyes. “I don’t care
what you think. You’re going to give it back.”
    The archangel leaned
forward a little, his broad shoulders hunched. “I don’t like threats . Especially
coming from the mouth of a stupid girl. Besides, you’re in no
position to make them. Look around you. Your friends are dying. And
believe me, they will not last long in the mouth of an ungor
demon.”
    “ The mouth of a what?”
David looked widely around. He tested his blade against the soft
red walls. “We’re in the mouth of some demon?
Seriously?”
    The walls growled as if in
answer.
    Kara looked over to Jenny and Peter.
Their skin was as thin as tracing paper. They were in bad shape.
She had to get them out of here.
    “ Unfortunately for you, the
ungor answers to me,” said Zadkiel.
    Tentacles lashed out, and wrapped
themselves around Jenny and Peter. “Make any sudden movements … and
it will kill your precious friends.”
    Kara stumbled forward. “Let them go!
What is it that you want? My mother’s soul means nothing to you. My
friends mean nothing to you. Where’s Asmodeus? Why are you still
here?”
    “ To deliver a
message.”
    His tone was smooth, but Kara detected
a hint of deceit. She was sure this was a trick. “What’s the
message?”
    “ The Legion must not
interfere. They are too late. Mortals are weak, and they do not
deserve their world. They are destroying it. It is time to take it
back. Besides, it is too late for the Legion. The Legion cannot
interfere … or it will suffer the consequences. I have to thank
you, Kara. You were an important piece to my master’s plans.
Without you, it would not have been possible. Soon we will rule the
mortal world.”
    His words hit Kara hard. “Asmodeus
will never rule Earth. The Legion won’t allow it.”
    The corners of Zadkiel’s mouth lifted.
“But that is not for them to decide, demon spawn. Yes, I call you
by your true name, Kara. It’s time you stop lying to yourself. Do
you really believe that you are a good little angel? You are a
demon like your father.”
    Kara recoiled, terrified
that what he said might be true. No. It couldn’t be true. She was a
guardian angel, sworn to protect the mortals. She pushed the doubt
out of her mind and scowled at him. “I am not a demon. I’m a
guardian angel—”
    “ Wrong again, demon. Soon
you will understand … and you will join us. It is only a matter of
time until you figure out which side you’re on. My lord asks you to
join him now, on his crusade—and he will spare your
life.”
    Kara looked at him hard. “I will never
join him. I’d rather die than join a monster. You are trying to
destroy the world that I love.”
    “ So be it. You will rot
with the rest of them.”
    “ I’m tired of your crap!
I’m not listening to this anymore. Give me my mother’s soul. Right
now! It’s two against one, and the odds are in our favor. Give me
my mother’s soul … or you’re going to die.”
    “ That’s right, Mrs.
Demon—oh, you don’t mind that I call you by your true name, right?” David stood
beside her. “It’ll be a pleasure to kick your ass. And a very big
one I might add—”
    Zadkiel’s expression darkened. A smile
twitched on his lips. “You were always too outspoken for my taste,
David McGowan. Well then, perhaps I too can play this little game.”
He reached into the jar and pulled out the glowing sphere. “One
false move, and I will squish this little soul.”
    Kara stepped forward, her golden power
sizzling on her finger tips. “Don’t do anything stupid … if you
care about your own stinking soul.”
    “ You want this?” The
archangel lifted the soul into the air and gazed at it. He looked
at Kara. “Then