chapter two

5.5K 135 43
                                        


His Facade

"How much longer do I have to continue this charade?" Zeldris stood at the podium, speaking to the dark void above him, the demon king

Oops! This image does not follow our content guidelines. To continue publishing, please remove it or upload a different image.



"How much longer do I have to continue this charade?" Zeldris stood at the podium, speaking to the dark void above him, the demon king. His father had a goal in mind, for Zeldris to drain her energy, using her as a source of replenishment.

Chastity took a long bath before heading to her quarters in the castle. She'd need more rest before their training would start tomorrow.

"I'd like to meet her," the voice boomed in the auditorium. "Have you collected any of her feathers yet?" His father sounded agitated, Zeldris had to surpass Meliodas and quickly. He had little time to prepare for their battle.

"I—"

"Have you kissed her yet? Trained her? Spend more time with her and don't report back to me until you her tattoo starts to appear."

"Yes—father," Zeldris held his head down, walking away from the demon king he entered the burgundy corridors that held weapons and ancient pictures.

His fist tightened as he swayed. Damn why did he have to do this. Zeldris is accustomed to murder, he's accustomed to doing what he deemed fit, but leading on a girl was something he never did before.

He isn't scared but doing this to someone like her, someone who's been trapped for so many years. Tormented by her own thoughts and lost.

It sent sharp pains in his hearts, it made him feel...feel  alive. His chest heaved while he brought his hand up, scratching the back of neck.

"Young master?" A voice spoke, snapping Zeldris away from his thoughts. "You seem troubled, what troubles you?" Cusack stood in front of Zeldris with his normal expression, his long pink hair traveling down his back.

"Cusack?" Zeldris eyes lowered at the male in front of him, "I'm sure you're aware of Chastity."

"That's it?" Cusack laughed, "you're having girl troubles? Chandler! Get a load of this!" Chandler walked towards the group with his large cane in hand, his eyes closed.

"I hope you don't become misguided like your brother by that damned goddess," Chandler stood in front of him, upset by Chastity's being. "She's an abomination, she should have be dealt with a long time ago. She's just like Elizabeth, she'll steal you away from your purpose."

"Enough, you won't say anything bad about Chastity," Zeldris shoved his hands in pockets. Gritting his teeth he walked away from the two who were now silenced by his voice alone.

It had to be around midnight as his ears fixated on the soft hums coming from Chastity's room. Zeldris began to stare at the girl from the corner of his eyes, her hands propped up against the balcony railing. Her attention focused on the stars above her, he thought she would be sleep right now.

"Tied to my heart, like a kite to a string," Chastity's soft voice stopped, hearing the floor-boards creek from outside of her room. She hadn't seen him all day, she couldn't help but smile.

"I thought you'd be sleep about now," Zeldris took small strides over to her, his dark eyes meeting her golden ones. "You'll be tired, don't push yourself," his warm hands reached out to stroke her soft black hair.

"I couldn't sleep," she mumbled, her eyes shimmering underneath the starry night sky.

"After sitting there for so many years it just became a habit for me to look at the sky." Chastity grabbed his hands, pointing to each of the stars in the sky.

"Virgo's ahead of us now, it's basically a cute little boot with four other asterisms at its ends." The black-haired demon stiffened at her sudden movement. "Virgo represents a virgin and/or a beautiful angel-like being. I never really paid attention to the history around that constellation but I do know that it's beautiful."

He gulped seeing how close they were again. 'Focus on the mission.' "Chastity? Let's talk," he tugged her hand towards her bed as he sat down, she sat right next to him in confusion.

"I don't think you remember our past and that's okay," his breathing hitched as he inches closer to her face. Her wings began to twitch as she started to blush. "But I do know that I want a future with you."

"Really Zeldris? Isn't this a bit too fast," Chastity became a blushing mess, she could remember some of her past, she knew that the members of the goddess clan kept her locked away. She never got to experience things like this.

She kept leaning forward though, seeing if he would pull away. He didn't. The deep blush on his cheeks made it seem like an invitation. "Chastity," his strong arms wrapped around her waist, pulling her toward him so that her chest was against his own.

Their lips met in that soft kiss, completely different from Zeldris's overall persona. Zeldris became attentive to her needs, rubbing his thumb in small circles against her waist.

"Zel," Chastity moved her hands to his shoulders, her eyes never leaving his own. Sitting on his lap, wrapping her legs around his waist she pressed her lips against his again. Her hands tangle into his black locks as his hands gripped the sides of her hips. Chastity's half good and half evil wings fully spread out as Zeldris took this opportunity to tease Chastity's neck with love bites.

"Zeldris.." Chastity moaned softly, feeling his bulge poke at her core. Zeldris nipped at her collarbone, pulling away before he got to the point where he couldn't control himself.

"I'll see you tomorrow," he smirked as she moved away, still holding his hand. Her heart beating rapidly. She had never thought about committing such sins before.

"Wait," she pulled him back to face her, "Sir Zeldris, sleep with me—ahh, I didn't mean it like that it's just that I," she lowered her voice in embarrassment, "I just don't want to sleep alone, not anymore."

He glanced at her slightly, a frown plastered on his lips before laying next to her. "I won't ever let you feel alone," Zeldris brought his hand up to rest it on hers. "You shouldn't feel that way, you won't feel that way."

Zeldris was her knight in shining armor, freeing Chastity from captivity. He's the one who would ultimately build her back up, freeing her from that pain and torture. "I'm not losing you again."

"Again?" Chastity yawned, rubbing her eyes at the figure beside her. "You keep bringing up my past, can you give me my memories back Sir Zeldris?"

"No," he grumbled knowing the consequences that would come if he broke the promise he made with the demon king. Chastity couldn't receive her memories from his transferring ability. "I can't give you them, you have to remember on your own."

"Mkay," she yawned again, laying her head against his chest while his other arm wrapped around her torso. "Goodnight Sir Zeldris."

"Goodnight," he rubbed her shoulder where the new tattoo started to form, faintly glowing.

"I can't believe I've finally found you."

eternal, zeldrisWhere stories live. Discover now