Disclaimer: I own no part of Final Fantasy 7 or Crisis Core (Just trying to cover everything) All I own is Luciro, Damin and the Illisi.
(This is my first crack at a Final Fantasy fic, I hope you R&R and enjoy)
A Demon's Prayer
What did I do to deserve this? Luciro Galith thought as he struggled to even walk after the beating he received from his so called 'friend' Damin. Why, I wonder, because I don't want to work for the damn devil himself, because I don't want to kill people to please one monster? He questioned I don't care if it's 'Their time', he should wait until people die normal, peaceful deaths instead of having me go and kill them while they still hold on to life, that demented Lucifer. He sighed as he wrapped a piece of fabric around the cut on his arm then he continued I remember the last thing he said to me before I was sent away...
"Luciro, If you only did as I asked, I wouldn't have sent Damin" Lucifer said as he walked toward me "Yeah right" I shot back "You were just dying to get rid of me." Lucifer chuckled "Tell me, Luciro, tell me why I want to get rid of you." I thought of something to say "Because I care too much?"
"...Correct..."
He stumbled onward until he found a church Ironic, isn't it? He thought as he decided this was a good enough place to rest; he slumped against the old wood doors and closed his eyes. As he slept, he had the nightmare again, the same one he had for years.
After what felt like a couple of hours, but actually was only fifteen minutes, Luciro awoke, he tried to stand but his legs were still too weak. After giving up on trying moving, he slumped back against the old doors and tried to go back to sleep but this time he heard a voice, he perked his up at the sound "Sir?" No one called me 'Sir' for a long time, I'm a demon to most he thought, then he felt a hand on his shoulder "What?" he grumbled, he didn't want to sound so harsh yet that was a natural reaction, then he turned his head and smiled at what he saw She looks like an Angel, maybe I've finally died. "Are you ok?" She asked, "I'm fine, really" Luciro said trying to hold up a hand but he could only get it half way up "You don't look fine to me" the Woman said to him then she started to help him up "It's too cold to stay out here" she said as she lead him inside the church "Luciro" the Woman look at him "Excuse me?" She asked, "My name is Luciro", she smiled "My name is Aerith." Luciro looked down for a few seconds then said "…Thank you...Aerith."
The strangest thing happened when Luciro fell asleep again, he didn't have the nightmare, instead he didn't dream at all and he was happy about that. When Luciro finally woke up, he saw Aerith tending to a small patch of flowers in the back of the church "Good Morning" she said without even turning around "Yeah" he rubbed the back of his head with his hand "sorry 'bout that" Aerith stopped what she was doing and turned around "Sorry about what?" she asked, he sat up in the pew he was laying on "Sleeping that long, I normally don't sleep that long, hell, I hardly sleep at all" he laughed afterwards and Aerith smiled, "What" Luciro asked "are you smiling at?" she walked over and sat next to him "You laughed, you look like those kind of guys who couldn't laugh" Luciro looked over at her "Hey, what's that supposed to mean" his smile grew bigger "I look that doom and gloom to you?" Aerith laughed then said "No, it's not that" he put his hand on her shoulder, looked her in the eyes while smiling and said "You've got a beautiful laugh, Aerith, you know that?" Luciro let his hand slide off her shoulder and down to the pew "Who knows" he started "Maybe with you around, I may not seem so doom and gloomy, maybe..." he trailed off, looking down at the floor, "What's the matter?" Aerith asked, concerned, he looked up from the floor and smiled as he finished his statement "…I'll seem human" then he stood up and started walking around the church, Aerith then got up "What do you mean 'seem human'?" Luciro then turned and said solemnly "It's a long story Aerith…" He sighed "…And I don't think you would understand". After about five minutes Luciro sat back down, "What were you doing?" Aerith asked, he looked up "Thinking" he held her hand gently and said "C'mon, let's get some fresh air", she stood up "Sure" as they left a raven haired man seemed to follow them. I've got you now Luciro…
When Luciro and Aerith arrived at the park, the raven haired man stepped forward "Hello Ma'am…sir…" the man looked at Luciro and grinned, Damin! Luciro could remember the face of that monster anywhere "What brings yo..." but before he could finish he felt something at his neck The Illisi! The Illisi is a blade made by Lucifer incase Luciro got uncontrollable, thus, it was the only blade in Lucifer's possession that could kill him. How did Damin get that blade…? "Aerith, go back to the church" Luciro called out "Why?" then she noticed it, the blade at Luciro's neck, she nodded and left the park…but she wasn't heading back to the church.
(AN: So, what do you think? There is more to come, stay tuned)