Deal with the devil..??!
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Sabrina's eyelids fluttered open.
Morning sunlight spilled through the thin curtains, bathing her room in a warm golden glow.
For one blissful second, she thought it had all been a nightmare.
Then—
Clink... clink... clink...
The gentle melody of her wind chimes.
She turned her head.
Lucian stood beside the window, his back half turned toward her. A slender finger lazily nudged one of the tiny glass charms, sending another soft chime dancing through the room. The morning light wrapped around him, making his silky black hair shimmer like a black waterfall
He looked...
Normal.
Beautiful, even.
'This really isn't a dream....
He's..... real'
Her pulse exploded.
Without another thought, she flung the blanket aside and sprinted for the door.
Her trembling fingers barely brushed the doorknob before a calm voice stopped her cold.
"Where do you think you're going?"
She gasped.
Lucian was standing between her and the door.
Her eyes widened.
How...?
He was just—
She stumbled backward.
"No..."
Her breathing turned ragged.
"No... stay away from me..."
She spun around, desperate to find another escape.
A scream tore from her throat.
Lucian was behind her.
He hadn't walked.
He hadn't made a sound.
He was simply...
There.
Her knees buckled beneath her.
She hit the floor hard, tears instantly spilling down her cheeks.
"P-Please..."
Her voice broke.
"I didn't do anything to you."
She wrapped her arms around herself as though they could shield her from the impossible.
"Please..."
"Just let me go."
Silence.
Lucian regarded her without a trace of mockery or sympathy.
Only quiet observation.
Then he spoke.
"If I intended to kill you..."
His footsteps echoed softly across the wooden floor.
"...you would've died last night."
He stopped in front of her and lowered himself until they were nearly eye level.
"The creatures that pursued you...They intended to tear you apart but I stopped them"
Sabrina stared at him through blurred vision.
"...What?"
"I could've left you there."
"I didn't."
Her lips parted.
The memory of those black creatures flooded back.
Their claws.
Their teeth.
Their hunger.
He...
He had saved her.
"W-Why?"
"You are my gateway to get in and out of this world" he paused and grabbed her wrist "This mark means we're bounded by fate. The moment you broke my seal..."
"...you became connected to me."
"I..." She shook her head violently. "I don't even know what that means."
"You don't need to.
What you need to understand is this."
"The creatures you saw last night serve those who fear my return."
"They know I'm free."
"And because you were the one who freed me..."
"They know about you."
A cold shiver crawled down Sabrina's spine.
"They'll keep coming and they won't stop till you're dead"
The room fell silent.
Her voice came out barely above a whisper.
"...Why are you here?"
Lucian looked toward the morning sky beyond the window.
"I have a mission to accomplish."
"What.."
"An old debt."
"With who?"
His silver eyes met hers.
"Heaven."
The word hung heavily between them.
Sabrina's blood ran cold
'Heaven???!!'
His expression didn't change.
"So..."
"What happens n-now....?"
She asked shakily ....afraid of the answer
"You have two choices." He raised both of them to their feet
His tone remained calm.
"You can spend the rest of your life running."
"They will catch you."
He paused.
"Or..."
"You remain where I can protect you until my work is done."
Sabrina stared at him.
Her lips trembled.
"So..." she paused
"I'm supposed to trust the Devil?"
Lucian held her gaze for a long, silent moment.
Then, almost indifferently, he asked,
"The question isn't whether you trust me."
He took one measured step toward her.
"The question is..."
"...do you want to live?"
***
Far beyond the human world...
In a land where nothing grew...
A lone throne overlooked an endless wasteland.
A man sat upon it, his features concealed beneath shadow.
The silence was broken by hurried footsteps.
"My Lord."
A striking young man dropped to one knee, lowering his head.
"My Lord... Lucian has returned."
For the first time...
The man stopped swirling the wine in his glass.
"...Repeat that."
"Lucian has escaped."
Silence.
Then...
A faint crack echoed through the empty hall.
The crystal wineglass shattered in his hand.
Red wine dripped between his fingers like blood.
"So..."
"He finally found a way."
The kneeling man remained motionless.
"My Lord... what are your orders?"
The figure slowly rose from his throne.
"Inform the Guardians."
"Every one of them."
"Tell them the Devil walks the Earth once again."
His voice remained calm.
"But this time..."
"...he is not to be underestimated. No matter what happens, he must not reach the gates"
The messenger bowed lower.
"Yes, My Lord."
He disappeared.
The throne room fell silent once more.
The man looked toward the distant sky.
His voice was barely a whisper.
"Lucian..."
"After all these centuries..."
"You've finally come home."
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