She's the Devil in Disguise

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^^Gad

Addy's POV

My eyes were closed until I felt hands leave my head. I opened my eyes to see the witch with an orb of magic in her hands. She moved to a glass sphere and transferred the magic inside. I sat up straight as I saw a similar glass sphere to the right.

"Hope this works." Baalam commented.

"She has my memories of Kiki and the memories of the damned soul. She should be able to create a similar enough version."

"An android." Alabas spared me a glance.

"The best version to ever exist. Better than the other realities." I leaned forward and watched her work. "Will this work?" I stared at the siblings.

"Yes!" They replied too quickly.

The witch finished prepping her ritual and gave me a nod. She motioned to Gad to lower the flat table into the bubbling liquid. Atop the table was a blank figure. According to the witch, the android will take on Kiki's features after it's lifted from the concoction. Gad grunted and spun the lever until the figure was submerged in liquid. He then awaited the signal to lift the table.

Erana entered with bloody clothes. I rolled my eyes since I assumed it to be from Hana. Erana better pray this solution works because if not... then, I'll follow through with my plan for Hana and Yeira. If this works, I'll forgo it... but, I'll still kill them. Erana anxiously stepped to Alabas and stared at the bubbling liquid.

The witch chanted, causing the lanterns to extinguish. I glanced around and noticed the wind picking up and lightning crackling. In the midst of her chanting, Lilith arrived with Lucifer. Lucifer stared at me in horror, but I silenced him with a wave. Unfortunately, he didn't understand social cues.

"Addison, you're making a mistake." I ignored him. "Yes, you may get a version of her, but it will not be the real thing. It will not be enough."

"I want her!" I snapped.

"I want her back too, but this isn't the way. You'll still feel empty. This is a fake version-"

"Silence!" I boomed, causing the ground to shake. "Let me heal my own way."

"Addison-"

"She's nearing the end!" Erana stated.

Lucifer and my attention snapped to the witch. Her voice became hoarse as she shouted the final words. A blinding light zapped the liquid, causing us to flinch from the brightness. I was the first to recover, so I shouted at Gad to lift the table. Gad saluted me and quickly winded the lever. We anxiously waited as the table suspended from the liquid. We gasped at seeing a sleeping Kiki.

I snapped, resulting in the maids rushing to clothe her. The witch waved her hand over Kiki, waking her up. My legs nearly gave out, so Baalam assisted me. I approached Kiki as she sat up. She robotically removed herself from the table and looked around. I wasted no time in flinging my arms around her neck. Kiki appeared stiff, but slowly wrapped her arms around me. Granted, the hug was loose, but it was better than nothing.

"I missed you." I sniffled.

"I missed you too." Kiki responded back, but I furrowed my brows.

"What?" Baalam observed his sister.

"She's... what happened to her British accent? She sounds-"

"Arabic." Lucifer concluded. "The damned soul has more memories of her since he's been surrounded by her for longer. That's why she-"

"She needs to have more memories with me!" I snapped and turned to the witch. "Why isn't she my Kiki?!"

"Addison-"