Drex POV:
I groaned.
I felt like i just had a very draining dream. Stirring a bit I could still feel the bed under me.
'probably still in the infirmary...huh?'
It felt like I wasn't alone. More like someone snuck in the bed with me.
Hold on... what's this softness I can barely breathe.
I slowly opened my eyes and was immediately met with the sight of milk jugs staring back at me. Some hair fell on my face. Silky red hair. It's uncanny scent filled my nostrils.
Wait...
I slowly looked up and saw Hades staring at me with a seductive grin.
"The fuck??!". I immediately freed myself from her grasp.
"What're you doing here"
She sat up and chuckled. "What? You're not happy to see me? Even though you looked so at peace laying against my chest — sexy~". She said holding up her breasts.
"Ugh that's not the point... You can't just spawn on the bed it's creepy...and just... Wrong". Even as I said that she kept smiling and teasing me with her boobs.
My innocence.
"You're not even supposed to be here". I retorted grabbing my jacket.
"Oh~? When I said that I was the only devil able to take a physical form what did you expect?"
"I thought you were just self glazing".
I took a good look at her. To be honest she was the complete opposite of what i thought a devil would look like.
She was more human looking than any other devil I've seen so far— her red smooth hair, yellow eyes and beauty to match... And damn she was hot. Her hourglass body is just...
Whoa whoa whoa what're you thinking!! your momma raised you better than that!
"Oh~ were you having fantasies about me just now?".
That seductive voice came up from behind me. Her hand rested on my shoulders and it sent shivers.
I swallowed hard.
"If you want i could fufill those fantasies right here". Her voice inching towards my ear. She pressed her chest on my back; my heart raced, my knees could barely support my weight. I felt her run her hands over my chest and stopped right on where my heart was located. I'm pretty sure she could feel how hard my heart was beating.
"I—i uh—..." I couldn't get a word out. Of course i couldn't. Who could?? When you're under this type of pressure you need an unreal amount of discipline not to give in.
"Hahahahaha... Look out you all red in the face.. what a virgin." She slapped my back and backed up. I sighed in relief.
She sat on the bed, crossed her legs and looked straight at me with a very soft smile. "You're such a cutie y'know that?"
Gathering my composure i replied. "Oh please I'm pretty sure you would've done this to any other person"
"Of course I could. I'm sexy enough to get any male I wanted... Human or devil. Although i couldn't do that because I've been thought as being a male." She flopped on the bed in exasperation .
"Sucks to be you. Honestly, i also thought you'd be a male too."
"Well since I'm two devils rolled in one Nyroth was more of an extroverted psychopath always popping up like an internet ad..so people saw more of him. As a result throughout hell other devils believed I'm a he. Shit made its way to the history books too"
Now that I thought about it.. I've never really heard of a Scar Devil. But I did know about a crazed rouge devil as a kid through legends and ghost stories—Maybe they're the same thing...
"Imagine being female, looking female but can't act female because your male alter ego flipped a switch". She complained.
"And i couldn't interact with any human meaning i couldn't make contracts. Because a certain someone made the terms fucked up. The fuck?? The last time I tried to make a contract the terms was a quarter of the user's life for everytime he used my power. Who does that??"
"Wait. Then why's mine different."
She sat up. " Well that time the person and I didn't have the same objective. He just wanted protection and Nyroth is the kind of being that wants something in return. In other words it's easier to form a contract when both the contractor and contractee have similar goals."
"Which means any contracts outside that clause should be impossible. Right?". I asked
"It's not impossible.. it's just that the terms would be more complicated resulting in failures most of the time."
It all makes sense... But I got curious.
"What happened to the dude you tried to contract with?"
"Oh him? He got killed before we came to an agreement."
I froze.
"What?. Wait don't tell me you thought he was safe?" She laughed. "Bro was in the middle of a throwdown when i seemingly responded to his plea for power."
"But— i—i thought—..."
"When making a contract time flies the same. So there's no 'vanishing to another space' kind of thing. We were trying to negotiate in the middle of the battlefield. What'd you think was gonna happen?"
I was speechless.
The more time i spent with her the more i realized I was in some deep shit. I looked in the window and stared at my reflection. This was my life now, I had better get used to it.
"By the way. Why're my eyes like this?". I asked staring at the yellow orbs. My eye color was wierd enough as it was now I'm here having glowing yellow eyes.
"Oh that. Well you had Nyroth possess you. And you strained your eyes trying to follow Yuri's movements no?".
She came up closer to me and looked over my shoulder resting her chin on it.
"In doing so, you lost your eyesight."
"WHATTT?!!". She fell back on the bed laughing at my reaction.
"What are you being so dramatic about anyway. It's Nyroth we're talking about here of course you'd be injured. Honestly i expected it to be a lot worse."
I placed a hand on my face.
"So I'm blind now huh..?"
"What? Oh no no you're healing actually. Everytime Nyroth possess you, there's a backlash each time he does this is one of them."
"Ugghh seriously?? I can't live like this...". I complained but she cut me off.
"You should be thankful you just lost a couple of eyes. It could've been worse. And knowing him, it definitely would."
"So why can I still see?"
She replied, pointing her thumb at her own eyes. "You're still recovering. In the meantime you'll be using my eyes. Honestly it looks good on you."
"Oh." I didn't know she'd actually go out of her way heal me. "You're really going all the way with this huh?"
She looked at me and smiled. "I said I'll keep you in shape till the terms of our contract are met. And healing your wounds are part of those conditions..."
She spoke again her voice softer. "Remember though, You're not immortal. Even though I can heal you as many times as possible i don't fancy the idea of you getting hurt all the time..So, please be careful alright?"
She smiled. Her voice was soft sounding like someone who was genuinely worried about me. It made me fell happy to know someone cared about me enough to talk to me this way. It meant a lot.
"O—oh yeah sure".
"Mhm... That's great. I'll be looking forward to working with you".
A wider smile spread across her face.
Wait... Did she just... She did.. didn't she...? The only other person apart from family who showed concern for me was sitting on the bed in front of me.
All my life people have avoided me and tried to get rid of me. I was constantly pushed away and left alone. But here I was—Having someone speak to me like I was the most precious thing in the world to her. I was beyond moved.. and i couldn't deny that a small part of me was actually happy to meet her.
No pov:
5 years ago
"Alright class you'll be divided into groups to work on your project. You're free to choose your group members. Remember you can only have up to three members in a group."
"Yes ma'am"
With that the whole class split in an attempt to find their partners.
"Can I pair with you?"
"Sure!"
"Are you guys full?
"Yeah sorry... Oh! You can pair with them over there i think they're looking for a new member!"
"Okie! Thank you!"
The class was clamoring with the children looking for their various groups. Admits all these there was someone who stayed— sitting in a lonely corner of the class refusing to move. His messy hair clung to his face as he stared at his desk.
"Hmm? Are all the groups full? It seems we have one person left". The teacher who noticed this spoke up.
"Yes ma'am we're all full". Another member replied.
"But Drex hasn't been in a group yet." At this point all eyes were on him. The teacher asked again. "Would anyone like to take him in their groups? An extra member doesn't mean much."
"Ehh?"
"What?"
"Why would we want to take him"
"Who would do that?"
"Yeah he's always in the corner."
"It's so weird"
"He's so gloomy."
"And why's he always wearing a hoodie. It's creepy"
These were the words that came out from the mouths of his classmates. He heard it. All of it. He couldn't do anything about it. All he could do was clench his fist on his table.
"C'mon it's not nice to talk about your classmate that way. You all should learn to be nicer to each other." She paused. "What are we going to do now? And I can't have you do it alone. That's why it's a group project."
Just then the bell rang signalling the end of the school day.
"It's fine... I'll do it myself thank you for your concern teacher." He picked up his bag as he walked out the classroom.
He spoke, his voice low— almost inaudible. The teacher looked at him with a look of concern. "Alright then. If you insist. You can have an extra two days to work on it"
"Thank you teacher".
This was the life he lived. Ostracized and alone. With no option he was forced to get used to it. Since he lost his parents everyday was a painful reminder of how lost and alone he was. He wanted to be with people. Hangout with them. Spend hours after school in an arcade. Get a girlfriend. Get in trouble for causing a ruckus in school with his friends.
But those were only fantasies that were trapped in his head. He had better get used to this life of solitude—Not like he had a choice anyway.
Back in the present, he stared at Hades, still dazed from what he just witnessed. He found it hard to believe: a devil showing empathy towards him. It felt like a dream...
"Hey.. so are we going or what?"
Hades' question snapped him out if his daze.
Right. He was supposed to leave this place... He needed a shower anyway.
"Ohh that's right let's go". Saying that, Hades vanished from the bed. Soon he heard a voice in his head.
"Ready when you are."
Sigh... This is going to need some getting used to.
He put on his jacket and was about to walk out. However, when opened the door..
"Kia!"
The familiar voice of the little girl they encountered echoed through the hallway as she screamed and hid behind Jax.
"Oh..". When Drex saw her she had already sprinted behind Jax clutching at his shirt in an attempt to hide.
"Oh hey bro. Seems you're all recovered"
"Yeah... I guess". He tried looking at the girl again but she hid further behind him. Jax noticed this and spoke up.
"Her name's Milley she was finally able to talk a little bit". Jax turned to the girl behind him.
"Milley this is Drex. He's the one that fought of the devil I'm sure you remember that"
"H...Hi". She timidly responded.
Jax chuckled.
"Seems she's still scared of you hahaha... I mean you did look scary even I was a little shaken".
"Sorry about that". Drex responded lowering his head.
"It's cool bruh you saved her didn't you." He put his hand on his shoulder. "Don't worry she'll warm up to you eventually. She can't be scared of you forever. C'mon Milley."
Saying that he carried the girl and walked past Drex.
"Classes aren't till later so I guess I'll see you around".
"Yeah sure." He watched them leave. Even at that Milley still refused to hold eye contact with him, burying her face in Jax's shoulder as they walked.
When Drex made it to his room Hades spoke up.
"Wow... You really messed her up"
"Wha... You're the one that possessed me".
"Nyroth did. Not me". She interjected. He was in for a long ride...
Somewhere in another lab in the academy there was another commander sitting at a desk. Book in hand as she studied the contents inside.
"It was as i thought. The other Beast breed is right here in this academy. What a tremendous stroke of luck— having such powerful beings in one place. If I manage to properly subjugate this one..." A sly smile spread across her face as numerous plans and outcomes relayed in her mind this was another chance. She wasn't ready to let it slip away...
Then turning to the other scientist that was present she spoke.
"Clear my schedule for the evening. I have a meeting with the Scar Devil..."
To be continued