Demise

I walked up to the building where everyone seemed to have run to, with the little girl crying, but slowly ceasing her struggles. I made sure to note where the demon behind me was, just to be safe. He seemed pretty harmless, but those who betray me don't always do as I expect.

I slowly made my way to the door and pulled it open calmly. Once I made it through the door, I stopped directly inside the threshold and turned to face the demon. He stopped under my glare and his face showed panic and shock.

"Hmm, so this is where you have been hiding out Batreaux. I should have suspected you would hide amongst my enemies after you abandoned your king." My cold tone allowed no mercy to be expected for the worthless filth being penetrated with my gaze. I have no use for traitorous scum that abandons the throne at the greatest time of need.

Batreaux

I had been caught. Alas, my wish to help the poor humans has put myself in great danger. The king, my king, will surely kill me as well for what I had done. Years ago, in the age of the living immortal Hylia, the king had called together all of the high level demons and some low level, from Bokoblins to his Sword. They, myself included, were to go into the battle with our king against Hylia's forces.

To the Hylians, this is referred to the final battle in their history books. It was the day my king was imprisoned. However, I did not enjoy war, being the pacifist that I am, and I had tried to stay out of the fight as much as possible and sparing everyone I could by wounding instead of killing. But when it came down to it, the only ones left on the battle field were a few scattered Bokoblins, Ghirahim, Demise, and myself, along with Hylia and some of her forces. Once Ghirahim fell, I was the only one competent enough left to protect the king.

I can remember clearly, as if it were yesterday. I could still see my king beckon me over to help the remaining Bokoblins guard him from Hylia, as she was trying to defeat Demise. It was the first time I had ever seen a spark of fear in his ever burning eyes. However, I didn't want to harm the Hylians or their goddess, I did the only thing I could.

I ran. I remember watching from the sidelines and my king became enraged at my betrayal. When he turned his back to come after me, Hylia had finally made it past the remaining forces. He heard it coming, but it was too late. When he turned back around to strike, Hylia struck him with small spike, it resembled a dagger.

I watched as Demise was transformed into a large beast and then forced back into the demon realm along with all his forces, not including me. The dagger like object then enlarged and sealed the hole to the demon realm. It became known as the sealing spike.

Hylia offered me sanctuary and I accepted. But now the king was back, and he recognized me.

He recognized the person that caused him to be sealed in the first place.

Demise

I watched as the traitor stood his ground, but his legs shook with the urge to back up and run. Forever the coward. He was worse than the whimpering humans of Hylia's time. The girl in my grip was watching the demon with pleading eyes.

Oh, don't tell me…

"Well, well, what have we here? Do you know this child Batreaux? She seems to know you…"

I saw his eyes flicker down to the young child. She met his gaze with one of her own.

This was too priceless.

"Well, do you?"

"Yes, my King, she is my friend."

The girl reached out to the demon and cried out when I smacked her hand down. She looked up at me and quickly looked back down when she noticed my glare. I could feel her trembling in my grip.

"Hmm, 'My King', even though you betrayed me you still have the gall to try and appeal to my good side by using titles? Ha, you amuse me Batreaux. Do you honestly believe that these humans will ever care for you? Will ever accept you? Tell me, other than this seemingly strange and foolish child, do any of the other humans greet you with kindness? Or, more naturally, do they run away from you, screaming that there is a monster and running to find protection or perhaps a weapon? Do they take the time to try and speak with you and judge you fairly? Or do they automatically assume the worst and believe you have intent to harm?"

I can see he has no intent to speak and answer, but his posture and eyes give me all the answers I need.

"Just as I thought. If I am right, you have lived up here since my imprisonment, which was almost two millennia ago. If they haven't changed after all of that time towards you, what makes you think they will ever accept you?"

He opened his mouth this time to answer and I waited for his pitiful excuse for his ignorance.

"I-I was going to…try to…become human, and-"

I cut him off. "You mean that old story that says that Gratitude Crystals will turn you human? If you can't even talk to the humans how will you get them?"

"Th-there was a child helping me…"

"Was his name Link?" At the name his head snaps up from its previously bowed position. So the child knows this traitor….

The girl also looked up at recognition of the name.

"Well, I'm proud to say that Link won't be seeing you anymore, he's a little preoccupied with Ghirahim at the moment…." I let that sentence hang, not intending to elaborate more.

"Oh, one last question." He looks up in shock as I grab the little girl by her hair and hold her in the air before us. She gives a scream of pain as her small body is held up roughly by only her hair. She begins to cry as I continue to hold her in this position. "This girl, yes, now she likes you. But what about when she grows up, finds someone to marry and has a child. Will she continue to visit you? Will she want her husband to know you and think her a freak for liking a monster? Will she want her children to see you and go through the same thing she would have to? In short, how long will it take for her to abandon you and become like all of the other humans who fear you and wish you your non-existence?"

By his look of shock, horror, and realization, I can tell he can see that I am right. Now there is only one thing to decide, who to get rid of; the girl, Batreaux, or both. It will all decide on his next decision.

"Well Batreaux, I'll give you a choice. You can either redeem yourself for your past by killing this girl and the humans, or continue to defend these worthless whelps and stand against me, or walk away and sacrifice this girl to me. What do you choose?

Batreaux

I couldn't comprehend the options he had given me. There was no way I could abandon Kukiel and the other humans, no matter how much they have yet to accept me. They will one day….one day.

"My King, please, just had over the girl and leave the humans at peace…"

Kukiel looked up hopefully, trusting in my ability to handle the situation. After all, I had never let her down before…

I watched in horror as a smirk graced his face. "So you choose to stand against me. Just as I was hoping. However, I find it ironic that you choose now to show a little bravery. You always were a pathetic excuse for a demon. I'll be happy to finally wipe you from existence."

Before I could think of something to do, he pulled a sword out of thin air and stabbed me through my quickly beating heart, spraying himself and Kukiel with my blood. I fell to my knees and was helpless and dying as I watched him walk over to the edge of Skyloft with Kukiel. She was struggling again and crying, trying to come to me, but still being held up by only her hair. Demise turned and looked me dead in the eye while he dangled her over the edge. She was looking down with terror and looked like she wanted to scream, but was silenced by her fear.

"You have no more use child, have fun and enjoy the view as you plummet to the end of your worthless life." With that he let go of her and her screams finally emerged as she fell. The last thought that passed through my fading conscience mind was, "I need to help her, she's too young to have a Loftwing, I have to….

Demise

I watched as Batreaux's eyes widened when I dropped the girl, then slowly lost their light and closed. He slumped to the ground with a soft thump as the last of his life left his body. I looked back over the edge and saw the little girl still falling, but was now too far down for me to hear her screams, even with my advanced hearing.

Satisfied, I walked into the building once more to confront the other humans.