Ink

Chapter 30

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Mephistor's POV
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Mephistor smirks as he walks up to the house in front of him.

The beast had almost entirely taken over his body, yet, he still had enough consciousness to know that he had to be smart about this.

A voice in his head was ringing out constantly.

Kill

He would soon be able to satisfy the desire of the beast within him.

Soon. He responded.

Nearly at the edge of the kingdom, this house was the perfect choice. The guards that he had ordered to protect the people-his people-would not be here until early tomorrow morning.

Until then he had all of the time in the world to calm the monster.

There was a certain thrill in the hunt that he couldn't help but admit he enjoyed. The fear that etched itself onto the faces of the innocents nearly caused him to salivate.

After a few knocks at the door it slowly creeps open to reveal a little girl. This sight stuns him for a moment.

She smiles widely at Mephistor revealing her two missing front teeth.

He cocks his head to the side as he analyses the small girl.

Her brown hair is resting on her shoulders. Big eyes filled with curiosity stare up into his own. A light dusting of freckles covers her cheeks.

Alliana. The beast murmurs, spreading a warmth throughout Mephistor's body.

The girl has no fear as she looks into the face of a monster. The same as his Al.

"Are your parents around, little one?" He asks, still eyeing the girl with his own curiosity.

Still grinning widely, she nods her head.

"Mom! Dad! There's a man at the door!"

In a few moments a man and woman appear behind their daughter.

"Cleo! What have we told you! You can't answer the door for-" The woman slowly brings her gaze to Mephistor. She makes an audible gasp.

Mephistor nearly laughs at her reaction. Her husbands face turns to that of surprise as well.

"My king-" The woman begins. Her features match her daughter's nearly identically. "To what do we owe the pleasure at this time?"

Mephistor 's smile is sinister.

"May I come in?" He asks avoiding the previous question.

The man looks over at his wife quickly before stepping out of the way of the door.

"Of course, my king."

He looks towards the little girl again. The beast purrs at the sight of her. For a second, just a second, he can feel a sliver of humanity showing through.

Her toothless grin is almost enough to make him reconsider what he is about to do.

Almost

The inside of the home is spacious yet comfortable. Family pictures litter the walls. One in particular stands out to the young king's as his eyes wander.