Apocalypse ✦ Nomin

67

⊱ ───── { Xiao } ───── ⊰

The most annoying sounds ever made from a living being echo in Xiao's head for a split second. It was a familiar voice, which he had misfortune of hearing again, calling his name. He squeezes his eyes shut and growls irritably. When he opens them, he finds himself surrounded by five men.

"What the fuck do you want from me this time?" Xiao groans as he glances around at each and every face surrounding him.

His eyes make direct contact with Jeno's, and he finds that the man is staring at him with a vacant, lifeless expression. It was much unlike him to appear that way and Xiao can't help but smirk.

"Well you look like shit," he points out.

"We need your help," Jisung speaks out first, ignoring his remark.

"When don't you need my help?" Xiao rolls his eyes, "What this time?"

"We need you to retrieve the Ares sword from Hell for us," Jisung states.

Xiao narrows his eyes as he begins to rack his brains for some sort of incentive he could ask from them to make the trip worthwhile; a deal he could benefit from.

"Why?" he inquires as he calculates how serious of a mission this was going to be.

The men look around, exchanging glances to one another. Everyone but Jeno.

"Yuta captured Renjun and is planning to kill him if I don't do what he wants," Jeno finally answers, "But I'm sure you already knew that."

Xiao can't help but chuckle lightly.

"Of course I did," he grins, "So, what, you're planning on killing daddy with an overpowered sword?"

Though Xiao says this in a mocking manner, the silence that ensues alerts him that he wasn't too far off from their actual plan.

"Oh...oh," he speaks as his eyebrows raise, "Wow...So let me get this straight: your father took Renjun and your plan is to kill him so that you keep him and yourselves safe? I'm assuming because you know he would never let you continue to live without being on the run and under some sort of cloaking spell. Am I getting warmer?"

"Yeah..." Jisung murmurs, causing Xiao to let out an amused laugh.

"Fantastic. So I'm guessing none of you told him," he remarks as he looks around at each and every face in the room.

"Told me what?" Jeno furrows his brow.

"I hate to break it to you, but you can't kill the devil," Xiao tilts his head and continues to smile in a smug manner, "He's a fixed being. The second your father is destroyed, you take his place. You, Jeno, the son of Yuta. The spawn of the devil. The rightful heir of the land of fire and brimstone."

Xiao relishes in his over exaggerative rambling, finding it humorous but not as utterly hilarious as the look on Jeno's face when it drops and panic sets in.

"Wh-what?"

"What did you think was going to happen? You kill a powerful being, and Hell continues to just run on its own? C'mon, I know you're an idiot, but I didn't think you were stupid," Xiao antagonizes him with a grin.