𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐢𝐬 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐚 𝐠𝐚𝐦𝐞 | 𝐎𝐌

chapter 19

[ please read chapter 18 of performapalpopstep's story before reading this in order understand !! ]

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Diavolo came to meet the brothers, M/C, Solomon and Luke as soon as they emerged from the dungeons. The Prince had worry written all over his face.

"How did it go? How is Lucifer? How is Barbatos?"

Nothing was said for a moment or two. Silence hung thickly in the air. That was before Asmodeus decided to cut the silence.

"Lucifer is still the same," He sighed, "He's absolutely crazy for M/C and can't bear the thought of letting them go."

Diavolo shook his head. His gaze fell to the ground. "I thought I knew him..."

"What do you mean?" Solomon piped up, appearing by M/C's side.

Diavolo hummed as he looked up. "The Lucifer I knew would never hurt anybody. He wouldn't even think about laying a finger on someone in a harmful way."

The Prince smiled sadly. "Yes, of course I was aware that he was indeed a powerful demon - and of course I was never going to deny that fact. However he always managed to keep his emotions in check and managed to keep himself poised."

"Lucifer only had two goals in life... He told me this himself. They were to finish his jobs and to protect his brothers from any harm. That was all he was concerned about."

Diavolo thought for a moment before continuing. "Because of this, I was confused to see that he had taken an interest into someone. A human at that."

"Now, it's not that Lucifer had any hatred towards the humans... That much. He just never really showed any interest in them and never wished to be associated with them, which I thought was a valid point: he had other things to focus on. And... Because of what happened to Lilith, it was probably for the best."

"Yes, I was aware that he did indeed fall in love with another human beforehand and attempted to have a child... So to find out Lucifer took an interest to another human came as a surprise to me."

The Prince shuffled lightly on his feet. "I can't believe Lucifer would stoop so low as to abandon all sense of reason and to allow his true demon to take over... It doesn't make sense. He's hurt a human he loves dearly and he's attempted many times to hurt his brothers who he vowed to protect. I don't understand what's going on with him. But I don't like it."

The brothers all looked at each other with sorrowful faces. They understood that Lucifer cared deeply for them yet couldn't understand why he allowed his true nature to take over and consume him. They wanted their old brother back, not this one.

"I don't know what to do..." Muttered Mammon. The second eldest felt as if pressure had been placed onto his shoulders. Since Lucifer wasn't with them at this moment in time, Mammon has been especially weary of his surroundings. He's been looking out for his brothers a lot more than usual, too.

"There's not a lot we can do," Satan responded, "Lucifer obviously isn't in the correct mindset right now, so we're going to have to wait."

Levi couldn't help but to frown. "Wait for what, exactly? Wait for him to 'change back', go back to 'normal' ? What if this is his normal now?"