King of Hearts ( Lucifer x OC )

Chapter 7 : Let's Misbehave

Lawrence is fidgeting his fingers next to Donovan as they drive through the city of hell. He does not know how Princess Charlie or her other demon companions will react if he, a human, introduced himself. He already met two demons he can trust and he's already comfortable just by being around them. He can't help but feel anxious despite Donovan's reassurance that everything will be fine. He asked Donovan a question to distract his anxiety.

"Donovan, is Lucifer always quirky?"

Donovan looked at him before he sets his back eyes on the road.

"Mostly yes, in the past he was a different king."

"Really? What was he like?" Lawrence asks, intrigued.

"My King was..."

The bat butler hesitates.

"-A hopeful idealistic dreamer, authoritative but kind. However, something changed."

Hearing this new information about Lucifer made Lawrence curious to hear more so he just kept quiet and listened.

"As years went by of him ruling hell, he slowly lost his passion for it. Most of the time, he'd be stuck for hours, a whole day even. Either in his study or in his workshop. Of course it doesn't help the fact that my queen being out more often singing her beautiful melodies for hell to hear and inspire. And then... "

Donovan's face turned dreadful while he focused on driving and talking.

"An incident happened with a few of his servants. They were caught stealing something of the most valuable family heirloom, the princess's crown. Of course, naturally you would assume they would be justly punished, yes?" The butler glanced at him briefly, his anxious expression still on his face.

"Yeah?" Lawrence nodded, a bit unsettled with where this is going.

"That is what I thought too. Oh how wrong I was. My king, Something in him broke. After finding out about their heinous crime, he... He went on a bloody genocide. Killing almost everyone in his mansion including the ones who attempted to steal from him. Some tried to escape, but they were not as fortunate. It was a senseless slaughter, that's all it was."

"Did they... Did they really die?" The human almost lost all the color on his face as he heard this horrifying past about the king he befriended.

"Pardon?"

"He told me that sinner demons die for good with angelic weapons."

"Ah, so he told you. Yes, I am certain because..." Donovan's arms shook holding the steering wheel, his fur bristled albeit slightly. Lawrence wouldn't have noticed if he wasn't looking at the scared butler beside him.

"I was there when it all happened."

"How are you alive?"

"I..." Donovan seemed uncomfortable and his gaze to the road seemed distant as he talked more about Lucifer's past, so is Lawrence. But he already heard much. Might as well hear everything about the devil who took a liking to him.

"I do not know. I thought I was next when he looked at me. But, he spared me." And there it was, Lawrence's assumption about Lucifer's monstrous side might not be far off after all.