"Then are you forced to serve me now because my father told you to?"
"What no I only serve you because I'm sure your father would laugh at me seeing that I cannot do something as simple as that and also because I don't want to go hunting wasting energy like that" Gluttony groaned.
"But I don't want you"
Gluttony looked at Malum when he said that his shape changed in an instant from a crow back to a ball goo with human face features and its eyes being big open as Gluttony was in shock hearing that.
"Don't look so surprised I just don't really want any power as having too much power is not good and I have no use for it"
"Do you know what you are saying you want to reject me Gluttony who is part of one of the seven deadly sins and the most powerful one"
The pride of Gluttony was hurt hearing that Malum doesn't need him it became angry and jumped to the ground it shapes changed to that of a human being. The black goo skin changed color resembling more male human like it had black hair and pupils. The clothes Gluttony had made by changing his shape were black and looked too small for it.
"You were a man?"
"I have no gender but that's not important right now" Gluttony grabbed Malum chin.
"So you say you don't want me huh? You really think you are so great I met many beings like you who would first refuse me until misfortune strikes them. Ok then listen boy how about we make a bet"
"A bet?"
"Of course, it is a simple bet you shall not use me for 1 year it's simple right? Don't use me for a year and I will go away to someone who does want me what do you say you accept?"
Gluttony was staring in Malum eyes he thought that Gluttony was looking in his soul as those things were proven to exist by elves.
"Will you really go away then?"
"Of course, I will but it is weird on how you don't want any power"
Gluttony let go of Malum chin and rubbed its own. As it couldn't understand why Malum wouldn't want any power all the beings it met before always wanted power for at least some reason and if he really doesn't need Gluttony for a year Gluttony pride would only get more hurt to see that a mere human doesn't need the power of the great sin Gluttony.
"Fine I accept the deal, but can I tell the deal we made to others?"
"Yea you can tell it to anyone you want or just call me not like I do much while resting in your soul"
"You do WHAT!"
"Stop screaming" Gluttony covered its ears glaring at Malum.
"Go to sleep till the morning" It made a finger flick at Malum forehead having fused magic at the finger flick causing Malum to fall asleep on the ground.
Gluttony had a smug face on and let himself fall on the living room couch.
"So comfortable"
It had its face buried in a cushion and just thinking.
`If this boy now not use me for a whole year, it will be annoying looking for a new being who will use me. That damn idiot he knew that I don't need to listen to any orders but I'm cooperating, but he had to act like he was my master and give me an order like that. I bet he knew I would accept it because my pride wouldn't allow not to do it as if I had not accepted it and if that man were still alive, I'm sure he would just go say in those lines "Does that mean the great deadly sin Gluttony is afraid that a child could actually control him" just so I accept it on impulse, but I did it without him saying that´
Gluttony was just groaning knowing that it had to work on its pride and just not do stupid things. Gluttony then lifted its head to look at Malum who was still on the ground.
"Well...I'm sure he will get into trouble as he is `His' child so it shouldn't take long"
When Malum woke up the next day he was confused what he saw as he saw his mother eating breakfast with Gluttony.
"What the...mother why is you having breakfast with a stranger you don't know"
"Oh Malum he isn't a stranger that is Gluttony"
"You know him!?"
"How couldn't I he was the best friend from your father"
Malum mom said it happily seeing Gluttony made her happy as it had been a long time for her seeing Gluttony too.
"How long has it been that we had not seen each other?"
"Almost 18 years" Gluttony said it with a genuine smile on its face.
"I'm still here" Malum said it intentionally out loud.
"Scared that I take away your mom?" Gluttony laughed but Malum mother grab a plate and smashed it at Gluttony head catching Malum off guard as he had never seen his mother doing something like that before.