Obey Me! one master to rule them all

duty bound

"BEELZEBUB...! Were you hiding this angel in your room? Did you allow him access to the house of Lamentation? this angel who would try to steal that grimoire...?"

Trembling beneath Lucifer's rage Luke could just make out a whisper "Y-you've got it all wrong! I wasn't trying to steal it at-"

Before he could say another word, Mammon glared at him. "Hey, idiot! This ain't no time to be makin' excuses! Once Lucifer flips out, it's no use tryin' to stop him! I mean, there's one guy who could do it, but-"

"You two had better be ready to face the consequences...!"

Standing there speechless, all that Beelzebub could do was turn his face towards the floor whilst Luke gave a gasp out of fear. Holding tightly to her necklace Yuki's body then began to move in front of them both trying to shield them from Lucifer. As she passed Mammon, she could see the look of shock on his face. "Yuki?!"

"Out of the way, human! Or do you want to die here?!" extending her arms to form a T shape in front of Beel and Luke, she then shook her head trying not to succumb to Lucifer's empty threats.

"Stop it, Yuki...!" she felt Beel's hand connect with her shoulder as he spoke those words, at first it was painful but it slowly eased up as he realized that he could've broken her bone.

"C'mon, this is serious! He's gonna kill you for real!" Mammon stated as a matter of fact, since he of all demons knew what Lucifer was capable of when he finally snaps; which only happens once every blood moon.

"A human risking so much to defend a demon and an angel... how very interesting. Well, if you want to be a hero, you're going to have to choose one of them to save. Beelzebub or Luke. It's one or the other. Make your choice"

Looking down at Luke, still trembling from fear, she sighed and then glanced at Beel who gave a concerned look but still managed to give a slight nod, telling her to sacrifice him. Looking back towards Lucifer, she then replied "No. I want to save both"

"Yuki..." with tears beginning to form in his eyes Luke couldn't believe what he heard.

"What's that now? You want to save both...?" feeling a buried amount of anger swell to the surface Lucifer then unleashed his full wrath upon Yuki "Do you actually think I'm going to allow a lowly human that choice?! That you can have whatever it is you want?! NO...!" shielding her eyes she waited for the killing blow.

"...Yuki...come back to me, Yuki" slowly opening her eyes, she was blinded by the bright lights of Beels room. "...Yuki. you're awake" seeing Beel smile, she then smiled back as his began to disappear. "i've been here watching you. I thought you might never wake up, since humans are so fragile and all. I'm really glad you're awake again. Do you remember what happened? You made Lucifer really mad when you stepped in to protect Luke and me. You almost got yourself killed. If lord Diavolo hadn't come running up, you'd be dead right now, you know. Lord Diavolo managed to stop Lucifer. You saw how Lucifer looked back then, and yet you stepped in front of me and spread your arms to block him. It was like you had a death wish. You need to go to Lord Diavolo and thank him for saving your life." looking at Beel with a deep sadness she slowly questioned "Were you hurt, Beelzebub?"

Shaking his head, he then gave a smile "No, I wasn't hurt at all. But is this really the time to be worrying about me? You almost died, you know. A human stepping in to shield a demon from harm. I've never even heard of anything like that before. As for Luke, Simeon came and took him back to Purgatory Hall. He was pretty shaken up after what he experienced" pausing for a second, he then frowned "Luke didn't do anything wrong. I'm the one to blame here. I'm the one who hid him in my room. I'm the reason he disappeared. I'm the one who failed to calm Lucifer down, and ended up putting you in danger... All of that was my fault. When you stepped in to shield me from Lucifer, I was pretty shocked. I mean, why would you go to those lengths? You're not a demon or an angel, and you're not even someone with powerful magic. You're just a regular human. So why... why did you try to protect Luke and me?"