Light was wrapped in a blanket sitting on a couch holding a cup of tea with a strong sense of deja vu while L asked him questions he couldn't answer. The only difference was that this they were in a different room, due to the last one now being stained with blood from Light's small battle with Matsuda. It wasn't even really a battle.
"So you saw Matsuda pull a gun on me and you just subconsciously acted?" L asked for what felt like the fortieth time.
"Yes!" Light replied, confirming what he said early.
Light didn't know how he managed to manifest a dagger, or how he was able to act quick enough to push L out of the way. All he knew is that when he realized L was in danger, he had to act.
"More importantly, who was the demon speaking to?" L asked, pulling up another topic. Light let out a sigh a relief that they finally closed the topic of him stabbing Matsuda.
"Now you think to bring that up? I guess the demon inside me is still here?" Light guessed, looking down at himself.
L poked Light in the chest, "Hey, Light's demon, if you're in there you should come out."
Light shot a weird look at L. He was going to say something about that not working until suddenly someone was sitting next to him. Light jumped, turning to look at the tall (and admittedly sexy) man. He had long, messy ebony hair that spilled to his upper back. His sharp eyes were a bright crimson looking down his sharp nose. His thin lips were twisted into a slight smirk. His chin was pointed. He donned a simple black t-shirt and blue jeans, with white converse. Nothing at all like the shadowy figure Light saw in his room, except for the mysterious aura that surrounded him.
L regarded this newcomer with interest, the smallest shift in his posture. Light recognized this as L starting to become a little hostile toward the newcomer. Light just hoped he didn't piss him off.
"So, you're the demon possessing Light?" L asked, making eye contact with the demon.
"Why yes, indeed I am. I am Lucifer, demon of pride. I'm afraid I'm not too happy to see that you're alive right now, L," replied Lucifer, his voice smooth like velvet.
"Light, you have a talent to attract the big boys," remarked L, glancing at Light.
"Hey what's that supposed to mean!" Light shouted, but didn't get a response.
"So if you want me dead, why don't you kill me right now?" L had a theory, but wanted to confirm if it was correct.
"You see, demons don't have power in this world. Even powerful demons like the seven sins don't. We can't interact with objects, only people. We can influence people's behavior, but unless we own a living vessel we can't do anything on our own. We make deals with people so we can obtain a vessel, " Lucifer explained, eyeing Light towards the end. Light rolled his eyes.
"I see. So you influence Light to kill criminals because on a subconscious level he wanted to, but you couldn't influence him to kill me because he didn't want to?"
"No. When a demon possess a human, if the consciousness is asleep the demon can do whatever it wants as long as the subconscious permits it due to the terms of the deal. I wanted to kill people, but Light's subconscious would only allow me to kill criminals and people who supported criminal behavior. As time went on, Light's subconscious become more lenient so I was able to kill people like the FBI officers. However, Light's subconscious would not allow me to kill you for some reason."
"Also, when a demon possess a human there's a battle for the human's soul. Most demons possess humans for this battle, not to interact with the world. It gives a sense of euphoria. The harder the soul fights, the more fun it is when you take it down. Most human souls are very weak and don't last long, I believe you saw what happened in the case of Misa Amane. The body will stay alive for as long as the demon inhabits it, but the second they leave the body will die."
Light jumped up, rage coursing through his veins from Lucifer's words. He was provoked by how carelessly the demon was talking about people's lives and it pissed him off. His fist was flying straight toward the demon's face and landed square in his jaw. The demon didn't respond and to Light it felt like punching a brick wall.
"You destroy souls for fun? That's disgusting," Light said, his voice firm and cold.
Lucifer looked him dead in the eye, "I'm a demon. I don't care."
"So I'm just a source of fun for you?"
"Yes."
Light's rage spiked and he punched him again. Lucifer still did not react; he stayed sitting on the couch. However, L did. He gently grabbed Light's fist as he raised it to throw another punch. Light looked at L and L gave a small shake of his head. Light lowered his fist, glaring dagger at the demon. He took a seat next to L on the footrest instead of next to the demon again.
Lucifer chuckled, "It doesn't matter where you sit, we're still connected."
Light tried to suppress the shiver those words sent down his spine.
"As a was saying, Light's soul is very strong. In fact, his soul is the type that would never be pushed to desperation to accept a deal with a demon. However, because he was looking for something interesting to do that's just what he did," Lucifer said, bringing the conversation back to where it was.
"So, back at the lot near the club…" L knew that this had to involve him.
Lucifer smiled. "I almost won there. That is why I gave Light all his memories back and showed him the man he had just murdered. His mental state was very fragile and his soul was in an extremely weak state. I would have won there if you wouldn't have shown up."
"Me?" L asked, surprised. Why did he have an impact on this.
"Yes you. Why do you think I've been trying to kill you? At first, you were just an annoying fly buzzing around. Now, you're an annoying fly that's in my way."
"Why?" L asked, this time truly curious.
"Because, something unique is with you two. Both of your souls are so similar that being around each other actually makes them stronger. Which is why Light was able to overcome my influence and gain control back. Very bothersome actually, even more so now."
"Wait, why are you explaining all this to us," Light inquired, interrupting the little conversation the two had going on.
Lucifer shrugged. "I feel like it. You asked, there is no harm in telling you. Honestly, you humans can not do anything. And that is not a challenge."
Light opened his mouth to ask a better explanation, because he was not going to accept something half-assed like that. But L had different plans and jumped in with a question before Light could.
"Do you know what Light did earlier?"
The change in Lucifer's demeanor was small, but notable. His smirk fell into a creased frown and the glint in his eyes became slightly troubled.
"Yes."
"Could you explain what happened earlier is what I was asking," L explained, trying to get the demon to expand.
"I can, but I won't." Lucifer was now hiding something. Why would he tell all this information to simple humans, just to hide one random occurrence.
"So, you're willing to tell us all of this other information, but you're afraid of what Light did. That's surprising. A big bad demon, afraid of a lowly human." L did catch Light's glare at the last part, but ignored it. If Light got a little upset it was fine, Light should understand what he was doing.
"Fine, I'll tell you. I wasn't withholding information because I was scared, it was because it was another unexpected development. Like I said earlier, Light's soul is exceptionally strong. He somehow managed to take control of my powers and use them. This has never happened before, so it's quite interesting." The glint in Lucifer's eyes began to come back and his smirk started to form again.
"Yes, that is interesting…" L mused, thinking.
Light had enough of just them talking, so he decided to start asking his own questions.
"So there's no way to get rid of you, just you taking over my soul?"
"Pretty much. Theoretically you could reject me, but a human has never rejected a demon possession. It's happened with lesser entities, such as ghosts. If I were a lesser demon you probably could seeing how strong your soul is." Light found it odd how much Lucifer was willing to explain to him. Was he this confident that he was going to take over his soul?
"How do I reject you?" Light asked, knowing that he probably wouldn't get a straight answer.
He was right, Lucifer just shrugged and answered "Dunno."
Sighing, Light fell back onto the footrest, allowing his upper body to dangle over the floor. The situation was beginning to look helpless. He was going to lose his soul.
"Don't worry Light, we'll find a way," L reassured the teen, who was beginning to give up.
"Alright, you two do that. I'm going to go yell at a naughty demon for failing his mission. Ta-ta!" With that, Lucifer was gone.
Light and L exchanged looks. Neither man knew what to think of the strange demon they just encounter or of the information they just received.
"I'm going to go take a nap," announced Light, getting up.
L was forced to follow him, but L did agree that Light could use a nice nap. He could too after all that.
A/N: I realized that towards the end of the chapter in my head Lucifer looked like a sexier version of Mikami with longer hair pretty much. And constant red eyes. And no glasses. And his hair isn't AS messy. Anyway, hope you enjoyed. Reviews are greatly appreciated. Any mistakes are because as usual i'm still an engineer, not a writer.
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