The Human And The Satan

34.

"You are telling me that you are planning a date for our Sire. Like he asked you to plan a date for him?" Sir Ajax asked me for the sixth time since I started with my preparation for my date with Satan. I rolled my eyes at him and picked up the bottle of wine and placed it inside the basket.

I loathed wine. Or anything that had alcohol. But as they say, pain is the very reflection of venom. The more you take it, the more addictive it gets. And the more addictive it gets, the more harm it causes. And alcohol was one of those things that gave you a sweet but slow death. It takes away your pain, only by damaging you from within.

"For the umpteenth time, Sir Ajax, I usually don't go on planning dates randomly. In fact, I am doing this for the first time because your Sire wants to experience what a date looks and feels like." I said, honestly, and Sir Ajax looked at me with an expression that made me look away from him. Immediately.

"So, you're telling me, you have been working for hours now because Sire wants this 'date'. You're doing this solely for him? You don't have any interest or curiosity in your date with him? Are you not excited about sharing a romantic set-up with your soulmate, little human?" He asked me, making my throat dry down.

I pressed my lips together, my eyes looking everywhere but at him. For some reason, it felt like Sir Ajax knew everything. Even before Satan knew. He always looked at Satan and I with a look that explained it all.

"It.... it won't be a romantic setup, Sir Ajax. This is just a date. And a date doesn't always have to be romantic." I tried to explain to him and he smiled, almost in secrecy, and shook his head. He flipped the pancakes before turning to look at me.

"I'm pretty sure your date tonight will explain to you the difference between a friendly date and a romantic date. Anyways, what else do you want me to cook for your date?" Sir Ajax asked me, leaving me more confused about what he wanted to say. But then I shook my head, trying to clear my mind as I looked at him, tugging on my dress.

"What does Satan like to eat or drink on special occasions?" I asked him and Sir Ajax suddenly looked uncomfortable with my question, making me raise my eyebrows at him. What did I ask him that made him look so uncomfortable?

"Sire is not someone who likes vegetarian food, little human. Sire feeds on blood, fear and anger of people. He feeds on evil powers and no wonder that makes Satan the most powerful creature in all the realms. I know, Sire is our ruler. Our king, little human. But he is also your soulmate. A man with whom you'll have to spend your entire life whether you like it or not." Sir Ajax explained to me, and my fingers trembled at his words.

Blood. He likes blood. But isn't that what devils and demons do? They feed on negative vibes. They feed on energies that are barely positive. And it shouldn't even surprise me. After all, no matter what his species was before, he was stripped of his wings, he is the devil now. I can't expect him to behave like Gods and angels anymore. Or can I? Can I expect him to behave like a normal being would? Without any evilness in his actions?

"What are you thinking about, little human? Did I scare you? I'm sorry, if I did. I just didn't want you to blindly fall into something you are not even aware of. Sire is not really a bad creature. He has done some deeds in his past. Yes. But that doesn't mean he should be judged on the basis of that. We all have greed. We all have anger. We all have pride. It's just that your and my greed is termed as a trait of our species and Sire's greed made him lose his position of angel. God's favorite angel." Sir Ajax said, and I rubbed my palms together, feeling my heartbeat increasing.

Years of experiencing anxiety and perturbation, I still haven't figured out a way to deal with my anxieties and fears. I smiled at my only friend in hell. Even when Basilia and I were friends, she was still my boss. Sometimes, my mental uneasiness may and does feel like an excuse to her. But with Sir Ajax, there was no pretence. With him, he always tells me the truth and instead of stopping me from speaking shitty things to Satan, like Basilia often does, he encourages me to have conversations with Satan. And unlike Basilia, Sir Ajax is not really scared of Satan. Which is very weird, actually.

"It doesn't bother me, Sir Ajax. We all make mistakes. But Satan tames the bad. If Satan wouldn't have existed, the world would have been in chaos by now. And despite what he does for the world, people hate him. He is not given the respect he should get. Why?" I asked him and he smiled back at me, shaking his head. He reckoned me, his eyes intensely but softly looking at me.

Sir Ajax is like a brother I never had. But the bitter truth is, I don't even know what a brother is like. I have no idea how it feels to have a brother. But conversations with Sir Ajax felt so homely. Like he was a family I had lost long, long ago.

"To tame evil, one needs to embrace evil. How do you think evil powers are terminated? For that, someone has to suffer the consequences of an evil power. And in the action of eliminating the evil power, he is absorbing a lot of negative energy. So, no matter how good Sire's deeds are, his actions are filled with sadistic pleasure. The only difference between our Sire and the Gods is that the Gods don't take pleasure in the screams of agony of souls. Satan seeks immense pleasure. When the Gods are neutral, our king is sadistic." He paused to look at me for a second to look at my reaction before continuing again.

"But with you, his evil side will always be dormant. Unless someone challenges you or your relationship with the Sire. Because you are his virtuous side." I shook my head at his words. What the hell was the virtuous side now?

"I think we should get started with our work, Sir Ajax. I don't want to keep Satan waiting for the date anymore."