My Demon

Ready - 6

No words can change my decision, and Claudis of all people knows very little about losing a shred of your existence.

Ryu wasn't just my precious little brother like everyone knew him.

To me, Ryu was the last thread keeping my anger at bay for demons. He was the sun and I was the pale imitation of his kind-hearted ways.

The moon has a power as it sits there in the canvas of the dark blue sky. Many forget that it reflects the rays of the sunlight and lights the way through this dark unforgiving world.

Kindness has dwindled to nothing in the end, even the imitation cannot move forward.

I was Ryu's moon, his silver shield to guard that kindness.

It once made sense why I envied his kind and ignorant illusions about the bastards who destroyed our lives.

I never wanted a little brother, but he was the only one I could ask for.

He was a good baby brother and I regret the envy I felt for him.

I would never wish for dark spaces in my memory.

I found myself in a small courtyard garden and a tree at its center.

I went into the garden as a variety of night roses were everywhere. They glistened in the moonlight, a perfect onyx like a starling's feather.

I gazed upon the twisted tree as I situated myself next to it easily.

I took a deep breath and heard a storm off in the distance.

"It'll rain soon," I heard someone say as I glanced to see a woman. Dark curls long to the center of her back, red irises like Claudis, thin peach lips, and in a Victorian style blue dress.

Another demon to curry favor with, What is it with demons anyway?

First, they want to kill you in the most horrifying way and now they decide to talk things out.

What a pain in the ass.

"You'll catch a cold out here without a shirt on," she added as I broke from her gaze.

"Why bother?" I asked mockingly. "You don't actually care of whether or not I live, you don't like to disappoint your lord,"

For a moment she stayed silent, I sat unfazed by her presence.

"You're not entirely wrong, but no matter what you are, you are my patient." Her voice held no hostility toward me.

"I'm fine, I heal faster than I look,"

I felt her eyes searching for a reason to my resilient behavior.

"Waste time, you can try to find a point to get me to budge," I brought my eyes to land on hers. "But nothing that comes out will enforce me to leave. You've lost to me before you make a move,"

She didn't appear outwardly surprised, but sighed. "You're a stubborn one, but an awfully poor liar,"

I felt her trying to undermine my capability to retaliate.

Bitch.

"Don't push me," I retorted unhappily. "I don't care what happens, it happens for a reason. No God can save you from catastrophe. You can beg and beg, but he doesn't come."

Her eyes caught the slight lament in those words. "Human though you are, what do you know about salvation?"

I snickered lightly and I briefly smirked. "There isn't a shred of mercy in this world, not for any of those who have abandoned their faith. Salvation is never coming, neither will redemption save someone's wretched soul at its end,"

Her eyes widened surprised as the rain began to pour down.

It emphasized my point as I stood up and leaned against the tree.

I let my eyes stare into the sky.

"You want to know why such angry pains fill me, demon," I narrowed my gaze as I saw Claudis who was calling out to me. "Try asking God to answer your prayer just once and you'll soon see why,"

I stood up and went out into the rain.

It drenched within moments of exposure as I ignored Claudis.

He stopped near the garden as he noticed I was standing motionless within the rain.

Rain was never a welcome feeling and left a water stain all over my skin.

Cold as ice, it breached underneath my skin.

I let my lips slightly part as thunder sounded above. I felt the emptiness of my life.

Ryu was my happiness and without him I can't smile at anyone naturally like I used to.

"Ryoma," I heard Claudis, but paid him no mind.

I was the rain. Alone, cold, unhappy, and relentless.

Lightning flashed off to my right and I felt the storm's frustration.

Claudis irritated me to the point of no escape. He could've said so many things back in the room, but it was what he didn't see was draped over with lies.

Claudis came out into the rain and attempted to touch me, but I evaded his hand's reach.

"Ryoma, this is not good for you. Let's get you dried off," his voice politely trying to sway me. "Ryoma-"

My gaze hardened on him. "What do you think you're doing?" My voice asked on the verge of lashing out. "You can't replace Ryu like that!"

His eyes holding mine with shock.

"Damn you, Claudis! Take all that kindness and shove it up your ass!" I yelled losing my temper. "You stupid, arrogant demon. You don't know a thing about me, so stop trying to care"

I glared at him with fury filling the walls of my lungs and heart.

"What's in my best interest is to stay the hell away from you, but no-you make a more muddled up mess. Stop following me around and giving me the preachy hypocrisy of your drivel."

I felt a twinge of relief letting out all the things I never said because Ryu wasn't there to stop me.

"Ryoma, I promised-"

Not this excuse again.

I stormed passed him and paused behind him. "Doesn't matter to me, Ryu was a fool. I should've told him the harsh reality of that night, but I was the one who allowed him to have such naive trust for your kind, Claudis. Keep that in mind next time,"

I stopped time for thirty seconds this time and flew straight into the rain.

I was getting raindrops in my eyes and made flying anywhere fast nearly impossible.

Claudis knows jack about me and orders me around like I'd listen to him.

I was ready to show the fury of my heart to him, but he won't back off-he's not that kind of guy.

Just you be ready to see what you failed to notice Claudis because next time I see you, you'll be in for more than you can bear.

Great chapter. Hope it was alright, there is quite a bit of swearing here. Thanks for reading. Until next chapter.