"Will you be by my side?" Damien x Pip

Chapter 28: A punishment for Cathryn

Philip felt confident as he, Damien, and everyone else walked the halls of the castle with him.

Damien did the honors of swinging the throne room's doors open with fury.

Philip couldn't see Cathryn, but he knew she was there.

Damien looked around before finally looking under a desk and pulling something out. It was Cathryn.

She was hiding under a desk in the throne room, not wanting to face what she did.

Philip didn't want to look at her, but he had to, not because it was mandatory but because he wanted to savor every minute of her suffering. However, he also wanted answers, answers on why she did what she did.

Kelly walked up and held her spear up to Cathryn's chin; both she and Damien stared daggers into her eyes, saying that they were furious, which wouldn't even come close to how they actually felt, especially Damien.

Damien shook her a little, causing him to accidentally cut her chin. "You thought you could get away with this, huh?" Damien said furiously.

Philip didn't blame Damien for being mad; he also was kind of mad; he was just better at hiding it.

Cathryn tried to get away, but she knew she couldn't; she was forced to face what she did. Damien looked up at Philip, "Philip. I knew what I want, but what about you? You are more mature than me, so what do you think should happen to her?" Philip thought about it.

If this was a few weeks ago, hell, maybe even a few days ago, Philip would probably be merciful, but that wasn't him, not anymore. Cathryn might have tortured, but she also taught Philip a lesson, to stand up for yourself and that not everyone needs to be treated nicely.

So Philip thought about it, "First... I want to hear her reason. Why did she do it?"

Damien looked at Cathryn, "So? Answer him!"

Cathryn kicked around a little; soon enough, she answered, "Fine."

Cathryn sighed, "When I wasn't even born yet, my mother used to try and do the same thing as me, just with your father instead. She tried everything! But it's just that your father didn't like her!"

"Probably because he's gay," Gabriel commented, "He didn't like you because he's into dudes. The only reason he got with Damien's mother was that he needed an heir and they were close enough."

"Shut up, you! I'm explaining myself." Gabriel rolled his eyes. Cathryn then cleared her throat before continuing again, "My family has never been rich nor were we even powerful because we are mere imps! My family got more and more furious about it, so they thought that if they got with a member of the royal family, they would never be poor again! So my mother and generations before her would try and try to get with somebody in there! But they would fail time and time again! My mother soon enough got sick of it, and when she heard that Damien's mother was pregnant with him, she got even more mad, especially when she heard that she was a simple mortal. So she set ablaze the hospital, killing her. Soon enough, she gave birth to me, only to die a few years later. I was told stories of her and I wanted to try the same thing, and you can see how that turned out."

They all fell silent, "Your mom is the reason I never met my mom?" Damien felt his blood boil.

Philip, on the other hand, wasn't more angry, but he wasn't sympathetic either; he felt the same, "That isn't really an excuse. I mean, yeah, you said you weren't rich, but that doesn't mean you were poor either. Plus, even if you were poor, you trying to get rich isn't an excuse for sentencing someone to eternal torture!!"

Damien squished Cathryn harder, "Your sorry excuse is pathetic! Just because you and your family feel bad doesn't mean you should drag other people into it! You are a pathetic demon, Cathryn! You are to be punished!"

Cathryn felt fear rise up, "No, please!! Please don't!!"

"Enough! Philip, any ideas?" Damien asks.

Philip thinks, "Hm....no, I don't have any...."

Gabriel then popped in, "Um...I don't mean to take the glory away, but if you guys can't think of a punishment, then-"

"I can make one up!"

They turn to look at where the voice came from. It was someone who looked to be around Philip's age. Most were confused, however, Philip recognized them, "Night?"

"Hey! surprised to see me?" Night asked.

"Why are you here?"

"Well....Gabriel can explain." Night said as they point to Gabriel with finger guns.

Gabriel got down on his knees and bowed, "Right. Um....meet...god."

"What?" Philip looked at Night, confused.

"Right....Right....god...I hate that title....I prefer....author."

Philip was still confused, but now at least he had something in mind, "You're...god."

"Author, but yes." Night seemed uncomfortable with the conversation, "I'm just here because what she did was so....vile that it got to me. And now I'm here to give a proper punishment."

Philip shrugged and looked at Cathryn, "Go ahead." Damien put Cathryn down, and everyone backed up.

Cathryn was shaking, "What are you going to do?"

Night smiled, "Well....I thought about killing or hurting you....but that's too simple. I need something that will last. So instead of physical pain, how about mental pain instead. Something that you will hate so much that you will wish I killed you instead. So how about this." Night snapped their fingers, and Cathryn screamed in pain and horror as her body transformed into a hideous beast.

Not only did it look ugly, but it also had a disgusting slime constantly oozing from its pores.

"You will forever roam hell as disgusting monsters, ostracized from everyone. No attention, no love, no company, and most importantly, you will constantly feel guilt about what you did, along with hating how you now look and knowing that it's your fault. Also, to end this cycle of generations trying to come into the castle, you can't have kids anymore. Oh! And I also made any pain that you feel, mental and physical, ten times worse. A simple poke with a needle could make you want to die!" Night laughed a little, "Now toss her out the window!"

"With pleasure!" Damien said as he grabbed Cathryn and with all his strength tossed her out the window.

Philip smiled as he grabbed Damien's hand, giving it a good squeeze, "I love you, Damien...."

"I love you too, Philip."

Night smiled as well at the cuteness of the two together, that's when Gabriel asked, "So does this mean that Philip now goes to heaven?"

Night looks at him and laughs, "No! For one thing, he's dating the Antichrist and not even the right religion, but also he's..British sooo....anyways!" they started lifting off back into the air, "I have to get going. I'll see you two later, maybe! Oh, and Gabriel, I'll see you at dinner; I made spaghetti! But for now, I've got to get back to Kenny!" And just like that, they were gone.

-What do you all think? This is the last chapter; however, there will be an epilogue, don't worry. Anyways, did you guys like how I punished Cathryn, or should I edit the chapter? Also, once this book is over, I might go back and edit a few things, maybe add a few chapters. What do you all think of that?

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