~Lucia's POV~

„You... are no human...", I choked, taking a few steps back.
His sinister grin was all that I could see.
„Correct.", his eyes widened, making him seem like a tyrannical beast.
„I am of the same kind as the man who put that sweet little mark on your neck.", he laughed.
My mind was a mess, thoughts racing back and forth.
„You are my vesse. Samuel is too much of a coward so he wouldn't
form a contract with me.", he towered above me now, grabbing my shoulders.
„Con...tract?", a sweat drop ran down my forehead.
„He didn't tell you anything, did he? That... by what name does he go by now? Ah, Sebastian, right.", he laughed.
„Demons, him and me, don't mingle with humans for no reason. Your kind is only prey to us.
But after a few milennia of pointlessly devouring souls it can become quite boring.
So some starve themselves until they feast again, some have simply become a bit
picky about their choice of prey but others, they choose to play with their prey before slowly devouring it.
Like Sebastian and a few other demons. He chose to form the 'Faustian Contract'.
He lends his services to this young human boy until the day he dies...", as he finished speaking my knees felt weak.

I sunk to the ground, staring into the air.
John chuckled and began to laugh like a maniac.
„You are much more fun to play with compared to that old fat human.", he said after seeing me beginning to tremble.
My hand was clawing into the area where Sebastian had marked me back then.
I took a deep breath and stared right into his bloodshot eyes.
John raised one of his arched eyebrows and waited.
„I'd rather die than to be devoured by the likes of you.", I furiously said and ran towards the cupboard.
I don't know who but someone had deposited a knife into it and I was ready to cut my throat.
I was about to do so and waited for the excruciating pain.

But nothing came.

„Huh?", I said quietly. I had closed my eyes and expected to have died instantly due to bloodloss, however I didn't feel any pain at all.
„Why are you closing your eyes, child?", John's voice was echoing and I opened my eyes wide just to see him standing calmly.
With the knife I had been holding in my hand a second ago.
„How..."
„Don't underestimate me, dear Lucia.", he chuckled. „You have a demon in front of you."
Drops of sweat rolling down my forehead hit the ground.
Within a second he stood in front of me and held my face in his hands.
„Stay away!", I screamed but he pressed his lips onto mine forcefully and my vision became blurry.

~Sebastian's POV~
I had reached the border and stopped for a minute to analyse the energy pattern.
Worrying about Lucia I furrowed my brows unintentionally and hoped that bastard didn't do whatever he wanted to do to her yet.
My thumb bled from biting it constantly but I ignored it and set off again after determining the right direction.

~Lucia's POV~
As I regained my consciousness my body was filled with an ominous feeling.
It felt like some force pressed me down yet my body was floating.
I barely had the strength to open my eyes but as soon as I did I was hit with darkness.
I was unable to move any inch of my body, no matter how hard I tried.
Feeling exhausted I closed my eyes for a few seconds.
When I opened them again John's face was hovering above mine.

„Hello.", he smiled like a madman.
„Awake after all?", he waited.
His fine straight black hair tickled my face and he continued: „Oh, I'm sorry. The pressure doesn't allow you to speak.", he laughed.
„Anyway, it doesn't matter. Shall we begin then?", he cocked his head.
Now he grinned and his eyes started to glow red again.
His body became enveloped in a sinister black marteria and his hand moved closer towards my forehead.
I held my breath, scared of what was about to happen.
His palm spread on my forehead and hellish pain ran wild through my body.
My vision distorted and I felt my body and soul being conquered by John.
It was different from Sebastian's mark.
I lost consciousness as John's hand sank into my head.