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Ryu and Mana ran through the forest, panting as they looked around in terror. Rounding a corner, the pair an into someone and fell back, "I'm terribly sorry," the two looked up as Alice stared at them, "Wait…you two aren't demons…you smell of human…how did you get down here?"
"Please…you have to help us, young man," Ryu pleaded as Alice arched a brow, "There are a group of demons who want us dead,"
"Dead?" Alice hummed and shook his head, "That's bizarre considering one of my closet friends were once a human," their eyes widened, and faces turned pale as Alice laughed, "I'm sorry, how rude. You probably have no idea what I'm talking about. My good friend Master Iruma was a human, brought here by Lord Sullivan after his horrid parents had sold him in exchange for money. A few months ago, after a short-lived war, Master Iruma's then fiancée Clara Valac was in danger, breaking through the mental barriers he had put up to help him survive here in the Netherworld, thus turning his body into that of a demon's,"
They stood up and Mana shook her head, "We're sorry to waste your time, young man, but we must be going!" without warning, Alice watched as the two turned and ran in the opposite direction.
"That was strange. The second I mentioned Master Iruma's name, they left in a hurry," Alice hummed as he narrowed his eyes slightly before he sighed and shook his head, "No, it can't be…they must've simply fell through a portal and ended up here…but how are they speaking the Demon language? It can't be pure-"
"Oh Alice!" he heard his mother calling and he groaned before he turned and walked away.
Iruma lay awake and sighed as Clara turned on her side and wrapped an arm around him. He looked across the room to see Luna and Sol soundly sleeping before he wrapped an arm around Clara and rubbed her back, "It's been over an hour since they escaped…whether they went back to the human world or some other demon saw them…I shouldn't worry about it." He yawned before kissing the top of Clara's head and slowly closed his eyes, "I promised Clara I'd stay here…and I'm not pissing her off right now,"
"Well you're right about not wanting to piss her off, Iru-boy," Iruma moaned as he opened his eyes to see Ali staring at him, "Going out after them right now will prov futile…you know how vast the Netherworld could be, and going out right now without any clear indication…all you'll be doing is barking in the dark,"
"Right…but why would they come here, Ali? Like I told them, they have no idea how a demon would react to humans being in the Netherworld, and if we haven't had arrested the Six Fingers and Baal months ago, they'll be living in constant fear,"
"I wish I can answer that, Iru-boy, but no matter what, human or demon, they do reckless actions that will later hurt everyone around them," Iruma hummed and arched a brow, "Like how the previous Demon King Derkilla left the throne…many believe he went missing, and is presumed dead…now whether he is or not, I don't know…but he left the throne, saying that the pressures of the Demon King were too much for him to handle, that he didn't have time to enjoy the simpler things in life. So one night, he abandoned the throne and left behind the ring, trusting me to pick his appropriate successor,"
"And you chose me?" Ali hummed and nodded, "But why? At the time, I was a human…and if it weren't for grandpa and Opera, I wouldn't know anything about Demon Kind…why me?"
"Because Iru-boy, your appetite matches Derkilla's, you want to try and help those around you, regardless of what you want, all the while, you want to protect those close to you, even if it means putting your own life in danger,"
"Shut up…go to sleep," the two looked down and saw Clara stirring before she sat up and rubbed her eyes, "Iruma-kins…go back to sleep…I'm ti-"
"Actually Clara," Ali spoke and Clara groaned as she looked at the spirit, "We were discussing a few things in the past…maybe you have something to share with Iru-boy?" Iruma looked at his wife as Clara's eyes widened and she looked away, "We all have secrets…and since Iru-boy shared his with you, perhaps it will be best if you share yours with him,"
The two watched as Ali faded back into the ring, "Well…we should get some sleep…who knows what time Luna and Sol will wake up to-"
"Iruma-kins," Iruma hummed and looked at her in confusion, "Be…before you came to the Netherworld…there was a boy who used to play with me and…he asked me to be his wife when we got older and I said yes…a few days later, I saw him with a few other demons, laughing at me about how stupid I am…how no one will care for me, that I'm just a convenience to have around,"
"Wait…was that the same guy you threw a vending machine at?" Clara hummed and shook her head, "Then who wa-"
"I don't remember his name, but mommy and daddy went to his house and everyone talked and they moved away…mommy then held me for the rest of the day and told me that I'll meet someone…and she was right,"
"And…why didn't you tell me this?" Clara frowned and shook her head as Iruma pulled her into a comforting embrace, "Clara…I told you about me being human and what my parents did to me and you still offered to comfort me…let me do the same…you don't have to worry about that guy…anyone who said you're just a convenience to have are blind…they don't see how awesome you really are," Clara lightly cried into Iruma's shoulder as Iruma continued to comfort her before the two of them fell asleep in each other's arms.
Not a grand chapter, I know, but this was to introduce Iruma's parents to Azz and to bring out a little more history on the ring, the demon king and some bit about Clara's past…which was obviously made up. Enjoy.