The Incessant Parent

You don't remember how you got to bed. Did you even make it there? That Linthalian Mead made your memory blurry. You must have fallen asleep somewhere, you realize, because you find yourself in the Demonic Realms again, this time in a dark cave, overlooking the eternal furnace and fire just below. You groan, knowing what this means. Your mother wants to talk to you again, and she doesn't seem to the type to want to talk when good things are going on.

"What is it now?" You loudly groan into the cavernous void, knowing she's always been in ear shot. "Enigma is over rated, Mother."

Your infernal parent appears before through a dark cloud of smoke that forms in front of you. "What? No 'it's nice to see you today?' "

"I was taught that lying was a sin" you respond coldly. "you've only brought me here to punish and scold me, why should I expect any different?"

"Don't have that kind of tone with me young lady. Everything I do, I'm doing for your own benefit."

"Of course," you reply sarcastically "abandoning me my entire life, only to appear when you want something from me and curse me when I'm not doing exactly what you want, that was all for my own good, was it?"

"It would be, if you tried to learn from it. We can try that lesson again, you know. Or worse."

Your jaw clenches in contempt, finding the means of restraint. "I'm doing what you want me to do Mother, and I've been successful. Why can't you be happy about that? Does your demon blood not allow that?"

"You got away from that lying tramp and her minions, but you haven't learned anything from that encounter."

"Whatever"

"That woman was trying to seduce you. How can you be so naive as to not see that?"

"Oh please" you roll your eyes "how would you know?"

"Demon" she flutters her wings to make a point "mortals are selfish and covetous. She desires your youthful body and will exploit your innocence. Deep down, I think you know you can't really trust her. At what point were you planning on telling her what your plan was? When were you going to tell her about me?"

"I don't know"

"Exactly" Mother replies knowingly "you know how she'd react. What she would say. That mask of gentility would fall off the second you told her what you wanted to do..."

There was a hanging silence. She was staring at you, but you couldn't bring yourself to look at her.

"Demetria, you still want this, don't you?"

"Of course, Mother" you respond quickly "you're the only family I have. I just, why is this such a bad thing."

"You can't trust anyone, dear. Sooner or later you'll learn. The only one who is here for you, is me"

"That's not true..." you say in hushed defiance

"What was that?" Mothers anger rose quickly

"I said that's not true. I can trust other mortals, Mother. You don't know people. You don't know me"

"You insolent brat!" She shook in rage "I am the only person who loves you! You think Doolyn would take you back, if he knew what you'd done? You think that Tiefling woman actually cares for you?"

"I am your mother, Demetria! Soon, you'll learn to respect the fact that I'll always be with you."

With a sharp pain, the world goes dark, and swiftly pulled from the demonic realm