At the Doctor's place,
Seo and Eliana laid down on one bed each while Hari was sitting on the couch. It was dead silent . One could hear the noises of automobiles speeding two lanes away. They did not speak to each other nor were they able to fall asleep with all the Chaos in their heads.
The food that was bought was not eaten. Even though they did feel hungry, they could not eat anything or rather they could not bring themselves to eat it. With their stomachs already wanting to puke out the guts , eating would only worsen the feeling.
They were sleeping with their backs turned to each other.
Hari broke the silence.
" Are you guys sure that you don't want to eat anything?"
Seo : " I'm sleeping so don't ask me."
Eliana : " Yes, I am sleeping as well so you can eat it all if you want. "
Hari : " Oh, yes.. you guys are sleeping that is why I can hear the walls talking back to me. It feels really anti-climactic having walls speak to me after talking to demons."
Seo : " Gosh, if you are that hungry why don't you eat it yourself?"
Eliana : " Yeah, you bought it anyways."
Seo got up and exclaimed.
" Oh, but hands off my strawberry daifuku."
" Ah... Don't touch my seafood flavoured Cup Ramen as well."
Hari chuckled.
" Even if you don't want to eat it looks like you are not all that depressed.
It's good to see you alive and kicking."
Seo pouted and went inside the quilt again.
" Shut up! We never kicked the bucket in the first place."
"Yes yes~~"
Hari stood up and went towards the door.
Seo and Eliana heard the clock of the door opening.
Eliana : " Hey, where are you going?"
Hari : " Huh?! Just down here, for a smoke."
"Oh?! Huh...Okay..."
"Hmm? Is something wrong?"
"No, nothing..."
Seo : " Don't go too far and Don't stay out too late."
"Yeah, you just sounded like a mom. Don't worry too much. I'll be back in a while."
Hari shut the door and went and once again it was dark with only the two of them in the room.
Eliana : "Seo"
Seo : "Hmmm?"
" He said he went for a smoke, right?"
"Yeah."
" I didn't see a cigarette pack on him."
" He must've gone to buy it then."
" Did he take his wallet?"
" He must have if you didn't he would come back and take it..."
" Are you sure he went for a smoke?"
" If that is not true it must be because he wanted some time alone..."
"In this situation?"
"Eliana-san, you worry too much..."
" Maybe, that is right...
All these unnatural circumstances must have made me a little edgy and sensitive."
" Yes, if it was not normal people they would have probably tried to die right there...
Oh, I meant no offence to you right there..."
"None taken. I acknowledge the fact that I wasn't 'normal'. "
" Hahaha... Speaking of which, it was not an ordinary situation where we could get by acting 'normal'. "
" Well, barring the circumstances you were quite extraordinary. Hari being a demon was a shock but the way you did things perfectly in sync with him was even more shocking. "
" Don't you think you and I have never met but could predict each other's actions perfectly was even more shocking?"
" It must have been because of the life and death situation we were put in....
They say you pull extraordinary and incomprehensible deeds when death is knocking at your door..."
She said as he looked at the through which the lights were sneaking in.
"Say Seo, what were you thinking when you made that escape plan with that tiny bit of information? I was in awe thinking what sort of life you lived for a 19 year old to come up with such cunning tricks...."
" Well, honestly even I am surprised at myself but at that time the only thing I could think of was my survival and if possible everyone's survival...
I am sorry to say this but that was very selfish of me...."
Eliana shook her head and smiled.
" It's Okay, both me and him would mutually agree on prioritising your safety first probably because you are the youngest...."
" Haha...I see. I didn't realise that because I was too busy trying to find a way to run. Well, the demons must have had a good gauge of my abilities now. I hope that they overestimate me and I can use that throw a bluff or two to get my way sometimes...."
Seo grinned. Eliana laughed. Softly.
" I bet they did. You should have seen the look on that little girl's face when you explained to us."
"Really? "
" Yeah...."
There was a brief moment of silence again.
" Say, Seo. Does senpai even smoke ? I never saw him smoke in the office."
" Must be his chivalry shit.
Besides, I thought that we had ended this."
"Ah... Yeah..."
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In the demon's conference,
Gord glared into Tara's eyes.
"Tara, did lord Hari show absolutely no signs of pain or suppression?
Is he truly in control of his power? "
Tara averted her eyes.
" Yes, I am afraid that is true.
According to what he told the other two he awakened himself as a demon about a year ago. He has been using his powers as he pleased for the past year. He seemed very comfortable moving with his new body. Was able to use his wings very naturally and seemed quite well versed with the use of powers as well."
Gord had gritted his teeth but at the same time he was smiling and trembling with excitement. He had mixed feelings about the situation.
On one hand there was a sense of defeat for not being able to find a way to conquer the demon lord's "blood curse".
On the other hand he could not help but be happy and excited to serve a master of such calibre.
"Tara. I shall ask you one last time.
Are you sure that there were absolutely no backlashes of use of his power or any signs of him going on a rampage ?"
Tara squinted her eyes.
A flash of the memory when she was escorting Hari into the demon world flashed by. She remembered that Hari was clenching his fist near his heart . She definitely remembers the horrid feeling of not being able to withstand his bloodlust.
Despite all this averted her eyes and said silently,
" There are absolutely no signs of him not being in control of his power."
Gord sighed heavily. Yu-Fei smirked .
" Just how blessed I am to be witnessing and serving the life of such a lord."
He mumbled.
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