Lucia, who had rested on the ground after letting go of the poker, dragged herself towards me, put her bloodied hands on my knee and smiled faintly.
We stayed like that for a while until we parted and rose back up on our feet.
The entire building was up in flames.
"Lucia, will you go where the Lord is waiting? I'm going to put out the flames.
Can't have the trees start to catch fire too.", I laughed hoarsely.
"Okay, we will meet in a while then.", Lucia chuckled in response.
I watched her disappear down the path until I turned back towards the scorching flames.
~Lucia's POV~
I dragged myself through the woods, trying to sense Ciel. After stopping here and there, holding onto trees while panting, I started to feel dizzy.
I pushed myself to keep going and after some time I spotted a horse carriage in between the bushes.
Ciel was leaning against the door while nervously nibbling on his fingernail.
The man who had driven the carriage stood next to the horses, stroking them while looking lost in thought.
My throat was itching from all the smoke and dust.
I tried to call out to him which resulted in an ugly screaching, launching me into a coughing fit.
It surely did catch his attention as he rushed towards me.
"Lucia!", he yelled.
"Young... Lord...", I managed to push out, weakly smiling at Ciel. "We made it."
Ciel called the carriage driver for help.
After they managed to put me into the carriage Ciel asked me where Sebastian was.
"He will come... He is putting the flames out.", I slurred my words but Ciel looked relieved.
I slowly passed out...
A few weeks later
"Lucia!", I heard Sebastian call for me in the garden.
I had helped Finnian with the flowers or rather tried to stop him from murdering them anew.
"I will go and see what Sebastian needs from me, alright?", I said to him.
"Aw... And I was so happy we could finally work together!", he pouted.
I chuckled. "Come on, it won't be the last time, promise!"
That caused him to beam with joy and we waved at each other until I hastily made my way to Sebastian.
He and I nearly crashed into each other as he crossed the corner.
Sebastian grabbed my shoulders and twirled me around, making both of us laugh.
"What's it, you were calling?", I asked him.
"Yes, I wanted to ask you something. Can we talk in your room?"
I tilted my head to the side. "What type of question?" I approached him even closer.
He was grinning. "Nothing like that."
"Hmm, okay. Let's go now then before someone calls for you.", I said and so we walked to my room.
I already sat down on the edge of my bed while Sebastian closed the door quietly.
"So what's the matter?", I asked, watching his back.
He was smiling as he came to sit next to me.
"Do you want to become a part of me, Lucia?"
I was caught by surprise and my eyes widened.
"You mean you want to eat me just like Lucifer?!", that in turn made him laugh.
"No don't worry. I'm also not asking you to become my pet. I mean to say-", he stopped to take both of my hands into his.
"I already injected a piece of my power into you. But I could give you more... It's not the same as the contract. Rather you will act indepently.
You would gain access to demonic powers. You won't be fragile like a human anymore.
You won't lose your consciousness when using them, as before...", he paused and stroked the back of my hand.
I felt like my breath was taken away.
"Do you wish for that? To become a demon, if only half?", he locked eyes with me for a while until I began to speak.
"Wow... I-... I did not expect that." I felt nervous and my heart rate began to pick up.
"But won't it make you weaker?"
"Only temporarily. Surely it will take some time but I'm willing to do that for you.", he smiled softly.
I thought about it for a while.
I had liked the power I received respectedly from both him and Lucifer but only retained fragments of it
as both contracts were nullified and Sebastian injected a tiny bit to help me survive.
I wanted to be able to fight with him. To aid in protecting the manor just, like everyone else.
"I want it.", I said firmly while looking into his now beeming eyes.
"I'm so happy you agreed.", he held my hands tightly.
"I have to ask you to get on your knees please.", he said and so I did.
The lights flickered as he dropped his human facade.
His fingers grew into long claws and his eyes were beaming in red.
My heart was beating to my chest. I found his demon-self to be mesmerizing.
He began to chant foreign words and we were enveloped in dark smoke.
I instinctively closed my eyes when he placed one claw on my forehead.
My mind became obscured; cloudy and then shrouded in darkness.
Pain similarly to fire scorching my skin began spreading from my forehead, into my limbs until my whole body was pulsating.
Blood started trickling down my nose, running down on my chin and dropping onto the floor.
My eyes were forcefully opened and blood escaped from them too.
I couldn't see what was in front of me so I only listened to Sebastian's chants,
The pain eventually became constant.
I felt my body seemingly distorting.
My teeth grew into large fangs, my fingers into large claws.
A hiss escaped from my mouth and Sebastian twisted his finger, slowly retracting it from my forehead.
My skin was vibrating as his demonic essence rushed through my veins.
The bleeding subsided and my eyesight returned.
I slowly was able to make out his shape as the smoke became thinner.
My mind felt clearer than before.
Sebastian held out his hand and I grabbed it, although wobbly on my feet.
He led me towards the mirror and I admired my new shape next to his.
"Congratulations on becoming a half-demon...", he whispered as he eyed me.
My ears and tail had grown larger and my eyes glowed ferociously.
I turned to him whilst holding his hand.
"You gave me the biggest gift anyone could possibly give me, Sebastian.", I felt highly emotional, nearly bursting with joy.
He smiled back at me before sealing our lips with a deep kiss.
I welcomed it unitl I hastily pulled back.
"Wait, my face is still covered in blood.", I was embarrassed.
Sebastian only laughed while I ran to wash it off.
We both put on our human appearance and found ourself entangled once again.
I finally had found my place. I thought I would die in that dark chamber, abused till the end but fate twisted itself.
I was ready for all the following years, next to the demon that gave me half of his own self, sharing his power with me without caging me.
I was ready to follow him to the abyss.
End
Hey guys. I'm so happy if you read this fanfic until the last chapter! Thank you so much!
This was my first fanfic. I started it back in 2014. Throughout the years I didn't touch my notebook anymore but pushed myself to continue the fic.
I realized how hard it is to find the right words and sayings for what I wanted to convey, that too in English which isn't my first language.
I hope it wasn't too cringy or boring to read at times.
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