Author's Notes:

Special Thank You (+ Brief History of Kyra)

I'd like to begin the special by saying a big THANK YOU for the follows. When I first started out on this site I didn't think I'd make it to 666. I just expected to upload random fics that I enjoyed writing and seeing what others thought. However, the response I got for the Pinkamena, the X, and the GTA series, not to mention MLP Anthro Party or the start of the GTA Warped series, was amazing. Originally, GTA: Ponytropolis was only going to be 4 fics; I, II and then the two-parter that was GTA III. But the response was so good that I kept it going. Now it has over 13 planned sequels and spin-offs.

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But, we aren't here for GTA: Ponytropolis. We're here for another little gem known as Kyra. Another well-received OC that I'm quite proud of. She went through a lot of changes, starting out as a mindless killer in her first appearance in 2012 in the fic entitled Kyra. She then re-appeared again in 2012 in the currently-on-hiatus-or-cancelled fic When Two Worlds Collide. Not much was written in that fic so Kyra was never really developed.

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On to 2013, she next showed up in the fic Fall Of Equestria, which explained her backstory. However, I felt she wasn't intimidating enough and was too merciful for a demon.

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Next comes her 2015 appearance in the GTA Series. This time she wasn't a demon, but a true mother to Malice (who was only her adopted demon daughter in earlier versions). This was only for the GTA version and wasn't meant to replace the demon version.

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After playing as Kyra in a few Skype role-plays and taking time to flush out her character, we arrive at 2018 with the first appearance of my official Kyra. A mixture of nice (or more of an "I couldn't give less of a shit" attitude) and scary. She isn't as merciful but she won't be going on any killing sprees.

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And, to show my thanks for one hell of a ride up to 666 Followers, I wanted to do something special. Pit two powerful demons together. One, of course, being my Kyra. And, the second being fan-favorite The Candy Mare. For this to work out perfectly, I contacted Knackerman directly to get the backstory and mannerisms of The Candy Mare. I even sent him her scenes for approval.

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So buckle up and enjoy the 666 Follower Special and remember...

this exists because of YOU...

A red mare with long black hair, wearing nothing but a thin black tube top and black panties, sat on the balcony of the top floor of her tower, left leg dangling over the edge. She looked out over the hellish landscape of the Netherworld, which was made up of a bunch of large, rocky landmasses connected by thin stone bridges. Beneath was a sea of lava. For a demon, though, it didn't matter. Lava was as harmless to a demon as water was to a mortal.

Being queen of this place wasn't the best, but she made do. Every now and then, she would reminisce of her life before she died. A much simpler life. To get her mind to return to reality, she kept telling herself "at least I'm in charge..."

"Mistress!" A voice called from the ground, about 50 meters down.

Looking down, she saw a gray mare with long black hair, wearing the same thing she was. Letting out a sigh, Kyra placed her hand on the ledge and jumped off. She always did enjoy jumping from high places and feeling the wind in her hair. Landing on her feet, she looked at the demon.

"Deva," she said, crossing her arms. "What brings you here? Something wrong?"

"Not sure," Deva replied, shaking her head. "It's just... Viper was looking for you."

Kyra hesitated before un-crossing her arms and walking away from her tower. "What does my dear sister want?" She asked, crossing a bridge.

Her tower sat on its own landmass, connected to land by one of the Nether's many thin stone paths.

"Something about a misbehaving slave..." the gray demon answered as she followed. "Wants to know what to do with him."

"Isn't that Amanté's job?" Kyra asked as she continued to walk towards the slaver's domain; a rocky cave that led down into a cavern where all the fun happens.

"It is, yes, but Viper still told me to get you," Deva explained. "I didn't mean to bother for something so--"

"No no..." the queen interrupted. "Viper told you to get me. You're only doing your job..."

Deva gave a light smile, hearing that her master wasn't mad at her. When Kyra got mad, she could get really violent and really scary. This is a fact that all demons in the Nether knew and made them all afraid to screw with her.

The two kept walking until they crossed a thin, stone walkway that connected to the landmass that Amanté's slave den sat on. Out front of the cave was a tall, black demon with short gray hair down to her shoulders. Her body looked nice and sleek and she wore a black, leather top that left her belly visible as well as a short, black, leather skirt and black high-heel boots. She was circling a green stallion who was on his knees, looking rather pissed.

Upon noticing the red mare, Amanté waved to her. "Mistress. Sorry to bother you."

"What seems to be the problem?" Kyra asked, stepping up to the tall demon.

Amanté crossed her arms as she eyed the stallion. "This one is giving me trouble. Always fighting back... Trying to attack me... I can't get through to him..."

Kyra listened to what the slave handler had to say before walking in front of the stallion. "Do you not understand what I'm trying to do?" The red demon asked, slowly getting to one knee in front of the stallion.

"Yeah... I understand..." the stallion replied with a glare. "You're trying to turn me into a bitch!"

Kyra quickly shot a hand out and grabbed his neck. "Listen, you piece of shit... You're here to be punished. Period. And before I came into power, the punishments all involved physical pain of the worst kind... Now, I let Amanté be in charge of the slaves because she enjoys it so much... But, if you shit on this privilege... I'm sure I can make your time here even more unbearable..."

The stallion's glare didn't fade. "Fuck you," he finally said.

Kyra let out a low growl before she quickly stood up. Her fingernails then grew into long, sharp claws before swiping at the stallion's face. He let out a yell of pain as three large gashes wear left behind on his face. Kyra then turned to Deva.

"Take this piece of shit to the Smelting Chamber," she ordered.

The gray mare nodded and walked up to the stallion, grabbing him by the ear and pulling. "Get up and get moving," she commanded, leading the stallion away.

"Any other slave issues?" Kyra asked as she turned to face Amanté.

The black mare shook her head with a smile. "No... Care to come see?" She cooed, holding her hand out towards her den.

Eyeing the den, Kyra let out a sigh. "I suppose I could..." she said, heading towards the cave.

Smiling, Amanté followed. "I think you'll be quite happy with my little pets."

"I never doubted your ability to break down a slave," Kyra said as they entered the slave den.

The room inside was empty, apart from a stone staircase leading down to the dungeons.

"I appreciate the confidence, mistress," the black demon cooed as she followed her queen down the stairs. "I have to say, I... I am grateful that you gave me this duty. It is like I was... meant for this..."

Kyra grinned as they finally reached the bottom of the stairs. "Well, you seem to enjoy yourself."

They were now in a large cavern that seemed to stretch on forever. Ponies were chained to walls and stalagmites, some looking content as they slept and others nervous, scared, or normal.

"This way," Amanté cooed as she walked passed the red demon, heading towards a gray stallion who was sitting against the wall.

There was a collar around his neck which was chained to the wall. He was totally naked like all the others, his cock laying limp against right leg. He didn't seem unhappy. Just a little bored. When the two neared him, he looked up at them with a smile as he got to his knees.

"He always gets happy when I pay him a visit," Amanté said as she stepped up to him and stroked his short, black mane. "Such a good boy..." she cooed as the stallion nuzzled her leg.

"Hmm... He does seem to be rather obedient..." Kyra said as she stepped in front of him, putting a hand on her hip.

Seeing the ruler of this realm standing there made the stallion feel both afraid and honored to be in her presence. He gave her a bow and kept his head lowered. Smiling, Kyra got to one knee and put a finger under his chin, gently lifting his head to look in his eyes. He looked back with a sense of fear and respect.

"Mmm... Good..." Kyra cooed darkly. "He knows his place..."

"That, he does," Amanté chimed in with a smile. "I have actually been trying to find a way to reward him for his loyalty and obedience... But, I see no greater reward than a quickie with... you..."

Kyra quickly looked over at her with a bewildered look. "You think I would engage in sexual activities with one of our slaves?" She asked, letting out a chuckle. "Me? The queen?" She then eyed the stallion, hesitating in thought. "Although, it... would be rather fun for... me..." she then said as she eyed the stallion's meat. "Still not a demon cock, but..." she started as she gripped it. "it'll do..."

The stallion let out a gasp when he felt her hand grab his flaccid dick, which soon became less and less flaccid the more she stroked it. Her strokes were also quite rough and forceful as she was accustomed to handling demon cocks, like when Deva, Amanté. or Viper grew one for some fun time. When the stallion meat was nice and hard, Kyra positioned herself over it. Placing her hands on the stallion's shoulders, she pressed her chest to his face as her thin panties disappeared in a flash of fire. Licking her lips, she slowly lowered herself until her lips wrapped around the cock's tip.

Letting out a moan, she lowered herself all the way so their crotches touched. The stallion, himself, was enjoying this immensely. Closing his eyes, he let out a soft moan when he felt his dick enter her pussy. It was warm and wet inside, like a furnace covered in water. It was a weird feeling but also the best thing he ever felt. Letting out a gasp of pleasure, also enjoying the feel of her breasts against his face. When she lowered herself all the way, however, they became face-to-face and chest-to-chest.

"Enjoying this, slave?" She asked as she rocked her hips back and forth, up and down, sweat of arousal beginning to run down her back. She then placed her right hand on the wall behind him, their faces getting closer as she stared into his eyes. "How do you feel?"

"S-Scared..." the stallion moaned, looking back in her eyes. "But, really good..."

Grinning, Kyra moved her left hand to the stallion's wrists, running her finger along the binds. The slave soon felt his wrists were free and placed his hands on the floor beside him.

"Feel free to touch..." the mare cooed as she rested her cheek on his shoulder, letting out moans as her pussy heated up.

The stallion hesitated for a couple seconds before slowly raising his hands and placing them on her butt.

Kyra smirked and kept rocking. "Mmm... That's it... So, what's your name?"

"Nnn... Uh... Wh-Whatever you want it to be..." he moaned out as he ran his left hand up the mare's sweaty back, feeling close to an orgasm.

"That's cute..." Kyra moaned with a chuckle. "But, I want to know your mortal name..."

The stallion moaned and grunted before he fired off his load into her pussy, filling her up. "S-Steel... F-Forged Steel..."

Kyra let out a deep sigh as she squirted her hot, demon juices all over his lap as she felt his cum fill her up. Smiling, she sat in his lap and felt his cock slip out of her. "Mmm... Steel, huh?" She asked, pulling back to look him in the eyes. "I think I have another treat for a pet as special as you..." she cooed, poking his muzzle.

Steel leaned back against the wall and shook his head. "That's okay... mistress... What you just did was... more than enough..."

The red demon grinned and placed her hand on his chest. "No... I believe in punishing the bad with the most horrifying of torture methods... But, I also believe in rewarding the good as best I can..." She then slowly got to her feet, looking at Amanté. "Bring him outside..." she said before she started walking back towards the stairs.

The black demon nodded and went to go undo the stallion's bindings. "You should feel honored. I haven't her this impressed by a slave yet..."

"I do feel honored," Steel said as he felt the ring around his neck open and fall to the ground.

Smiling, Amanté helped him to his feet. "Come on..."

Kyra left the den and stepped outside, looking around as she crossed her arms, semen still running down her legs. Hearing Amanté exit her den with the slave, she smiled. "Watch..." she cooed, holding out her hand. There was a light rumble as Kyra closed her eyes. Suddenly, a large, rocky, rectangular structure rose from the ground. When it was about 4 stories high, holes began to blow out of the sides, forming what looked like windows. Once the rumbling subsided, the structure looked like a hotel. "There..." Kyra said as she held her hands out at her sides. "Haven," she said, turning to Amanté and Steel. "A fine hotel for all your slaves who are as obedient as this one."

Steel stared at the hotel before looking at Kyra. "I get to... stay there?"

Kyra smiled and walked up to him. "Yes," she said, placing a hand on his head. "You'll get a comfy bed and a nice room. It may not look like it from the outside but inside... I made very nice..."

Steel gave her a smile before Amanté began leading him towards the building. Watching them walk away, she heard another come up behind her.

"Haven, huh?" Asked Viper with a chuckle as she stepped up beside her. "Sounds a bit cheerful for you..."

"The name is to soothe those who stay there and to make all the others slaves want to stay there..." Kyra explained. She then eyed her sister. "Have you seen Malice around?"

"I believe I saw her near Fire Lake," Viper replied before looking at the red demon's crotch. "Did you... enjoy yourself?"

Kyra looked down before snapping her fingers, making the excess cum vanish as her panties reformed. "Keep an eye on things," she said as she began walking away. "I'll be spending time with my daughter..."

"Have fun!" Viper called to her, before turning and heading inside Amanté's slave den.

An 8-year-old-looking, black demon with long silver hair and red eyes was seated in a large, shallow pool of lava that only went up to her waist. She was wearing the typical outfit that Kyra and Deva wore; black tube top and black panties, which also appeared to be fire-proof. She was waving her hand in front of her as a butterfly made of fire followed it. The foal smiled and held her hand palm-down as the butterfly landed on it.

Kyra walked up to the lake and smiled warmly, before stepping into the lava and making her way towards the young demon. The kid's ears twitched as she looked over at her, smiling widely.

"Mommy!" She waved cheerfully.

Kyra let out a chuckle, sitting behind her and pulled the kid into her lap. "Hey, sweetie," she cooed, wrapping her arms around her. "How's your day been?"

"Pretty good..." Malice replied as she made another fire butterfly emerge from the lava. "Yours?"

"Busy..." Kyra said with a smile as she watched the butterflies. "I didn't get a whole lot of time to relax before Deva came to me with a slave problem..."

"Slave problem?" Asked the filly. "Isn't that Amanté's job?"

The mother gave a smile at that. "Yes, but... it had gotten to the point where he just wouldn't cooperate... So, I had Deva send him to the Smelting Chamber... Which reminds me, I should go check on him..."

"He's that bad, huh?" Asked Malice as she made the butterflies dance around them before a fire rabbit jumped out of the fire, making her giggle.

Kyra smiled as she watched. Malice always enjoyed coming here and creating animals out of fire. It seemed to be her way of coping with her early death.

"It wasn't all bad..." the red mare said as she gently patted Malice's belly. "Amanté showed me a slave worthy of rewarding. So, we now have a hotel called Haven where all the good slaves get to live in."

"Is that what that rumble was?"

"Yes," Kyra replied with a chuckle. "That was the rumble." She then let out a sigh. "I just wish I wasn't so busy... Then, I could spend more time with you..."

"You have your job," Malice said as the fire rabbit jumped into her lap and looked at her. Smiling, she pet it. "It's okay."

The red demon shook her head. "No, it's not... Look, I... know I only met you once you arrived here, but... you're still my daughter... And, I'm your mother... I need to be there for you." She then smiled and began tickling the filly's stomach, making the girl giggle and flail her arms around.

"Come on, mom!" Malice said between giggles as she put her hands on her mom's.

Kyra then fell back into the lava as Malice went with her. Malice rolled in place onto her stomach and looked down in her mother's eyes, the two's giggling subsiding as the red mare let out a sigh. Kyra then reached up and gently ran her fingers through her daughter's silver hair.

"How about... after I'm done with work... we do something together?" She asked with a smile.

Malice smiled and hugged her, nuzzling her neck. "Sounds good, mom."

Kyra smiled, too, and wrapped her arms around her daughter, rubbing her back. "I love you, sweetie..."

"I love you, too, mom..."

Kyra flung open the large, metal doors to the Smelting Chamber. Inside was a large pit of blue fire, the large chamber filled with screams of tortured slaves. Lesser demons, both males and females who were completely nude, walked around the pool as they kept an eye on the slaves in the pit. Deva stood near the entrance, leaning against the wall as she watched the demons torture the bad slaves.

"Deva," Kyra said as she walked over to the gray demon.

Deva looked over at her and smiled. "There you are. That slave you had me bring here is not looking too good..." she said with a chuckle.

"Where is he?"

Deva stepped away from the wall and motioned for Kyra to follow, before heading around to large pit of acid before stopping next to a naked dirty white mare. The white demon stood by a lever, her hand on the device before she looked at them.

"Deva," she said. When she noticed Kyra, she quickly bowed her head respectively. "Mistress Kyra..."

The red demon walked up to her and patted her shoulder. "How's the slave, Ivory?"

"That green stallion Deva brought in?" Ivory asked as she stood upright, before looking at the acid. The stallion was halfway in the liquid as there was a collar around his neck. Attached to the collar was a chain that went up to a pulley system and then came back down to the device Ivory had her hand on. "He's been screaming in pain ever since you brought him in, Mistress."

Kyra nodded and looked at him. "Bring him up."

"Right away," Ivory said as she pulled the lever, the stallion being pulled up... only his lower half had melted away.

As he was lifted, his entrails hung from his torso as he screamed in pain. Ivory then pulled a second lever next to the first one and the stallion was brought over solid land, before being lowered to the floor.

"So..." Kyra said as she stepped up to him. "Learned your lesson yet?"

The stallion just glared at her through clenched teeth. "Fuck... you..."

Kyra let out a sigh and held out her hand, making the stallion yell out in pain as his spine began to regrow. She then looked at Ivory. "When he's fully healed... push him back in..."

"Of course, Mistress," Ivory replied with a small smile before looking at the stallion.

Kyra gently took Deva's arm as she began to walk away. "Come with me..."

"Where are we going?" Asked the gray demon. "If you don't mind me asking..."

"You and I... are going to have some fun together..." the red demon said simply before eyeing Deva with a smirk.

The third-in-command smirked back. "As you wish, Mistress..." she cooed.

The two left the Smelting Chamber as Deva looked back at a large, prison-like structure in the distance. Eyeing her, Kyra let out a sigh.

"She's not getting out..." Kyra said as she kept walking. "No one escapes from Tartarus..."

"I know..." Deva said as she looked ahead. "Why do we keep her?"

"Because..." Kyra said as she stopped and looked at her. "We can't kill her. We can only keep her contained."

Deva nodded before looking at Kyra. "What if she does gets out?"

"If Miss Patch... somehow manages to break out of Tartarus..." Kyra began. "I will just go after her and bring her back..."

The gray demon hesitated before nodding. "All right, I'm... sure you know what you're doing... Because we can't have her stealing souls..."

Kyra quickly unfolded her wings and wrapped them around Deva, pulling her close as her eyes began to give off a red glow. "You doubting me, Deva?" She asked darkly.

The slightly lesser demon shook her head quickly. "N-No... Of course not, I... apologize..."

Kyra hesitated before smirking. "If you're so worried... let's pay her a visit."

Deva's eyes went wide, opening her mouth to say something before Kyra quickly pulled her wings away. They were now standing in front of the gates of Tartarus. Still smirking, Kyra folded her wings up as they disappeared in her back. Turning from Deva, she approached the gate. It was a large, steel double door with runes carved all over it. With a wave of her hand, the doors unlocked with a loud clank before slowly opening. Eyeing Deva, the red demon entered. The gray demon quickly followed so as not to be left behind.

Inside were a long series of hallways that seemed to stretch on forever, without end. Cells lined the walls, the entrance to each being a metal door with runes and a rectangular hole for which to peer inside. Kyra led Deva down the halls, eerie moaning coming from a few of the cells. Soon, Kyra stopped in front of one. The back-left corner of the cell seemed to be covered in shadow. Deva stepped up beside her as both peered inside.

Nothing happened and the cell seemed to be empty. Deva was about to turn away before blue eyes appeared in the shadow, each having a purple swirl inside which circled the small pupil.

"Kyra..." a high-pitched little girl's voice cooed playfully. "Have you come to let me out?"

"You're not going anywhere, Pumpkin..." Kyra said as she crossed her arms.

"But, it's so lonely and dark in here... Maybe if I had someone to play with..."

"You're spending the rest of your life in there," Kyra said sternly.

The mare in the cell hesitated before the figure began to eerily stalk towards the window, the shadow following her and keeping her somewhat obscured. She then banged up against the door as her face came right up to the window, making Deva jump slightly as Pumpkin's half-white, half-pink face was no longer hidden by the shadow. Her candy-corn-teeth-filled mouth pulled back into a sick grin.

"Don't talk to me about life!" Pumpkin yelled in what sounded like multiple, overlapping voices. She then let out a soft growl as her speech went back to normal. "Mine was taken from me... And, when I get out... I will have my revenge and kill anyone I want..." She then paused before looking up. "Nightmare Night..."

Kyra went wide-eyed. "How'd you know that?"

Pumpkin giggled before looking at her again. "I can always sense my holiday..."

The red demon's face turned to a scowl before she began walking away. "Well, have fun spending it in here!" She called back as Deva quickly followed.

Pumpkin watched them leave before backing back into the corner. "Soon, Kyra... Very soon..."

Kyra and Deva left Tartarus and began heading back to Kyra's place.

"Probably shouldn't have antagonized her, Mistress..." Deva said nervously.

"You're a demon, Deva," Kyra groaned, annoyed. "Grow some balls!"

"I will soon," the gray mare said with a chuckle. "But, seriously, that's the Candy Mare! And it's Nightmare Night in the Mortal Realm!"

Kyra eyed her with a look of warning. "Put... more faith in me..." she said in a commanding tone. "Or I'll put you through a form of torture that would be most unpleasant for you... Do I make myself clear?"

Deva hung her head slightly in shame. "Yes, Mistress... I apologize..."

Kyra looked her over before stopping, turning to Deva and grabbing her by the hips. The gray mare turned to face her and quickly looked her in the eyes.

"Um..." Deva said, smiling lightly. "Here?"

The red demon grinned and waved her hand, both her's and Deva's clothing disappearing. "You bet..."

The gray demon looked down at their bodies with a chuckle before looking Kyra in the eyes. "Shall I... get my package out?"

Kyra nodded and reached down, grabbing Deva's crotch. She then felt a hard cock grow up her arm before she felt a pair of balls on her wrist. Smirking, she moved her hand up the shaft and gripped it by the tip. "Gonna fuck me nice and hard?"

Deva nodded as her rod twitched. "If that's what you wish, Mistress..." she cooed.

Kyra smirked and pushed Deva onto her back before straddling her. The gray demon let out a grunt as she hit the floor before smirking up at her ruler. Kyra then reached down and gripped Deva's cock, lifting her waist up before dropping back down onto the hard rod. Both let out loud moans as Kyra began to ride her right-hand demon roughly right there in the open for all to see.

Pumpkin Patch was sitting by the door to her cell, dragging her sharp, peppermint stick fingernails down the door slowly. Suddenly she heard a voice from the other side of the door.

"Hey," the dark female voice cooed.

Pumpkin quickly stood up and looked through the small window, finding herself staring into a pair of red eyes. "Who are you?" She asked, tilting her head as she slowly ran her hands up the door. "Come to let me out?"

"I can't..." the female demon said, shaking her head. "Only Kyra can open these cells. However, if you were to use your anger... You could probably break out of here..."

"Use my anger?" Pumpkin cooed teasingly. "Oh... Because being in here isn't royally pissing me off enough... Especially when it's my holiday!"

"The protection runes are extremely powerful. You'll need to reeeaaallly tap into that anger... Then, you'll get your revenge you want so badly..."

Pumpkin glared back at the mysterious demon. "And, you know how to accomplish this?"

"Simple..." the demon cooed. "Just think about how every Nightmare Night you'll be stuck down here, never again to take souls for your own. Never to take your revenge on the one who did this to you in the first place," the voice said as Pumpkin felt herself get angrier. "Just keep that in mind..." The voice cooed as whoever it was could be heard walking away.

Pumpkin let out a growl. "Just hope we don't meet on the surface..." she cooed with a devious grin, thinking about all the things she'd do to this mysterious mare if they should meet on the surface.

Kyra let out a grunt as she pummeled the gray demon's pussy with her rod. The both of them continued to let out grunts and moans before they both suddenly came, coating each other in demon semen. Letting out a happy sigh, Kyra slowly pulled out and stood up.

"Thanks for the quick fuck," Kyra cooed, licking her lips.

Deva smirked up at her, crossing her arms behind her head as she kept laying there. She was about to say something when they heard someone running towards them. Looking over, they saw a naked yellow mare with short black hair running towards them.

"KYRA!!!" The yellow mare yelled, waving an arm as if they didn't already see her.

"Honey..." Kyra said calmly. "What is it?"

The yellow demon skidded to a stop next to them, looking worried. "Its the Candy Mare! She's broken out!"

Kyra and Deva's eyes went wide before the red demon turned to Honey. "Pumpkin?! How?!"

Honey bit her lip and shook her head quickly. "I-I don't know, I--"

"Get Amanté! Tell her to meet me at my tower!"

Honey nodded quickly and took off. Quickly scrambling to her feet, Deva watched the yellow mare run away.

"What are we going to do?" Asked the gray mare.

Kyra let out a low growl. "Pumpkin can't be aloud to regain any more strength... I'll have to go after her and bring her back..."

"But... That means you'll have to go to the Mortal Realm," Deva pointed out, sounding disgusted.

Kyra turned in the direction of her tower, making her way towards it. "It's part of my job to keep the demons in check. When one goes rogue, I have to bring it back before it causes too much trouble. As much as I hate Mortals... Angels are worse..."

Deva nodded as she followed her mistress back to her tower to prepare for her mistress' journey...