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Azazel was silent for a moment.

"Huh?" he asked.

"Alyssa?" he addressed her, before going to the sides of the cavern and activating some long-forgotten wall-torches, illuminating the cave in a faint light... but enough that she could now see.

"What in the name of the Bringers are you doing here?" he asked her.

"HOW are you even here?"

Aside from the little pause he'd taken, Ryker went straight to the pharmacy and back. He'd also went to get another insulated tent from the store he'd been to previously, as the one he'd bought before had been stolen when he tossed it to the side so he could pull Eke out of the river.

He stepped into the lodge, and went over to the younger male.

"Got the stuff." he told him.

"This should help." he said, handing him what he'd bought.

Ryker nodded again.

"All right." he said.

He then sighed again, before leaving the lodge, to get the medicine.

However, after a few seconds, he paused for a moment, and bit his lip.

"I don't know if you actually exist or not, God; but cut me some slack. Even a wretch like me needs a break, right? Please... please, let me enjoy the happiness of having a real friend for once in my life." he said quietly, tears starting to stream down his face.

"Then I'm going to get you some meds for it." Ryker replied, gently getting up from the couch.

"You should eat." he told him.

"Even if something as simple as soup." he said further.

"I'm sure they have some soup here." he went on.

"And that kinda thing is perfect for those that have a cold or something akin to that." he reasoned.

"Or... so I've heard, anyway." he then shrugged.

".....eh?" Azazel muttered, looking at what he'd been searching for.

There was a large 3-headed puppy there. Now, granted, it was larger than most large dog breeds... easily bigger than a Great Dane... but it was still a black puppy with 3 heads.

"Cerb?" he asked.

"What are you doing taking a form like THAT?" he asked further, before making his way closer towards the canine. The canine still didn't move, though.

"......." Azazel when then silent, before looking around, his eyes piercing through the darkness.

"Hello?" he called out lightly. "Is... someone else here?" he asked.

Azazel nodded to himself in response, before opening up a hell portal where he was standing

He then sighed, and jumped down into it, falling through a few different 'tunnels', before landing in a hellscape... right in front of what looked to be a monstrous cave.

"Right." he muttered.

He then brought his fingers to his mouth, and let loose with a hard whistle... a whistle that was heard by not only the resident of the cave... but by another individual within.

Ryker chuckled lightly.

"Bit too young to be your Dad." he said.

"But meds for your cold, huh?" he asked.

"Hmmmm." he mumbled.

"I'll have to go to the pharmacy to get them." he told Eke.

"You gonna be fine here on your own for a few minutes?" he asked.

Ryker was silent, nodding slightly, and gently rubbed Eke's back.

"I know." he said.

"It must have been extremely frightening for you." he commented.

"Just let it all out." he told him.

"Let it out, it's all right. You're allowed to do it." he went on.

"I'm here for ya."

When she checked for her keys... she found them. They were there.

Her demon companion hadn't taken them.

-An unspecified amount of time later-

Azazel just sighed, as he grabbed his keys.

"Aedan!" he called out.

"I need to head out, and I don't know how long I'll be gone!" he said further.

"It's time for me to feed the dog!" he added, knowing she'd know what he was talking about.

".....hm." the demon muttered.

"Yeah. I guess so." he said.

"S'why I like you, kid." he then said to her. "You don't give a shit." he commented.

"If something doesn't involve you, you can't be assed about it." he went on.

"I wish more humans were like you." he then added.

Ryker just wrapped his arm around Eke's waist, and held him close.

"I getcha." he said.

"You had one HELL of a traumatic experience." he said further. "...to say the least..." he then mumbled.

"But you're safe here." he went on.

"You're safe, you're warm, you're... with me."

"Hey." Ryker said.

"What did that old guy say to me earlier?" he asked.

"He said for me to take care of you." he said further.

"How am I gonna do that if you won't let me?" he then asked Eke.

"Come on... I can see you're really in pain right now, but internalizing it's gonna make bad things happen. Trust me... I know..." he muttered, stroking his chest a little.

"..............." there was an extended silence from her companion as she said that.

"Well.... yeah..." he admitted.

"But... still. It's... it's nice to be in the good books with the boss..." he muttered.

"I leave Hell, it's a bad thing. HE leaves Hell, it's no big deal!" he suddenly exclaimed.

"Why is Azazel so special!? Huh!?" he asked her.

"We're both demons, and that's all we are!"

As she left, her demon partner was pulled along.

And as they left, she heard him muttered.

"Hmph. Stupid Azazel." he mumbled.

"So powerful... goody-goody... not a proper demon..." he mumbled further.

"Should be ME in that position..." he grumbled even further.

"Thinks HE'S so great..."