Lucan kept reading his formation books. He had a formation in mind that he one day wanted to build but still didn't have the technical know-how to do so. He had begun to gather parts, like the stomach of the king frog.

He had already acquired some of the materials needed, but most of what he required was still unknown. From time to time, Lucan would take out a few sheets of parchment and make notes of certain pages in his formation books. He studied throughout the night.

The nine hells were a bit different from other realms with the fact that there was no difference between day and night. The days seemed to drag on without end. Those held captive found this unbearable, it was easy to lose track of time.

For Lucan it wasn't too bad. Sure, he was a captive, but he was not being tortured every waking moment. In fact, the low-level devils showed him a bit of respect since he was the property of Gilbuzz.

The warlock's clock in his interface read midnight when Silent contacted him.

[Silent Night: Hey Lucan, I made it back to the fortress. Johnny was able to take the next step in his legendary quest. He is in the solo trial now.]

[Lucan Quilldrake: That is good. Did you enjoy the time you spent with your sister?]

[Silent Night: Yeah, it took us awhile to get through the dungeon, but it went well. Actually, I am still with Heaven right now. She wanted to come back and check out Shadowsweep. She is going to stay the night in the castle with me. She will be staying with me in my room and not ours, is that okay?]

[Lucan Quilldrake: I have no problem with that. I bumped into someone you know down here. Can you guess who?]

[Silent Night: It is not too hard to guess. My grandpa posted some of his game footage an hour ago.]

[Lucan Quilldrake: Dang, you already knew.]

[Silent Night: Everybody knows. Have you not checked the forums today? It has turned into a big thing. There are more and more players denouncing you for working with devils and now there is a video of you in the nine hells torturing people.]

[Lucan Quilldrake: Pshh, they should go mind their own business. How does this involve them?]

[Silent Night: I am sorry…. This all happened because of me. I know that my grandpa deserves what he is getting, but others see him as an innocent old monk and they are painting you as an evil warlock who has colluded with devils to take down mankind. A few of the righteous and religious groups ae calling for a death order to be passed down. The players have said they will bring it up to their pope's and councils.... This is really al my fault.]

[Lucan Quilldrake: ...]

[Silent Night: All this happened because of my family, and because I got kidnapped. Are you mad at me?]

[Lucan Quilldrake: Yes.]

[Silent Night: …..I am sorry. How can I make it up to you?]

[Lucan Quilldrake: Stop apologizing to me. Who do you take me for? You are treating me as some sort of outsider. I love you. You are my wife. I will always stand on your side and do everything I can for you. When you keep apologizing to me, it feels like I am just some friend who got in trouble because of you. Do you think I care what those people say? No way. But when you keep apologizing to me, it is too painful. We are a team, I am your husband, start acting like it.]

[Silent Night: … :D I love you too. I will learn from my mistakes.]

[Lucan Quilldrake: Good, get some sleep.]

[Silent Night: I will talk to you tomorrow. Goodnight.]

[Lucan Quilldrake: Good night.]

***

Silent shut her game interface.

"You seem like you are in a better mood." Heaven said while they walked into Lucan's castle.

"Mmm." Silent nodded. "I finished talking to Lucan."

"Yeah?" Heaven's Kiss said nervously. She felt bad for dragging Lucan into the dungeon earlier. She was part of the reason he was now stuck in the nine hells.

"Don't worry about it." Silent said, knowing that her sister was feeling troubled.

"But-."

"If you feel bad, I could use your help with something." Silent said, pulling her sister into her room and shutting the door.

"What is it?"

"Well…. Umm…. I…"

"Just say it?"

"I want to *mumble* *mumble* *mumble*"

"What do you want to do? I couldn't hear you."

Silent blushed and looked towards the ground. "I want you to help me take some pictures for Lucan."

Heaven tilted her head and gave her sister a look.

Silent didn't dare to look at here sister but explained what she wanted. "Nothing bad. I want some pictures like the ones on our fan site. You know what I am talking about."

"You want pictures to get the boys worked up?" Silent asked.

"They will be only for Lucan."

"Geez, what did that guy do to you? Are you sick? My sister wants to take some pictures with a bit of skin showing?"

"Don't bully me. Will you help?"

"Of course. Why would I not help?" Heaven's Kiss said while going over to the closet to see what kind of clothes her sister had available. "Geez, none of this will work. Don't worry, I have a few outfits with me. And since these are for Lucan, maybe you should think of adding in a 'special' picture or two, if you know what I mean."

***

[File transfer complete.]

Lucan was surprised to see that Silent had transferred a dozen different files to him.

[Lucan Quilldrake: What is up with these files?]

[Silent Night: Take a look at them. I am going to bed. I will talk to you in the morning.]

Lucan thought it was a bit strange, but he didn't mind. When he was about to open the first one, he received another message from Silent.

[Silent Night: You better not show those files to anybody ever.]

[Lucan Quilldrake: Yes ma'am.]

His curiosity was peaked. Lucan went and opened the first file. He was stunned when he saw the picture.

Silent was laying on her stomach, on her bed. Her backside facing him. She was wearing an incredibly short skirt, revealing her long, slender legs. If she moved just a little, it looked like her underwear would be revealed. She was looking back towards the camera with a playful grin while holding up her skirt slightly.

Lucan became excited. He was concerned for a moment when he realized that the picture was not a selfie, but then remembered that Heaven was with her. Heaven was probably the only person able to take pictures of his wife like this that wouldn't cause him to be jealous. He was amazed. He never thought that Silent would take pictures like this and send them to him.

He quickly opened the second picture.

It was set in the bathroom. The focus of the picture was of a lacy bra and panties that had been tossed on the floor. In the background was an a blurry and out of focus Silent that was walking away. If Lucan was right, she was naked, but he couldn't see anything since the underwear on the ground was in focus while she remained blurry.

His heart started to beat faster as he opened the next picture.

Silent was in the bathtub, winking at the camera. Her wet legs were propped up out of the water and resting on the edge of the tub. The water was filled with soap bubble that blocked her chest as his wife was washing herself. She was leaning forward with her chest almost rising out of the water.

Lucan went through the pictures. As he was coming to the end, she was still playing in the tub. Each picture was getting more and more tempting. All the bubbles in the water were gone. Only the refraction of the light was hiding the parts of herself that she had never shown any man.

He came to the last picture and was stunned. A soaking wet Silent Night had just stepped out of the tub. Her cheeks were flushed. Lucan could see any embarrassment spread across her face, but it was also mixed with a determination. Her hands and arms covered her body, but it was done half heartedly as she reached for a towel. Nothing was hidden from Lucan. He could see everything. He wanted to reach out and touch her supple and perky body. He craved to feel her in his hands. He wanted her body to be beneath his.

[Lucan Quilldrake: !!!!!!!!! :D :D :D :D]

[Silent Night: (The user you have contacted is currently in rest mode and can not be disturbed. They will be alerted to your message when they turn rest mode off.)]

Lucan immediately set the twelve pictures she sent to the most secure setting. They were backed up on his computer and the files couldn't be opened or transferred without two different passwords.

"F**K." Lucan muttered to himself as he went through the series of pictures again.

He had spent all afternoon and evening in the nine hells, but it was his wife who was torturing him more than the devils that had enslaved him.