Princess of Darkness (A Diabolik Lovers fanfic)

Chapter 13: The Sacrificial Bride

Songs: Glassy Sky from Tokyo Ghoul and Gin no Bara (Laito Version)

As the swords clashed, Abigail kept shooting fireballs at Richter, her hands burning with intense heat and anger. This man had ruined everything! She had been living a somewhat peaceful existance here until he showed up. All of this trouble really began when this man appeared, bringing with him nothing but misfortune. Now, all she wanted was to make him pay for what had happened.

A second fire ball nearly hit the head of the intruder, but once again missed. The battle was taking a very bad turn as Ayato was stabbed in the shoulder by his uncle. He then pulls the sword out and Abigail was assulted by the strong smell of his blood. "Be still," Richter sneered at his nephew. However, a small sound filled everyone present with surprise.

"Ayato!"

Everyone stared at the sacrificial bride to see that her eyes have returned to their original hue. Yui was back! In a rage, Richter grabbed her, but she quickly broke free and rushed down the stairs, taking up the silver knife. A sad smile lit up her face as she turned the knife on herself. "At least now, no one with get hurt." And with those final words, she drove the dagger into her chest, straight through her heart.

As she fell, Ayato ran up to her, catching her lifeless body before she hit the floor. At the sight, rage burned in Ricter's crimson eyes. "Her heart belongs to me!" He shouted at his nephew, raising his sword. Within seconds, though, he felt a sharp pain in his midsection, making him double over. In those fleeting seconds, he saw that the great Yours Truely had raised his sword, striking a truly devastating blow.

Ayato held Yui in his arms, desperately trying to get her to awaken. Across the room, Abigail could sense a presence inside the platinum-haired girl. Unfortunately, it was a dark presence. An evil presence! The sacrificial bride did open her eyes, but they were once again green and catlike. Cordelia had once again taken control of the girl's body. Their fight was not over yet!

"Only a foolish girl would stab herself like that," Cordelia remarked, smirking at her son. "What a pathetic joke. Soon the Awakening will be complete and that wretched girl will be gone for good. And when that time comes... both her body and her soul... will be mine and mine alone until the end of time...."

Her eyes once again closed. Time was running out...

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Elsewhere, Clairvious Belmont was breathing heavy, still trying his best to hold back Yokai. The ghoulish servent had no idea what was transpiring inside the house and he didn't have time to guess. To him, this was the most immediate threat that needed to be stopped. This was all that mattered. Yokai appeared to barely possess the ability to stand, so starved was she of human flesh. She took one step forward and her mask slid off her face, revealing what was once hidden.

The servent smirked at her, his true eyes showing a glimmer of mercy. "I had a feeling you were the one behind the mask... Ichika Amano."

The cascading pink waves hid her face for a brief moment before she gazed up at him. Ichika's face was that of an animal, contorted in a fit of primal rage. "How long did you know?" She growled at him, to which Clairvious only smiled.

"Ever since I first saw you in my class. It was pretty obvious that you weren't what you seemed. Then again, I wasn't either." He pointed to his eyes, two seas of black with a violet ring. The cannibalistic female snorted at him. She knew that he was hiding something behind those sunglasses. Anyone who wears sunglasses indoors has got something to hide.

"What are you supposed to be?" She screamed at him, lashing one of her whip-like appendages at him, which was caught by Ingram in midair.

"You wouldn't understand if I told you the whole story," he said with a pout. "All you need to know is that I used be dead, but now I'm not."