AN: This is the last in the series.
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The Demon That Became an Angel
It is whispered that there was once a great demon. Who was said to hate humans. He killed and maimed and destroyed all life. It is said that though he hated humans he adopted a human child. And traveled with this child, and lived with this child, and loved this child, and raised this child. Soon the demon that hated humans loved nothing but a human. Not his land, not his riches, not even did he love his wife quite as much as he loved this child.
Then after she had grown to be a beautiful woman did the child begin to take rides alone in the lands owned by the demons. It was on such a ride that the child was murdered by the people of the land and her body burned to ash. The demon went mad with grief. He killed all humans and vassals in his lands. He built the child a shrine and then disappeared as if never existing. Some say he destroyed himself in a moment of pure grief.
However 6 months after his disappearance, he returned. The humans believed he would kill them all and sought to leave his lands. But the demon did not kill them, in fact he gathered all his power and opened the gates to the netherworlds and called back all souls of the humans he sent there and the vassals he sent to hell. He set his lands right, rebuilt his castle and brought great prosperity to his people. Soon all had forgotten he hand once been a murderous demon and now saw him as a generous leader.
Many were amazed at the transition from blood thirsty demon to kind Lord. But their answers were given on a day when the palace doors were opened and the demon brought forth a human maiden of great beauty and spiritual power. The demon then spoke to the people telling them of his travels to the future where he met the maiden. He told them "This maiden laid her hands on me. And the great sorrow that clouded me was taken. My heart was healed, and my soul was restored. I return to you now as the leader you deserve. "
And it is said that the demon married the maiden and turned her into a demon. The tow then ruled their great lands that prospered until the demons began to disappear, and when the demon race dissipated it is said the people of the demons land built the demon a shrine to commemorate the generosity and kindness of a demon who became an angel.
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AN: This is my first story with no lemon, or angst. But still on the tragedy kick. Oh well…it was a good one. Review please.