He was out for a while, groaning when he woke. He rubbed his head solely as bits and pieces still came back to haunt him. He was utterly repulsed by it all. Especially what he said to Japan before... God that pain...
She was petting his hair, "Good morning..." Erza purred.
He pulled back from her, rolling over on the bed he now could feel was softer than his cot back at base. "...don't touch me."
"Ah. You can feel it can't you."
"Get out of here before I kill jou."
He used her magic to pull him towards her, freezing him in place. "I'd like to see you try."
"...let me go, verdammt."
"Hm. No." She purred, stroking his cheek, the only thing that could move were his eyes and mouth.
He growled, looking away from her, like that would get him away from her. He just wanted to be left alone. Or killed. Anything.
Her hands swirled on his skin, "It's sensitive... Isn't it?" Erza purred, before she dug her claws in and dragged them down his arm. Drawing blood.
He bit his lip, ignoring the pain as his eyes watered.
She drank it up, "Oh it hurts a lot doesn't it... I know it does. I can taste it~" Erza purred before she lapped up some of the blood. Poking her fingers into the wound to get more pain and blood from him.
He held his breath to keep in his screams before he huffed out, glaring at her. "I fucking hate you."
"You aren't the only one." She purred, continuing to mess with his arm before moving to the next one after healing it up a bit.
"Jou are a fucking liar und I can't vait til I kill jou..." He hissed out, gritting his teeth.
"I'll kill you first. Yes I have to keep you alive for one year to fulfill the deal... But I never said you'd leave hell alive... and one year is such a shirt amount of time."
"Enjoy it. I'm taking jou with me." He said before spitting in her face.
She wiped it off, "Really. How to you intend to kill me when you're frozen like this..." Her claws traced over his throat, just enough pressure was applied to draw a bit of blood. "... You're defenseless. The only thing keeping you alive now... Is our deal."
"Zhen fuck our deal. Kill me now. I don't give a damn."
"It doesn't work that way." Erza shrugged, claws pulling away from his neck. "Once a deal is made a demon cannot back out."
"Jou are just a covard." He scoffed. "Jou couldn't kill me in zhe five years ve fought, jou can't kill me now. Jou are NOZHING."
"I am something. I'm a demon, I'm a mother, I'm a leader, I'm old and tired, I'm young and careless. I am something... What are you?" Erza asked, "You didn't even know your own life story until only an hour ago. You barely even have a life to call your own... So... Who is really nothing here?"
He laughed. "I already know I am nozhing."
"Then you know I am something. If I was nothing do you really think I'd be a problem for the hunters? Hm? Besides... I wasn't trying to kill you in those five years. I'm notorious for playing with my food you know."
He just fell silent, letting her continue with her torture.
"You want to try this again? I bet you'll be able to feel everything with how sensitive you are right now." She purred, her claws becoming longer and sharper.
"Go die."
"Hmm." She chuckled, "Such imagination." Erza teased, putting the claws at the top of the scar of last time. She quickly sliced him open once again, drinking up the pain.
He hissed out, trying to ignore it. He just had to compare it to the mind spells burn and it was easily nothing compared to it...
The claws vanished once more and her hand pushed in.
That was the weird part. It didn't hurt. Well, it did. Just not painfully. It was just the most fucked up feeling in the world. "EEESH! STOP ZHAT!"
"And when have I ever listened to what you tell me?" She asked, her arm pushing in so she could reach under his ribcage and squeeze his heart... Just a little.
Ok. Now he screamed.
She drank the pain, "Oh... Does that hurt...?"
"Get out of me! Now!"
She squeezed just a little harder, careful to not kill him. "No. I'll pass."
He struggled as best he could, gashing his teeth.
She let go of his head, stroking the frantic organ before moving to squeeze one of his lungs a bit.
He was soon choking, unable to get breath.
She let go and began to squeeze and poke at other organs. Playing around.
The only ones that really hurt were his heart, lungs, and kidney. The rest were dulled to the pain of the others.
She pulled her arm out, pulling part of his intestines with her. Careful to not injure him. "Oh it's like a slimy dead snake." She chuckled, letting him see it before she put it back in it's proper spot.
"Seen zhem already." He huffed. Doc has patched him up after a sword accident once fighting a demon when he was 13 and Japan took him out to shadow. At least Doc had used numbing spells.
"They don't get any less slimy do they?" She hummed, sealing the incision shut.
"Just like jour face." He huffed.
She chuckled and wiped her now slimy and bloody hands on his face. "And now yours as well."
The look on his face was just so done and so pissed, it was comical.
She laughed at him, "I'll be seeing you for breakfast tomorrow hm~?"
"Go to hell."
"Or maybe for dessert later this evening. And Gilbert. I live in hell. How easy it is for you to forget important things. Ah. Well see you later~" Erza slid out the door, locking it behind her. Once the door clicked with the lock her magic released him.
He quickly grabbed his soiled shirt and wiped his face off. He hated that he could feel the rough and stiff fabric. The feeling of his boots tight on his feet. Sensation at all. He flung the shirt away from him before looking around the cell before crouching, running full speed at the wall as fast and hard as he could. He was going to fuck his nerves up again.
There was a confused bark as Mora came in like a blobby shadow before sitting down to watch him with a tilted head.
He rolled his eyes at the dog as he started the next charge. He beat his body senselessly, breaking his arms, ribs, anything he could. He even tried to break his spine.
Mora growled and moved between him and the wall. Pushing him back on the bed.
He growled at the dog before standing up in the bed with a grin. "...danke." Then he ran off it, face planting the ground.
She growled and laid down on him to keep him down. 'No.'
He laughed as he tried to stand and failed. He couldn't feel the dog on him. "I vin."
This was how Erza found him, "Oh you've hurt yourself... Really now you'd think you'd grow up." She knelt beside him and once again healed everything. Each broken bone snapping back into place. Everything returning to pristine condition as she put his body back together.
He growled before getting revenge, shouting Holy Word at her. "/Why can't you just let me not feel!? Why do you care at all! You did this!/"
She hissed before she used magic to silence his voice. A bit of blood bubbling from her throat as magical chains shot out and dragged him into the bed. Locking him in place.
He glared at her, mad as hell. He just wanted this over. He hated having the memories back. Hated himself. His life. His everything. Hated demons and how they had become these fuckers because of HIM.
She sat on the bed next to him, "You're quite fun... Although you appear to be a little insane no?" Erza purred, "Well that's fine... There are lots of games we can play."
He glared, eyes full of him wanting to have nothing to do with her.
"Come on it'll be fun." Her claws reached for his face only to be stopped when a timid knocking came from the door. She sighed and leaned back, "Yes? Come in." She ordered boredly as the door opened. Aki stepped in looking nervous, "Ah... You have a guest... He's waiting for you in your lounge." "Alright. Go. Bring some tea to him I will arrive in a moment." Erza said, waving her hand dismissively causing Aki to turn and leave. Mora bounding after him with small excited barks. "Well... It seems our time is cut short. Such a shame. I do enjoy your company."
He rolled his eyes, getting fed up with her shit.
Meanwhile, Dragomir stood in the lounge, looking out the window. He never noticed the little Pixie haired demon who was watching him with a devious grin.
"I'll be seeing you later." Erza said, stepping out and locking the door behind her. Leaving the magic in place this time as she began to walk up to the second floor, her shoes clicking on the hardwood floors.
Jade perked up at the sound and hid. She wanted to hear the information he brought for once. Erza always was happy when he gave news...
Her steps were slow as she walked up the last staircase between her destination. Erza strolled down the hall to the lounge and opened the door. "Good evening Dragomir. What is it? I was busy you know."
He turned to look at her with a smirk. "It will be worth it, I'm sure. I just came back from the surface. Interesting things are happening."
Jade leaned over to listen better, interested as shit.
"Of course. Tell me." She said as she walked over and took a cup of tea. Standing as she looked down to him.
"First of all, Austria is planning a culling in an attempt to retrieve Prussia. Every hunter he deems appropriate for the mission is entering hell in a raid that is doomed from the beginning. It's going to happen in a few months as he is still preparing."
"Oh?"
He nodded. "That's not even the more interesting part. He's calling back all hunters he can. The missions aren't going out as much, where there were at least a hundred hunts a day, they are slowly dwindling into the tens."
"How interesting... Does he think an attack will be successful?"
"No. He plans for them all to die."
"Hm. Do you know the reasons why?" Her voice was cool as she sipped the warm tea. How interesting...
He nodded sadly. He did unfortunately since he had seen it happen many times. "He has deemed these children worthless to even be doctors, hunters, or even research."
"Hmm. What is the date of the attack?"
"Thirty first of October."
"Oh. I love Hallows eve... What a nice present. Don't you think?"
"Forgive me, but I am not too fond of slaughtering innocent children who never asked for this life unless needed."
"I suppose. But it's not my fault if they follow that man into a death trap. I will just enjoy the feast that shall come with it."
"Hmmm. Yes, you would be right in the cause. They just don't know it. They believe that any elders with them will keep them safe. They don't know they are going in alone." The thought made his spikes grow sharper on his elbows. "But that was all it was. Hunters aren't hunting and an all you can eat buffet is coming."
"Well that's pleasing. Now. How's your new mate doing? Have you managed to meet with my brother yet?"
He smiled happily at that, the memories of the past few nights blissfully etched into his features. "We are doing well. Francis was happy to see us last week."
"Your mate was a hunter correct? A descendant of my brother as well, yes?"
He nodded. "A dear friend to me as well as Prussia. I'm hiding him here so as that Prussia never sees him. He killed him once... I will not allow him too again."
"Prussia is here. I've made a deal and he is my prisoner for a year. As long as you go with him Lestate can go to the surface again."
Now this was news to him. "He is? I just heard he had gotten into some shit."
"He has. But if he likes Lestate could visit him. I'll keep him under magic so no harm will come to him."
He nodded. "I'll ask him..." But he didn't care what Lestate said, he still didn't trust the Prussian so long as the spells were in place.
"Trust me. You won't lose him. I won't let you." Erza grinned down at him, "Now. Is that everything?"
He nodded. "For now."
"Good good." She nodded, writing something out. "It's nothing much but I am pleased with you so have a small bonus." She grinned, handing over the bank slip to him. It was only for thirty damned souls of decent condition but it was better than waiting three years for the next payment.
He nodded, payment not an issue. It was just his job to report to her, payment or not. "Thank you, ma'am."
"Good good. Now go."
He nodded and vanished through a shadow, back to his home to see his mate.
Erza hummed, turning and slowly walking from the room. Her steps clicking as she sipped her tea. Oh how interesting indeed... She'd have to converse with Beelzebub later to warn him.
The imp of a succubus followed after her, hiding perfectly so she wasn't seen. She was going to prove she was ready to go up...
Erza left the empty glass on a table next to a blood red rose in a vase. She turned to go down the stairs to visit the Prussian once more.
Jade grinned as she followed behind her. Just as her mother started in, she glomped her with a laugh. "Gotcha!"
"Oh hello dear." She hummed lowly, "What is it you desire little imp?"
"What I always want. I want to go up!" She grinned.
"No." She sighed, "You are not strong enough."
"Come on! I can hide, I can summon my spear, and I'm a succubus. We aren't high up in the want list and no one even knows me! I'm the last demon to get hunted on a quick hour or two trip up!" She begged, giving her best pouty face.
"No. I do not want to risk it. I have lost many children before for letting then go topside to soon. I will not let you be added to that long list." She hummed, beginning to walk down the stairs.
She huffed, looking down to her. "Plus there aren't any hunters out." A smile played over her lips. "I heard the meeting. Hunters aren't hunting he said. So I can go without issue!"
She huffed and pinched the bridge of her nose, "Jade. No... It's still to dangerous. Dragomir may be useful but he isnt definite. We don't know if there are other guilds hunting still or not."
"Just an hour? Please? I just want to run to Milan..."
"Forty five minutes. Grab a snack then come home." Erza said, looking up at her. "You may go in two hours."
She grinned and squeaked happily. "Yes! I love you, love you, love you!"
Little did they know the Hunter heard all and what he knew, Japan and Austria would know.
"Love you too Imp. Come. I will get you ready." Erza sighed, walking back up the stairs to assist Jade.
She grinned, dancing before following her. "Do doddley do de do!"
"Pardon?" She blinked, looking at her as the walked up to Jade's room.
"I'm just happy!" She grinned. "I get to go to Italy!"
"Yes yes. Now come on you must be prepared. It could be dangerous."
"What do I need to do?" She asked. "Do you wanna see my spears?"
"Yes. I'm also going to cast protection spells on your clothes as well as something that will let me know where you are. This should protect you from getting hurt too badly and help me locate you should anything happen."
She nodded, the toes of her right foot curling in anticipation. She liked calling her spears. She bet her mom had never seen anything like them!
"Let's see your spears then." She said as she put the heavy spellwork into place.
She grinned before her foot glowed, turning in a circle as the glow surrounded her before solidifying into three silver throwing knives. Her toes still glowed since she had counted up to ten being made before just assuming they were limitless. Much like Erza, she knew how to make entrances.
"Throwing knives? Hm. Unusual but perfect. Remember how to transform and mask your aura?"
She did it flawlessly, twirling them on her fingers. "Yup! By the way, I meant to ask. How many of these can we make? I've stopped counting."
"I can only make one axe at a time but that's because it's so large and heavy. But since yours are so small and light I'd say you'd be able to make... Up to about fifty at a time."
She nodded before tossing a knife at the wall, it boomeranging back without damaging the wall as she caught it, twirling on her finger. "I like em."
"I do as well." She smiled, putting on various charms and spells. "Alright. If you get caught begin screaming in Damiun... It should cause everyone in hearing range to go deaf as well as develope serious headaches and other more minor pains. Well, unless they are demons."
"/I can do that./" She babbled in the ancient tongue. "I don't think I have to worry about demons though."
"You might... Just be careful... Scream my name if something happens. I will come."
"Ok." She grinned before letting the knives vanish in puffs of silver glitter.
She sighed, stepping forward to hug her daughter, "Be safe. Now... You can go. Change your face and aura before you leave."
She nodded, charging off as her image shifted. The only thing that looked like her was the fact her hair color stayed the same, just long and wavy.
Erza smiled lowly and sat on her daughter's bed, waiting for her to come back.
She made her trip quick, enjoying a few sights before she settled on a guy to spend the next thirty minutes with. He looked tasty for sure... She headed out after him, unaware of the fact he was actually a member of the Italian guild, the Creed.
Erza counted the minutes, watching the clock avidly. Oh she worried... Worried so very badly.
The Hunter smiled when she began her flirting, seeing through her disguise with ease. They settled on his place and she followed with a smile before they went through through an alley and he quickly subdued her, frowning when he saw all the charms and spells on her. He stripped her of her clothes before taking off as many spells he could and dragged her to base.
Erza felt the charms suddenly break, only a few remained... A weak tracking charm but it only told her that she was still in Milan. It was forty six minutes now and she made a quick visit to the surface to search for her. Where was she? Erza darted around the city slowly becoming more and more desperate. Where was she? It wasn't long until she was back in her home quickly going downstairs and into the cell. Removing the spell that kept Prussia silent. "Where is she."
He looked at her and shrugged. "Vhere is who?"
"Jade." She said, stepping forward to lean over him. "Where. Is. She."
"Jade... Jade... Jade..." He hummed in thought. "Oh! You mean your daughter? Lose her too?"
She hissed, "What did you do?"
"Nothing. Jou let me in jour head. I learned zhings. I told my Guild. I forgot. Zhen I remembered. Jou sent her out. Even I knew zhat vas a stupid idea. 'Hunters aren't hunting...' Please. It vas clearly a trap." He could have laughed, torn between being himself or Prussia. "Austria vas planning on capturing her zhe second she left, fifty years from now or sooner. He didn't care. Jour brother too!" Now he started to laugh, the conflicting in his mind boiling over. He was supposed to do this. So why did he feel so bad?
She grabbed him, her claws sinking into the skin of his chest and pulling him up as if pulling him around by a jacket. The chains vanishing as she slammed him against the wall, "She's only young! She barely a twenty year old demon. She's! Just! A! Child!" Each word was punctuated by a hit to the wall. Real tear, not just the black goop, began to fall from her eyes. "She hasn't even done anything to hunters! She's been here since she was changed!" Erza said, hissing angrily at him as blood began to drip down to the ground... It was a mixture of his and hers. She had managed to go completely through his skin to pierce the palms of her own hands.
He still was laughing with each blow. It wasn't happy either. It had started maniacal and turned dark and broken. "I know. Jou zhink I don't? Jou zhink zhey care zhough? Zhey don't! I don't know vhere she is, und vould I tell jou if I knew? Who knows? I don't anymore!"
Erza screamed and threw him across the room, stumbling and falling to her knees. She leaned forward and screeched loud enough to make the room shudder as she gripped her hair, her claws digging into her scalp and drawing blood.
He landed, rolling before he chuckled softly and slowly let the maddness die out as he watched her. He blinked as he actually looked at her, recognizing the broken expression. He felt about that way as he still was figuring out just who and what he was. "...give me some help, I'm blind here. My Guild doesn't have her so I have no idea vhere she is. Just tell me vhere she vent or somezhing..."
"She went to Milan." Erza murmured, her voice quiet as the screech stopped abruptly.
He rubbed his chest with what little healing magic he had. "Creed probably has her. Zhats zhe biggest guild zhere since zhe Catholic Church founded it." He stood up and offered her a hand up. "Zhey don't operate like zhe rest of zhe guilds und are a mystery to zhe rest of us."
She nodded, slowly reaching and taking his hand... "That doesn't matter... I will decimate them... By the end of the hour if I find them this Creed... Will disappear off of the face of the planet."
"I'll varn jou. Rumors is zhey are so strong because zheir weapons are forged from demon horns, blessed in holy vater." He helped her up with a serious expression. "Zhey are cruel and ruthless. Und I can guarantee zhat zhey are in Florence by now."
"Florence. Good... Gilbert. You should know. It doesn't matter how cruel and ruthless they are... They dont even know the meaning. They will regret being born." Erza hissed, standing up she healed her wounds. "Where in Florence shall I find them?"
"No idea. Somevhere in zhe slums with lots of abandoned buildings vhere demons can scream und not be heard. Varehouses und zhe like. I'd hurry before zhey do major damage... she is alive only because zhey love torture. Und don't zhink of zhem as individuals. Zhey all connect mentally und fight as one entity." He didn't react to his name, ignoring her.
She grinned, her smile rivaling that of a chesire cat. "I'll be fine... Its them you should worry about." She stepped into his shadow and was gone to Florence.
He scoffed and headed back to his bed, laying on the softness as he thought about what he just did. "Personally, I hope jou both die."
Erza appeared in the slums, listening intently she walked towards the warehouse she knew was the one she was looking for... She could hear her.
Anyone could. Her screams were that loud and pain filled as they injected liquid silver into her veins. She couldn't even figure out how she could still feel pain at this point, but it was because her now blind eyes couldn't see the hunters healing her just enough to keep the pain fresh. Her wings, horns, and tail were gone, retribution for the one she had managed to take out. Her words were basic as she just begged for one thing: death.
She stepped forward and a large pulse of magic encased the building, freezing every hunter in place... Also freezing any member of the creed outside of the base. This alone lead to many deaths as Erza calmly walked through the now glowing building. Slaughtering every hunter and recruit in the building.
The young demon whimpered, unsure what was coming next. She just knew it was going to hurt.
"Baby... Oh my little imp..." Erza murmured as she slaughtered the four hunters in the room before hugging her mangled child to her chest.
She yelped in pain from even the soft touch. "M-mom?" She cried out in relief. "I'm sorry... I'm sorry... I... Wrong food..."
"It's okay baby... It's okay. You'll be okay now." She said, leaving the place quickly and transporting to Aki's room. Panic erupting as damned souls hurried around to heal Jade and remove the burning holiness.
Prussia looked up at the chaos and pained whimpers that drifted down. He stood and started to the door that was left wide open, contemplating. He could stay. He should leave. He shouldn't invest interest. If he stayed, he would be nothing. If he ran, he would be a coward. If he went to see how the kid was... well, he didn't know what he would be. He would be that thing he was at the end of the soul meld. The thing that came out and Austria and Japan tried to kill. And he became it as he ran to the sounds.
The souls were working around Jade, desperate to help her as Erza just pet her hair. Singing softly to the girl, trying to sooth her.
He stood outside the door, leaning on the door to look at the scene with a blank face. The girl was laying on her front so they could fix her wings as best they could. He shouldn't care but he did. The scene made him sad as the girl whimpered...
"You'll be okay love... It will take a few weeks until the silver, oil and water are completely flushed from your system... Then I will be able to heal your horns, wings and tail."
She just kept softly whispering her apologies before Prussia came in.
"Don't be. Jou didn't do it. Jou just did vhat anyone could do... made a mistake. Und it vas my fault."
Erza didn't say anything to him, "I love you Jade... I love you. You'll be okay now. I'll keep you safe yes?"
Jade flinched at the new voice but calmed at her mother's promise. She nodded softly before whispering. "I'll stay here til I'm 150... I promise."
"Hm... No. I think 200. Alright?" She said, leaning down and kissing her forehead. "And after that you have to go with a more powerful demon... Alright?"
"250 and its a deal."
"Deal." Erza said softly a watery chuckle leaving her as the wounds were sealed and she pulled the bin close and held her gently over it when the medicine was given to her.
She groaned before her body expelled the poison from her body forcefully.
Erza pet her back after it was healed up, "You'll need plenty of rest..."
She was still vomiting out the metal but she agreed. She was so tired...
Prussia meanwhile had gotten his answer and headed back to his cell.
Erza held her as she finished up, once she was healed Erza picked the girl up. "To bed with you dear."
She nodded, holding her tightly.
Erza stood, the damned souls scattering as she began to walk. Her steps slow as she tried not to jostle her. Her footfalls echoing against the wooden floors. She couldnt help but hum as she carried her to her room, opening the blue door.
She tucked her in, kissing her forehead before leaving. She slowly walked down to the ground floor, she took a plate with a slice of chocolate cake off of the dining table before walking down to the dungeons. "Gilbert? Oh dear. I've forgotten to close the door. Are you here?" She poked her head into the room. "Ah. Hello. I have something for you."
He was sitting in his corner, looking at his hands in his lap. Was he Gilbert then? Or Prussia? Or 17? He didn't know. He sighed when she came in. "Anozher biopsy?"
"No. I'm saving that for later. It'll be a scream." She grinned before stepping in with the chocolate cake. She handed him the plate and a fork. "Here. It's not really a proper thanks for helping me save my daughter... But I've heard that hunters eat slop so have something delicious for a change."
He looked at the plate and raised an eyebrow at the treat. "Hershel?" He mumbled as the sight dragged up an old memory he thought was a lie.
"Who?" She asked, sitting at the end of his cot after handing him the cake.
He poked at it softly with the fork. "Zhats vhat zhis is, ja?"
"... It's a chocolate cake." She raised an eyebrow, feeling slightly confused.
"I don't know. Everyzhing is just... jumbled now. I zhink I've seen somezhing like zhis before... but I haven't?" He said with just as much confusion before taking the bite and melting at the taste.
"It's fine. Hershel is probably a person who has given you something similar."
He ignored her as he ate the cake quickly, licking the frosting from the plate.
"I'm glad you like it. You will join me at meals. But you will remain here otherwise."
He tilted his head at her. "Meals?" Plural? He was full from the cake...
"Yes. Three a day."
"A day!? Vhat zhe hell, are jou trying to make me fat!?" He paled, looking at her in shock.
"No. I eat three, sometimes four, meals a day and am I fat?"
"Jou are a demon, humans eat four a veek! I can't eat zhat much!"
"... Is that how much hunters eat? Pitiful... No. Demons eat the same amount as humans aside from the feeding of our ash... In fact I heard that humans used to eat at over five different times per a day."
He shook his head before he admitted. "Usually less... I get extra for being better... How zhe hell can zhey eat all of it?" He hadn't meant to ask that last part our loud...
"It's normal. It's healthy. I'm honestly surprised you're able to fight as well as you can since you are so malnourished... You could maybe stand a chance against me if you ate properly..."
"...guess ve vill never know." He huffed. Why did she care if he ate, much less ate properly?
"Hm. Maybe. But this is my thanks to you. Three proper meals a day."
"...I vant my bird." He asked. "I don't vant zhem to hear."
"But your bird is so mean. How can I trust it won't attack anyone?"
"Just bring him to me. I'll calm him, zhough you might not want to get too close. He hates jou. He likes Karn. Anyone else, he von't attack without command."
"Fine. But he isnt allowed to interfere with our play... Jade and I need to eat you know."
"I can't promise anyzhing for him. Also I vould get him now. He his flying to base to report zhis conversation now."
"Where is he?" She asked, fingers pulsing with magic.
"Just left some run down house in Berlin."
"Just left some run down house in Berlin."
She nodded, shadowmelding right onto the bird. Grabbing it in a bear hug.
It freaked out, pecking her harshly in an attempt to get her off him. He had to help his master...
She stepped into a shadow and released the bird once they were back in the cell. She healed the cuts with a hiss.
He flinted around the cell madly, looking for anyway out before Prussia whistled to it. "Calm down! Jou need to listen!" He huffed, getting up and plucking it from the air before looking to Lucifer. "Danke."
"Not a problem. I'll come later this evening. I haven't eaten in a few days now."
"...joy."
"I'll make it pleasant~" She grinned, stepping out and locking the door behind her once more.
"JOU AREN'T DAMNING ME, SVEETHEART!" He scoffed before sitting on the bed and speaking with his bird about the plan changes.
"WHO SAID I WAS PLANNING TO?" She yelled back before laughing on her way out. It didn't matter if he made a noise... They would still be able to feed off of the pleasure he would feel.
He sighed and eventually tried the door, to no success. He wanted to talk to Karn now he remembered.
The morning Karn came down, "Gilbert... Time for breakfast. Lucifer sent me to get you."
He fell asleep beside the door, waking when he heard his friend. "Must I? I'm not hungry..."
"Yes you do. Come on. At least come eat something."
He nodded. "I vanted to talk to jou anyvay. Also I hate zhat liar."
"What liar...? What do want to talk to me about?"
"Lucifer. I remember vhat happened in zhere now."
"That's good... I'm glad."
"...I kept my word."
"You did?"
He nodded as he followed Karn. "I went back for zhem and left zhem with jou at zhe door. I zhought zhe forest vas nice."
"... Thank you. Thank you so much."
"...I promised jou a resting place."
"Thank you. It means a lot to me."
"I'm glad I did something good."
Karn smiled at him, "Now come on. You still have to eat breakfast."
"Fine."
He helped him up and led him upstairs to the dining room. "You'll like it... There's a lot of choice... Meals from all around the world."
He was about to ask what he meant before he saw the spread and his jaw dropped. "Wow..."
"Ah. You're finally here." Erza grinned, popping one cheesy gravy covered fri into her mouth. "You may sit to my left." Jade was seated to her right and Karn would sit next to Gilbert.
Jade was just sitting there, not ding much. She had wanted to stay in bed but Erza would have nothing of it. She was just sitting there, turning the roll she was handed in her hand.
"Just vhat is all of zhis stuff?" He had never seen anything like it. Or any of it save the chocolate cake...
"Food. There is at least several meals from each different country. I'm eating Poutine which is from Canada, Jade has a French bread roll and Karn is having some fruit from various nations." Erza grinned, "Have anything you like. Don't pressure yourself to eat if you can't. After this all the food will go to EverFrost for those who can't afford proper food."
At least hell was good to the poor. He nodded bit before he even sat he looked to the girl. "Jou ok?"
The girl didn't answer, still turning the roll blindly. She wasn't in much of a mood to talk to the guy she had heard say was his fault for this.
"Answer him. He helped me find you." Erza said, eating another bite.
"...'m ok. 'm tired." She said softly before her hand looked for the table and set the roll down.
"Zhats good..." He smiled softly, even though she couldn't see and cleared his throat awkwardly before taking his seat. He pet her hair just once as he passed in apology and Jade didn't flinch. She honestly thought it was Erza at first and smiled.
Erza grinned, Karn just ate some strawberries with a smile. "You always look so lovely when you smile Imp. You should do it more... Would you like some soup?"
She nodded. She didn't want to bite things since her fangs still hurt from having them pulled again and again.
Prussia stared at the food before reaching for some bun thing that looked pale and bland. Some kind of bun he figured.
Erza's fingers snapped and a damned soul quickly moved forward to bring Jade a bowl of chicken noodle soup. The chunks were taken out and placed to the side.
She patted for a spoon so she could eat, drinking slowly.
Prussia had bitten into the bun to the sweet purple center and froze, staring in awe.
"Found something you like?" Erza asked, eating her food and sipping some vodka. Because wine was too sweet really.
He nodded slowly before finishing off the steamed taro bun and took as many as he could carry.
She chuckled and watched him while eating herself. Karn just smiled, glad his friend was eating.
Jade tilted her head at the chuckle. "What's funny?"
"Gilbert is trying to take all the taro buns."
"Is zhat vhat zhese are?" He asked before fitting an entire bun in his mouth somehow. He never realized how hungry he was into he had so much food before him...
"Yes. Taro is purple sweet potato."
He shrugged, not caring since he was in love.
Jade spoke though, smirk in her smile. "You sound surprised he likes potato buns. He sounds German, of course he wants them."
Erza laughed, "Oh yes. Don't mind me. Of course he would like them."
She chuckled while Prussia just smirked between bites. She wanted German? "/What is wrong with being German?/"
"/Nothing. Do you want some beer with all that potato bun?/"
"Zhere is beer!?" He said before looking for it. He always wanted beer... Jade lost it, laughing hysterically.
"I said I have nearly everything weren't you listening?" She sighed and waved a hand, a soul coming forward to pour him some.
He didn't reply as he started drinking, downing it happily. Even Jade knew he was lost to the drink and chuckled. "Two outta three stereotypes ain't bad, I guess."
"I suppose. Do you need some food for your ash?"
She nodded but leaned over to whisper in her ear. "Make him talk German again... It's not scary... it's beautiful."
"/So how's the beer./"
"Wunderbar." He grinned. /Can I have more?/"
"/Sure. Just snap your fingers. They'll get it./"
He looked at her a moment before grinning madly and laughing. "BEIR!" He clicked his fingers happily and soon he lost count how many he had.
Erza just watched in satisfaction, "Glad you're enjoying yourself. You're going to feel shitty later if you keep that up."
He laughed, officially drunk off his ass. English was lost to him. "/I have no idea what you are saying but I love this!/"
"/You're going to have a shitty time later./"
He scoffed, for once he was relaxed and happy. "/Not when I feel so good./"
"/Come on then. Let's get you back to your room./"
He thought for a second and clicked his fingers hurriedly before downing the beer he had and moving to the second. "/If I gotta./"
"/Yes you have to./" Oh seems dinner would have to wait...
He stood up, a bit wobbly but still smiling as he took his liter of beer with him, laughing and singing a song he hadn't heard since he was a kid.
"Ich lieg gern im Gras und schau zum Himmel rauf.
Schaun die ganzen die Wolken nicht lustig aus?
Und Fliegt ein Flieger vorbei, dann wink ich zu ihm rauf..."
She rolled her eyes and flicked her fingers, the damned souls leading him back to his room.
The entire way, he was singing merrily and Jade couldn't stop the laugh. "I thought Germans were tight asses...!"
"He's probably never drank like this before."
"For a hunter, he is cute." She admitted. She liked this one somehow. "Plus he isn't a half bad singer."
"Yes. That's true. Later on when he's less likely to throw up on me I'll get us some food alright?"
She nodded. "I'll live for now. That was worth it."
Prussia was out the second he hit his bed, singing even in his sleep.
"I'm glad you enjoyed it. Dinner will be nice though."
"Wish I could join..." She liked getting the food, not just eating...
"It will be fine. When you are well I'll bring you snacks again yes?"
"...ok. I want Italian."
"Don't worry. I'll bring it."
"Thanks..." She smiled softly and finished eating. "Can I got to sleep again?"
"Okay... I'll come get you later for lunch alright?" She said, standing up to pick her up. Karn meanwhile just ate his fruit. Just enjoying the show.
"Ok." She looked around for Karn. "See ya eventually, Jolly Green."
"Sleep well Jade." He said as Erza picked he daughter up for bed.
"Evening." She said as they left the room.
Erza smiled as they walked on, "Oh this is all madness. Why can't anything be a fucking walk in the park. Minus the muggers."
"Nothing comes free. The best things cost the most." She mumbled. "I think its worth it. A German getting drunk for the first time is a beautiful thing. I wish I had seen it."
"Mm. It was quite amusing... I believe he'll take advantage of those poor souls."
"I bet he is going to be so hung over..."
"Oh definitely."
She hummed in thought. "I'll see you at lunch then?"
"Of course love." She purred, laying her down.
She cuddled up, hugging her pillow happily. "Thanks." She sighed happily and looked for her. "He's been here a month yeah?"
"Yes. Eleven left." She hummed lowly.
"...does he have to go? I kinda like him. Karn talks about him in a good way too..."
"Unfortunately yes. He doesn't like demons... I believe he doesn't want to be here. Can't imagine why."
"Maybe he will change his mind?"
"Who knows."
"I hope so. Karn would be happy and..." She thought her mom was a bit happier with him here.
"And?" Erza raised an eyebrow, "What is it?" She asked, making sure she was all tucked in.
"I think he could be fun."
"Mm. He is so far."
She hummed. "Especially drunk."
"Definitely." Erza laughed.
She sighed happily before the warmth of bed and the softness of pillow seized her and pulled her into a deep sleep.
"Sleep well my little imp." Erza murmured before she left to go handle her work.
She was down and below, Gilbert was slowly feeling like shit as promised. When the servants came for him later, he groaned before heading down, rubbing his head. Holy shit, what happened?
They had already began, "Ah so you are alive. You look like shit."
He growled at her before sitting at the table. Jade just grinned.
"Feel like it too huh?"
"...ja."
"I told you so."
He just sipped some water. "Doesn't help me now, does it?"
"It would have if you actually used those things you have called ears and listened."
He huffed, leaning on the table, rolling his eyes. "Ja, mutti..."
She chuckled, beginning to eat her food. Humming a bit.
He groaned before he nibbled a taro bun again.
"You enjoying the food?"
"Not as good now..." He mumbled but that was because he felt sick. But the more he ate, the better he felt and it started tasting good again.
"You should eat other things to... You'll make yourself sick just eating Taro buns..." Karn said, watching him.
"...is zhere any dry ramen?"
"... Eat something healthy... Look there is literally hundreds of choices."
He looked over it all and wasn't sure what to eat. He wasn't good with new... So he grabbed a potato.
Karn groaned softly while Erza laughed. "Try that poutine. It has potato in it. Plus it's good. And something different."
He frowned before taking some with a sigh. "...fine."
"Good."
He sniffed the gravy covered fries, inhaling the greasy scent. He slowly took a bit and his hang over was kicked out. He liked it.
"Did I mention it's also a Canadian hangover cure? Works 50% of the time. Probably so the hangover can have a fair chance... Canadians. Giving everyone a chance to do... Whatever it is they want I suppose." Erza shook her head, eating some grilled fish and steamed rice and vegetables.
Although it was heart attack on a plate. He didn't care as he reached for more. "Vorks for me."
Erza nodded while Karn just watched, "... So. Not so eager to have all that beer again?" He asked, teasing just a bit.
"No, I vant more." He argued.
"Then why havent you ordered for any?" Erza asked, watching him curiously.
"...I find it is good in moderation..."
"In other words you don't feel like feeling shitty again so soon."
He blushed as he was figured out. "So? Is zhat vrong?"
"No. I just forget that you have brains still even though you've bashed them all over the walls of your room."
"I was desperate." He shrugged, biting into another fry. "It vasnt my proudest moment."
"I can imagine not."
"Jou took Doc's gift, so I blame jou."
"Oh him. Hm. Well if you want it back you could ask him if he comes to visit."
He froze in his seat when she said that. "...vhat?"
"Oh. You don't know. Well after death Lestate became a damned soul by a stroke of luck he ended up in Dragomir's payment. Afterwards Dragomir searched out the pieces of his body and was able to transform him into a demon. It turns out that Lestate is actually the great grandchild of my brother, he always did have sex with too many human women, and yes. That's about all of it I believe."
He felt something inside him break at that. He slowly stood and walked away, back to his room. It couldn't be. He was glad to know Doc was OK but... a demon? Karn. Doc. Japan. Was he next? He felt like he was slipping into that damnation at this rate. He was eating fucking dinner with them like he was a demon for Christ's sake! Once in his cell he laid on the bed and stared at the ceiling as he tried to comprehend anything, petting Gilbird.
Erza blinked as she watched him go, "... Was it something I said?"
Jade shrugged, having heard him walk away. "Karn? You know him best, what happened?"
"He's sensitive about his friends and the whole demon thing... He probably feels betrayed right now." "Oh. I know how to fix that." Erza said, standing up to follow after him.
Jade perked her ears to listen to her leave and frowned. "I don't think this will end well..."
"Well... We'll see... They're both pretty crazy people so maybe they need a fight or something...:
She hummed in thought but still didn't like this.
Gilbert was still staring at the ceiling blankly as he tried to shut everything off and just not be.
Erza slipped in, "So. What's got your panties in a knot?"
"...don't vant to talk about it."
"Come on. Talk about it. I'd like to know what I said so I don't have you running from the table again."
"Nozhing. Jou didn't say anyzhing. I just realized I am done. I am alone..."
"Well I'm right here. And you have your stupid pompom of a bird. Karn is here too. Plus Lestate might visit if he can convince Dragomir that you won't kill him again."
"I don't vant to see him!" He snapped. "Him, Transylvania, Japan... Any of zhem! Ever again!"
"Why not. One minute you're lonely next minute you don't want anyone to see you. Really. Make up your mind."
"I knew jou vouldn't understand."
"Well if you actually explained what was going on in your silly little skull instead of say vague bullcrap I'd be able to understand." Erza rolled her eyes, sitting on the cot with her legs and arms crossed.
"Zhen I vould be just as bad. I'm not being like zhem. Ever."
"I don't understand what's wrong with them. If I am getting this right then Lestate is actually happier than he's ever been. He isnt almost constantly on the verge of collapse or malnourished because he forgot to eat or something."
"I had to kill my friend und made him into a demon. A mentor became one. Another almost became one und jou VORRY about him! I'm not becoming a demon. A damned soul. A traitor. An ANYZHING RELATED TO JOU OR JOUR KIND BUT ZHEIR KILLER!"
"Why? I don't understand why you feel so obligated to kill us."
"Because I do!"
"You only feel this way because some random people abducted you and made you see the world from their eyes... Not your own. I doubt that you would have ever even known of demons if they hadn't taken you."
"I vasnt abducted, I vas born for zhis. Ve all vere." Hunters were very set in their predestination theory.
She snorted, "Yea right. You were molded for it. There's no reason to fight. In the most populous ring of hell there is over nine billion demons now... And counting. If you were born for this then you were born to die."
"I'll die if zhat is my destiny."
"Oh for fucks sake. Why do that when you can do literally anything else?"
"I don't know! I've been asking myself zhat since jou vent in my head! I wish I hadn't listened to Karn!"
"Correction you went into my head."
"No. Jou vent in mine, fixed my nerves, und took zhe spells away! I should never have trusted jou!"
"You went into my head first." She huffed, "And maybe not. I wanted to help you but you seem beyond help."
"I didn't vant jour help! I vas happy broken!" He yelled, Gilbird going after her with a chirp.
She waved her hand and the bird was pinned against a wall. "You weren't happy. Not truly. You lied to yourself because you didn't want to lose the only thing you had ever had in your life but you never considered that there is more that I could offer you. If you'd just stop being a stubborn asshole you'd see that!"
"Vhat else is zhere, zhen? Nozhing! I've seen vhat's out zhere und it isn't for me!"
"You haven't seen anything because your own stubbornness blinds you." Erza sighed, "Enough of this pity party. I'm starving."
At this point, he welcomed the pain and held out his arms in a 'come at me' way.
She froze his body and pushed him back onto the bed, not wasting time as she began to suck at his neck. Fingers tracing his body. She didn't care what he wanted anymore... She needed to eat and she was tired of pain.
Wait. What? WHAT!? No. Oh, hell no. He struggled against her to no avail because of that damn spell of hers and he did not like. He was now regretting his smart ass decision to open himself to her... All he could do was bite his tongue and not let the fear over take him.
She nipped at the skin, tasting the beginnings of pleasure. Ah. Pleasure was always such a sweet treat. Erza slid down his body, leaving harsh purple and red hickies as she explored. Looking for the really sensitive spots.
He closed his eyes, panic rising. He didn't like this. "Stop."
"No." She hummed before latching onto one a nipple.
His panic spiked as that felt good. It shouldn't feel good. He didn't like this at all.
She licked and gently nipped at the small bud. Enjoying the fear and pleasure she could taste.
His breathing picked up as he tried to keep hold of his body.
Erza moved to the other when she decided that one was ready.
The spell couldn't stop his fingers from twitching in pleasure. "...stop!"
"I will not. I need to eat. Jade also needs this. She's always preferred pleasure over pain... I don't care if your damned or not I just need the pleasure you feel." Erza murmured, eating it up as she pushed his pants away to rub at his crotch.
He couldn't stop that from reacting as he stiffened under her touch... He just shut up to avoid making a sound.
She rubbed it with a grin as she sucked at his neck. Humming lowly.
He just shut down, letting it happen.
She slipped her hand under his underwear to grip him properly.
He nearly choked at the pressure. He was not going to be damned. He was not going to be damned. He was not going to be damned...
Her strokes were slow and she thumbed the tip a bit, humming lowly against his skin.
He swallowed thickly, tip starting to drip precum. This was wrong. So wrong...
Oh he was already so excited... must be a virgin or close to it. Erza grinned and pushed the underwear down as well, "Oh. You are quite impressive for a human."
He was biting his lip, ignoring her. How was he impressive? He was trained against pleasure.
She slid down, "You're quite sizeable."Erza purred before she paused in her stroking to lick a bit at his shaft. She was shameless after.
He would have arched off the bed if he could. Without being able to move, he was fighting hard to not make a sound. But all it took was a look at her and he was silent.
She didnt care. It was about the pleasure not about damning him... Although that would be a pleasant bonus. She hummed as she took the head into her mouth, her tongue licking at the bitter precum beading there.
He just watched her, avoiding damnation.
She didnt mind and went to work, dragging as much pleasure as she could from him as she sank down to take him into her mouth fully. Her throat relaxing with ease, she'd had practice of course... Millennia of practice. Needless to say if she wasn't who she was that fact may have been slightly embarrassing.
He grit his teeth as heat pooled inside him. Shit shit shit. He could NOT cum...
She sucked a bit before slowly bobbing her head, tongue licking at the slit while her free hand went to massage his testicles a bit. Oh this was a meal... Plus the faces he was making... Ah priceless. Dinner and a show.
Because he was failing to keep a straight face, trying to fight the pleasure and disgust he had. Fuck... He couldn't stop it... He was going to cum...
She encouraged it, sinking onto him and swallowing around him with a soft hum.
He bit back a cry when he did cum, shooting off in her mouth harshly.
She swallowed that easily, pulling off with a grin. "That was delightful... Hm. Should we do more?"
"Fuck off!" He yelled at her, pissed beyond belief. He felt so... violated. More than when Austria fucked up his memory.
"No." She said simply, wondering if he could go again.
He growled, starting to fight against the spell. "Get. Off. Me. Now!"
She hummed, simply putting more force into the spell as she began to pump him again.
He growled at her, glaring as he tried and failed to keep it from going up again, still half hard from before.
"Well look who's an eager beaver." Erza chuckled, her eyes slightly glazed from the fact that she was eating his own pleasure... And lust of her own was creeping up on her.
He squeezed his eyes shut as he tried to not lose himself. He could feel himself slipping without any control...
She decided to get onto the real fun and slipped out of her clothes, scooting up to line up with him before slowly sinking down onto him with a low heavy moan.
His mouth opened as he fought the urge to cry out. Oh god, that heat... the pressure...
She didn't restrain any moans as she began to move on him. Her hands on his stomach for support as pleasure went through him. Yesss... He was an impressive size for a human... Definitely pleasing.
Small twitches flicked over his body as she moved. He opened his eyes, forcing himself to watch so he didn't cry out again. He was losing. How was he losing? Austria trained him against this... it shouldn't be good...
She picked up speed, moans and soft cries leaving her when that spot inside her was grazed. Oh she just couldnt get the angle quite right...
The muscles in his hips ached, urging to snap forward. If he didn't move... he needed to move... God, just let him move before it was too late!
She accidentally let her magic slip, having being more focused on the sex for once... Odd. It usually didn't get her this badly anymore.
His cry faded the second his hips shot forward and he saw his opportunity. He soon had her flipped over and had her pinned before he lost control. His hips snapped forward faster as he held back his cries. He was going to run the show. Not her.
She cried out and arched her back, legs wrapping around to pull him in deeper. Ah yes... Glorious. A particularly loud cry left her when finally, finally, that spot within her was hit. Sending red hot pleasure scorching through her.
His nails dug into her hips as he thrusted deep in her. She wanted him? He would give her all of him. And then he would finish her...
She wasnt worried, there wasn't a lot he could do to her that she couldnt deal with. Erza just enjoyed the pleasure as she moved with him, moaning as she felt his nails draw blood.
He could feel the coil again as pounded into her without pause.
She couldnt believe that she was this close to orgasm... Usually it took a couple rounds for a human to get her to orgasm. Man she was off her game today!
His cock twitched as he felt her clutching around it. It was maddening...
The pleased but somewhat disgruntled demon, she was unimpressed with herself and her apparently raging hormones, came with a loud cry. Her claws digging into his back.
He pulled out, breathing harshly as he moved his arm down on her airway, eyes mad. "Enjoy jour food? Because zhat is all jou fucking get. I'm not jour damn toy. I'm not a damn human. Not Gilbert. I'm a hunter. I'm Prussia. Jou got zhat!?"
She just watched him, grinning at him as she stopped breathing.
Which pissed him off more as he slapped her with his free hand. "GOT IT!?"
She rolled her eyes, freezing him in place with magic and pushing him back onto his back. "You are so interesting... But you see. You are Gilbert... And now you're mine." With that she began to carve into his flesh with a claw. Writing out Gilbert on his right arm and Lucifer on his left.
He hissed, glaring at her hatefully. "Jou von't make me somezhing I'm not."
"I'm not. I'm making you realize who you are." She healed the letters and made them very prominent scars.
"I'm know who I am. Jou vont change it. Ever. I chose."
"I doubt it." She stood and her clothes returned, "See you at breakfast." Erza hummed leaving the room and locking the door. Releasing Gilbert and his bird once the door locked.
"Fucking bitch." He yelled before punching the wall.
She hummed as she walked, heading up to her study.