Amaimon remembered, that about 300 years ago, he met two little girls.
Jay and Koneko.
*Flashback*
It was the year 1713, and the American colonists were getting settled. Two little girls, Jay and Koneko, were known as "The freaks". They, out of everyone in the United States, were the only ones who can see demons. The goblins, the coal tar, the greenman, the ghosts, everything! But since no one else can see them, they all thought they were lying. That they were freaks.
Amaimon was in the state of New York at the time. He was watching in boredom as the talk of battle was going on.
"Raiding Pennsylvania... Blah blah blah... Killing half of Delaware... Blah blah blah..." Amaimon sighed in exasperation. It was in this day that he hated humans. He hated the way they were always so boring and stupid. Amaimon stood up from the tree he was watching from and jumped off.
He was walking down the streets casually when he bumped into something small. He glanced down to see a couple of the miniature female humans. One of them, the one with large blue eyes, looked up to him in wonder. The one with the red eyes however glared at him.
"Watch where you're going! We're walking here!" The one with red eyes shouted. Amaimon blinked in confusion. They could see him?
"Koneko, don't be so rude. He's kinda cool looking..." The blue eyed one said.
"You're just soft Jay. So what if he's cool looking?" Koneko retorted to her friend (at least that's what Amaimon thinks).
"You two can see me?" Amaimon asked. Jay and Koneko both nodded.
"Uh, hi! I'm Jay and this is my best friend Koneko! Are you a demon?" Jay asked eagerly as she continued to look up at him.
"Yes, I am. Though I'm a demon king. I control other demons." Amaimon explained the crouched down to their level.
"Did you hear that Koneko? He's a demon king!" Jay looked like she had stars in her eyes she was so excited. Koneko snorted.
"Huh? So you say? That's not anything special." Koneko said stubbornly, though she too looked excited.
"How old are you two anyways?" Amaimon asked.
"We're both 4 years old, what about you? And what's your name?" Jay asked.
"I'm over 700 years old, but I lost count. And I'm Amaimon." He answered. He chuckled at Jay's look of shock and Koneko's look of disgust.
"Eww... Over 700... that's REALLY old. How can anyone even live past 100?" Koneko said as she stuck her tongue out in disgust.
"Wow... That's so cool..." Jay said and then punched Koneko's shoulder without even looking to her. Koneko glared at her and rubbed her arm.
"You two seem smart for your age..." Amaimon muttered and nibbled on his fingernail. Hmm... Interesting...
"Yeah, our parents are the smartest in New York! They teach us everything they learn! I know what cantankerous means." Koneko said arrogantly. Amaimon analyzed the two for a second. Jay seemed like the caring person who is also very curious. Koneko seemed like the arrogant and stubborn person but would die for her friends and family. She just had that kind of vibe.
"So do I." Amaimon responded.
"It's only because your old!"
"Old? I'm not old. There are demons over 3,000 years old, I'm the one considered young."
"Uh... Guys..."
"700 is old, 3,000 is REALLY old."
"I don't look old though."
"Guys..."
"Maybe you don't now but you'll grow old eventually. No human body can last over 100 years old."
"This body has last me for over 700 years. That already beat your theory."
"Shut up! I'm always right!"
"GUYS!"
Amaimon and Koneko stopped from their heated verbal battle and blinked to Jay in shock. Jay pointed behind her frantically, her eyes wide with fear. The two looked behind her also. Koneko widened her eyes in fear too, but Amaimon stared in boredom.
There were a group of the soldiers he saw planning battle heading their way. Aw... Everybody ruins his fun.
He was about to win to.
"What are you two doing here? You're screaming is interrupting our plans to raid Pennsylvania! Where are your parents?" One of the soldiers demanded angrily.
"Our parents are at work and we aren't causing any harm. No one's dying, no one's hurt, so why does it matter to you?" Jay sneered. Amaimon stared at her in shock. Well, there went her happy personality.
Maybe she's bipolar.
"It matters because we can't concentrate if you snot nosed kids continue screaming!" He retorted.
"Why do we even need Pennsylvania? We have plenty of land here." Jay said back, her voice laced with anger. Koneko stood back and glared at them. Amaimon could tell that she wanted to murder somebody.
"It's to get a good impression on the other colonies! We'll get more money and more visitors. Who are you guys even talking to anyways?"
"Amaimon, a demon king." Koneko said quietly. Jay and her both knew what was going to happen next.
"HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!" All of the soldiers laughed. Jay turned red faced with embarrassment while Koneko turned red faced with anger.
"Here we go again... How many times do we have to tell you, demons don't exist! Only god and angels exist! There is no Hell and Heaven, there is only Heaven." Jay was about to argue but the soldier she was talking to raised his hand for silence. "Get out of here before we call the governor." He said and made a hand motion for them to shoo.
Jay bit her lip and turned around while Koneko stuck her tongue out, then the two of them left. Amaimon glared at the soldiers, willing them to see him.
Maybe he could kill one of them, just to prove that demons do exist.
Amaimon was getting ready to choke one of them, but was rudely interrupted. A hand grabbed his shoulder and made him face the person that grabbed him. Amaimon got an emotionless look on his face.
"Nii-san... What are you doing here?" He greeted. Mephisto smirked and glanced to where Jay and Koneko were.
"Let it go Amaimon.. Satan doesn't want unnecessary killings." Mephisto looked behind Amaimon to see the soldiers leaving. "By the way, you seemed to get along with those kids for someone who hates humans." He commented.
"Yeah.. But they were interesting for humans. They could see me for starters." Amaimon said. Mephisto got a serious look on his face and made Amaimon look at him.
"Look Amaimon, it's better if you don't get attached to them. Demons live for a very long time, humans don't. Do you get what I'm saying?" Mephisto said. Amaimon nodded.
"Yes nii-san... I understand. I'm going now, Behemoth needs me." Amaimon said in monotone then disappeared.
Mephisto smiled sadly. "Oh Amaimon... What you think is not what will really happen.." With that said, he too disappeared.
~16 years later~
Amaimon, Jay, and Koneko were all almost like best friends. Jay and Koneko had gone through the trouble of bringing him their favorite candy, lollipops. Amaimon had completely ignored Mephisto's advice and continued to see them, every day, every year.
However, recently Amaimon hadn't seen them very much. When he did they would bring a lollipop for him, but would leave almost immediately. They wouldn't look him in the eye and looked very awkward near him. Amaimon was stumped on why they did this.
He found out the hard way.
Amaimon was casually sitting on a tree in a park. Little kids were playing ball and chasing each other. Amaimon actually enjoyed the sight, but the adults made him sick.
Apparently he was the demon who only liked human kids.
Amaimon looked to his side and saw both Jay and Koneko walking towards him, a group of people following them. Koneko held an emotionless look on her face as she looked to her demon friend and Jay had sadness written all over her face. Amaimon was confused and jumped down.
"What's going on?" He asked. The group behind the two tensed up and it was then that he noticed torches and swords.
Oh no...
"Amaimon, the demon king of Earth, it's time for you to be exorcised." Koneko said in monotone as she got her sword ready. Amaimon tilted his head to the side.
"I don't remember telling you I was the king of Earth... And Exorcised?" He asked. Amaimon looked to Jay to see she had her sword ready also.
"Yes... We are exorcists, the people who defeat demons from Assiah..." Jay said softly. Amaimon got a look of realization on his face.
"Woah.. Wait... You're going to kill me?" Amaimon asked. He noticed Koneko swinging her sword towards him and he quickly jumped onto the tree branch he was originally on.
"Get your ass down here you filthy demon!" Koneko said harshly. Amaimon saw all the adults picking their children up and scurrying out of the park. He jumped down from the branch when a torch was thrown at him. The torch caught the tree on fire almost immediately.
Amaimon was still trying to comprehend what was happening as he stared at the tree in utter shock. Jay gave a battle cry and ran towards him, tears streaming down her face. She swung her sword and attempted to slash him, but Amaimon leaned back so she missed. Amaimon got out of the way and stared at the group of exorcists in slight fear.
He blinked when he saw a blade in front of his face. He looked next to him to see Jay standing there, crying but not giving up.
"*sniff* I'm sorry Amaimon... But *sniff* this is our job. Remember, that I loved you *sniff* from the moment I met you." She whispered. Amaimon felt his eyes water up and he glared at her.
"No you didn't! If you did, you wouldn't be doing this to me!" He shouted and punched her sword out of her hand. He tackled Jay and wrapped his hands around her neck. His grip slowly got tighter and tears hit her chest. She widened her eyes in complete fear as she started suffocating. Now Jay finally saw Amaimon for who he was, for what he was.
A demon.
"JAY!" Koneko screamed as she ran towards her. Amaimon let the horns grow on his head and let his alligator tail rip through his pants. His arms got muscular as he twisted her head off.
Koneko stopped dead and stared at her best friend. She started to narrow her eyes and let her own eyes water up. "FIRE!" She screamed and ran towards Amaimon.
Amaimon just ran forward blindly with rage. "NO WONDER I HATED HUMANS! YOU GUYS ARE SO SELFISH!"
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Mephisto turned the corner to see dead bodies everywhere and trees on fire. He blinked in confusion before his eyes were drawn to the one person left standing in the middle.
Ah... So today was the day...
Mephisto walked over to his little brother. Amaimon was letting his tears fall as he stared at two dead bodies that were side by side. They were surrounded in the fire, as was he. Mephisto jumped over the fire and stood next to him.
"I told you Amaimon... Those girls may have been the perfect friends for you... But demons and humans are not made to get along." He said softly. Amaimon wiped his eyes and stood up.
"I'll go back to Gehenna for a while. I don't care what you do, I just need to be alone for a little while longer." He said sadly as he disappeared once again.
Mephisto looked to the two burning corpses and smirked. "Well, this was a good lesson for him. Now he truly knows what it's like to be a demon."
Meanwhile, Amaimon was crying softly on his usual Gehenna hill spot. Behemoth jumped next to him and rubbed it's head on Amaimon's arm. Amaimon slowly looked up and glared at nothing.
I'm weak. I let two of my friends go... I'm weak for crying. I'm weak for not helping them. I'm so weak! ... I need to get stronger someday... But for now... Now I'll let my weak side take over for a little while longer.. Amaimon thought sadly before burying his head in his arms again.
*End Flashback*
Yes... Jay and Koneko... The sane Amaimon let another tear fall before closing his eyes again. Just like back then, he'll let his weak side take over for a little while longer.
Mephisto stared at Amaimon, then Rin, then Amaimon, and back to Rin. He needed to do something fast before Amaimon kills two of his perfectly good exorcists. Mephisto had an idea and started running towards his office, willing for his little legs to go faster.
That's it! He'll get Behemoth!
After all, the little goblin always calmed Amaimon down.
God... That was a long chapter... Since I have no life, I started working on it and finished it :D Though I felt like crying while writing this.. Poor Amai-chan... :(
Song Dedication- Black Dahlia by Hollywood Undead
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~Jay