"You know...the world is a dangerous place. The Devildom is a dangerous place, a terrible place; especially if you're not a demon."
MC smiled as they looked at the ceiling. Their hands fiddled with the hem of their clothes and they rolled their ankles.
"It might be bad, but it isn't that bad. Compared to some places I've been to," Mammon slowly responded.
MC tilted their head to look at him. They knew he didn't know how to continue the topic; the same way they knew it made him uneasy.
"Comparisons tend to do nothing except prove one is less. I'm not saying I dislike this place. Its basically home to me now. However, I know how dark it is figuratively."
Mammon turned to meet their gaze. This was becoming frustrating and was starting to make him feel hopeless. It was clear this wasn't going to get brighter and a joke wouldn't pull them out. Why was this so hard? He wasn't good with conversations like this.
"You don't know how Solomon saved me when I first got here. How the other demons planned on jumping me and steal my soul. You are protected here. You are one of the strongest demons around. You earned your protection. I don't fully have that," MC sighed.
MC tilted their head up towards the ceiling. They lifted a hand and traced the lines in the ceiling with an index finger. A laugh bubbled from their lips before they sat up and crossed their legs.
"Come on, you need to stop talking like this," Mammon sighed. "You are protected that's why I'm here!" He beamed with pride.
"That's right," MC nodded. "I do have you"
"Exactly, you have..." Mammon paused. "Wait- I meant-stop laughing. I meant you have us. Us as in me and my brothers. Yeah, us. That's what I meant."
"Well, that's sweet but I won't always have you. You won't always be there to protect me and that's the point I'm making. I don't have that full protection. I can barely use my magic and even when I do I mess it up!"
MC threw their hands toward the ceiling as they uncrossed their legs and flung them over the side of the bed. Sighing, they stood up and walked toward the couch where Mammon and Levi sat. (Levi was lost in the sound of his new game playing from his headphones to notice anything.)
"You guys are literal demons and I am nothing more than a human. Easy kill. My life depends on you being near me. I barely know the layout of this place and I don't know if I could trust a demon outside of you, your brothers, and the demon castle staff. Even then could I trust all of them? If you left my side, I wouldn't return alive. This place is dangerous for people like me, Mammon."
MC softly grinned as they sat in between the brothers. The action caused Levi to whip off his headphones and Mammon to jump. They leaned into Levi and flung an arm around Mammon. They looked at the startled brothers and laughed.
"Sometimes, I can't help to think like that. I apologize for troubling you, Mammon. At least for now, you two, we'll be together for a long time. Looks like neither of you are getting rid of me for a while. Now...How about we play this new gane I just got?" MC laughed as Levi started his monologue and Mammon grinned.
You can prepare for the future, but being in the present is just as good too. So, let's keep having adventures.
