Watching from a first person's point of view, a fair lady with jet black hair, draped in beautiful white dress and a brown strawhat, she walks through a field of camellia flowers, turning around, and using her hand to feel the delicate petals.
She giggles as she turns around, smiling innocently. She plucks one of the flowers and said: "Iode, come!". She stretch her hand to the viewer.
Still viewing in first person, a hand stretch to reach out to her. As the hands were about to touch each other, a bright light shines, Iode opens his eyes abruptly.
"Ha, Olivia". He said placing his hand on his forehead.
"Who's that, your wife, or girlfriend perhaps". Voice of a lady said beside him.
He quickly turns his head to see who spoke, only to see a young lady with long red wavy hair, staring at him with large emerald eyes. At the sides of her head, horns that come to a complete circle protrude. It does not take a genius to know that she is a demon. Iode springs up immediately and steps back.
But something is not right, where on heaters is he, it looks as if he was locked up inside a dungeon, just how callous can Valier be. Second, the demon in front of him does not look like those typical ugly looking creatures.
On the contrary, she was beautiful, her skin was fair and her hair was wavy, her eyes were emerald green, glittering with gracefulness. She was more like a goddess than a demon, she was with Iode in the cell.
"Who are you?!" Iode asks.
" Me? Call me Nivea" she smirks. "So you are the one my dad has interest in, huh?" She said.
However, steps could be heard coming towards Iode's cell.
"I'll be seeing you soon". The demoness winks at him before teleporting away in black flames.
"Huh? What kind of demon is that, wait she's Valier's kid, so she's a devil? But she's too gorgeous to be a devil even Valier is miles away from pretty ". He monologues.
"Mortal, you are awake, Lord Baran would like to see you " a demon with four arms said and opened the cell room.
"What does that control freak want, he couldn't even provide a decent place for an unconscious fellow to rest, a devil is a devil after all, they lack compassion ". Iode said coming out of the cell. His hands were cuffed, he could feel energy pulsate from it, so even if he wants to do something, he has been restricted.
He follows the demon to Valier's presence.
"Where do you wanna send me now bastard, wearing me down the last time isn't enough to satisfy your amusement, you callous freak!" Iode said to Baran.
"You seem to be getting arrogant Iode, I can always get rid of it for you". Baran Valier said, he uncuffs him.
"We both know I owe you nothing, you are aware that bringing a mortal to the underworld is against the rules, yet you brought me here...you want to kill me but before you do that, you want to work me to the bone, making me do — kuek!!!" Iode was ranting however Valier was thin in patience, he used an invisible force to squeeze Iode on the spot, making him grunt.
"Quite daring of you to talk bashful at me like that, something needs to be done to that insolent mouth of yours..." As Valier was saying, a demon with four arms rushed in with panick written all over it body.
"Lord Valier, I'm sorry for my impudence, however the message I bring is an emergency, and needs attention ". The demon said.
"Speak ". Valier said calmly but his voice was thundering.
"My lord, it's Cerberus, he is racing to this place ". The demon said.
"Cerberus, my lord, he must have gotten whiff of him ". The left lieutenant said.
"This is perfect, Iode de Pandavatton, I'll wager, make Cerberus retreat, in exchange for your remaining trials ". Baran release Iode from his invisible grip.
Iode pants from the relief, he looks up at Valier and said:
"That person you that is coming here is someone strong and important here in the underworld, a literal devil like you would never make such a huge wager like that if this mission is that simple, however, I'll accept it, if it means I'll get to see my kids faster". He said.
"Excellent, that is an agreement, make Cerberus retreat, and in exchange, your punishment for your transgression would be rectified ".
"And I'll be sent home ". Iode quickly added his other condition however...
"Off you go! " Valier snaps his fingers
"Valier! You bastard!" Iode yells but he got teleported away instantly.
"My lord, there is no way he can defeat Cerberus, he can't even convince him to leave, Cerberus listens only to Hades". The right lieutenant said.
"On the contrary, we might see something spectacular and entertaining, we can't say, he might be the second Hercules ".
***
In a red land covered in jagged surface, lava flows endlessly at the horizon. Iode stands still with gnashing teeth. Walking towards him confidently is a giant canine with three heads, its skin was metallic and red in color, on it back are heads of serpent, its tail was snake-like.
It snarls at Iode with fiery orange eyes and flame lit throat that is visible from the mouths. It walks slowly at him like a predator that has sighted its prey.
Though feeling uneasy with the menacing figure of Cerberus, Iode stands before the great beast gnashing his teeth.
"This is Cerberus? Another ugly looking monstrosity I see"...