29 parts Complete The name is Pain, I am a demon, but don't be quick to judge. You humans attach beliefs to someone the instant your eyes fall upon them simply because of what you think you know. I am a demon, yes, but I am not cruel. You, human, are the cruel and wretched one for assuming I am.
I am not cruel. I create monsters, but unlike other demons you may know of, I give my monsters what they want, what they think they need to be happy.
I am not cruel, and I will prove it by offering you this: whatever you desire.
Understand, of course, that you have to learn somehow. I'll give you what you want, but just as you live every day to get older, there has to be some kind of cost. -- What is the cost? Depends... what do you desire? Make the deal with me and then judge if I am cruel or not...
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A collection of short stories.
