Tale of the Last Demon Slayer

Chapter 29

NIKUMI’S POINT OF VIEW

“That’s disgusting.” I said right after I drink the blood that Edward gave me. It stinks and it’s not tasty at all. But it’s fine, as long as it wipe my thirst.

“Don’t be picky, beautiful demon. You don’ have a choice.” He commented and pulls a chair and sit down in front of me. I looked around the place. There’s a wall but writhing are made of stone and soils. The ceiling is like a ceiling in a cave and there are torches attached on the walls.

“What happened to me ?” I asked. His eyebrows almost touch each other and he’s seriously looking at me.

“Do you remember your name or anything about you, by any chance?” he asked. I looked at like he is out of his mind. I already told him that I don’t remember anything about myself earlier.

“Juvia-san said that my name is Margaret.” I replied casually.

“So you can’t remember anything but you are in the right mind.” He whispered to himself but loud enough for to heard it. He leaned backwards on his chair and nodded like he has something in his mind that he found out. “Interesting.”

“You called me demon.’’ I said when I remember what he said a second ago.

“Uh-huh!” he nodded again, eyes on me. “We..” he pointed me and himself. “...we are both demons. Juvia is a demon and the blood you recklessly drink is a demon blood. Nao’s blood.” He said. I was stunned and surprised.

I remember the medicine that Juvia-san gave me. That’s the medicine who made me into this? I’m a.... I’m a demon?

I looked at him again and he is still staring at me like he was examining my body, the way I speak and he seems to be thinking what I’m thinking.

“But demons are bad. Demons devour innocent human. I can’t be demon. This can’t be.” I said to him with my teary eyes. “I want to be human! I need to become human again.”

“You can’t go back on being human. Your soul already belong to the demon lord, same as mine and the others.” He said casually. Yes. He said it very casually like it’s normal.

“Then take me to the demon lord. I will ask that bastard to return my human soul!” I said in frustration. I looked at my nails. It’s pointed and sharp. I touched my teeth. Fangs are growing and my eyes---“Mirror, I need a mir—” before I can even finish the words he handed me a small mirror. And yes, my hazelnut coloured eyes that I see on the mirror before taking the medicine are now turned in to red. I stared at my face for while it’s different. My eyes are different.

“Your eyes are still beautiful. I still remember the hazelnut colour that I saw the first time I met you.” He said sincerely and put down the mirror.

“You met me before?”

“Yes, three days ago when you still have your memories.” I closed m fist and I greeted my teeth. I’m so frustrated that I can remember a thing. It’s really giving a hard time and my mind might explode for overthinking on what’s happening.

“What do you know about me? Help me remember.” I said and immediately grab his hands and ask him with full sincerity. He was stunned on what I did and he stop or a while. His eyes widened and his pale face are red. “Edward-kun? Are you okay?” I asked again and when I’m about to touch his face he suddenly stand up and pulled out his hands from mine.

“Yes.” He cleared his throat and walk to his cabinet. He leaned on it and put his crossed arms in front. “I only know is your first name. After that your memories was erased.” He said. “I don’t remember anything about my self as well as the other demon in the mansion. You will remember your real life and everything about you if you’re able to get your soul back or...” He paused.

“Or?”

“When you die.” He answered.

I sit down on the bed again. Stunned and hopeless.

“No way.” That’s the only word I was able to utter.

“You need to survive if you want to regain your soul and memories, somehow.” He opened the cabinet and I was really surprised when I look at it. It’s a cooler and a storage full of bags of blood. I bring out two bags and put it down the table after closing the cabinet.

“Is that human blood?” I asked. HE nodded and sit on the chair again.

“Now listen to me Nikumi-chan.” He crossed his legs and arms and lean back. He looks at m seriously so I composed my self and listened what he was about to say. “Your name is Nikumi Sasaki, that’s what you told me three days ago. From now on you can’t use your real name.”

“Why?!” I yelled. “I mean that’s my name!” He laughed after hearing it from me.

“Edward is not my real name, It was given to me by the demon lord. You see, Juvia-called you Margaret because it’s the given name to as a new-born demon.”

“And why I can’t use my name?” I asked again.

“Because the demon lord said so. If he finds out that you know your real name he will kill you. He doesn’t trust anyone even me or Juvia, He only trust himself and his conviction. He will not even believe you if you will say that your name is Nikumi and not MARGARET.” He grab the blood bag and hand it to me. “This blood will save you so he cant smell the scent of the animals blood that you drink a few minutes ago.”