The Devil's Origin

27: Werewolf. (NSFW)

I knew this day would come eventually.

I knew it but I think my heart will never be truly ready.

"... I know you're there, hurry up and reveal yourself already."

"Wha-! .... Okay.."

With tail between his legs, Lexus opened the door.

"What do you want?"

"U-Um... That..."

Lexus hesitated for a little more before he finally braced himself and exclaimed, "Please give me a chance to redeem myself! I want to embrace Maou-sama one more time!"

I groaned to myself but nodded to Lexus.

I'd be lying if I said I wasn't scared.

The pain, the despair, the sadness... My body still remembered everything.

"Maou-sama..."

Lexus took my clothes off gently, he was very careful of his sharp nails so they wouldn't graze my skin.

The memories were still fresh on my mind, I immediately relaxed so Lexus wouldn't notice the slight tremble of my body but he noticed nevertheless.

"Forgive me... Because of me... I..."

A look of regret and guilt filled Lexus's face.

"It's alright..." I replied but Lexus shook his head.

"Maou-sama, I'm so sorry..." He murmured as he buried his nose into my hair, engulfing my small body in his warm body.

I tried to soothe Lexus by patting his back gently.

No matter what, when I saw a demon kind of looking so sad like this in front of me, I couldn't help but want to try and console their grieving heart even though the said demon had hurt me before.

"Lexus... I know it's hard but can you tell me more about your brother?"

"My... brother?"

"Yes, what Regina was like when he was alive and such."

"Ah... My brother was born a year before me. He was a very outstanding werewolf. He's the most promising youth in my clan."

"Yeah."

"He was very good at everything he did, from swordsmanship, and hunting to camping. He was very good at concealing himself too. Since I wasn't very good at hunting, my brother would share some of his game with me."

Drips of tears started to fall from Lexus's eyes as he reminisced about his brother.

"I... I think rather than me, my brother is more suited to become Maou-sama's guard..."

Lexus hugged my body tight as he wept.

"Why... Why my brother... He... Sacrificed himself for me... Why..."

"The reason is obvious, right?"

"Eh?"

"Because you're his precious brother. Of course, he won't hesitate to save you."

Regina and Lexus must've been out hunting for food when they got caught with a group of human hunters.

Regina knew that they couldn't both run from the human so Regina decided to sacrifice himself as a decoy so at least his younger brother could survive.

"Because I'm his younger brother..? But..."

"You two were very close, right?"

"Yeah. Even before our village got burned down by the humans, my brother and I were always together every day."