GEN¹³: LOST IN HELL

The Nighthawk shook violently as it flew through the powerful windstorm. John Lynch, Muerte, and the Gen girls strained against their restraining straps while the sleek aircraft bounced and rolled around roaring currents of hot air. Blue lightning lit up the passenger cabin's windows, illuminating Caitlin's beautiful face in harsh light as she bit her lower lip and struggled to keep her food down. Lynch sat in the pilot's chair, fighting the jerky controls as the long-range fighter turned into a steep dive and began to descend.

"I can't keep her up! I'll try to land!" shouted Lynch over the thunder and wind gusts.

Roxy moaned in fear, snuggling close to the brown-skinned mage who sat next to her. Muerte murmured soft words of sympathy, kissing her short, black hair until the cabin lurched from another burst of wind. Sarah Rainmaker sat calmly, serenely in her chair. The Indian girl's eyes reflected the raw power of the storm's lightning as she gloried in the violence beating upon the plane.

"Can't you dispel the storm, Sarah?" screamed Roxy as thunder cracked again nearby.

"No. The weather in Hades is beyond my control, I can barely keep the wind from tearing this craft apart," replied Sarah calmly.

"Muerte?" inquired Roxy as she looked up desperately into the young man's brown eyes.

"Sorry, beautiful, weather magic was never my strong point," shrugged the mage.

The Nighthawk vibrated from a dangerously close flash of lightning, then angled downwards as the barren landscape of Hades drew closer and closer. Roxy screamed with panic as she watched the ground rush up towards the ship's cockpit. Lynch snarled while he pulled up the steering yoke, slowly raising the nose of the craft until it slammed into the dry, yielding sand. Everyone yelled and grasped their restraints in death grips as the black craft slid across the desert, digging a deep furrow behind it until it finally settled into the sterile earth. Lynch sighed in relief, then turned to examine his young charges.

"Everyone alright?" asked Lynch wearily.

"Fine," smiled Sarah.

"Dandy," waved Roxy as she leaned against Muerte.

"Okay," nodded the mage.

"Still breathing," smiled Caitlin wanly.

"Good," replied John with a warm smile of his own as he lingered his gaze upon Fairchild. "Get unstrapped, then gather the travel gear."

"Where are we going?" asked Roxy breathlessly.

"There's a settlement about four miles north of here," answered Lynch. "We'll restock our provisions and try to get our bearings of this place."

"The Gateway lies due north, in the Hell Furnace Mountains," said Muerte out of nowhere.

"And how did you come across this information?" inquired Lynch with an upraised brow.

"I can feel the dimensional flux, it is very strong," replied Muerte with glazed eyes.

"Hey! Handsome! Look down here!" waved Roxy energetically.

Muerte blinked his eyes rapidly, then looked down affectionately at the short, petite girl before him. He pinched her pert little nose playfully, then fled to the storage compartment as Roxy chased after him.

"Kids," remarked Sarah despairingly while she shook her head. The deeply tanned young woman quietly followed the laughing couple into the ship's storage bay.

"Hey, how are you holding up?" asked Lynch softly as he knelt next to Caitlin, who still sat in her chair with hands upon her lap.

"Kind of flushed. I'm hungry all the time," replied Caitlin before she wiped a thin sheen of sweat from her pale forehead. The gorgeous redhead looked down at her growing belly, sliding her hands across her developing womb.

"I'll get you something to eat before we leave," smiled John.

"John, I'm scared. I don't want to have a demon baby," sobbed Caitlin softly.

"It's okay. Muerte says that demonic fetuses grow quickly. You should give birth in less than a month," whispered Lynch while he slowly stroked Fairchild's damp hair.

"I'm just so frightened," wept Caitlin as she buried her face in John's shoulder, drenching his battle vest with tears.

"Shhh, shhh," murmured John before he kissed Caitlin's soft hair, then slowly helped her to her feet.

"Let's go get equipped," smiled Lynch while he took Caitlin's hand and led the young woman to the gear bay.

The quintet was an insignificant speck on the landscape as it marched across the sifting desert sands. The violet sun beat down upon them mercilessly, forcing the group's bodies to become bathed in sweat in mere minutes. Sarah walked confidently across the dunes, her breathing easy and relaxed as she soaked up the welcome rays of the dimension's fiery orb. Roxy leaned heavily against Muerte, her small chest pumping like a bellows as she struggled to breathe the hot, thin air. Lynch led the way, holding a ready assault rifle as he blazed the trail to the infernal town. Caitlin followed closely behind him, her strong body easily traversing the clinging sand of the plain. Fairchild nibbled unconsciously upon a ration bar, her stomach violently demanding more sustenance. The group walked for what seemed to be days, never seeing any kind of land feature or marker except more and more stretches of dry sand.

Finally, when the food and water were almost gone, a low settlement skyline could be seen on the horizon. Roxy squealed with joy, then lurched into a clumsy run, dreaming of cold water, gooey chocolate, and stores filled with fresh, clean clothes. The companions pursued the raven-haired girl, grinning happily as they drew closer to civilization, even if it was demonic civilization.

Lynch and his charges halted abruptly as Roxy faced two huge, winged demon guardians. The red-skinned creatures growled angrily, brandishing enormous iron pitchforks.

"Uh, does anyone speak demon?" asked Roxy nervously while one of the demon's stared at her hungrily and raised his pitchfork to strike.

"Wait!" snarled the second demon, his snake-like eyes focused on a sweating Fairchild. "She bears a Young One, she may pass."

"Hey! What about us, Beetlejuice?" piped in Roxy indignantly.

"You are dinner, sweat meat," smiled the first demon, drool pouring from his fanged mouth.

"These are my servants, they care for me until the baby is born," said Caitlin imperiously.

"Forgive us, they may pass as well," bowed the second demon respectfully.

"Yeah, that's right!" punctuated Roxy with a stamp of her booted foot.

"Too bad, maybe next time," leered the first demon while he watched Roxy stomp past the large, arched gate.

"Well done," congratulated Lynch with a pat on Caitlin's shoulder.

"Thanks," smiled Fairchild weakly.

"We should find an inn for the night," recommended Muerte.

"Is there night in Hell?" asked Roxy.

"When the demons want it to be," replied Muerte.

Suddenly, without warning, the purple sun disappeared, replaced by a clear, black sky filled with angry, flaring stars.

"Cool," whispered Roxy as she looked straight up, an expression of wonder on her face.

"You're such a rube," chuckled Muerte in amusement.

"Hey! I heard that!" yelled Roxy before she turned to belt the mage hard on the arm.

"I've got somewhere to go," said Sarah abruptly just before she began walking away from the group.

"Where will you be?" asked Lynch with a concerned frown.

"I'll check in with you guys later," promised Sarah as she disappeared into a dark alley.

"What was that about?" inquired Roxy to no one in particular.

"C'mon, farm girl, let's go see the grand city," grinned Muerte as he took Roxy's hand and led her further down the smooth street.

"Will she be okay?" whispered Caitlin when Lynch took her hand and urged her forward.

"I hope so, Cat," replied John.

Sarah inhaled the musky, sensual air of the town, detecting the scent of demons and their human slaves. Male demons and female succubi leered openly at the young girl, some even going so far as to stroke her thighs with claws or tickle her crotch and ass with prehensile tails. Sarah allowed the town's damned inhabitants to paw her lithe body, her pussy growing wet as she absorbed the barely constrained eroticism of the settlement. She entered a long, garishly lit street advertising brothels, live sex shows, and other decadent pleasures. Sarah walked slowly, gazing into display windows and watching female and male whores wave down at her from balconies blowing kisses and fondling themselves for her attention. A fat demon with small horns and a long tongue leaned against the open doorway of his shop, watching Sarah as she made her way past him.

"Hello, beautiful. You look new in town. Care to partake of my services?" inquired the obese demon servilely.

"What're you selling?" retorted Sarah curiously.

"Body piercing. I'll give you an alluring ring wherever you want on that tight, ripe body of yours," drooled the demon luridly.

Sarah considered for a moment, then smiled wantonly.

"Okay, I'll let you poke some holes in me, but I don't have any money," said the girl.

"We'll make our own money," grinned the demon as he slowly slid his burning gaze over Sarah's long legs and full breasts.

Sarah screamed in pain, sweat dripping into her eyes as the demon worked on her. The demon giggled softly to himself, his tongue sliding obscenely across his quivering lips as he fastened a diamond stud ring into Sarah's hardened clit. The young woman bit back another yell, then took a long pull from the cigarette in her left hand. A ruby gleamed from the stud in her left nostril and a plain gold ring hung from her erect right nipple. Sarah squirmed in the slick leather reclining chair as the demon applied disinfectant to her sore cunt.

"Umm, you look twice as delicious now. You'll have the incubi and punk demons creaming all over themselves when they see you," snorted the demon gleefully.

"Good," smiled Sarah seductively, her lips caressing the stub of the cigarette as she took one final pull before discarding it.

"Now, the subject of payment," slobbered the demon in anticipation.

"One pussy fuck or one blowjob, your choice," said Sarah coldly.

"I had complete subservience for one week in mind," replied the demon with bared fangs.

"I think my terms are very generous," retorted Sarah before she summoned lightning to her slim fingertips.

"Uhh, I totally agree," nodded the demon vigorously.

"Good boy," smiled Sarah as she stretched out her limbs like an amorous feline. "Which is it?"

"Umm, a blowjob, please," replied the demon shyly.

"Excellent choice," grinned Sarah sarcastically just before she lowered herself to her knees and unfastened the fat demon's tight jeans. Strong, unwashed male musk assaulted Sarah's nose as the demon's cock popped out to hang in front of her beautiful face. Taking the hardening, slimy penis in both hands, Sarah began to energetically rub it, sliding her small hands up and down the quivering shaft. The demon hissed with pleasure, closing his eyes and raising his upper lip while Sarah caressed and fondled his meat pole. Smiling like an eager whore, Sarah kissed the moist tip of the demon's cock, then suckled the engorged head, her red lips engulfing the dripping peak.

"Ooh, that's my girl," grunted the demon before he leaned back against the wall of his shop and thrust out his huge dong.

Sarah allowed the cock to slide deep into her mouth, her lips caressing and savoring the pumping shaft of fuckmeat. The naked girl held onto the rolls of fat dangling from the demon's hips as she rubbed her lovely face against his crotch, the long, greasy pubic hairs tickling her nose and cheeks as his shaft rammed down her tight throat. Sarah started moving her head rhythmically back and forth, her moist lips caressing every inch of the demon's pole, her mouth making lewd smacking sounds as she moaned with sluttish bliss. The demon grabbed handfuls of Sarah's long, black hair, shoving her face into his crotch, fucking her sweet mouth faster and faster. Sarah moaned as her pussy throbbed with lust, her cunt dripping with slick honey as she devoured the shopkeeper's tool. Demon and girl moaned as their carnal appetites consumed them, Sarah sucking hungrily on the male's cock, her cheeks tight with each thrust of his pole into her warm orifice.

With a guttural roar, the fat demon shot his load, spurting a torrent of hot jism into Sarah's wide eager mouth. Sarah fastened her lips over the obese male's cock, her throat working frantically as she drank every last drop of the damned creature's cream. The demon leaned heavily against the wall, his legs shaking with weakness while Sarah wiped her lips with her right arm, then rose to put on her clothes.

"If you want some better clothes, I can recommend someone," panted the fat demon.

Sarah looked down at her white t-shirt, torn jeans, and sneakers, then looked up at the shopkeeper with an eager grin.

"Tell me more," said the young woman as she licked her white-stained lips sensuously.

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Lynch, Caitlin, Roxy, and Muerte sat at a round table covered with the remains of a large meal while a few demon patrons ate and drank quietly around them.

"How long will we need to travel to reach the Gateway," asked Lynch.

"I don't know exactly, maybe about a week," shrugged Muerte.

"You weren't very accurate about the trip here, it sure was more than four miles," accused Roxy.

"Time and space work differently in Hades than on Earth. Personal perception determines a journey just as much as distance or elapsed time," replied Muerte defensively.

"Great, so if we think the journey will be short, we'll be there in an hour?" asked Roxy.

"Maybe not an hour, but maybe a day or two," pondered the mage.

"Kind of makes it hard to plan provisioning," observed Roxy.

"I suggest buying as much as we can carry, we can always do something with the extras when we get back home," replied Muerte pragmatically.

"But I don't want to carry a ton of stuff," whined Roxy.

"Stop that," rebuked John crossly.

"Sorry," frowned Roxy petulantly.

"Muerte and I will go gather supplies, you two go to your rooms and rest, especially you, Caitlin," said Lynch.

"Yes, sir," nodded Caitlin obediently.

Lynch grunted in acknowledgment, then rose to leave the sparsely occupied common room. Muerte poked Roxy in the side, then hurried to catch up with John. Roxy stuck out her tongue at the departing mage before facing a subdued Fairchild.

"Are you feeling alright?" asked Roxy.

"I'm tired, I need to lie down," replied Caitlin softly.

"Let's go," smiled Roxy as she moved to take Caitlin's arm and lead her to the rented bedrooms on the second floor.

Empty space churned and contorted before it was ripped apart by a strong magical explosion. Two female forms were vomited from the tattered hole before it sealed itself after them. Ivana Baiul rose quickly to her feet, her black commando suit torn and stained with demon blood. She chambered a fresh round into her assault rifle, then aimed it at the succubus quivering before her. Xanna glanced at the human aiming a weapon at her, then lashed out with her barbed tail, slashing Ivana's wrist deeply. Blue artificial blood stained the red sands of Hades as Ivana snarled and fired a long burst from her rifle. Xanna screeched in agony while armor-piercing slugs tore into her delicate right wing. The succubus dove into Ivana, ripping the rifle away, then biting the woman in the left shoulder. Ivana grunted, then punched Xanna in the belly, knocking the demoness back into the clinging sand.

"Where are we, bitch!" spat Ivana as she unholstered a pistol from her combat vest and aimed it at Xanna's forehead. The laser sight burned a dot on Xanna's skin, forcing the succubus to freeze in place.

"We're in Hades, my home," smiled Xanna smugly, her fangs gleaming in the bright starlight.

"How do we return to Earth?" demanded Ivana coldly.

"There is a Gateway to the north, I can guide you there," offered Xanna.

"Then take me there," ordered Ivana firmly.

"As you wish, mistress, but first I would like to take a small side trip," said Xanna.

"Where? To one of your strongholds so you can overpower me with more of your whorish sisters," snarled Ivana.

"No, to a nearby town. I smell Fairchild and her slut girlfriends, they are nearby," replied Xanna.

"Fairchild. Lynch will be with her," murmured Ivana thoughtfully.

"Yes, dread mistress," nodded Xanna.

"Good, I'll kill that bastard for betraying me again," grinned Ivana wolfishly.

"They lie this way," pointed the succubus with a clawed hand.

"Lead the way," urged Ivana with the barrel of her pistol.

Sarah nuzzled her face in the female demon's pussy, her tongue busily teasing the shopkeeper's cunt until it was wet with feminine juices. A second, younger demoness sucked on Sarah's twat, pulling lewdly on the young woman's flexible labia folds. The diamond fastened to Sarah's clit gleamed in the soft light of the clothing shop as the girl twitched her shapely hips, thrusting her crotch into the young demon's seductively beautiful face. The older demoness arched her back, her large breasts bobbing erotically while she sat on Sarah's face and felt the girl slide a slippery tongue into her melting vagina. The demoness squeezed and fondled her own tits, licking her pierced nipples with an extremely long, forked tongue. Sarah moaned huskily, her naked flesh dripping with sweat and female honey as she orgasmed once again, her cum pouring from her cunt into the waiting young demon's sensuous mouth. The demoness on Sarah's face reached down with her red-hued arms to squeeze and pinch the girl's heaving tits, playfully yanking on the nipple ring that hung from her right breast. Sarah gasped in exquisite pain, then resumed her tongue fucking, burying her mouth in the female demon's wide cunt hole.

The younger demoness fastened a black dildo to her crotch, then shoved it into Sarah's pussy, ramming it deep into the girl's tight belly. Sarah groaned lustfully, opening her thighs wide so the demon girl could thrust even farther into her ravenous slit.

Sarah's naked body bucked back and forth from the force of the demon girl's dildo shoves, each push igniting an explosion of sensual pleasure within the raven-haired girl's cunt. The demon girl held Sarah's slim legs in the air, licking her muscled calves and sucking obscenely on her toes. Sarah moved her mouth from left to right, rubbing the demoness' cum across her face while her tongue caressed the woman's pussy, exploring every fleshy fold and moist surface. The demoness shuddered when Sarah began sucking on her throbbing clit, her lips pulling and caressing the little knob until the female demon climaxed with a throaty scream.

The demon girl removed the slick dildo from Sarah's pussy, then held it erect for the older demoness to lean down and suck upon. Sarah kissed and licked the demoness' flat stomach until the damned female had sucked the black dildo clean. The demons backed away from Sarah so she could get up from the musky mattress, all three females drenched in sex sweat.

"You may take whatever clothing you wish," said the older demoness in a deep voice. "Your currency was most acceptable."

"Thank you" bowed Sarah respectfully before she lit a fresh cigarette and began browsing the shop while still completely nude. Lingerie, S & M gear, plus enough rubber dresses and leather halters to make a whore smile filled the small clothing shop. Sarah blew a long stream of blue smoke from her moist lips, then grinned when she found something she liked.

Asmodeus grinned malevolently as he rammed his huge cock into Caitlin's tender pussy. The young woman screamed in protest, her hips struggling to pull away from the demon lord while her wrists lay bound above her head.

"I told you that you would be the mother of my child," laughed Asmodeus with another painful shove into Fairchild's tight vagina.

"No!" screamed Caitlin, tears falling from her wide, green eyes as her large breasts wiggled with each obscene push.

"Your body is mine," declared the demon lord, his massive torso leaning forward before he kissed her roughly on the mouth, his long, slimy tongue thrusting past her lips into her helpless throat.

"No!" shouted Caitlin as she shot up from her small bed, her naked body covered in perspiration.

Fairchild panted for air, her breasts aching while her nipples stood up straight with yearning strain. Caitlin felt her tits with her hands, she could feel them filling with milk for her child's imminent birth. Hot tears dripped down Caitlin's face as she slid her hands over her enlarging belly, her stomach aching from her baby's violent movements.

"I don't want you," whispered Caitlin, her lips trembling with fear and shame.

Slowly rising to her feet, Fairchild struggled to fit her bra over her engorged breasts, then she slid into her white, lace panties before pulling on a light brown jumpsuit. Caitlin sat down again to put sturdy boots onto her feet, then she tied her lengthening red hair in a loose ponytail before grabbing her pack and exiting the dimly lit bedroom.

"Cat's here," said Roxy from her seat at the group's table.

John helped Caitlin sit down, then grabbed her pack to add some provisions and water containers.

"This should be enough to get us to the Gateway," said Lynch. "We all need to concentrate on reaching the portal so we can get there quickly."

"It should work if bubble-brain here can focus herself," grinned Muerte.

"You're talking about me, aren't you?" snarled Roxy in mock anger.

"Do you know any other airheads in our group?" chuckled the mage.

"Yeah, you, magic man!" retorted Roxy with a swift punch to Muerte's chest.

"Settle down, you two," rebuked Lynch gently. "I hope Sarah gets here soon, I'd hate to have to search this place for her."

"I'm back boss," declared Sarah as she swayed gracefully into the room. Everyone at the table gawked at Sarah as she approached them, her lithe body dressed in thigh-length black boots, a pair of black rubber shorts, a rubber tube top that accentuated her nipples, and a leather collar with a choke ring dangling beneath it. A few links of chain dangled from each ear, and purple lipstick adorned her sexy lips. Sarah's long, black hair was full and loose, a black mane that invited the looker's hands to run through it. Sarah took a drag from her cigarette, then smiled at her friends' startled gazes.

"You like what you see?" said Sarah playfully.

"Wow! You really vamped up!" observed Roxy in astonishment.

"Is that really appropriate, Sarah?" asked Lynch with a frown.

"Probably not, but I like it," retorted Sarah before she walked forward to take her filled up pack. "Are we leaving now?"

The companions left the town, then began walking north. Before they lost sight of the town's silhouette, a crack of gunfire startled everyone. Lynch yelled for everyone to duck down just as a long stream of bullets fell around them, churning up puffs of sand just before a humanoid, winged shape dove from the night sky towards them. Xanna howled in bloodlust as she summoned lightning into her claws and unleashed a purple bolt into the milling young heroes.

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Muerte raised his right hand, summoning a blue dome to deflect Xanna's lightning strike. Lynch spotted Ivana's position from the muzzle flashes of her rifle, then aimed his own assault weapon, firing half a clip at the partially concealed woman. Sarah leapt into the air, generating a vortex of wind under her as she summoned her own lightning and hurled it at the banking succubus. Xanna dived and jinked nimbly in the air, evading Sarah's deadly bolts while the young woman pursued her. Lynch continued to fire short, controlled bursts, marveling that his weapon never seemed to run out of ammunition. Ivana stopped firing for a few moments, then opened up from another area, blinding the companions with a curtain of displaced sand.

Muerte focused his gaze on the spot where Ivana hid, then swept his hand up, creating a swift wave of sand that shot forward to slam against the unprepared assassin.

With Ivana on her feet struggling with the swirling sand, Lynch took careful aim and fired a long salvo from his rifle, punching several rounds into his enemy's torso. Sparks and black, artificial blood gushed from Ivana's wounds before she disappeared behind a sand dune. Xanna spun around to face Sarah, lashing out with a kick that slammed into the Indian girl's chest. Sarah grunted from the blow, then grabbed the succubus' right ankle, pouring an eye-searing burst of lightning into the slim demon woman. Xanna screamed in agony, her limbs trembling as the blue forks of energy scorched her smooth, red flesh.

Striking out with her tail, Xanna wrapped the prehensile limb around Sarah's neck, yanking back painfully. Before Sarah could recover, the succubus smacked her with a leathery wing, the barb within its edge slicing deep into the girl's left shoulder. Sarah began falling helplessly, allowing Xanna to beat a hasty retreat into the nighttime sky. Roxy frowned in concentration as she used her gen power, ascending into the air gracefully to catch Sarah and bring her safely to the ground. Lynch, Caitlin, and Muerte crowded around Roxy and the barely conscious Sarah, the shoulder wound bleeding profusely while the cut itself throbbed with malevolence.

"It's poisoned," observed Muerte while he examined and fingered the wound carefully.

"Can you fix it?" asked Roxy with concern.

"Not here, we need some shelter," replied the mage.

"Let's go back to the town," suggested Roxy earnestly.

"No, it's too far now," said Muerte as he pointed back with a finger. Roxy turned around, then gasped when she discovered that the town's silhouette was now gone and that dawn was beginning to form on the horizon.

"I really hate this place," growled Roxy vehemently.

"I think that's the point," replied Lynch before he motioned Caitlin forward. "Can you carry Sarah for awhile?"

"Yes, sir," nodded Caitlin just before she bent down to pick up her shivering friend.

Caitlin carried Sarah while Lynch covered the group with his rifle. Muerte tried to ease Sarah's pain by touching her forehead and sending positive energy into her body. The companions walked for a long time, Muerte urging all of them to think of shelter, somewhere safe. As the purple sun broke over the horizon, Lynch spotted a small hillock with a dark cave entrance. More hills littered the sand to the north, the ground becoming more solid and cracked as it led to the feet of the Hell Furnace Mountains.

Lynch entered the cave first, sweeping his rifle from side to side as he plunged further into its black depths. Caitlin entered next with Sarah, followed by Muerte and Roxy. Caitlin set Sarah down on a smooth spot of the floor, then stumbled forward slightly, her left hand shooting out to grasp a wall while she panted sharply for air. Muerte knelt next to Sarah's unconscious body, pressing his right hand over her wound before invoking a warm, healing, golden light. Sarah's struggles eased as she slid into a soothing sleep, the shoulder slash closing with a wet pop.

"John, I don't feel very good," whimpered Caitlin before she slid down onto her ass.

"What is it?" asked Lynch as he quickly went to his lover's side. He gasped sharply when he saw a patch of blood staining the crotch of Caitlin's jumpsuit.

"Muerte! Get over here!" hissed John while he took Fairchild's right hand in one of his and felt her burning forehead with another.

"Already?" murmured the mage as he knelt on Caitlin's other side, his eyes watching the young woman's contorting belly. "Take her clothes off!"

Lynch quickly unzipped Caitlin's suit and pulled it off her body. Blood and fetal fluids poured from Fairchild's cunt, the slit expanding as a round head began to emerge.

Caitlin screamed in pain, her breasts pumping as her baby attempted to squirm out.

"I'm going to be sick," burped Roxy before she ran outside to vomit on the sweltering sand.

Caitlin arched her back, her teeth bared in a grimace as she pushed with all her might, willing the demonic child to get out of her womb. Muerte moved to squat in front of Caitlin, spreading her legs apart to reach down and ease the struggling newborn out of its mother's blood-drenched pussy. The baby completely slid out of Caitlin's widened slit with a wet sucking sound then began crying pleadingly.

"She's hungry," smiled Muerte before he swaddled the infant in his cloak, then presented the child to its sweat-soaked mother. Caitlin took the baby girl into her arms, then gazed down at her, noticing the black stubble on her head, the pinkish red skin, and the two small horn stubs adorning her little forehead. Sighing to herself, Caitlin raised the baby to her left breast, gasping softly when the little girl fastened her lips on the hard nipple and began sucking loudly.

Muerte wiped perspiration from his brow, then quietly left Caitlin, her baby, and John together. Stepping out into the infernally hot daylight, the mage found Roxy squatting near the side of the hill, her sides heaving with each gasp for breath.

"Hey, you okay?" said Muerte as he walked to stand over the panting girl.

"I've been better. Is Cat okay?" asked Roxy softly.

"Yes. She had a baby girl," replied Muerte.

"Is she normal?" inquired Roxy.

"No, she isn't. But she isn't bad for a demon child," shrugged Muerte.

Roxy and Muerte waited outside until Lynch gave the all clear. The couple re-entered the cave to find Caitlin asleep with the baby nestled within her arms. The baby girl gurgled happily, patting Fairchild's breasts with her small, wrinkled hands. As Roxy drew closer to look at the baby, the child gazed at Roxy with red, snake-like eyes. Roxy backed away quickly, staying close to Muerte while he searched for a comfortable place to rest.

"Are we close to the Gateway?" asked Lynch after Muerte and Roxy were settled against one of the cave's rough walls.

"Yes, its power is very close now," nodded Muerte.

"Good. Now that we have a baby to deal with, it's imperative that we return to Earth," said Lynch before he handed both young people a ration bar.

"You intend to bring a demon child back to Earth?" asked Muerte incredulously.

"It's Caitlin's child, I intend to raise it as my own," replied Lynch firmly.

"That could be…difficult," said Muerte uncomfortably.

"I can deal with it," scowled John.

"I hope so, for your sake," replied Muerte before he dropped the subject and took a vicious bite from his ration bar.

Lynch, Roxy, and Muerte remained silent for some time, the baby finally nodding off to sleep, followed soon after by Roxy. Muerte sat against the rock wall, softly stroking Roxy's raven and pink hair while she slept against his shoulder. Lynch turned to look at Caitlin, his eyes growing soft as he admired her delicate beauty in repose. John shifted his gaze to the baby, her skin already growing smooth and transforming to a fiery shade of red. Black hair grew to her small, pointed ears, and her horns became fuller and sharply tipped. John sighed helplessly, his mind in turmoil over what he would do once they all returned to Earth.

"You stupid, incompetent bitch!" snarled Ivana while she paced across the sandy dunes. Xanna followed her enraged mistress, her wings pressed tight against her back in shame. Ivana had patched her wounds, re-routing blood flows and activating back up circuits to maintain her bodily functions. The duo marched north over the clinging sand, pursuing Lynch and his young charges.

"If you ever fail me like that again, I swear I'll shoot a bullet into that gushy mess you call a brain!" spat Ivana hotly.

"Forgive me, mistress! It will never happen again!" moaned Xanna as she wrung her clawed hands.

"I know it won't," retorted Ivana icily before she stopped to gaze at the distant Hell Furnace Mountains.

Sarah awoke quietly, raising a hand to wipe the grit from her eyes. She looked down at her healed shoulder, and sighed when she couldn't find a scar to mark the wound. The Indian girl ran a hand through her rich, black hair, then grinned when she spotted Muerte sitting deeper within the cool cave. Sarah rose smoothly to her feet, then swayed over to the mage, her hips oozing from side to side, drawing the young man's attention.

"Let's go outside," whispered Sarah warmly into Muerte's left ear.

Almost despite himself, Muerte got up and followed the sexy girl out into the dark, cool night. Sarah took the mage's hand and led him far from the cave, back into the hills and their obscuring bulk.

"I want to thank you for saving my life," murmured Sarah huskily as she draped her arms around Muerte's neck and drew her body close to his.

"Uh, you're welcome," grinned Muerte uncomfortably, his skin growing hot where Sarah's breasts and crotch rubbed against him.

"Let me show you how grateful I am," smiled Sarah lustfully, just before she kissed him passionately on the lips. Muerte groaned in protest, but his resistance shattered after a few moments of lewd mouth sucking. Sarah pulled her mouth away, smiling as Muerte nuzzled her neck, planting kisses down to her smooth, creamy shoulders. The young woman pushed the mage away, then pulled off her tube top, presenting her full, soft tits for her lover's pleasure. Muerte moaned with ecstasy as he plunged his face into her cleavage, his lips sucking and kissing the soft, warm skin of her yielding breasts. Sarah smiled while she ran her long fingers through Muerte's short, black hair, then she slid her hands down his back to cup his firm ass. Muerte grasped Sarah's ass with both of his hands, squeezing the tight cheeks through the shiny, black rubber. He fondled and caressed the slick material, then pulled the garment aside, exposing Sarah's pussy to the cool, desert air. Muerte rubbed Sarah's cunt until it grew moist with arousal, then he pushed two fingers into her slit, swirling them around the narrow space of her vagina.

Sarah gasped loudly, biting her lower lip as Muerte sucked on her tits, licking the brown nipples until they poked out like iron knobs. The gold ring fastened to Sarah's right nipple gleamed in the bright starlight as she writhed in Muerte's tight embrace, her pussy quivering while the mage caressed it with his agile fingers.

"Fuck me, Muerte, please," moaned Sarah, her sweet lips punctuating her request with a deep, intoxicating kiss.

Muerte hugged Sarah's lithe body against his in a vice grip, his tongue entwining with hers as he moved his hands up and down the bare flesh of her back. The lovers parted lips with a bridge of saliva between them, then Muerte carefully lowered Sarah onto a slope of warm sand. He slowly pulled Sarah's skintight shorts off then opened her legs apart, admiring the view of her moist, shivering cunt. The mage unfastened his own black jeans, then yanked down his shorts, releasing his hardened, throbbing cock. Sarah made a yummy sound and licked her violet-painted lips, her eyes burning with sensual hunger as Muerte knelt between her outspread thighs and rubbed the tip of his member up and down her ravenous slit.

"Fuck me! Fuck me hard!" demanded Sarah wantonly.

Muerte complied, ramming his cock violently into Sarah's tight fuck hole. Sarah moaned with pleasure, her vagina clasping around the engorged meat pole as it thrust deep into her belly. Sarah squeezed her thighs over Muerte's hips, trapping him in place while he grunted with each push into her cunt. The naked girl wrapped her arms around the mage's neck, her breasts bouncing with each lewd thrust of Muerte's crotch. Muerte pulled off his black shirt, then hugged Sarah to his firm, muscled, sweaty chest. Sarah moaned achingly, her mouth hanging open while her pussy dripped with her warm honey. The lovers writhed over the sand for a blissful eternity, time standing still as Muerte pushed himself into the divinely beautiful young woman, her body a sensuous temple of lust that yearned for his worship. Sarah clung to Muerte, wrapped in his embrace as she orgasmed, her pleasure forcing her to scream at the stars while a fresh flood of juices gushed from her cunt to feed the parched sand.

Sarah and Muerte grew limp in each other's arms, their naked bodies gleaming with sweat and bits of sand. Muerte slid his hand through Sarah's slick, black hair, then slowly disentangled himself from her warm arms. Sarah watched quietly while Muerte mechanically clothed himself, then she smiled in understanding.

"Don't worry, I won't tell Roxy. It will be just one night," said Sarah kindly.

"Thank you, Sarah," murmured Muerte without a glance before he combed back his hair with a trembling hand, then turned to walk back to the cave.

Sarah summoned a lit cigarette with a thought, then took a long drag, stretching out her long legs and relishing the sensation of the cool wind as it blew across her sated, glistening body.

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The violet sun was rising behind the travelers as they finished crossing the foothills and began their ascent of the Hell Furnace Mountains. Lynch retained his point position, his rifle held ready while his enhanced senses searched for ambushers. Roxy and Muerte came second, the mage concentrating on the powerful emanations coming from the dimensional Gateway. Caitlin followed the young couple, her body healed from her traumatic pregnancy. She wore her familiar green bodysuit and sneaker boots, her waist length hair tied into a loose braid. Fairchild held her little girl's hand, the demon child now the equivalent of a six-year-old human. The child's black hair hung to her neck, her breasts were beginning to bud, and her ivory horns now curved forward. A set of small leathery wings flapped anxiously as the young girl tugged on Caitlin's grip.

"Let go! Wanna ride on Unca Lynch!" wailed the girl shrilly.

"Mr. Lynch is watching out for bad people, stay here with Momma," replied Caitlin patiently.

"Wanna ride on Unca Lynch!" screamed the demon girl.

"Your daughter has your lungs," remarked Sarah between cigarette drags.

"You're not helping, Sarah," replied Caitlin with a frown.

"Go on, let her ride Uncle Lynch," giggled Roxy.

The demon girl broke away from Caitlin, then ran up behind John. Lynch glanced down when the child pulled on his arm, then he stopped to sling his rifle and raise the girl onto his strong shoulders. The demonic girl squealed with delight, then wrapped her small arms around Lynch's neck, laying her chin on top of his head.

"At this rate she'll be out of her teens before you are," grinned Roxy mischievously.

"I know," sighed Caitlin softly.

"What have you named her?" asked Muerte.

"Eris," replied Fairchild.

"It's a pretty name," nodded Roxy approvingly.

Caitlin watched Eris as she rode John's shoulders, her laughter lightening Fairchild's mood a little as the group followed the mountain trail up to the summit.

Night had fallen yet again just as Ivana and Xanna climbed onto a mountain cleft and found a group of demons tormenting a lone angel. The angel had long, disheveled blonde hair that was filthy with cum and dirt. The young woman's once pure white shift was now merely a bundle of soiled tatters, providing no protection for her full breasts and lush body. Two demons held the angel to the ground, their claws fastened over her wrists while their barbed tails held her legs apart. A third demon had his tail wrapped around her neck as he shoved his huge cock in and out of her slack mouth. A fourth demon, larger than the rest and with jet-black skin, thrust his cock into the angel's tight pussy while his tail writhed inside her tiny ass hole. Xanna hissed softly, her nostrils flaring as she deeply inhaled the scent of musk and sex that filled the area. The demon lord noticed Xanna's demonic presence, turning around swiftly to face the two intruders.

Ivana briefly admired the demon's thick cock and taut, heavily muscled chest before fastening her eyes on the monster's red orbs.

"Who are you?" growled the demon lord deeply.

"I am Ivana Baiul, and this is my servant, Xanna," replied the slim woman with a brief motion towards the succubus. The demon lord eyed Xanna lustfully, roving his eyes over her bare tits and red patch of pubic hair.

"You may go, the succubus stays here," snarled the demon lord curtly.

"You can have her all you want if you agree to aid me," replied Ivana while her hand strayed to one of her pistols.

"I take what I want, you're just a weak mortal," retorted the demon before he started to reach out for Xanna.

Ivana pulled out her auto-pistol, aiming at one of the lesser demons. A red pinpoint of light was the only warning before a loud roar of bullet fire ripped the demon's chest open. Blood and bits of lung rained down on the limp angel as the remaining demons spun to face Ivana with clenched fists and a whisper of fear. The demon lord glanced at his dead minion, then returned his gaze to Ivana, his fanged mouth contorting into a smile.

"Tell me your proposal," rumbled the demon lord magnanimously.

Sarah sat on a small outcropping of rock, a cigarette burning between her lips as Roxy climbed up to her and sat nearby.

"Can you get me one of those?" asked the short brunette.

Sarah waved her hand gracefully, summoning a second lit cigarette for her young friend. Roxy took the cigarette gratefully, then sucked in a mouthful of smoke, savoring the intoxicating vapor before expelling it through her sensual lips. The two girls smoked quietly, watching the stars and listening to the faint rumbles of thunder approaching from the north.

"You like Muerte, don't you?" asked Sarah.

"Yeah, he's pretty cool," smiled Roxy dreamily.

"I'm glad you got over Grunge," replied Sarah gently.

"Yeah, I guess I had to," shrugged Roxy.

"We certainly went through a lot in a short time," remarked the Indian girl casually.

"You got that right," said Roxy before she took another long drag from her cigarette. "I hope things calm down after we get back to Earth."

"I hope so too," responded Sarah as she laid her right hand over Roxy's left. Roxy looked down at the tanned hand, then looked back up at Sarah.

"You're not hitting on me again, are you?" murmured Roxy hesitantly.

"No, you have a boyfriend," smiled Sarah before she leaned forward and kissed Roxy softly on the cheek. "You're just my little sister from now on."

"That's cool," grinned Roxy as she affectionately squeezed Sarah's hand.

The golden-haired angel lay like a broken doll on the ground, her throat torn out and stained with congealed blood. Xanna lay upon the hard rock in the angel's place, her arms and legs spread apart while the two demon henchmen fucked her mouth and her pussy. The demon lord sat next to Ivana as a large bonfire lit the rocky step.

"Where are the prey you seek? asked the obsidian demon.

"They're heading towards something called a Gateway, Xanna says that it can transport them back to Earth," replied Ivana smoothly.

"Yes, I know of this Gateway. It lies close to the summit of the highest peak," said the demon lord as he raised his thick arm and pointed towards one of the towering mountaintops.

"Can we get there quickly?" inquired Ivana with an intent stare.

"Yes, my minions and I can fly you there," nodded the demon lord.

"Will you help us subdue the children?" asked the pale white female.

"Yes, if we can keep one of the females," smiled the demon lord hungrily.

"Done," nodded Ivana with a matching feral smile.

The two evil beings turned to watch Xanna as she knelt on hands and knees, her ass being fucked by one demon while a second monster thrust his slimy cock between her soft, red lips.

Sarah lay back on the smooth rock, her hands behind her head as she stared up at the limitless vista of space. A grating of disturbed rock alerted Sarah to Eris' approach, the demon girl now wearing the shape of a thirteen-year-old.

"Hi," grinned Eris while she sat next to the reclining young woman. "Can you spare a cigarette?"

"I don't think your mother would approve," replied Sarah softly.

"I won't tell if you don't," giggled Eris.

"Maybe in the morning, you'll probably be twenty by then," observed Sarah.

"You're no fun," pouted the demon girl.

"That's not what the boys say," parried Sarah.

"Speaking of which, can you teach me about sex?" asked Eris earnestly.

"Shouldn't Caitlin be the one to do that?" retorted Sarah without a glance.

"I don't think Mother likes me much," replied Eris softly.

Sarah turned her head to watch Eris, noticing the demon girl's wings hanging limply against her smooth back. Sighing in resignation, Sarah rose to a sitting position then pulled Eris around to face her.

"We'll start with the basics, masturbation," began Sarah.

"What's masturbation?" inquired Eris with a quizzical expression.

"It's when you feel up yourself, you stimulate your own pussy with your fingers or with a dildo," replied Sarah patiently.

"What's a dildo? What's my pussy?" asked Eris eagerly.

"Take off your tunic," ordered Sarah.

The demon girl quickly complied, pulling off the white shirt that hung to her thighs. Unself-conscious and naked, Eris sat patiently while Sarah gently pulled her legs apart, pointing out her black bush of pubic hair. Reaching forward, Sarah slowly pulled the folds of Eris' labia apart, exposing the girl's reddish-pink cunt.

"That's your pussy. There are other names for it too, but you'll learn those over time," said Sarah.

Eris moaned softly from the feel of Sarah's fingers on her cunt. The young girl cupped her small, developing breasts, fondling them with her delicate little hands.

"Why do my bumps feel so good?" panted Eris softly as her hands caressed and squeezed her titties.

"Those are your breasts, they're designed to be very sensitive to the touch. They're an erogenous zone on your body, like your pussy or your ass," answered Sarah while her own pussy began to get wet from Eris' display.

"What's a kiss?" breathed Eris, her lips moist and inviting as she looked into Sarah's eyes.

Sarah licked her mouth with barely contained excitement, then bent forward, kissing Eris gently on the lips. Eris moaned with pleasure, returning the kiss, making it harder and more urgent. Sarah reached out with her right hand, placing it on Eris' glistening pussy, then rubbing up and down the length of the fleshy slit. Eris wrapped her red arms around Sarah's neck, prolonging the kiss until both girls were licking each other's tongues. Eris slowly broke away, leaving a trail of saliva down her delicate chin before she nuzzled Sarah's neck, planting little kisses down her warm skin until she reached the top of the young woman's breasts. Eris helped Sarah pull off her black top, then rubbed her face in the Indian girl's cleavage, her mouth licking and tasting Sarah's sweet, creamy flesh.

Sarah panted as she slipped a finger into Eris' cunt, moving the digit back and forth, teasing the demon girl's moist vagina. Eris groaned loudly, her ruby skin wet with perspiration while she suckled on Sarah's left tit, licking the brown nipple until it hardened with yearning. Sarah pushed Eris onto her winged back, then pulled the young girl's legs apart, giving her space to slide in. Sarah buried her mouth in Eris' pussy, her lips sucking on the demon girl's sensitive cunt until she writhed helplessly on the rock in ecstasy.

"Feels…so…good," moaned Eris, her snake-like eyes closed in bliss as she bit her lower lip, drawing blood when one of her fangs sliced her skin.

With her own skin burning with arousal, Sarah thrust two fingers into Eris' little ass hole, shoving them in and out while she slid her tongue deep into the naked girl's quivering slit. Eris groaned loudly, her cries of lust echoing amongst the crags of the Hell Furnace as her slim legs shook from Sarah's wanton attentions. With a long, lung-tearing scream, Eris climaxed, her pussy gushing a long stream of honey into Sarah's open-mouthed face. Sarah greedily drank Eris' virginal juices, the liquid thick and sweet as the young woman lapped it up like rich cream.

Eris lay limply upon the rock, her small breasts heaving for breath while her skin gleamed under the starlight. Sarah reclined next to her, summoning a burning cigarette for the sexually liberated girl. Eris took the cigarette gratefully, then sucked lustfully upon it. She exhaled like a pro, releasing a blue cloud of vapor into the air that blew apart under the desert breeze.

"You might as well learn all my bad habits," smiled Sarah as she watched the beautiful demon girl relax.

"Might as well," replied Eris, turning to gaze at Sarah with her own burning eyes, whispers of fresh erotic passion already restoring her stamina.

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Xanna moaned around the thick shaft of meat in her mouth, drool staining her chin while the demon lord fucked her sore pussy. The white-skinned succubus sat limply on the demon's lap, his huge cock shoving deep into her slack vagina. Xanna had been fucked continuously for what seemed like days, the Hades night continuing on and on while the demon trio ravished her body repeatedly.

Dawn finally appeared in the distant horizon, the first glimmers of sunlight burning Xanna's heavy-lidded eyes as she bounced up and down with each of the lord's cock thrusts. The demon lord's tail wriggled within her mouth, the limb crawling deep into her throat, writhing like a horny worm. The demonic leader held onto Xanna's shapely hips tightly, his sharp claws biting into her tender flesh while he grunted in rhythm to his lewd gyrations. Xanna slid her arms around the lord's thick neck, attempting to remain upright as her strength ebbed away. The demon latched his mouth onto the succubus' right tit, crushing the soft mound of flesh with his sharp fangs as his long, forked tongue slithered across her skin leaving a wet trail of saliva over her breast.

Xanna leaned back while retaining her grip on the lord's neck, her back arching gracefully as her large tits jiggled with each pump of her hips. The demon lord pulled back Xanna's head by her long, red hair, licking and nibbling on her hot flesh from her breasts to her slim neck. Fresh sweat poured over the dry perspiration of her previous couplings, her body stinking with the scent of her own musk plus the dried cum of her forceful lovers. The demon lord's tail throbbed with erotic excitement, its muscles and veins pulsing as it shoved in and out of the naked girl's mouth, its width expanding until Xanna's jaws ached with abuse.

Ivana lay on her side at the edge of the outcropping, her expression bored as she watched her unwilling servant get fucked over and over by the horny demons. The two minor demons slept on the other side of the rock shelf, exhausted from fornicating with the seductive succubus.

The demon lord removed his tail from Xanna's mouth so she could moan loudly with lust. The two demons' gyrations became faster and more violent as they both approached orgasm. Xanna held the demon lord's neck in a death grip, her bobbing breasts sprinkling beads of sweat into the air while she groaned from each impalement of the leader's cock into her throbbing belly. Xanna's ass smacked loudly against the demon lord's legs, her inner thighs dripping with her own juices and the cum of the lesser demons. The lord wrapped his arms around Xanna and held her tightly as he roared in climax, his long cock spitting a stream of hot jism into the demon girl's thirsty slit. Xanna lay her sweat-damp head on the demon's warm shoulder, panting heavily for air until the lord pushed her away onto the hard rock.

"I am ready to leave now," growled the demon lord curtly.

"Finally," replied Ivana as she got up to brush the dust from her commando suit.

She checked to make sure all of her weapons were loaded and ready, then she watched as the demon lord kicked his minions awake. All three demons crouched as large, bat-like wings sprouted from their backs and stretched out to flex. Xanna struggled weakly to her feet, then flapped her own wings, rising slowly into the warming air. The demon lord lurched forward to slide his arms under Ivana's armpits, then he shot into the air with a rush of wind, sailing high towards the tallest mountain peak of the Hell Furnace range.

Lynch led the way up the mountain trail, his steps swift and sure as he drew nearer to his objective. The five young people following John struggled to keep up with their mentor, Muerte helping Roxy while Caitlin, Sarah, and Eris made it on their own. Eris now had the body of a sixteen-year-old girl, her breasts were round and firm, her legs were long, and her wings were wide and graceful. The demon girl wore some of Sarah's spare clothes, polished black knee boots, cut-off jean shorts, and a black halter-top that barely covered her ripened tits. The companions cursed as they climbed over another rock spur, their progress slow until Muerte stopped and focused his gaze ahead of the team.

A bright, blue light flared beyond a mound of sharp rock, the glow accompanied by the sound of a rushing wind.

"It's the Gateway!" exclaimed Muerte happily. "We made it!"

"C'mon!" shouted Roxy before she broke away from Muerte and began sprinting up the trail towards the beckoning light.

"Be careful!" warned Lynch as Caitlin moved to his side.

Sarah followed Roxy and the mage, with Eris staying close to the Indian girl. John searched the surrounding rock faces for any signs of attackers, then mumbled under his breath as he walked after his impetuous charges. Caitlin followed John, feeling his uneasiness while she scanned the many clefts and crevasses with her wide, green eyes. The couple reached the lip of a large crater, the ground sloping down sharply until it reached a flat basin. The center of the crater was filled by a boiling orb of azure light, a rip in the fabric of Hades. Roxy and Muerte stood before the Gateway, the petite girl clinging to the mage's left arm as he probed the aperture with his senses. Sarah and Eris stood to the left, waiting for Lynch and Caitlin to join them.

Muerte spun around to face the rest of the group, shoving both hands in front of himself just as a huge fireball exploded within the crater. A green magical shield formed over the young heroes, the construct flashing violently as a rain of red fire splashed across it. When the fireball faded away, Sarah and Eris took to the air, flying to intercept two winged demons that approached from the east. Lynch slid a round into his rifle before a burst of bullets smashed into his right side, ripping clothing and flesh to tatters.

Caitlin rushed to John's side, then flew backwards when a massive fist slammed into her and propelled her towards a crater wall. Roxy wrung her hands together, her legs shaking as Xanna stalked forward, her claws outstretched while she hissed with hatred.

Xanna slashed out with her right claw, cutting a deep furrow into Roxy's left arm. Roxy yelled with pain, then rose into the air, suspended by her gen factor. Xanna looked up, baring her fangs while flapping her wings for lift. Before the succubus could fly after Roxy, a salvo of ten mana bolts impaled her belly, shoving her backwards until she fell limply onto her back. Black blood gushed from her many stomach wounds, pooling under her slim body until she shuddered and died. Muerte stood over the dead succubus, then he gathered saliva in his mouth to spit on his former tormentor's corpse.

One of the flying demons hurled a ball of hellfire at Sarah and Eris, forcing them to break apart just before the ball burst into a blossom of clinging death. Sarah threw a lightning bolt at the second demon, punching a wet hole in his chest. The dying demon screamed shrilly as he fell until he slammed into a spike of rock, impaling himself. Frowning in concentration, Eris copied the first demon attacker, summoning a churning ball of hellfire within her right hand. Watching the demon's jerky evasions, Eris hurled the flaming ball with masterful precision, catching the demon on the face. The damned monster shouted pathetically as his face melted off of his skull, flesh dropping like molten wax. The flaming demon disappeared into the crevasses below, allowing Sarah and Eris to fly to the aid of their friends.

The demon lord chuckled maliciously as he picked up the dazed Fairchild and slammed a fist into her belly, making her gasp for air. He spun Caitlin over his head until he looked like a tornado of speed. Stopping abruptly, the demon swung Cat onto his knee, smashing her spine into the unyielding kneecap. Caitlin screamed in agony until the demon lord gathered her in his right hand and hurled her to the opposite side of the crater. Fairchild crashed into the rock wall, a cloud of shattered rock covering her body as she fell unconscious to the ground.

Muerte cast a lightning bolt at the lord, who shrugged off the spell with a flex of his thick shoulder muscles. Roxy levitated a bunch of rock debris, hurling it at the demon. The lord swatted the rocks away like pesky gnats, then shot out his two fists, his arms elongating like rubber bands until the clenched hands punched both heroes in the face. Muerte and Roxy went down just as Sarah and Eris arrived in a swirl of displaced air. Sarah threw bolt after bolt of lightning at the demon, the energy splashing against his flesh like a light shower. The lord grumbled words of dark power, casting out a stream of black tendrils that stretched out to wrap around the Indian girl's lithe form. Sarah writhed within the vice-like bands as they trapped her arms against her sides and squeezed her legs together. A thick band wrapped around her mouth, gagging her as she lost control of her powers and fell limply to the granite surface.

Eris hovered over the brightly lit crater, all of her young companions unconscious and unable to help her. Swallowing nervously, the demon girl called forth more hell fire and hurled it down in a narrow stream, bathing the demon lord in a shaft of white-blue fury. Laughter greeted Eris' strike, the demon lord shaking with amusement as he emerged from the holocaust, his skin barely smoking.

"You are young, girl. You know nothing," chuckled the demon lord before he stretched out his right arm, launching a bolt of purple lightning from his claw. Thunder cracked loudly as the bolt smashed into Eris, propelling her backwards into the air until she could barely see the crater below. Smoke curled from her stomach, an ugly scorch mark indicating where the lightning had seared her. For the first time, Eris felt hate burning in her breast. Snarling with rage, the demon girl dived forward, her wings sweeping back and forth swiftly as she aimed towards her foe.

John Lynch crouched on one knee, clutching his side where artificial blood poured down to his feet. Ivana emerged from behind a rocky knob, her rifle smoking from her attack. The raven-haired woman smiled coldly as she approached the wounded Lynch, her eyes burning with hate and blood lust while she relished the look of pain on her rival's face.

Before Ivana could finish her work, John slid his right arm away from his body, pointing a pistol straight at Ivana's chest. Ivana's eyes grew wide just before John fired a rapid series of shots, the armor-piercing rounds biting deep into the woman's cleavage and stomach. Blue-black blood gushed from her wounds, splashing against the rock floor as she raised her rifle unsteadily and locked her finger on the trigger. Bullets roared out in an unending stream, punching into the rock as they staggered towards the kneeling warrior. Lynch closed his eyes to mere slits, invoking his gen factor at his bleeding nemesis.

A bolt of pure psi-energy rocketed forward from John's forehead, ramming into Ivana and hurling her towards the lip of the crater. Tracer rounds gushed into the air as Ivana fell over the side and down the dizzying slope of the mountain, her body slamming into the unforgiving rock again and again, cybernetic limbs exploding in clouds of sparks as they were severed from her body. Eventually, Ivana's ruined body landed at the base of the mountain, the only parts left being her torn torso and most of her head. Ivana's eyes flared with light as internal systems overloaded and fried, then the glow of her retinas faded to darkness as death finally claimed her.

Eris hissed like an enraged snake as she scratched and clawed at the demon lord, her sharp talons ripping ugly stripes into the monster's hard flesh. The lord roared with fury, swinging his own massive arms at the demon girl to crush her like a bug. Eris seized the lord's head in her hands, then unleashed a burst of blue lightning. The demon lord bellowed in agony, smoke pouring from his ears and nose as he pulled back and released his right hand, punching Eris in the belly. The lightning wound screamed in protest while Eris flew back and crashed into the ground. She slid to her hands and knees, trembling as pain overwhelmed her nubile body.

The demon lord grinned cruelly, then pounded forward on his large feet, his claws clenching and unclenching as he savored the girl's imminent death. The demon howled as a eye-searing light burned his retinas, heralding the escape of Sarah from her ebony bonds. Smoking and smelling of ozone, Sarah panted deeply before she raised both of her hands and concentrated her power. Blue lightning poured forth in a thick, crackling torrent, splashing against the demon lord's chest, then eating through the resistant meat. The demon screamed in pain then began marching relentlessly towards Sarah. The Indian girl gritted her teeth, sweat gathering on her forehead as she focused everything she had on the approaching monster. Flesh boiled and sizzled, filling the air with a charnel stench while the demon plodded forward, his ugly face frozen in a hate-filled grimace as he drew closer to his prey.

Sarah staggered back as the demon lord loomed over her, the bright lightning sputtering away while the demon raised his clawed hand and thrust it forward. Ivory claws tore through flesh, releasing a shower of red blood that arched into the air then fell onto the demon's arms. Sarah's eyes widened with disbelief as the demon savaged her stomach, his claws ripping her intestines and organs apart in an orgy of destruction. The demon lord stumbled back while Sarah's dying body fell limply to the rock, his own wound smoking thickly.

Eris screamed in rage, extending her hands to launch another gush of hell fire. The white-blue flames poured into the demon lord's wound, shriveling his insides to ash.

The lord whimpered weakly before he fell onto his wide back, his eyes melting out of their sockets as he shivered with approaching death. The demon lord expired without another sound, acrid black smoke pouring from his slack mouth.

Eris quickly knelt next to Sarah's body as John stumbled around the crater floor waking up his unconscious wards. The demon girl wept softly, hot tears trickling down her cheeks as she laid a hand over one of Sarah's. The Apache girl slowly opened her eyes, then smiled weakly at her young friend.

"Hey, we had some fun at least, didn't we?" groaned Sarah softly.

"Yes, we did. Thank you," sobbed Eris.

The heroes gathered around Sarah's prone body, their expressions forlorn as they watched their companion die.

"Hey, pip squeak," grinned Sarah while she motioned for Roxy to come closer.

"What?" whispered the short girl hesitantly.

Sarah waited until Roxy was very close, then quickly kissed her on the mouth, relishing the taste of her friend's lips. Roxy instinctively started to pull away, but stopped herself, allowing her own affection for Sarah to flow from her soft mouth. Sarah parted from Roxy, laying her head back on the rough ground.

"Take care of everyone, Rox. I'm counting on you," smiled Sarah warmly.

"I…I will," stuttered Roxy as her own tears overcame her.

Sarah started to say something else, but her pain overwhelmed her, making her grimace with agony before she sighed once and died.

Eris gasped in shock, then redoubled her sobbing, clutching her hands before her breasts. Lynch wiped the wetness from his own eyes, then coughed to clear his throat.

"We better go now. Muerte, take Roxy through," ordered John firmly.

The young mage wrapped his arm around Roxy's quivering shoulders, then pulled her along, guiding her through the glowing portal until it had consumed them. Lynch moved close to Caitlin, sliding an arm around her slim waist as she stared dazedly at Sarah's body.

"C'mon, there's nothing more to do here," said Lynch softly.

"Eris," murmured Caitlin.

"We're leaving, Eris," warned John loudly.

Eris remained by Sarah's side, kneeling close to the dead girl. When Lynch moved to grab her shoulder, the demon girl shot up and backed away, glaring at her mother with tear-filled eyes.

"I'm not going, I'm staying here," declared Eris.

"Don't be difficult, Eris. I know you're sad about Sarah, but we have to leave now!" said John sharply.

"No! I won't!" shouted Eris vehemently. "Mother didn't want me, she still doesn't! I remembered what all of you said, that I wouldn't fit in on Earth with all the humans. I don't want to fit in! I want to stay here, with my kind!"

"Eris," urged Caitlin calmly.

"Go away! Go back to your perfect lives on Earth! Leave me alone!" shouted Eris before she spread out her large wings and dived up into the sultry air. Caitlin and John watched the young girl disappear beyond the rocky slopes of the Hell Furnaces.

"Perhaps it's for the best. She wouldn't have blended well with humans," said John carefully.

"Yes, she'll be happy here, with her own people," nodded Caitlin in agreement.

John caressed Caitlin's cheek, then moaned from the pain of his side wound. Fairchild rushed to keep John upright, then she kissed him passionately on the mouth. John pulled away after a few moments, squeezing Caitlin's hand lovingly.

"I love you, John," smiled Caitlin eagerly.

"I love you, Caitlin," replied Lynch as he inhaled her sweet scent and gazed into the limitless pools of her green eyes.

Walking hand-in-hand, the lovers entered the large globe of light, disappearing into its bright core.

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Eris returned to the crater, landing lightly on her booted feet before walking to Sarah's body. She waited until Sarah groaned and opened her brown eyes.

"Ugh, where is everybody?" inquired Sarah while she staggered to her feet, her stomach now healed and smooth.

"They returned to Earth," answered Eris before she wrapped her arm around Sarah and hugged her close.

Eris smiled as Sarah's skin began to take on a reddish hue. Two horns began sprouting from the young woman's head, and her black tube top bulged in the back where two wings started to grow.

"They went home," said Eris as she leaned forward to kiss Sarah's cheek. "And now we're home too."

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