Hi again! Now, at long last, comes the final chapter. For this special occasion I would like to bring out one of the characters to read out my disclaimer.

Me: now which one of you would like to read out the disclaimer?

'crickets chirping'

Me: 'glares' I know you're all there, it's no use trying to hide!

'Raenef gets pushed out from the darkness'

Raenef: 'looks bewildered' they sacrificed me…

Others: It's for the greater good!

Raenef: 'sighs' I'm-a-tiger does not own Demon Diary.

Me: 'cuddles Raenef' you are sooooooo cute! 'turns to readers' (yes it is possible) enjoy!

It felt like time had stopped. An excruciating pain enveloped her – a pain so complete that it seemed to consume not only her body, but her soul as well. She looked down towards the source of her pain and saw a jagged edge of glass protruding rigidly from her chest.

Almost instinctively, Erutis pulled the glass from her body, throwing it to the floor. She quickly averted her eyes from the shard, bringing them once again to the spot from which warmth now spread. This time all she could see was red – the way the patch spread was mesmerizing, almost pretty. Fascinated, she ran her index finger along the wound. Drawing her hand slowly in front of her face, she was surprised to find that it was covered in the same crimson liquid as her clothes.

She was just standing there.

Even as the smoke billowed around the room and her own blood dripped to the ground, she just stood there. Eclipse stood before Erutis, taking in her dazed expression and bizarre actions for only a second before roughly snatching the hand that was extended in front of her face and using it to drag her to where he had put Raenef.

On reaching the boy, Eclipse grabbed his wrist. Making sure he had a tight grip of the pair, he whispered the one word that could save them –

"Go."

On impact with the hard, cold floor of his chamber, Eclipse collapsed, dragging down with him the unconscious form of Raenef and a profusely bleeding Erutis.

"Eclipse…" Erutis rasped, her voice so weak that he could barely hear her.

"Eclipse, why am I red?"

He watched helplessly as her unfocussed eyes rolled back into their sockets and her head fell back limply into his arms. A wave of fear washed over him. The demon grabbed her shoulders and shook her slightly.

Her chest heaved and a coppery taste flowed over her tongue and out of her mouth. She took another shuddering breath and reached a heavy hand toward the blurry face above her own.

"I'm so sorry…" she whispered stroking his cheek softly, leaving long, scarlet streaks on the milky white flesh, "I didn't mean it…"

"You didn't do anything," tears were forming behind his eyes but he held them back. Demons (with the exception of Raenef 5) didn't cry.

"I… I did something terrible– " her body shook violently, "–I fell in love… with a demon..." Her whispers were barely audible, but Eclipse heard her.

And so did someone else.

"NOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!"

Chris had to take only one look at the scene before him to realize that his plan had gone completely wrong. Not only was that stupid good-for-nothing demon still alive, but his Erutis was lying in a puddle of blood proclaiming his love for him!

A pair of angry eyes turned to face the livid (and somewhat insane) Cleric in front of him.

"What are you waiting for, human?" yelled Eclipse, "you have to heal her NOW! Raenef is completely out of energy and I can't heal humans – I'd blow her to pieces!"

Chris appeared not to hear him. "You ruined everything," he muttered, "and now you are going to pay…"

"What are you talking about you fool, you need to help her!" Eclipse looked at the sickly pale face of Erutis and prayed that the Cleric would help her before it was too late. Erutis was strong, she would fight death for as long as she could, but no one is able to survive massive amounts of blood loss. Why was he wasting so much time?

"All I wanted was her love – but then there was you, Eclipse, sent out to destroy me. I thought that the Demon Court would take care of you but…" A hand suddenly clenched around his throat cutting him off.

"So this is your fault," the demon growled dangerously. He tightened his grip, constricting Chris's windpipe. The Cleric's head soon dropped as unconsciousness claimed him.

A wheezing cough broke through Eclipse' blind rage and he turned to look behind him at the source of the noise. Erutis lay sprawled on the floor, her head propped up against the wall. A fresh line of blood was dribbling from her mouth. Eclipse dropped the limp Cleric to the floor and ran to her side. He took her head in his lap and intertwined his fingers with her own.

"What ever happens," he told her unconscious form, "I will always love you."

Then, concentrating with all his might, Eclipse reached back into the far corners of his mind to find something – anything – that might save her. Finally his thoughts stopped on a spell. It was a long shot, but maybe, just maybe…

A shimmering light began to form around their linked hands. It glowed dimly at first, before becoming a blazing white fire that crept up her arm, before spreading slowly across the rest of her body. Eclipse watched, fascinated, as the wound in her chest began to knit itself together, slowly but surely until nothing remained but a thin, pale scar. His eyes then moved to her face, where the scratches and bruises were fading, as though washed away by water.

Eclipse smiled – his first ever real smile. Everything seemed perfect. It didn't matter that he was the only conscious person in the room, that they were lying in a pool of blood or even that they were now on the hit list of a horde of angry demons. They were safe for nowand that was all that mattered.

Epilogue

Things seemed almost back to normal. Well, at least as normal as it was possible while living in a Demon Lord's castle. The main difference was that Chris wasn't with them any more. But after what he had done, they had all thought it best that he should go back to his training at the temple of Rased. For protection, Raenef and Eclipse put spells up around the castle to keep out unwanted intruders (such as angry mobs of demons).

Erutis sighed as she watched the sun set, her head resting against Eclipse' chest. She felt like the luckiest woman alive. She had her place in the world, beside the man she loved. And maybe, maybe they would be able to stay this way forever…

Fin.

Okay! All done! It feels so good to have finally finished my first ever fanfiction. I hope that everyone enjoyed it.

Me: 'Pokes Raenef' don't you have something you would like to say to the readers…

Raenef: I'm-a-tiger was very sad not to get any reviews for her last chapter. So please make it up to her by reviewing this one. 'puppy-dog eyes'

Me: Goodbye for now!