#devil!apprentice

You were at a loss for words, not noticing how your body writhed and fought against these binds. You couldn’t think straight, how dare they. You became the Devil to save them, to save the world. They intended to leave you here, after all you did. Inhuman grunts and snarls melted from your mouth as you tried to free yourself.

Muriel looked at you with pleading eyes and moved forward to stand next to Asra. “Please. Stop fighting.” The bags under his eyes showed just how weary he was. He was tired, fearful, desperate.

“Muriel! Muriel, please! Please don’t leave me alone! I.. I can’t do it!” Begging might help. Muriel always had a soft spot for you after you got to know him. He couldn’t have agreed to this so easily. He shut his eyes and tensed up as you called to him. Breathing a shaky sigh, he put his heavy hand on Asra’s shoulder to pull him away from you.

“No! Don’t leave, I’m okay! I’m still me! You know that. Right? Right, Portia! I’m still me!” She had tears in her eyes, and jumped when you mentioned her. She quickly slid behind Nadia’s back to hide. “D-don’t be afraid! You don’t have to leave Portia.”

Nadia finally spoke. “Y/N please. We can’t risk you trying to leave. You’re being influenced by the Devil inside of you.” She placed her hand over her heart and swallowed dryly, and cleared her throat. “We’re sorry.” With that she turned away, ushering Portia under her arm and tried to walk out.

“But! Nadia you would do the same thing!” You shouted, every froze. She turned and looked over her shoulder at you. “I did everything for you! Please don’t leave me! If you did this, I’d stay by you forever! I did this for you!” Had Nadia never ventured to your shop in the middle of the night you surely wouldn’t have been dragged into this mess you thought. Nadia’s cool façade melted away, but she couldn’t bring herself to respond.

“Julian! Don’t you leave me! I need you.” You saw his throat bob, he was trembling violently. Large tears were already rolling down his pale skin. You hated seeing him so sad. His lip wobbles pathetically while he tries to find his words. His excuses.

“Dammit. Don’t leave me alone. Asra. You can’t leave me again! What about the last time you abandoned me!” That sounded harsher than you meant, but this new form couldn’t help but seem spiteful and rude. His violet eyes flew wide open. He opened his mouth and lifted his fist to argue. Yet, in the end he stopped himself, biting hard down on his lips and shaking his head hard.

“You didn’t mean that.” He spoke quietly to himself. “I love you Y/N. Goodbye.” Red tears rolled down your cheeks. You skin was hot to the touch and on contact, your tear fizzled and created steam.

“No! Don’t go! Don’t you dare leave me! I did this for you! You all ruined me!” You screamed after them. If they weren’t going to stay you might as well tell them off as they left. You noticed Lucio was attempting to slip out with the rest of them without a single word.

“You.” You growled. Hot air brushed against the back of his neck making all the blonde hair on his body stand on end. You saw the violent shiver travel up his body as he froze. The rest of the group noticing the atmosphere becoming increasingly oppressive.

“How dare you! You heartless ingrate! You did this to me! If it weren’t for you being such a greedy human none of this would have happened.” You hissed; the room was shrouded in a veil of darkness. You couldn’t control the rage at this point. Your true self felt trapped inside of this body, while the Devil decided to let it all out. It hurt though, that your new voice seemed to speak your very thoughts. You hated yourself for feeling this way. You didn’t want to be alone but you wouldn’t speak to them like this if you had control. Visits could be possible, but you feared after this tirade, they’d be happy to forget about you.

By now, he turned to face you. Tears sliding down his own face. He knew he was partially to blame, but before taking on the Devil you had truly forgiven him. Now you were just saying things to hurt his feelings.

“This should be you, trapped in the Devil’s realm, corrupted and abandoned! Not me! You did this to me! This is your fault!” You screeched, your voice sounding more and more inhuman. “I was nothing but good to all of you, yet I still pull the short stick! After all I did, you’re all leaving me!”

As sad as Nadia looked, she had the strength to turn her back on you one last time. She was the first to leave and everyone else quickly followed suite without another word. Without another look back. It was dawning on you that you would be alone like this forever. For a millennia, until the end of times and maybe even after that. Alone.

“No! Don’t go!” You couldn’t stop your tears, your anger, your fear. Crimson flames spewed from your mouth, singing the floor where your friends once stood. All you could do for now was scream, wail, writhe around, make all the flames and demonic sounds you could but they were almost gone. You sensed they were close to leaving your realm.

“I love you.” You whispered to yourself, in a last-ditch effort you wanted to at least tell them that. You wanted to leave things off with words you truly meant, words coming from the real you and not the Devil in your body. You reached out with your magic to tell them as much, that you loved them and your final goodbye. When you finally reached them, and was sure they'd all hear you, you spoke.