Seven | BTS ✓

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FLASHBACK - 100 years ago

"Someone's cranky," Lucy laughs, blood glistening on her teeth as her brother stands over her, holding his fist back to hit her again.

"Why the fuck did you release them?! Do you know what this means, you stupid bitch?!" Lucifer screams as his fist comes to connect to her face again.

"Careful, brother. Don't mess up your manicure," Lucy says, laughing maniacally. He knows she doesn't feel pain, but he's too pissed off to care. He just wants to see her bleed.

"Do you not remember what the prophecy says?! You've set it onto motion!" he booms, shaking the ground she's kneeling on.

"Brother, you forget who the smart one in the family is. Of course I remember. You moron, I want the prophecy fulfilled," she smiles again as she spits out the blood threatening to spill down her throat.

"Traitorous bitch! You actually want them to take their thrones?!" he yells, the veins in his neck bulging as he lets go of her shirt, letting her fall to the floor completely.

"Hmm, let me think... do I want my asshole of a brother to rule all of Hell completely by himself and let it fall to complete shit, or do I want the seven Princes to take their places on each level of Hell and rule over the lands that were promised to them since the beginning of time?" Lucy smirks as he kicks her in the stomach, screaming in rage.

"That prophecy will not come true. I will not give up any of my power for those boys. I will find them, sister. And I will make you watch as I torture their disgusting souls. They will be torn to shreds as I consume their souls and gain their powers as my own. I am the King of Hell. Nobody will take my power. Nobody!"

Lucifer digs his boot into her throat and she just continues to laugh. "You don't have the balls to consume their souls. You're scared of them. That's why you didn't do it when you had the chance and you locked them up instead."

He puts pressure to her throat and she scowls at him before reaching one hand up and snapping the bones in his shin, causing him to retract it from her, hissing in pain.

"You just wait until I get out of here. I'll tell them what they are and they'll come hunt you down. They'll tear you apart and I'll laugh at your pathetic lack of existence. I'm a patient woman, brother. I'll bide my time. I'll let you torture me. I'll let you bleed me dry. But one day, I'll find a way to leave. And when I'm free, just know... you will be so fucked. The Princes of Hell will rise. They will. And when they do, I hope they let me watch you die. And when you die, and I promise you that you will die, do you know what that will mean?" Lucy taunts.

"Worthless scum. You are where you belong. At my feet. Do not speak to me," he says through gritted teeth. "You are going to wish you never betrayed me."

"Do you know what it will mean?" she repeats, spitting out more blood. "It will mean that I will become Queen of Hell."

Lucifer laughs loudly. "So that's why you want the stupid prophecy fulfilled? So you can overthrow me? I guess you just can't do it by yourself, huh? You need them to help you? Now who has no balls, huh?"

She smiles at her brother. "You can't fight fate, brother. I'm just smart enough to be on the right side of it. Watch your back, Lucifer."

He spits in her face and snaps his fingers, signaling two guards to grab her.

"To the dungeon. The coldest, darkest cell for this disgusting traitor," he commands, to which she laughs loudly.

"Sounds fun. You forget, dear brother, I'm fucked up in this pretty little head of mine. So please torture me. It'll be so much fucking fun," she sneers at him as he wrinkles his nose in disgust.

"You won't be so strong-minded here soon, sister. Just wait," he grins madly at her as she's dragged away from him.

"I'll come to you soon, loves," Lucy says in her mind, hoping that her connection to them is strong enough for them to hear her. "I'll explain everything."

~

The seven boys all rush home after encountering the demon from their distant past.

None of them has seen or heard from her, not since she spoke to them in their minds the day they were freed.

"I'll come to you soon, loves. I'll explain everything."

After that, silence. For one hundred years, the boys learned how to be humans. They all worked to become successful while remaining hidden from other demons in the process, thanks to Lucy's rings.

They all kept watchful eyes out for Lucy. They also kept their guards up, not trusting anyone but each other, scared that they would be found by the Devil.

But Lucy proved to be truthful. They were never found. But Lucy also disappeared from their lives. Sometimes they would stop in their tracks, sure that they heard an echo of a thought in their minds from her. But they all just assumed it was their minds playing tricks on them.

Some of them tried to contact her. They'd focus on a single thought and of her face.

"Lucy, are you okay?"

"Lucy, where are you?"

"Lucy, did you really abandon us?"

They'd never get a reply.

So they moved on. They all became successful humans, forging relationships with the humans around them. Moving around to different countries when it became obvious that they weren't aging like the humans around them.

Pretending. Acting. Hoping to get away from their sins.

But in the end, they are demons. They hold the seven deadly sins in their souls, and no amount of pretending, acting or hoping would change it.

Their bodies look human. Their brown eyes deceiving the public. Hiding their true demonic nature.

They can eat if they want. They can drink if they want. They can sleep if they want. But they don't need to.

They do what humans do sometimes. Even just to feel normal for a moment. Even though they're not normal.

But these boys are special, so special. And they don't even know it.

It took Lucy one hundred years to escape the dungeons of Hell. But now, she's out. And she's found the Princes.

She can't help but smile. She smiles knowing her brother will die soon enough.

She's finally free.

And she's going to be the new Devil.