Daniel's Dangerous Dynasty

One restless night has passed, and the forces of Hell are still searching through the Nine Circles, and even beyond that, all to find the whereabouts of their King, and secure his safe return to his beloved wife.

With the only link being Holy Water and the known culprit being Abel, however, the truth seems all the more inevitable... they will have to go above and beyond Hell, and scout through the territory of their biggest enemy of all time... Heaven.

The courtroom has been very heavily crowded the past week, with servants and guards alike all gathered around, doing their part in searching for any clues and whereabouts of their King.

Mina wasn't sitting on the throne... she hasn't during her awakening yesterday. She was walking back and forth, pacing impatiently for an answer by the scouts she sent yesterday to search the ENTIRETY of Hell and Earth.

Ever since Abel vanished with her husband, she was no longer under the sleep spells... a small detail she was even more angrier that she couldn't just use her Pinkie Sense to notice earlier. But even still, she was starting to get tired naturally again, due to her restless night of searching.

As for Death, though... he was nowhere in Hell. Being the only one of them that legally stands as a Neutral Entity between Good and Evil, he personally excused himself and went to Heaven to investigate from that side.

He's been gone all night ever since, promising he'd call Mina as soon as he found something new out... and as her pacing explained, she was still waiting for that call.

"Your Highness... I don't think that we should delay any longer! The longer we wait, the more danger His Majesty could be in!" one of the servants suggested.

She glared at him, and he yelped, before bowing his head. But rather than yell at him, she sighed and nodded her head.

"As much as I want to start this whole thing off, we can't risk his safety. Sure, he can't die because of that spell, but that doesn't mean he can't be tortured, or put to sleep permanently. No... we wait on Death to give us the signal, and proceed as the situation calls."

The servant stood back up and nodded. "Of course, Your Highness."

She then looked at one of the scouts that rushed in and asked, "And any sign of that worthless Diplomat, too?"

The scout only shook his head silently.

"Figures. When shit actually hits the fan, who's usually the first to cower?" she asked nobody in particular.

"Your Highness... do you think he had something to do with it?" another servant asked.

She shook her head and sighed. "No. No, the dog wouldn't bite the hand that feeds it... and though he may be annoying as fuck, he's at least loyal to our cause. If anything, I'd wager he's on the same boat as Daniel... a victim on this whole fiasco."

Suddenly, her phone started to ring. She answered it immediately.

"Death! Any signs?"

...

"I see... thank you." she said, before hanging up and looking at the scout. "It seems that Heaven's Army has begun marching towards the Pearly Gate. Why, he wasn't sure, but I am."

"A-and that is?" the scout asked, saluting her.

"This isn't some random abduction... no, it was planned from the start... they mean to start a war." she began, before a commotion began to erupt from outside the castle.

She approached the entrance, followed by a platoon of guards, and looked up at Hell's red sky.

Numerous rifts in the sky and ground were forming, showing various major places on Earth. From the blue skies on the other side of it, she could see rifts coming from Heaven. The armies of Heaven were staring through each rift, while Hell's Armies quickly gathered forward, blocking their sides of the rifts.

Mina glared at the sight, before turning towards the scout, who saluted her again.

"I'm going to the armory... don't wait for me. Evacuate all servants and civilians to the palace, then get to Earth and protect the humans from the angels' summons!"

"Y-yes, Your Highness!" he replied, before hurrying out of the palace.

A frightened servant hurried to her, while she began moving to the hallway that lead to her personal armory. "D-does this mean we're at war, Your Highness?"

As they began to rush through the hallway, she shook her head. "No... not just war. Armageddon."

Daniel slowly began to open his eyes, and was met with the sight of a clear, blue sky. He was lying in a beautiful, lush field, with grass and flowers surrounding every nook and cranny he could see.

"Oh, my head..." he mumbled, before turning to his left. There, he saw Harold also waking up from sleep. "Harold?"

Harold groaned. "Oh, dear... I'm afraid my head is spinning, Your Majesty. Please... I... I need a moment to concentrate."

Daniel nodded his head and stood up, before approaching the imp and offering him a helping hand. Harold took his hand and stood back up, rubbing his head.

Then his eyes widened. There were numerous trees in the distance, with fruits of all kinds, some of which Daniel has never even seen before.

Harold started to hyperventilate. "N-no... no, this can't be right! It's impossible! Nobody should be able to..."

"Harold, what's going on here?" Daniel demanded, crossing his arms over his chest.

Harold looked up at him worriedly. "Your Majesty! We... we've been abducted, and taken beyond Heaven, Hell, and Earth, combined! We... we're trapped in the Garden of Eden!"

Daniel raised an eyebrow. "The Garden of Eden?"

"Y-yes, sire, but... but it's not right! We shouldn't even be here!"

"Yeah, no shit, Sherlock."

"N-no, I mean... it was sealed away permanently by the gods! There's literally no way we should have been able to get here... unless... oh, no..."

Daniel frowned a bit more. "Harold, don't do the suspense crap. That's my job."

Harold gulped. "Y-Your Majesty... someone has triggered Armageddon on Earth!"

"Wait, WHAT?!" Daniel shouted, now starting to panic. "YOU MEAN MY WORLD'S ENDING, NOW?!"

Harold nodded his head. "Y-yes, Sir! By now, it must be a battlefield over there... and... a-and there's no telling how long we've been out for, so for all we know, it may have already ended..."

Daniel sighed, pinching the bridge of his nose. "Oh, fuck... we... we've gotta get the hell out of here!" He then pointed at Harold. "Open a portal to Hell. We need to warn Mina!"

"I... I can't, Your Majesty." Harold replied. "My magic only works in Tainted Lands... and Eden is basically the PUREST kind of Holy!"

Daniel growled, placing his face in his palm. "Great... then we're stuck here forever..."

"I... I'm so sorry, Your Majesty. I really wish I could be of help, but... but these grounds are pure, and have been untouched and untainted by man for eons! No land marked with sin for endless miles around!"

This made Daniel open his eyes and gasp. He then waved a finger in thought, and looked up. "That's... not entirely true, actually."

"I... wait, what?" Harold asked.

Daniel then smiled. "The bible... my dad read the whole thing to me. Sure, I didn't pay attention to most of it, but I at least heard of the beginning."

"Yes, Sir, but how is that relevant to this situation?" Harold asked.

"Eve. She was in the Garden of Eden when she committed the First Sin!"

This made Harold's eyes widen in realization. He snapped his claws. "The Tree of Knowledge... of course! If we can find the Tree of Knowledge, maybe we can find the spot where sin was first made!"

Daniel smiled, and nodded his head. "And if we find that spot, you can get us out of here, right?"

Harold looked up at him with determination, and saluted. "It would be my honor, sir!"

"Great! Then let's go!" Daniel said, before taking a single step and stopping, then groaning. "Well, shit..."

Harold raised a confused eyebrow. "W-what is it, Your Majesty?"

Daniel pointed at the forest ahead. Harold looked there as well, and frowned. "... Oh..."

Sure enough, almost every tree in the entire forest bore fruit of various kinds and qualities.

"I, uh... hope you're hungry, Harold, because we've got a lot of fruit to try."

To Be Continued...