The Switch {Diabolik Lovers Various x Reader}

Chapter XIX

"Father, I need to speak with you." My eyes rise to Shu, who is standing in the doorway of my old school office, a perturbed expression on his face. I hate to admit, but I am impressed he had figured out who I was so easily. I shift back into my usual form, settling down behind the desk.

"Go on, then."

"It's Y/N."

"What about her?" I question with a sigh. That woman really is good at getting herself into all sorts of trouble - I wonder what it is this time. Shu's eyes show their confusion at my words and I freeze as I receive a whisper of his thoughts. Impossible.

"She's gone," he informs me. "You weren't aware?"

"Of course I was. Why are you asking about her if she's gone? Surely you are glad to be rid of such a wilful and stubborn girl?" His expression holds conflicting emotions as he presses his lips together tightly. For my own flesh and blood he certainly is very expressive, though I'm sure a normal person could never catch such fleeting changes in his face.

"We have unfinished business." I narrow my eyes in contemplation, feeling my anger slowly building as the news really settles in.

"The situation is mutual. I will get her back here, so just run along and forget you ever knew I was here." Shu's face goes dazed for a second before he turns and leaves, mind empty of any memories pertaining to my identity. I wait a few moments before rage sweeps over me, a blast of pure energy radiating from me and flipping the desk across the room as I turn to the large mirror, quickly drawing a symbol on it and stepping through. I would be damned if I let that little human escape with my heart, my experiment. I stride through the mirror realm, searching and searching, and yet...

"Hmm it seems as if you've been foiled." That detestable voice...I would know it anywhere.

"Cordelia."

"Just what remains. That symbol I taught her allowed my soul a respite from the poison Reiji administered, just for a while. I knew you would come after her." She grins wickedly, looking quite unlike the sultry and ultimately pliant and weak woman she used to be. "How does it feel to have everything ripped away, Karl?" I laugh softly under my breath, taking her chin in my hand.

"She even changed you." I remark, and she gives me a scornful hiss in response.

"You will never get her back yourself. I made sure of that much. She knows exactly what to do to keep you away." She snarls, body already fading as the volatile air finally starts to dissolve her untethered soul, leaving nothing but a bitter taste in my mouth as I continue on to find exactly what I am looking for; Y/N. She is standing before a large mirror, her expression drawn and exhausted as she searches for something deep within its depths; little does she know I am mere feet away from reclaiming what she stole...

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You sat up with a shudder, mind feeling like it had been torn in two as you vomited, shocked to find you were spewing up a strange silver liquid that formed puddles displaying flashes from your past. You had no idea what had just happened; you had gone to sleep intending to confront Karlheinz but never in your life had you expected to end up actually becoming him. Judging from the situation it had been a memory from just after your escape, and having been in that man's cold reptilian mind you felt empty and chilled to the core, the outlines of your body fading in and out when you moved. You choked up the last of the liquid before getting to your feet, the motion lifting you from the ground. You gave a startled yelp as you turned in midair, dangling upside down for about twenty seconds before gravity took hold again, sending you crashing down to the floor.