Hidden Horns

I know

Yohan staring into the empty and dull black skies. There were no stars, no clouds, only the wan silver moon, giving light to her surroundings. Since when was the last time she looked up? Since when was the last time she saw what's up there? She couldn't remember.

Take his first child's soul.

Will she do it? Will she take her best friend's soul or will she take the woman's soul that she loves?

It would've been no hassle if she should take Carlo's soul instead of the two. But no evil soul should take upon the bad things they've done for the past few years. They needed Carlo's kind in the human land to spread more evil deeds that could satisfy the ruler of hell, who is sitting on his throne while proudly watching all bad people.

As a daughter of Satan, she needs to obey the rules. She has been disobeying her father a lot, so letting evil souls scattered around will make it up to everything she has done.

It's hard to choose. Yohan knew that she'll come to this point and it's inevitable. But up until the right moment that she has to choose, she still has no plan.

"You never fail to amaze me in every chance that I will see you in every place."

"And you never failed to amaze me from popping out of nowhere in every places." Yohan fired back with a chuckle.

"You know that I have my eyes on you, right?" Nathalie said as she leaned her back and crossed her arms. "So is the Devil having a hard time now?"

"I am the one giving them a hard time, I'm a Devil." Yohan replied, still not looking at the woman sitting at the gazebo.

"Well, you can't blame me for thinking that way if this is the first time I see you looking up at the sky." Nathalie chuckled and she stood up. She walked closer to Yohan and stopped beside the Devil and looked up. "Are you praying?"

"That's a sin for someone like me."

"I was just wondering."

"Stop saying ridiculous words to a Devil. Praying? Pft! To whom?"

"To the creator of the world, to the mortal enemy of your father and to—."

"To God." Yohan interrupted and Nathalie gasped exaggeratedly. "Please, stop overreacting, I ain't praying to someone in particular, actually I don't pray at all." Yohan snorted.

"Right, why am I even asking those things." Nathalie said and both of them fell in silence. The one that isn't awkward; the one that both could feel a moment of peace, just standing side by side and looking up at the sky, watching how the dark skies played with the light of the moon.

"Nath." Yohan spoke after to break the silence. "How did you cope up after losing your sister?" She asked. It made Nathalie look at her, then she stared at Yohan's side profile.

If she didn't know who Yohan is, she might think that she's some celebrity, with that perfect side profile and innocent face of a young lady in her mid 20s.

"I'm still in the process of moving on." Nathalie said while her eyes were not leaving Yohan's face.

"I'm sorry."

"Stop." Nathalie said and she clenched her eyes hard while shaking her head. "Your sorry won't bring back my sister so please, don't feel sorry for me. We may be having conversations like this but I'm still not forgetting that you're the one who killed my sister."

"I loved your sister." Yohan admits and she finally turned her head to look at Nathalie, who's eyes were wide open. "And loving her was the biggest mistake I've ever made in my life."

"You b***h!" Nathalie growled and the next minute, Yohan was already sitting on the ground, her both palms pressed on her sides and her head hanging low. "How dare you to say that to me?!"

"I'm telling the truth." Yohan said and she brought her head up to look at Nathalie once again. Her eyes were void of emotions but Nathalie could see the something with the devil's eyes but couldn't name what emotion it was.

"You're right, loving her was the biggest mistake you've ever made! If it wasn't for you, she would've still been alive by now!"

"I know that's why I'm carrying this guilt inside me and I have no plans of taking your soul, that way I may at least make up for the sin I have committed against your sister."

"Do you know what it takes to make up for all your sins ?! You must die!" Nathalie said with full of hatred and anger in her voice. She then unsheathed the dagger on her hip and attacked Yohan. But just before her dagger could pierce Yohan, Nathalie was suddenly thrown away. Her back hit the wall and she groaned in pain.

"Agma no." Yohan stopped her friend before she could charge towards Nathalie.

"She was trying to kill you!" Agma growled, showing her real face as a Demon.

"I know, but if she does that, she'll die too."

"And you think I'm not ready for that?" Nathalie scoffed as she stood up and shrugged the dirt from her body. She then tried to attack again but Jess blocked her way and she brutally wrenched her hand on her back and kicked the back of her knees which caused Nathalie to fall on the ground, then she pressed her one knee to restrain the woman on the floor. "Let me go!"

"You should stop, Nath." Jess said calmly but there's a subtle threat in her voice.

"I'm not gonna stop until Yohan is alive!"

"Then I think it's time for you to leave this world." Agma said and she took steps towards Nathalie. She bent over to pick up the woman and the moment Jess let her go, she spun around to swing her dagger and cut Agma's face then she leaped back. "What the hell.."

"That's enough." Yohan said but Agma seemed not to hear Yohan anymore as she felt the rage start to kick in and she turned her whole body into her real form.

Nathalie felt fear upon seeing a real demon in front of her. She hasn't seen one though she was all aware that Agma is one of a hell scary demon. She's strong and everyone in hell are scared of her aside from the 7 devils and Yohan.

Agma growled so low in her throat and she positioned herself, ready to attack Nathalie. But just before she could move a nerve, Yohan stood in front of her with her burning eyes in anger, threatening Agma with her gaze.

"I said enough." Yohan said.

Nathalie found an opening and she ran towards Yohan. It was too fast that Jess didn't have the chance to react and Nathalie's dagger already pierced at Yohan's back.

"You b***h!" Agma yelled and she grabbed Nathalie's arm and was about to severe it but Yohan slapped Agma's hands and she threw her friend away from Nathalie.

"Yohan, what are you doing?!" Jess asked in disbelief as she leaped to Agma and helped her to stand up. "Are you out of your mind?!"

"No one's going to kill Nathalie." Yohan said in gritted teeth as she turned to face her two friends.

"After what she did to you?"

"I deserve whatever she did to me! If she wants to kill me then be it! But don't kill her for that!" Yohan yelled back which made her friends look at her with disappointment. They are both confused as to why Yohan let Nathalie to do such things to her, but they know that they have to obey Yohan. "I killed her sister."

"Because you have to or else your father would do it!" Jess said.

Nathalie snapped her head at Jess upon hearing what she said. "W-what did you say?"

"Jess no!"

"Yohan had to take your sister's soul or else Satan would do it. She has to save your sister's soul and yet you resent her? How dare you!" Jess said to Nathalie.

Nathalie slowly turned her head to Yohan, who's eyes were burning as she glared at Jess for telling Nathalie the truth of what happened to Nicole.

She doesn't have a plan to tell Nathalie about that incident because she wanted to take all the blame. Nicole isn't just nobody's soul, it's her first true love. The woman who made Yohan feel those strange feelings that she couldn't name and all of those feelings and emotions were the best things that has ever happened to Yohan when she met Nicole.

But s**t happens when Satan finds out about them. And the whole story was now revealed because of Jess.

"Aunt Y-Yohan."

All of them turned behind them when Molly called Yohan. Her eyes were wide open while looking at Yohan's back, where's dagger was still pierced on it.

Agma immediately transformed into a human before Molly could see her. No one dared to speak as they were shocked to see the kid.

"What is going on here—?" Chloe stopped abruptly and she gasped when she saw the dagger in Yohan's back. "You were stabbed!"

"I did that." Nathalie said proudly. As if stabbing Yohan could be something to be proud of. Well, maybe to people like Nathalie who want the Devil to die.

"W-why?" Chloe stuttered.

"Didn't you ask me to find the one who killed Lev?" Nathalie asked and she pointed at Yohan. "I found her and she's standing in front of you."

"I know." Chloe said.

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