To Devlin Dracul: Cerberus isn't exactly bound for life but... well, you could say he is, depending on how you look at it. So it isn't wrong but the two of them don't have a contract.
Akai Akuma: Tragedy
„Master, is this really a good idea?" The black wolf asks the gorgeous brown-haired woman beside him.
The woman beside him wears a simple long armed white shirt with frillies in the middle, a long night blue skirt and has demonic wings. The wings itself are grey but the fine lines and the skin over the bones are pitch black. Her eyes are a mix of emerald green and ice blue but they shine with a warm shimmer in the moonlight.
Both of them are standing in a field of shimmering red spiderlilies. The wolf sits next to her while the woman is on her knees, looking at the blooming flowers.
A soft smile graces her lips „Yes, I want to here, my friend" She cups the petals of a flower in front of her „Flowers like these don't bloom at home. You can only find them here, on earth" Her eyes look at the flower with sadness „When I die I want to die at a beautiful place place like this, with you and everyone at my side"
The wolfs ears twitches and he rises in panic „Why are saying this all of a sudden!? You are completely healthy and nobody would want to kill you!"
She laughs quietly with a look a amusment „But you never know what may happen. I never said I'm going to die soon, my friend. But the day I die, and everyone dies someday, I want to be at a place like this..."
His ears hang low „Master..."
She smiles at him „No need to make such a face. Here, help me with this, I want to make a flower wreath for Iris"
She shows him a bunch of flowers and the wolf smiles warmly „You always do such things..."
She smiles proud „Well, it will be her wedding anniversity soon! I have to at least make something and I think something handmade is better than something else!"
He laughs „And what about the King? Shouldn't he get a present, too?"
She stops laughing and grins at him mischievous „He can get something himself. I won't make him something. It wouldn't be a wonder if he forgot that it will be his and Iris wedding anniversity soon"
The wolf deadpans „Do I have to remind you that the lord is your elder brother?"
„No, you don't need to. I already know this of course. Besides, I'm not as forgetful as him, don't put us into the same boat" She scolds him half-hearted.
„I'm sorry, Hell" The wolf smiles soft.
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„This sure is a grand celebration" Behemoth comments while he comes up to Hell.
She turns to him „It is" She looks at the great demon king „There were many who declared it a miracle that the great demon lord didn't forget about it"
„Were you one of them?" He asks curious.
„While I wouldn't declare it a miracle, I must still admit that I had little faith in the capaticy of his brain" She admits in a low voice.
He looks at Lady Iris „That wreath on her head... It must have been made by you"
„It was... Does it look bad?" She asks in concern.
He laughs „It doesn't, milday. It suits her perfectly. But those flowers don't bloom here... Did you go to Earth again?"
She smiles bright „Yes, it's such a wonderful place. They're just like us in a way. There are bad and good humans. Beautiful and ugly plants. Big and small animals. They are each different, just like us. And if you look deep enough, you will find kindness even in the most evil of men"
„You're such an optimistic" Behemoth tells her.
She smiles with a happy look on her face „Because being negative won't help anyone"
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„Being in a human town sure feels refreshing!" Hell stretches her arms „Don't you think so, my friend?"
„I'm sorry, I can't share your enthusiasm for it" He admits.
She looks at him confused „Then why did you follow me?"
He grows a tick-mark „Because humans are dangerous! I don't trust them!"
„Hahaha, not all are dangerous!" She laughs kindly.
She runs ahead and he sighs „This is gonna be a long day..."
He runs after her as fast as he can. He quickly catches up with her. Together they go through the small town. The humans they pass don't notice the pair of wings on her back and happily converse with her. Her wings are hidden due to magic. She chats with the people around town until it's late in the evening. She begins to walk out of town, headed into the direction of the forest she transported herself into when she came. She stops just out of town.
„Could you go ahead? I want to look at the sunset for a while" She smiles at her companion.
The wolf sighs „Don't stay too long, humans are dangerous"
„Yeah, yeah" She waves him goodbye as he vanishes into the forest.
She looks up and smiles fondly. She hears a gasp from behind her and turns around. There stands a man in his twenties, his mouth open in shock.
He runs up to her „Are you alright?"
Hell's confused „Yes, I am"
He looks concerned „Wait, I have a bandage in my bag. Your right wing is bleeding!"
While he searches through his bag, she looks down her wing. There's indeed a smaller wound.
She puts her hands in front of her face „It's okay, I will visit a doctor when I'm home"
„No, no" He replies „I'm a doctor, too. Let me bandage it!"
She tries to refuse but he won't give in. She gives up and lets him bandage her wound. He puts medicine on the bandage and wraps it around the wound.
/Wait.../ She thinks /He should not be able to see my wing!/
She looks at him alarmed but it's too late, she's already losing conscious. She wakes up a while later to notice that her hands have been bound together by a steel rope and that they're tied somewhere else as well. She tries to struggle out of it but to no avail.
/If only I had magic left.../ She thinks /But I used it to conceal my wings and all the rest of it has been swept away when I lost conscious/
„You're awake?" The man comes in.
She looks at him helpless.
He smiles „I've never seen someone with wings. You can't possibly be human"
He goes over to her and she tries to break free.
He lies his hand on her tied hands „You won't be able to break free easily"
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/Soon.../ She muses /Soon and I will be able to break free... Just a few more minutes.../ She silently cries /I wished my brother was here. No matter how random he is, he would have come here and saved me himself if he noticed my absence but I'm sure they all think I'm on some stroll/
The few minutes took an eternity for Hell. Summoning her strengh, she broke through the rope and teleported herself away. She couldn't place the exact location she would land in and falls down the sky all of a sudden. When she lands, her already worn and bruised body hurts even more.
„There! We found her General! She just landed here from the sky!" A member of the pillar squad shouts.
Behemoth and his men run up to her.
He offers her a hand „Are you alright, milady?"
She shakes her head and takes his hand, pulling herself closer to the older demon. She hides her crying face as the great demon lord, Iris and some others arrive. She remains crying and Behemoth turns to the great demon lord, telling him that they found her just a few moments ago.
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Dr. Furcas looks at her concerned „You know what this means. I will have to tell your brother at once"
She stands up and grabs his arm „Don't. Don't tell him, don't tell anyone. This is because was weak and careless. Don't tell anyone. Promise me you won't tell anyone! Not unless you have no other choice"
He sighs „This could be the worst choice possible..."
She looks to the ground „Please..."
He looks at her sad „Fine, I promise that I won't tell anyone unless there's no other way"
She smiles sadly „Thank you..."
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„Was it really okay to just let me and Dr. Furcas know about it?" The wolf wonders concerned, his ears hanging low „It's my fault! I should have stayed there!"
His eyes begin to water in regret and she softly pats his fur „It's not your fault. Look, when you noticed I wasn't coming back you went to get the pillar squad to help. If you hadn't done that I would have been lost in the forest I landed in"
„Still..." He mutters.
„No 'still'. Let's forget about it" She smiles at him friendly, but everyone can see it's a bit forced.
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„So you're going now?" Dr. Furcas leans against a nearby tree.
„Yeah, if I don't, they will notice. Besides, I'm not alone" Hell assures him.
„Watch out for yourself. You may like Earth but who knows how you can fare there for a long time..."
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„I knew Furcas can do a lot but these earrings are amazing!" The wolf, now looking like a human, comments.
„I asked him to make these. It's so you look like a human and I like another person" She pushes a few strands of her now blonde hair away.