Peraya:The One Shot Library

The Devil King's Consort- I

Summary-  Krist's life had only one meaning- to be the Devil King's Consort. How does anyone deal with knowing that he is supposed to one day belong to the Devil King?

"Krist wake up! Oh come on, get up!"

The fair man turned away from his half sister and buried his face in the pillows. "Go away Shanaira, I want to sleep." He muttered.

"Oh come on! Today is the last time you will be woken up like this, remember? I don't think the Devil King will let you be sleeping like this."

Krist sat up with a jump. Yes, how could he forget?

Today was his 21st Birthday. He had come of age. Which meant, from today, he belonged to the Devil King. Technically.

Shanaira smiled at him empathetically. She was the only one in her family who had understood his pain and frustration.

Imagine being so special that your life was linked to the Devil King! Amazing, right?

Krist wondered by what twisted work of fate had he been brought into this world. As far as he had heard from everyone around him, his birth was a miracle.

He was the 15th child his Mother had conceived, and the first and only one who had actually been born. Rumours said that just after he was born, he had been radiating brighter than the sun. And the Devil King had followed that radiation to him.

He could not tell if these were just stories or they had any truth in them, but he had always known he was special. Even before he understood the full implication of his life's purpose. He knew he had powers unlike other mortals.

And all the special attention given to him- oof. He was always treated like he was made of glass- so fragile. But at the same time, they all bowed down to him.

He had enjoyed all this. Till he realised that his life had never been his own.

In vain he tried to get away from his fate. Yet, here he was- 21 years old and fully trained to be the Devil King's Consort.

Because all his life he had been taught how to be a good consort to the Devil. He had heard stories of what the devils did to people whom they did not like. They were monsters!

In the Great War, they had killed half of the mortal population. The Devil King had attacked first- and till today, no one knew the reason why. Krist suspected he was probably just bored.

Krist's fate had been sealed long before he or any of his ancestors were even around- millennia ago. After the huge killing spree that the devils had launched during the Great War, God had to intervene to stop the three worlds of the Mortals, the Devils and the Mysticals from collapsing.

So, a deal had been made among all three worlds. And here Krist was, getting ready for his Ceremony.

He hated it- he had no idea how the devil looked. No one did, or at least no one alive. No one had seen the devil king after the Great War. The three worlds had been completely separated- opaque walls on their boundaries.

But today, he knew, the Mortals, the Mysticals and the Devils would all gather. In the far east, he could already hear the breaking of magical walls that had sealed the borders between the Mysticals and Mortals for so long.

In no time, the Devils would be here too. Along with their Devil King.

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Krist was bathed with water from the Kloik, Gytic and Nilko Rivers, the holy rivers of the Mortals, Mysticals and Devils respectively.