"Omen, please, just tell me what's going on."
I had finally gotten the strength and will to move from the corner of the room to my bed. Krel was sitting next to me, a bit closer than I wanted her to be but I didn't mind.
I tasted metal in the back of my throat. I swallowed. "I'm sorry. You wouldn't understand."
She smiled. "Try me."
I shot her a glare and then looked away.
I felt her slip her hand onto my shoulder. It felt warm on my cold skin.
"You can trust me," she said, "Please. I just want to help."
I didn't reply for a moment. And after contemplating it for a second, I growled, and moved my shoulder to throw her hand off.
"Why do you care?" I snarled, "I'm a demon, remember? Psychopathic monster out for blood and chaos?"
"Omen, don't think of yourself like that-"
"It's true," I snapped, "Why do you think I'm even here in the first place?"
I had said too much. I quickly turned around and pulled my knees to my chest, burying my face in my arms.
I heard Krel sigh. "You wanna know why I care? You wanna know the truth?"
I didn't answer. Krel took a deep breath.
"Because, believe it or not, Omen... I like you. A lot."
I still didn't reply, but I raised my head a little bit, surprised.
She was talking to the demon who was sent to destroy her home, destroy everything she'd ever known. But this is how she feels about me?
"Look, I get it if you hate me for it."
"No," I replied.
She remained in a shocked silence.
"I like you, too. More than I should," I said solemnly. "But know this: we would never work out. We'd be traitors to our kinds."
"This is who we are, Krel. And for very specific reasons that make it that way."
Finally, I stood (very shakily), and pulled on my cloak. "You can stay if you want. I have to be somewhere. So... see you later I guess."
I left the room without a sound, not allowing her to see the tears pooling in my eyes.
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FantasyOmen is no stranger to torture. To pain. He is a torture demon, after all - adapted to suffering and bringing pain to his adversaries. But this is only physical. When it comes to mental infliction... he is entirely vulnerable. This wasn't a problem...