Ephemeral

6: Lies

Ira

I opened my eyes and I noticed that it's already morning by the sunlight penetrating through the curtains.

My hands are still tied from the bed post and I slowly removed it from the cloth that keeps it binded.

I glanced at Lucifer's sleeping form beside my bed and a evil smirk make its way to my lips.

Success.

The moment he fell for my tricks since the beginning it's where he already lost to me. His mind is not completely strong against some peculiar tricks.

Of course, he might be strong against some angels and demons but he cannot outwit a vampire.

I wiped the caked blood on my cheeks where I fake a cry last night when he's screwing me. Admittedly, that 'part' is quite stingy but I have to know how far I can pull this off.

Enough to kill him and send his pathetic carcass back to Gehenna.

I stand up smoothly and went to my bathroom to take a bath before going out. It's a success where I restrained the mind of my entire household not to attack him last night, to show that I am "submitting" to him willingly.

Sucks to be him.

After I'm done taking a bath, I searched for a new change of clothes and went out from my room.

I let a feel of guilt washed over Lucifer so he will be remorseful enough to apologize at me.

Vampires have some sort of abilities that involves mind breaking, mind manipulating and mind poisoning. What I am doing to him is mind breaking so he can give in to me.

I know that saying sorry is a very hard thing for him and I can use it against him, I even looked at his past where archangel Michael and "God" throw him to Gehenna.

I know everything of what happened and his very weakness is his emotions.

Clever bitch.

I believe that I can outsmart the Devil because of my good acting skills.

I waited for him to wake up while I'm standing in the balcony where he throttled me last night.

The sunlight caressed my skin like a gentle touch from a long lost lover and the wind kisses my skin that sends like a thousand promises of eternity.

Vampires don't age nor we die easily.

We have immortality laid before us and that puzzles me why the Creator would let us exist.

For what purpose?

My thoughts were interrupted by a strong pair of arms wrapped around my waist, pulling me closer against its hard chest.

A small smirk graces my lips, time to play.

I turned around to face him, and I almost laughed when I see his face contorted in guilt.

I snickered at the thought, so who run the show now?

His warm hands burned against my cold skin as his smoltering golden orbs look into mine with guilt in the surface "It's not in my attitude to say sorry, but I deeply apologize for what I did to you last night."

I bit my cheek to prevent myself from sneering and tearing his throat out but no, I still need him to be my toy.

Nobody escapes my clutches without losing their minds.

I gave him a halfhearted smile and changed the tone of my voice to make me sound so pitiful and pathetic "I was so scared," lies "But it's alright, I think you're remorseful enough so I forgive you." and more lies.

My hands are tingling with an invisible force pushing me to make the Devil bend to my will.

My hands went to cupped his cheek and he gasped softly, he will only feel how cold my hands are but he is completely oblivious to what I put him through.

He touched the back of my right hand "Were you always this cold?"

"All of the vampires are cold." double meaning intended.

He smiled, if I was a normal girl maybe I already swooned over him. He is undeniably gorgeous, but I lack the heart to admire.

I only have brains and emotions could destroy you. Be practical bitches.

I tilt my head to the side as I remove my hands from his face "Where do you want to go? I guess you need to go home now? Hmm?" reverse psychology. Psy-war.

He shake his head "I don't want to go home yet. I want to see your lands." so do you want to see where I will burry you once you died? Ha!

I offered my hand "Of course, we are officially friends now. Right?" I smiled widely, but it doesn't reach my eyes.

He gladly took it and we walked along the dim corridor filled with curious scarlet eyes.

I can sense a "beautiful" start of friendship.
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"Why do you need to see my wings?" he asked suspiciously.

I stare at him straight to the eyes and willed my ability to penetrate his braincells.

Mind control.

"You might gonna need it once we are already in the woods." I said casually but putting an ounce of my power through my voice, he nods his head absentmindedly.

I tightened the grip on my ability through his mind, I really want to control him and make him forget Gehenna.

I know a thing for sure that one of his generals will betrayed him and I want him to suffer when his throne was taken away by one of his trusted subordinates.

This is going to be fuckin fun.

He moved closer to me "Thank you for the change of clothes, I appreciate it." I just gave him a smile and we started to trod towards the gates that leads us to the woods.

He glanced at me "I am truly amazed how you managed that huge kingdom all by yourself."

I chuckle "If you were born to be a leader, you will be succesful in that field."

I think I just strucked a nerve because of how his face twisted in anger. But because of my power, he immediately returned to his normal expression.

He sigh "It reminds me of my brother."

"I see. But you know, if you're not comfortable talking about it. We can change the topic." I said smoothly.

While we're in the woods, I feel a strong pure angelic presence and a pair of eyes looking at us.

Lucifer doesn't seem to notice, but I am vigilant to their presence.

I mean I never encountered an angel so I don't care about them.

"I ought to give you an advise, be careful with my brother." an unfamiliar masculine voice that holds so much power warned inside my mind.

I sneer as I watched Lucifer's grinning face first before answering the voice through my mind.

"Watch me."
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A/N: :D I should update Absolution first but I suffer in writer's block so xD