FOR THE LOVE OF A DEMON

chapter 20 : pieces

From a young age, Ahmya knew who she wanted to be. Someone who was kind. Someone who stood by there ideals. She wanted to always be loyal to who she thought deserved it.

But that slowly changed.

She was to rule hell at some point in her life. The day may never even come.

So indeed she kind but ruthless. She showed mercy to those she deemed fit to be left alive. She was loyal to her friends. She had friends from many races. Demon, Goddess, Neko, Giant, Faries, whatever Duke was and even more.

Even when they were at war, she usually never involved herself, offering sanctuary to those who didn't participate.

It wasn't always like this though. She fought for the devil Lucifer, her father alongside the Kin of Purgatory. They earned their name after surviving millennia in the horrid place.

Her brother, Taro, the cursed angel. Shane the ice demon who was a guardian of the frozen countries. Daniel of an almost extinct race, the elementals. Lastly, Duke said to be a child of chaos, no one really knows.

She made friends with a certain goddess. The daughter of the supreme deity, the goddess 'leader' so to speak. The goddess clan hated her. Maybe it was her power, or just that she was a taboo.

Heaven and Hell should never mix.

Elizabeth was one of the few who saw her as normal, well, as normal as a hybrid of her likes could be. The demon race didn't really care about her blood, her world provided them with power so they turned a blind eye even being considered an ally of hell.

Elizabeth became Ahmya's closest friend. Their friendship was a secret for a long time before it slowly...wasn't. It was first her team that found out then Duke and his big mouth may have mentioned it to the demon race trio.

And so her friend group blossomed.

Even though their races didn't get along they still set aside their differences for her.

After Estarossa killed her husband and child she went straight to Meliodas just like Kirito had asked her to. Zeldris had tried to stop her to warn her but she knew Elizabeth would've been with him and she had to check on her.

She left them in the middle of a war. Like a coward, she ran. Not once looking back to check on them no matter how much it hurt her but for her daughter, she stayed out of it.

She was oblivious to her own curse. She woke up in the middle of her forest and wandered around endlessly. She couldn't sense any of her friends and she had a pulling feeling in her gut that led her straight to Elizabeth.

Young Elizbeth, she was a young girl in a tribe in the desert. Ahmya did not mention a word of their past to her. A couple of years later Meliodas found his way to them. There were tears and it all went downhill from there.

Elizabeth regained her memories and told Meliodas about their curse, the message Daniel had left her about Ahmya and made him promise to set them all free. Meliodas then told Ahmya.

Now standing on a cliff thousands of years later observing the kingdom of Liones, Ahmya finally knew the truth. Her memory hitting her like Derieri's punch to the face.

"Do you remember? We always used to come here," Meliodas asked the princess.

"No," Ahmya sighed rubbing her forward.

Meliodas stood in the middle of them, hands behind his head oblivious to what comes.

"So Ahmya, Meliodas, I told you how when Sir Zaratras cast that spell, I saw you and myself 16 years in the past, right?"

The gentle breeze brought a slight blush to both girls cheeks as AHmya recalled not only Elizabeth but the kin telling her the story as well.

"Liz passed away 16 years ago,"

Ahmya shut her eyes but not too long disguising her worry as a blink.

"Such a strange coincidence."

Meliodas still had his hand behind his head, he was doing a better job of keeping his cool than she was.

"Mr Cain told me about her. Liz's full name was Elizabeth just like mine,"

Meliodas let out a teasing laugh, the blush from the wind also on his face and he commented cheekily. "You two are complete opposites, though."

"Liz scared me a little..." Ahmya shuddered a little.

"He said... her appearance and voice were identical to mine."

Ahmya looked down as Meliodas hands dropped to the side. 

"More than one coincidence can occur," the blond said.

"I heard that Diane and King had a similar experience during their training. They the both of you with a girl named Elizabeth who looked exactly like me," Elizabeth said.

Ahmya tried to for her smile but her lips didn't even twitch

"Was that a coincidence, too?

"I know what I'm thinking about is strange." Elizabeth was now facing the two, both adorned with unreadable expressions.  "But what I'm thinking is true, then-"

"Elizabeth, you look a little tired," Ahmya almost flinched at Meliodas' tone.

"That's not all," Elizabeth was on the brink a becoming frantic as she forced the painful memories upon the two.

"One of the Demon race, who was sealed away 3000 years ago...It is possible they would mistake me fr someone else the first time we meet?" Elizabeth had stepped closer to her two friends.

"Meliodas, Ahmya, if you know something, I want you to tell me. I have the resolve to accept anything,"

But did Ahmya? She didn't even look at Elizabeth.

"Now then! I can't think of anything!" He subtly kicked AHmya to say something.

"Same here bro!"

Meliodas wanted to smack her.

"I'm sorry. You're right, it's such a ridiculous story, I'm heading back to the tavern now," 

Elizabeth left but not before turning back to say one last thing.

"I trust you both... more than anyone else in the world, okay?"

"I don't though," Ahmya gave Meliodas a look as he sent a small smile her away.

"Hey," he grabbed both of her arms. "I'm not going to let it happen again, I promise."

He pressed his forehead to hers and she closed her eyes with a sigh of content.

"Okay..."

Meliodas left first leaving Ahmya to her thoughts. Ahmya closed her eyes.

She knew it woulnd't belong before Elizabeth remembered, then Elizabeth would pass in three days.

Ahmya also knew, after piecing memory after memory together, that she would not live to see her friend's reincarnate.

The Demon King and Supreme Deity would finally get what they wanted.

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