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Those years, despite the tragedies that would follow later, were the happiest days of his life, the ones filled with color and happiness, with life and a bright future, with hope and dreams…
And seeing her face now, after recalling all these years, truly filled Lucifer with a dreadful feeling of despair. Her beautiful eyes were no more, her body, as beautiful as a treasure, decayed. And even he could see her bones and rotten flesh beneath her scales and skin.
"Why?"
"Why must I face such a terrible trial?"
"Is the world mocking me?"
"After everything I've done to grow stronger and help those I've grown to love now?"
"My second chance… Was it merely given to me by fate so I could meet this gruesome sight?"
"Oh… Crystal… My beloved Crystal… Your soul screams with so much agony… Your precious soul, your innocent heart… How could they? How could they do this to you?"
