Batya knew she shouldn't be feeling sorry for this monster before her, he had a hand in the calamities caused by Lilith all over the world yet wasn't his punishment too great, a reject of nature, how cruel that was.
"How did you become the feeder then?" … she asked again, now her curiosity was getting the better so much that she forgot this demon had kidnapped her to feed himself.
"Luckily my punishment was better if I compared to that of Sirius, his very soul was trapped and even the devil who contributed to our rebellion, had no way to repair it, he had no way of being reborn, instant judgment was brought upon him, the only way to save himself was to fuse his power into that twig and control it from the underworld, he had plans of being reborn through the twig. Even though I had been turned into a monster I still had my soul intact, the old me was gone, the old Colton was dead and gone and in his place was just demon, who didn't know if he had the right to call himself that, but I was never going to let that bring me down, I believe my master was lenient with me and I saw that as a second chance I was not going to waste….
I started a new form of cultivation, since it was impossible to make nature accept me, I had to find a way to kill the demon in me…vanquishing the demon in me"
"So, you started to learn vanquishing…"
"No, I started to feed on vanquishers, s first I thought it was dangerous for me but I had the ability to draw someone's essence and purify it to suit me… with that I was able to go outside for a while, nature couldn't reject me anymore because I was getting rid of my curse, I only attacked vanquishers of low rank and fed on their blood, it purified the demon in me and I was able to conceal my hideous figure for only a short time, I was able to live among human for a while but I couldn't maintain the form. The only way to remain human was to constantly feed on vanquishers.
For centuries I did exactly that the stronger the vanquisher, the more powerful I became and the longer I could maintain my human form, I doubted the potency of a vanquisher's blood, I could maintain a youthful human as long as I could…." Saying this he turned his hand over and over admiring his own looks, looks he had borrowed, no, bought with human blood. The punishment did not change him at all, he did not change his evil ways, he was too scared to face the end result of his greed, his cowardice hadn't died down even after centuries. Funny how he thinks he can get rid of her curse when he can't even figure out his own. No, he wasn't willing to break her curse, he was only after power of the curse that runs through her, the same power that initially belongs to his fallen comrade Sirius his greed knows no end.
"I could have taken your knight if I wanted to…."
"But you are greedy, too greedy for own good…" she said without thinking, she had senile smile on her face that shocked the feeder, she felt power rushing through her, her affected body is used to curse's power already, she didn't know how long he has been inside the portal but she knew she was several days behind and thus made her of breaking the curse more difficult than it was already, if she was going to be a vessel at the end, why not use it the curse to her advantage now, she gave her body up, she stopped her own spiritual essence and allowed the curse's power to take full control over her body.
Colton could barely keep his excitement to himself he took several steps backwards and started laughing like crazy, the princess was up on her feet, still bound in chains, dark powers started covering the huge chains that held her bound, with a small the chains broke to pieces and she came out free.
"You can't even break your own curse and you want to break mine? What makes you think you qualify for that right? Cowards like you only knows how to cower in darkness and attack from behind, the front line you never venture" … Batya felt powerful, too powerful that she wished she could remain like this forever. So, this is how it feels when you have too much power in your possession, you feel like you are on top of the world. But not her, she didn't want this kind of power, not one from hell, she did not want to owe the devil anything, the only power she wants to wield is the one such that she will have the rights over her life and destiny and none else, but herself.
'I am not a coward… I am only fighting for survival" …Colton defended angrily, he looked unto her scalded face closely wanting to see what as it that caused her skin to suffer that amount of burn, he calmed down. If he wants her power, then he needs to calm her down first, an outburst from her means doomsday for him.
"Lies…" she spat, she was losing control, enormous power burst from her threatening the very foundation of the cave, the feeder almost fell but he was too excited to mind the small turbulence.
'calm', the voice came out soft yet strict, immediately she calmed her nerves…he has always helped her in difficult situations so if he says to be calm then she will yield.
'don't waste this opportunity, don't you want to get rid of the curse? Let him take it'
'Are you nuts?'
'that was harsh but trust me'
'here goes nothing'
"Alright I give up. I accept your deal…. take the curse"