Pochi

The curt order made you annoyed. You had been having a good dream. You used your power to make a comb to at lease brush out your hair since the inphernal was taking you somewhere. It was right back to the large building that Windforce was in. The armored soldier like inphernal was rather rough with you, this made you wish it was Banhammer. He at least let you crawl onto a more comfortable spot. You were carried past more armored inphernals and some civilians who seemed to be lined up for some reason. You were dropped roughly onto the marble floor before Windforce's throne. She was tapping her clawed fingers against the armrest of the throne. Her unseen eyes could be felt glaring at your tiny face. "Time for the Trial to begin.," She said, "Lualight, you will only tell us the truth. You will not withhold or lie about anything." A trial? But you had done nothing wrong! You knew that but at the same time felt shame as you had many judgemental eyes locked onto you. You nodded and fiddled with the hem of your little dress. "Verbal confirmation.," She ordered. "I will not lie.," You said.

The audience murmured as she raised her hand. "The incident a few months ago where you used your powers first, what happened?," she asked. You didn't want to tell them, but you had to. You felt your power sparking within you and crystals began to grow on your body. The audience murmured more amongst themselves as they saw this happening.

"I was scared. My eye was about to be taken out."

More murmurs were heard before being silenced by Windforce holding up her hand, "Who was going to take out your eye?" You hesitated before answering, "The church of the true eye." You heard some inphernals make gasps or noises of disapproval to what you had said. Windforce made a harsh face. You could see her sharp fangs bared in a hateful snarl. You did not want to be there anymore. You were feeling scared, but like Banhammer said, there was nowhere to go if you did manage to escape this building. You were on a floating island. "What of the other times you have used your power?," She asked with a bitter tone in her voice. "Ordered to heal the members, revive dead members, cleanse food, and make materials.," You answered. You saw her fingers twitch. She was angry. "I didn't do anything bad!," you shouted, just as angry. Your fear left for a moment.

Windforce looked even more annoyed, "You are a disaster waiting to happen. You are a naive child being used." That is not right. You weren't being used. Your family loved you and you were helping. They needed you, the father said so. You couldn't have been lied to, your mama wouldn't lie to you! "Mama isn't using me! She loves me!," You said back. Windforce snapped. She stood from her chair and swung her sword, sending a shockwave that shook the room and knocked you over. You became dizzy as you felt your head hurt. Crystals fell off of your scalp. "SILENCE BRAT!," she roared. The golden yellow horned inphernal grabbed you by the collar of your dress and snarled at you, "I am sick of hearing you whine. Don't speak out of turn anymore, or I will make you regret it." She threw you back onto the floor, Making you roll across the clean marble. You felt a pain in your arm and your ankle. Crystals formed over you and your hurt areas. You struggled to get back up. More murmurs went through the crowd. They saw your weakness compared to them.

But your body was still sparking. You were scared, angry, in pain. Crystals were forming in the air around you. Windforce still held her sword, threatening to attack. You could not hold back your tears from your pain. She swung her sword again when it was stopped by another. A thin green colored one. You looked behind you to Venomshank. He was standing over you, a massive black bird behind him. The bird looked like it was ready to attack as well. "Stop this trial, Windforce.," Venomshank growled in a low and dangerous manner, "She is innocent. Lualight is a child who has done nothing wrong." "The brat is being used by the 'Church', how is that not wrong?," Windforce asked, but in a way that she did not want an answer. Venomshank made a snarl back at her. She backed off. "Fine. Why are you here?," She asked.

"I came to take Lualight back to Crossroads after Darkheart told me your son took her.," Venomshank replied, "That was before I felt you attacking her like she was a common criminal." You could have sworn you heard a little giggle from the shadows after he said that. Windforce waved her hand, "Take the brat. But she will be under your care, my verdict is that she will be raised by another god. The place she came from was just using her." You tried to say something before she made a snarl at you to shut you up. Venomshank picked you up from the marble floor and held you carefully. You saw that the doorframes, the wall and part of the floors were now covered in your crystals as you were carried gently through them. Your power must have leaked out more than you thought.

Venomshank was quiet. You could not see his face, but you could tell he was pretty upset by his body language. You could not look at the eyeholes of his mask. All you could do was to let him carry you. The giant bird followed behind him. "I'm sorry, Lualight.," He apologized. His voice was soft towards you, much different from the growl he made at Windforce. He stopped before the edge is the island. Venomshank placed you on the back of the bird before getting on himself. "To home, Sisyphus.," He told the bird. This big bird was Sisyphus the whole time? But he was massive! Sisyphus lifted himself and his riders into the air with the beating of powerful wings.

The large inphernal was gentle as he held you. He made sure that you didn't fall. He was quiet. You hoped he was not mad at you. Sisyphus landed at the house that Venomshank and Sword lived. You were allowed to get off of the bird, who shrank back down to his normal size and fluttered onto his owner's hat. Venomshank reached down and let you take one of his fingers to lead you inside the home. It was as simply furnished as before. He led you to the upstairs section to explore the bedrooms. He went back downstairs after you got settled into an unused room. Sisyphus stayed with you in the room. He let you pet his soft little feathers. A loud voice called out from downstairs, announcing someone returned. You carefully went downstairs and peered around the corner to see Sword happily talking to his mentor. He was asking Venomshank where he had went and telling him about things he saw in Crossroads.

"I felt something earlier. It felt like I was feeling someone else's fear and my skin and horns tingled a bit.," Sword said, "Do you know what it was?" Venomshank nodded to his ward, "I do. As I felt it as well, as did the rest of my siblings. You do not need to worry about it." Sword saw a glimmer in the corner of his eye and saw you peering around the corner with Sisyphus on your head. His face lit up. "Lualight, What are you doing here?," He asked with a wide smile and crouched to your height. You felt a lot better now that Sword was there. He let you hug his neck and returned it. Venomshank watched the two of you with an expression of care hidden behind his mask. Sisyphus returned to his owner's shoulder. He tilted his head to the side a little, "She will be staying with us." Sword looked at you then his mentor, "She will? What happened? Is her mom not coming to get her?"

Sword looked at you with a concerned expression, "Are you okay? Is something wrong, Lualight?" You didn't answer. You just hugged Sword, the one closest to comfort, tighter. He felt how hot some parts of your body were. Sword saw bruises starting to form on you. You had some blood dripping from wounds you did not know you had. Your white dress was being stained rusty red from the blood. "Lualight, what happened?," He asked with concern, "Venom, What-?" "Windforce.," Venomshank answered with a growl. That was all that he needed to say, Sword's face hardened a little before becoming concerned. "I'll clean you up and stop the bleeding.," The red horned inphernal smiled at you, "It's okay. Medkit taught me first aid." The mask wearing inphernal was looking at your wounds, they were a lot more serious than ones that an inphernal would have gotten from the same amount of force. He knew you were a lot more delicate. Plus you were young, so he needed to be prepared to help you with the trauma you no doubt would have.

The gladiator helm wearing inphernal helped you back to the bathroom and carefully cleaned your bleeding and bruised skin. He used a first aid kit to stop the bleeding and put disinfectant on your cuts. Sword also took the time to wash your hair in the shower after Venomshank explained to him about how hornless needed to be cleaned. After you were clean, he let you have one of his old shirts. One that did not fit him anymore. You could only follow Sword after he cleaned and patched you up. Your little hand held onto his cape as you followed him. He thought it was cute, kind of like a little baby bird following an older bird. You were just clinging to comfort he was providing for you. You followed him as he did his chores and when he was called to training by Venomshank. The god saw you clinging to his ward for comfort while looking a bit dazed. "I am sorry Lualight, but I will have to take Sword away from you for a while.," Venomshank said with a warm tone, "He'll be done with his daily training in about two hours." You nodded quietly. Venomshank placed his little black bird into your hands, "Sisyphus can keep you company."

You wandered the house with Sisyphus on you. You looked at the pictures on the walls, the small decorations, and the furniture. It was a comfortable home. You wandered back up to the bedrooms, you were feeling unsteady and sleepy. You wanted a nap. After climbing up onto the bed, you laid down and closed your little eyes, letting exhaustion take you.

Heels clicked and spurs jingled as Scythe walked through Crossroads. She was relaxed on the surface as she looked around, yet inside she was angry and on edge. She needed to find her baby. She saw a restaurant that Broker mentioned seeing you in and decided to see what information she could pull from the staff. The white hat wearing inphernal saw a familiar pink pair of horns. "Howdy flowers," Scythe drawled out, "So this is where you work." Vine Staff held herself back, trying not to be annoyed. It was hard not be be as this woman was a thorn in her side. "Is there something I can help you with?," The pink horned inphernal asked. Scythe had a smile on, "I'm looking fer my lil darlin'. She's 'bout this tall and cute as can be."

Scythe put her hand to your height. She noticed a sparkle from the neck of the waitress in front of her. "Looks like you already met 'er.," the half blind inphernal chuckled while motioning to the crystal necklace, "Isn't Lualight adorable?" "She's yours?!," vine staff could not hide her surprise and little bit of horror from her voice. "She sure is! She's so cute.," your mama cooed in adoration, "Wanted to find 'er and get 'er home before she got hurt." "I saw her with the Doc last time.," Vine staff replied and then looked to her smaller brother, "Shuri, Where did you see Lua last?" The green horned inphernal thought a second while holding dirty dishes, "I saw her going back to Doc's place when I was doing a delivery."

"Have you tried asking Medkit?," Vine staff asked. Scythe sighed, "Just came from there, had 'im look at my arm." She flexed her cybernetic arm. That meant that you weren't with Medkit. Perhaps that inphernal named Zuka, Broker's contact, would have some information. "Thanks for your information.," Scythe said and tipped her hat. She left the restaurant and continued her search. She needed her baby back. Her mechanical fingers twitched in irritation as she continued. Scythe needed you to be in her arms again. You were the important thing to her. She had lost everything else, she didn't want to lose you as well.

She heard chatter from some inphernals on the street. Banhammer had been in the area recently from what she heard. But what was even more interesting was the other rumors she heard.

He was last seen carrying a child with crystals covering them.

۪ ׂ ˖ BAN HAMMER

— It might be assumed that Ban Hammer wouldn't get jealous because he's convinced he's the greatest, but he's actually one of the most jealous Inphernals to have ever been spawned.

— The reason he gets so jealousy is because you deserve the best, and that's what he is—the best. Anyone who lays eyes on you should know that you deserve nothing less than great, and the only Inphernal who fits that description is him.

— So why is it that these puny Inphernals were trying to flirt with you? Obviously, they weren't worthy to even look in your direction, so why would they even bother!

— The thing about Ban Hammer's jealousy is that he, surprisingly, isn't confrontational about it.

— He's just...pouty.

— He'll have his blindfold lifted while his shooting daggers at whoever is flirting with you, but he won't approach them.

— While you're informing the stranger of your relationship, you can imagine their surprise when they ask who and you point at Ban Hammer—a tall, muscular Inphernal who looks like he's about to kill them.

— In reality, the most Ban Hammer would do is try to get them arrested for like, bux fraud or something like that...

— As soon as the stranger leaves—which they do because of Ban Hammer's glare—you'll approach him and immediately get pulled into his arms.

— He'd grumble something about how pathetic the stranger was, and that they shouldn't even have looked in your direction.

— You're both going home after that, and he'd probably cuddle you.

۪ ׂ ˖ BOOMBOX

— With Boombox, his jealousy really depends.

— If they stop flirting after you tell them you're in a relationship, he's fine! Flirting is bound to happen—especially with someone as amazing as you—so as long as they respect you and back off after being informed of your relationship, it's all good!

— But then you have those who don't have any respect whatsoever.

— The people he's talking about are the ones who ignore the fact you're in a relationship and keep trying to flirt anyway, or worse—the ones who try to get close and touchy.

— For the ones who just simply keep flirting, he won't intervene unless you look at him for help. And by intervene I mean he won't approach them.

— He will get his boombox, though, and blast your favorite song really loud until the stranger leaves.

— For the touchy and close ones, though, he will walk over and make sure to put himself between you and the stranger.

— He doesn't care how close the stranger is—he's slotting himself in between just so the stranger steps back, and Boombox will give them a smile.

"I think you should leave!"

— Despite his smile, his words would have a tone that didn't leave the idea up to debate, and the stranger would just scoff before leaving.

— He would then face you before asking if hearing your favorite song made you happy.

— The right answer is "yes" with a kiss.

۪ ׂ ˖ COIL

— Coil takes nothing seriously, and the topic of jealousy is no exception.

— To him, he doesn't have to worry about other people because they're not him.

— Coil is surprised that even he was able to date you, and he's practically the best of the best—so if anyone thinks they have a chance with you, they're dead wrong.

— But some Inphernals don't know how to pick that up.

— Anytime someone flirts with you or hints any interest, Coil is more amused by it rather than jealous.

— He just finds it funny how someone like them thinks they have a chance with someone like you.

— He usually just sits back and watches the person embarrass themselves as they keep flirting until you tell them you're taken, and whenever they ask by who and you point at him? He'll have the cockiest smirk on his face before shooting them a wink.

— But again, some Inphernals can't take a hint.

— Coil only gets slightly irritated whenever they don't give up on flirting with you. Even when it's obvious you're not interested, they'd keep pushing, and so he'd whip out a tactic that always worked.

— He'd kiss you.

— He'd walk over to you with his hands in his pockets, and when you'd turn your head to greet him, he'd press his lips against yours.

— It wouldn't be a simple peck, either. He'd keep the kiss going until he could feel the stranger's eyes waver out of awkwardness,

— When Coil would pull away, he'd lean back and look at the stranger before raising an eyebrow.

"You need something?"

— He'd snicker once the stranger shook their head and quickly walked away, and when he looked back at you, he'd lowly hum once he noticed your flustered expression.

"You look a bit red, sweetheart...Do you need something?" "I need you to stop kissing me every time you get jealous." "We both know that's not what you want."

— You'd just turn on your heel to walk away while Coil smirked and followed behind you.

۪ ׂ ˖ HYPER LASER

— He wouldn't be the type to get jealous, but instead just worried that you'd leave him.

— He's had a lot happen to him, so he wouldn't blame you if you decided you wanted to be with someone else—which is why he falls silent whenever someone flirts with you. He doesn't know what to say, so he just keeps to himself while trying to distance himself from the conversation happening.

— But then you'd tell the stranger that you're in a relationship, and suddenly he's beside you with his hand in yours staring at them until they leave.

— He still doesn't talk, though. He just hides his face in your neck until he's ready to admit how he was a bit jealous.

۪ ׂ ˖ MEDKIT

— Medkit doesn't get jealous.

— Because one, he trusts you and two, he's exhausted. Flirting is a part of life and as long as they're respectful after you tell them you're in a loving relationship, then it's fine.

— Even when people keep being pushy with flirting with you, though, he still doesn't say anything.

— That's really just because he doesn't have too, though.

— If he notices someone flirting with you and you seem like you wanna leave, he'll go up behind you and place his hands on your waist while looking at the stranger.

— He'd just stare at them.

— Not even intimidatingly—well, not on purpose.

— Due to his exhaustion, his face is always almost stuck in an expression that would make anyone believe that he was mad, even when he wasn't.

— As soon as the stranger stammered and waves goodbye, Medkit would raise an eyebrow before leaning forward to meet your eyes.

"...What was up with them?" "You intimidated them." "How so?"

— He's completely oblivious to his resting face, but the stranger didn't need to know that.

۪ ׂ ˖ ROCKET

— With how protective Rocket is, he gets extremely jealous.

— And he's confrontational so you're in for a ride whenever he gets jealous.

— Now, whenever someone first starts flirting with you, he probably won't say anything at first. He'll just look at them with a frown until you tell them you're in a relationship, and how everything goes depends on what the stranger does.

— If they apologize and leave? Rocket is fine.

— If they keep flirting? He explodes, and he might do so literally nobody calms him down.

"Didn't you just hear the word 'relationship'? That means not single, so why don't you just leave and never show your ugly face—"

— He will go on until the person leaves or until you drag him away.

— He would apologize to you for getting angered, but he wouldn't even consider apologizing to the stranger because he doesn't care about them. He only cares about you.

۪ ׂ ˖ SKATEBOARD

— Considering how laid-back Skateboard is, it's unlikely that he gets jealous.

— He understands that other people are going to be interested in you because, well, it's you—you're someone who can make him breathless with just a glance, so it's not like it's shocking others might feel the same way.

— Along with that, he also understands you. He knows that you're loyal, so any time someone tries to flirt with you, you're quick to inform them of your relationship.

— Now, to repeat, it's unlikely that he gets jealous.

— That doesn't mean he never gets jealous.

— The only times he usually gets jealous is whenever someone gets close to you. If they're talking to you with some distance? Sure, that's fine—he won't step in unless you look uncomfortable or glance at him asking for help. Maybe you're both just having a nice conversation.

— But when they're close enough to where if they took a step forward the tip of their shoes would touch yours? Too close.

— He typically just examines the situation just in case the person decides to step back, but if he notices that they're not giving you space, he's walking over.

— Not to you, by the way. He's walking over to the stranger.

— He'd throw an arm around their shoulder with a smile, and his gaze would flicker from you to the person before he spoke.

"Hey! What're we talkin' about?"

— Obviously, the person would be confused and try to pull back, but Skateboard would firmly press down on their shoulder to make them stay before looking at you.

— He'd question if you knew the person—even though he already knew the answer—but as soon as you confirmed, he'd lift his hands up and walk towards you while "apologizing."

"My bad, stranger! I just assumed you both knew each other with how close you were gettin'!"

— Skateboard would then wrap an arm around your waist, and he'd pull you against him while eyeing the stranger.

— To most, it wouldn't look like he was jealous, for he would just have a lazy smirk on his face.

— But if you look close enough, you'll notice the way his eyes are slightly narrowed, and how he looks the person up and down before his smirk grows.

— Due to the silence, the stranger would stammer out a "sorry" and wave before leaving, and as soon as they're out of Skateboard's sight, the Inphernal would look back at you with a wide grin.

"Wanna get lunch?"

— Unless you bring it up, he likely won't talk about the stranger because now that they're gone, he doesn't really care.

— The only thing his mind is on is you and getting something to eat.

— He would stick a bit closer to you than usual, though.

۪ ׂ ˖ VINE STAFF

— While she would get a bit jealous, it's more out of her own insecurity.

— She isn't very confident with her words whenever she talks to you—let alone anyone else. Due to the fact she lived alone for a while, she always wonders why you chose her, for she's aware that she's awkward. Her attempts at flirting aren't—what was the description used—smooth?

— Given that, she often worries that you'll leave her for someone else who can actually charm you. She worries you'll leave her for someone who doesn't have to pause to question if what they're about to say is odd or not.

— But despite her jealousy, she doesn't really show it.

— Whenever someone flirts with you, she'll usually just ignore it while making sure that you're alright. Despite her time away from other Inphernals, she does know how persistent they can be.

— If they were to leave you alone after you told them you were happily in a relationship—even gesturing to Vine Staff while saying it—then she'd be alright.

— She likely would admit her jealousy if you were to ask if she was alright, but she wouldn't go into detail, for she'd be too flustered by how you suddenly pointed at her while talking to the stranger.

— Now, if the stranger were to continue flirting with you despite your obvious discomfort, that's when she would get herself involved.

— She would walk up beside you and stare at the stranger, and she'd give them a slight smile that was too tense in the corners to be genuine.

"I believe it was made known that we are in a relationship. I do not appreciate your flirtation."

— No matter what the stranger would say, she'd remain firm and wait for them to finally leave before gently taking your hand in hers.

— She'd ask if you were alright, and she'd offer to take you back to her apartment so you can relax if you wanted.

۪ ׂ ˖ ZUKA

— While Zuka claims he doesn't get jealous because he has no reason to be jealous, he can and does get jealous.

— Of course, not easily.

— Like a lot of the other Inphernals, he doesn't really mind whenever someone flirts with you as long as they quit as soon as you tell them you're in a relationship.

— He gets it—you're a catch—but what he does mind is whenever someone won't leave you alone. Zuka likes his peace and he knows you do too, so he'll do whatever he can to make sure you have your peace.

— He'd probably just observe until he found the right moment to step in, but does he talk to the stranger?

— No, he just wraps his arm around your waist and keeps walking so you're forced to follow him.

— If the stranger does try to talk to him, he'll ignore them unless they come up and grab his shoulder.

— That's when he removes his arm from your waist and punches them square in the nose.

"Either you're really bold or stupid, but I'm pretty sure it's clear that nobody wants anything to do with you. Back off."

— As soon as you both walk away, Zuka would slightly smirk to himself as you talked about the stranger and how he had hit them in the nose.