Hellmask shook his head. No one in Hell had been as awkward as these two girls. So the Faren girl was an angel? He allowed himself to memorise her features, but felt no hatred, other than the annoyance directed towards her personality.
"Opposite teams maybe in schooling, but do you see any battle flags? Any titans clashing?" He shook his head like a mane and laughed. "Get with the times."
She didn't honestly believe that they should just take it out here and now? She'd probably never seen a demon before in her lifetime, like he'd never seen an angel. If they were all this prejudiced then he wasn't surprised that the war had lasted for centuries. And he probably had more of a claim to the angelici title than she did. He tapped into his human soul, holding it precious to him like a light. In his mind, it glowed white and pure, and he stroked it softly. How many demons could say they were spawned from a human soul?
"Shall we what? I was quite under the assumption that you wanted nothing to do with me, the either of you."
"If you want me to be honest, I don't want anything to do with you, but that is hardly fair now is it?" Hellmask shrugged nonchalantly. "If I was nasty to every single person I met then my mission would've been fruitless. Anyway, being nasty gets you nowhere."
In his mind, he envisioned Krakka, the bad ass demon who used to go to special lengths to try and torment him, just because he wouldn't shift out of his human form. Hellmask smiled, because in the end it was he who'd won. Respect was something to be earned, and even though they still made fun of him, it was more playful now, like the classroom jibes. He stared suddenly at Faren, both eyes shocking violet as they gazed through the curtain of hair. Did she have the respect?
He started to walk, enjoying the feel of the soil on his feet. It was so much better here than home. So many more colours, so much less red.
He began to hum a tune, rocking his head to the rhythm. Sticking his hand in his pockets, he pursed his lips, and flashed the confused Vivian another smile. "I don't suppose you have this sort of trouble with any other sentient race?"
